Franksmom, I'm afraid I cannot agree with all of what you said.
Herbie is for sure a shorthair cat. It's nothing to do with lacking nutrition or coat not full. Look at the hair in the ears. That's the most obvious part for a shorthair cat. Aside from the hair length, the head shape is...
I am not a Birman breeder, but I met a lot of Birman cats and breeders before (in searching for my perfect baby). And I own a Birman myself. Frankly, I cannot see even a slightest Birman in Happy. There are too many places that are incorrect. 1) Birman feet has "laces", e.g., a "V" pattern on...
I was browsing CCA webpage for their show info and came across a photo of one of the national award winner. The lable simply put him as a "black male Persian", but I've never seen a black cat like that? It's like a "reversed smoke" with black root and white tip. He is an adult so shouldn't be...
Thank you all for the info and compliments! Really appreciate it!
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The only cat show held in Toronto area is the annual CCA show. And neither of my cats are registered with CCA. I'm not sure if Meatball is a show quality (possibly not), and my other girl (a Birman) is definitely not a...
Yes, Meatball does have a very vivid red color spot on her leg. The first time my mom met her, she thought Meatball was injured, because that spot looks like a blood stain :D I forgot to pay attention on her father's color on his pedigree, but he looks like a red classic tabby with high white to...
I compared Maine Coon standard in CFA and TICA, and I couldn't find significant difference between the two. Maybe CFA judges are more prone to "sweeter looks"? But it's not mentioned in their standard.
TICA standard
http://www.tica.org/members/publications/standards/mc.pdf
CFA standard...
Doesn't look like a MCC to me... Maine coon's ears should be bigger, usually with lynx hair on the tip. The muzzle is "square", so is the head shape.
Here is a picture of a typical MCC
I finally got some pictures of Meatball as kitten uploaded :) She really looks a lot more "golden" when she was a kitten...
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