Maine Coon vs. Normal Cat: The SHOCKING Differences

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CHAPTERS
Intro: 00:05
Size Comparison: 00:29
Coat Comparison: 02:50
Origins of the Maine Coon: 04:01
Personality Comparison: 05:10
Price Comparison: 08:21
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[@ThePurringJournal]

What do you think is most shocking about the Maine Coon? 🐈

[@petarivailov-vi4tk]

They're giants🌊

[@CrispBaker]

How they shaved a particularly large one and it became famous character actor Ron Perlman

[@rwing27nuke]

@ThePurringJournal love all your videos. Amazing channel Any chance we can get some Norwegian Forest Cat love?

[@Bogie3855]

We got a male MC cross that had been returned to the shelter twice and he was not in a good headspace. After a few years he has become the sweetest boy. That, and he has given us a dozen dead mice he has caught in the house in the last 2 weeks and has blossomed into a VERY happy kitty that purrs at a touch. He knows he is much loved and such a handsome boy.

[@michaelalan1270]

We have 2 Maine Coon sisters-17.5 and 18.5 lbs. I've had more cats than I can remember, but these girls are in another category. So smart, not destructive, strong, obedient, real eaters. They were $3600 for the pair and worth every penny. They love cold, wet weather, love water, ignore other cats, non-confrontational. One is a polydactel-6 toes with paws like a Lynx.

[@dathorndike4908]

i have a Norwegian Forest Cat and his coat has two layers like all the cold weather breeds. It is really fascinating. The undercoat has a texture like pure cotton

[@Bogie3855]

We have a 16lb male MC cross blissfully asleep on his heated bed in our catio. He is by FAR the most pleasant cat we have had the pleasure to enjoy. And he is such a gentleman. NOT a single bad habit and is also an accomplished mouser as well. Apparentlty he had been returned to the shelter twice when we got him. He is such a happy boy these days and will actually stay in the backyard when he is outside. Never seen a cat do that. Soooooo smart too and when he wants something he will come and get one of us. He talks to us too with trills and chirps. Such a sweet boy.

[@Mama-Ames]

Bless you for mentioning adoption. There are so many, TOO MANY beautiful, innocent kitty angels living in shelters, each of them truly worthy of a loving forever home.💗X💗O💗

[@rosewetzel8284]

@@Mama-Ames I wholeheartedly agree with you as I got to hold this adorable 2 to 3 week old kitten that stopped crying the moment I held and comforted her💞

[@janb92]

My brother just got a free Maine Coon because his friend found 2 kittens not realizing what breed they might be. He is literally the cutest kitten I’ve ever seen and I work as an animal nurse. He looks like a Pixar character, he’s so adorable.

[@leekelly9639]

I’m getting a Maine Coon Kitten in August after my beloved cat sadly died, I hope the new kitten will give me as many years of love than my cat did..

[@Nannerchan]

I have two of them and one that I adopted from the shelter. They are the best. As is a Ragdoll.

[@ameliawarfield5637]

Wow, the Maine Coon Cat likes the water.😮

[@annlavine3576]

i got one for free Poor guy was left alone in a apartment complex He lived to be 20

[@tb-ys6sl]

@@annlavine3576 nice story bro

[@marinal.]

wow

[@Robin-ri5ci]

❤ I Love Cats and I'm so Happy You Rescued Your Cat and He ended up Happy and Living a Long Life, You are AWESOME 😎😎😎

[@annlavine3576]

@@Robin-ri5cil am too , he was awesome

[@GingerPeacenik]

20 pounds? My beloved boy Thorin Thunderpaws was 31 pounds, and not obese.

[@Hundo_Mo]

We found a Maine Coon at a shelter. A Gentle Ginger Giant. The best of both worlds. A sweet cat who was picked off the streets who gets a home and a shelter fulfills a kitty’s wish to find their forever home.

[@EstellaHerrera-f2c]

I really love cats and I would love to have a Maine Coon one day ❤

[@nemesis7774]

So, cat hardware but a bit of dog software ?

[@sonnyboy7spurs]

@@nemesis7774 yes I have one and they are like dogs

[@twistedelegance_]

​@@sonnyboy7spursSo not suitable for disabled people who can't exercise much?

[@sonnyboy7spurs]

@@twistedelegance_ they don't need walking they are just very dog-like

[@huskiesgo5944]

What did I adopt from the shelter??? Morris is a 30" long 20lb tabby with a cranky disposition.

[@cheery-hex]

lmao

[@stevekershaw7994]

The very rare Cranky Coon cat.

[@Leedleleedlelee123]

Ain't no way these cats are just 11 inches shorter than me. Wow.

