He is a sociable cat who loves his family but isn’t demanding of attention. The Maine Coon is sweet and friendly, with the typically curious cat nature. They rank third among the breeds registered by the Cat Fanciers Association. Today, Maine Coons are among the most popular pedigreed cats. In 1895, a brown tabby Maine Coon named Cosie won Best Cat at the Madison Square Garden Show. It wasn’t unusual to see Maine Coons at the then-new and popular events called cat shows held in Boston and New York. The first mention of a cat called a Maine Coon occurred in 1861, in reference to a black and white specimen named Captain Jenks of the Horse Marines. Wherever they came from, the cats were viewed as household and farm workers, highly valued for their mousing talent. Some even say the Vikings might have brought longhaired cats with them when they touched the shores of America a thousand years ago, and indeed there is a resemblance between the Maine Coon and the Norwegian Forest Cat. More likely, the cats descend from meet-ups between shorthaired domestic cats already in this country and dashing longhaired foreign cats brought home as souvenirs by New England sailors.
Lots of myths surround the origin of the Maine Coon, from the belief that he’s the result of a cross between a cat and a raccoon - biologically impossible - to the fanciful notion that he descends from French cats sent to Maine by Marie Antoinette in anticipation of her intended escape from France. The Maine Coon coat comes in an amazing variety of colors and patterns, including a wide range of solids, tortoise shells, tabbies, tabby with white, and parti-color (two colors).The Maine Coon has a long, beautiful coat, but it usually doesn’t mat and requires only weekly combing.Maine Coons are friendly and get along with everyone, including children, dogs and other cats.Keep them indoors to protect them from cars, diseases spread by other cats and attacks from other animals. They are well suited to any home with people who will love them and give their gorgeous coat a weekly combing. Maine Coons communicate with a chirping trill rather than a meow, an incongruous sound coming from a gentle giant. He enjoys playing fetch and is willing to learn to walk on a leash, making him a great choice for anyone who travels frequently and would like to bring a feline companion along.
This is one of those cats who gets along with everyone, including dogs and other cats. He’ll follow you around and show an interest in what you’re doing, and if you’d like to give him some lap time, well, he’s all in favor of that, too. He loves his family but isn’t demanding of attention. You may have heard tell of 30-pound behemoths, but any Maine Coon that reaches that size is probably grossly overweight.
He has a muscular, big-boned body and weighs 9 to 18 pounds. This plus-size cat, adorned with a beautiful neck ruff, dainty britches, tufted feet that resemble snowshoes and a big, bushy tail that he can wrap around himself when he naps is likely the oldest cat breed native to America. The official state cat of Maine is - you guessed it - the Maine Coon.
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