[@roberthubbard3302]

What a beautiful cat!

[@IgorEngelen1974]

Being able to talk to my MC is one of the best things.

[@Pythonaria]

What I'd like to know is how much cat food a Maine Coon would eat in a day.

[@kirara2516]

I usually fed mine twice a day. One can in the morning and one at night with some treat snacks throughout the day.

[@evelyntodd9946]

I feed a part Maine Coon the same as my other cat. Once they are full grown the two are the same amount.

[@Pythonaria]

@@evelyntodd9946 I did wonder. I've had the privilege of a half-Maine Coon "guest" overnight when I used to help with rescue. Turned out his owners were on holiday and neighbours were feeding him (he was an indoor cat). He escaped, followed a lady home who had two Maine Coons who were not impressed by this newcomer. I collected him and took him home overnight until his owners could be contacted as he was microchipped. He was huge but what a laid-back, gentle cat he was. He was reunited next day to very relieved carers. I took a photograph of him. My own cats weren't bothered by him at all. Lovely cat.

[@appaloosa42]

As much as you feed him. My cooncross feral kitten would attempt to eat my head if I didnt leave a bowl of food out at bedtime.

[@mikelurk1]

I have 2 maine coons, a male and a female, fixed of course. They do not eat everything in one sitting. They have 2 bowls of food, roughly 1 cup in each bowl. It lasts them 2 days before I have to refill them. The male is roughly 25 pounds and the female is roughly 15 pounds. I do not feed them the grocery store brands, I go to the pet store and get the food that is high in protein.

[@terfalicious]

Adoption is the best way to go. Get 2 kitties, so they can keep each other company!

[@Larzang]

I prefer "Long-Tailed American House Lynx" for their species moniker.

[@MountainRaven1960]

2:39 The Ron Perlman of the cat world!

[@sayitlikeitis8759]

I had a Maine Coon for a short while, he was a big fluffy beauty but my tortie, who was a fraction of his size, made his life a living hell. I had to rehome him.

[@Superstuff]

Love Maine Coons but your opening statement about size is not correct, you stated they get up to 20 lbs, I’ve had 2 males, my first reached 22 lbs and my current one is just over 26 lbs and almost done growing. They reach full size and stop growing after 4-5 years old, he’s almost 4 years.

[@douglasgriffiths3534]

I was showing my Sphynx cats at a show, and there was the biggest Maine Coon neuter there that I had ever seen. He was a gorgeous brown classic tabby. I started talking with his owner, and found out that he was 18 inches at the shoulder, 40 inches long, and weighed nearly 30 pounds. He was only 2 years old. My male Sphynx weighed 16 pounds, and was big himself, but he looked like a little kitten next to this big boy. Both were grand champions. They had a picture taken together by the show photographer, which I have a copy of. This was back in the mid 90s. (Jan Griffiths).

[@HavocHerseim]

mine is a but over 30lbs. he's massive

[@ChantzzFfanello]

Wow, let me tell you guys something I was walking out in my woods two months ago and I heard this little cry of a kitten and then this cat ran up my leg and I’ve had her now for almost 3 months come to find out she’s a Maine coontalk about winning a lottery without even knowing it my sister has two Maine coons and my best friend had a Maine coon. I feel like I won $1 million….. i’m using speak to text so forgive me if it comes out weird

[@xt6wagon]

My first one would take himself on walks. Like someone called because he was a couple miles away.

[@sherrypettit5552]

I love all cats

[@lisalalalisa174]

If you have the time and patience, I think most cats, of any breed, can be trained. I think it's important to train all animals the sit and stay, for their own safety, as well as come. My cat will come 80% of the time indoors just by me calling her name and saying, COME, and 95% of the time if she is in her massive outdoor catio, but I often have to use the word COOKIE and then give her one.

[@lisalalalisa174]

My all black short hair cat is also harness trained!

[@gamingwarlord9184]

It can be hard to rescue one from a shelter because they are so popular

[@tabbynomnom]

Good stuff. Very interesting! 6:56

[@HavocHerseim]

up to 20lbs? ah... might want to check facts. my biggest male is a bit over 30lbs and he's not fat.

[@Rezkeshdadesh]

People pay money for cats? All the cats I've ever had were free

[@peoplehavetherights]

They weren't made to enjoy different environments and are much larger, yet friendly. And not as expensive as other breeds.

[@cheery-hex]

big $$. we usually spend up to $500 for even mixed breeds but some cost $1500-$3000 on average. ones withe breed papers are more

[@priyap7041]

Yeah, my cat just walked into my friend's house...and then she was our cat.

[@Slinkyminky1]

Totally. Who buys a cat. It’s gross. Get to a shelter

[@lauraadacerri1311]

È sicuramente molto bello e interessante... Cerchiamo però di adottare salvando cosi tanti animali

[@AjitMD]

Their union will back them up and investigate as well.

[@HatcheDWheeL]

2:40 Ron Perlman

[@yellowsoy2475]

I thought that too XD

[@imbatablast0831]

Nah bro, it's Magnus Carlsen

[@scottdean2199]

I would love a Maine Coon, but even watching the brush go through its coat made my eyes itch. Allergies suck!

[@janetandrews1306]

Interesting 😊

[@brianpalay2]

1:49 roundabout way to break that news, thanks. 😢

[@MrLongFeiUZB]

I have one this cat and she is just 3month

[@Glorious_Yell0w]

I have two tuxedos and one of em is a big boy and he does high five, lay day down, foot, comes on command and even does nice paw to get a cat candy. His brother older and smarter just looks at his younger brother and goes "u idiot the hoooman is the slave u dont have to do tricks to get what u want". Both cats sleep in the bed every night with me . I so fucking love my cats. I will say they are so much better then dogs.

[@tigger06]

The Maine Coon IS a normal cat

[@megnotes7908]

“Typical” would have been better than “normal,” I think.

[@BallymurphyBabe]

I have 2

[@akuunreach]

Pricing seems off, cheapest I'm seeing is 3500, and up to 8k

[@solitudeshadow7400]

2:39 Giga Chad Cat

[@ChrisM-mu8rc]

I have $2500 tica registered Maine coon. She is different but no better than a normal cat.

[@Esoteric-Sternbergism]

2:40 🤫🧏‍♂️🗿

[@Faithoverfear04]

I’m not sure if I have a Maine coone

[@MichaelLeeOne]

You missed the facial features like the prominent chin.

[@bluecafe509]

Maine Coons are from Maine? That's not exactly artic...I'm from Canada.

[@GaryRaye]

I live in Maine. WE are the only state that is bordered by only 1 other state, that is New Hampshire. We are bordered by Quebec and New Brunswick so we do get cold. Although not Arctic I have temps down to -56 F. A few winters back in a 7 day period the temp at my place avg. -42.3 F. That is why the Maine Coon cat is like other cold weather cats.

[@StAlphonsusHasAPosse]

Big beautiful babies

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

"Normal Cat".......??? 🤔 I will ask my Cat, George, who is 9 years, black fur, if he is "normal".....likely get "the look", licked fingers, some sleep time, or he will walk away and return.....normal-??

[@icecreamtruckog3667]

Well that is wrong, large animals have more skin surface and loose heat faster. So cold environment and large is total BS. All animals that evolve in the cold are short and thick not long and skinny.

[@angelacrabtree2847]

@@icecreamtruckog3667 No. Larger warm blooded animals lose less heat. This is because they have more mass per inch of skin. They also tend to have shorter limbs. It isn't about total skin surface But the ratio of skin surface to body mass. Smaller animals have more skin in relationship to the mass of their skin. This is why we had magafauna like wooly mammoths during the last glacial period with the largest of the megafauna living in Northern areas. Conversely, Cold blooded animals do get Smaller in cols climates because they gain heat threw their skin. The more skin in relation to mass they have the faster they warm up. This is why the bigger reptiles are from hotter climates.

[@CrispBaker]

@@icecreamtruckog3667 famously tiny polar bears

[@dont4143]

No such thing as evolution, GOD CREATED THEM THE WAY HE LIKED THEM.

[@megnotes7908]

Of course God created everything, and exceedingly well, too. He made some of His creatures very adaptable, which was smart, so they wouldn’t become extinct. Thanks God for cats - I love ‘em!

[@Toaster6008]

Nope, every animal comes from evolution/breeding

[@VoidCraftGaming]

Praise the Lord God! :D

[@RaggedstormBP]

@@Toaster6008Every animal we have TODAY is the result of selective breeding and a lot of bloodlines dying out. The animals of today are very, very different from the original kinds we started out with. If you’d like more information, I strongly recommend the Answers in Genesis library for books and documents on animal kinds and how the world has changed from when it was Created 6000 years ago.

[@69meplease100]

@dont4143 why not.....BOTH

[@Toy_RoleplayWorld]

FIRST

[@filmtvbiz]

Kittens: Lol, oh, they know, (their mom/dad/and family) alright! Their sense of smell, hearing, and eyesight are much more acute than ours-up to seventeen times in some cases. This is why you can’t hide from them; they can hear your heartbeat, sense your breathing, and easily follow your scent trail. ✨🫶♾️