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catspaw66

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She certainly is a fluffy Domestic Long Hair, but Maine Coons have more massive heads and larger ear tufts. She is a beautiful little lady. Welcome to TCS
 

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Agree with Catspaw. VERRY pretty sweety pie too!  Dont leave me alone with her, I may eat up her!    :)
 She seems to be getting more fluffy as she gets older. 
This may be because of the winter which was here?  They tend to be more "hairy" in the winter. Does she fell (shearing?) a lot now?

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The words you are looking for are moulting and shedding...  :)

Shedding goes on all year round, moulting is when the winter coat is being lost in spring.
Ah, tx Oriental. Clearing up for me and surely for a lot of others too.   :)
 

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omg that cat is beautiful!   

The EYES!   She really has stunning eyes and the markings are very striking.     Ever think about showing her as a Household Pet?   If she has the temperament for it ( if she likes meeting new people and would not be freaked out by strange cats) ,  she sure has the looks that would do very well   ( also providing she were well groomed and in good condition).  All she would have to do is just fix those eyes on the judge and mesmerize them with her beauty. 

Oh yes,  she is a Domestic Longhair,  color/ pattern would be Brown Tabby and White  .   From these photos I can't tell which type of tabby pattern.   it's on the markings on their sides that one can see that best,  if not totally covered by white patches. 

Not really seeing a strong suggestion of Maine Coon here, but some people think any fluffy longhair cat without a Persian face is a 'Maine Coon'.     She may be like some of the ancestors of the pedigree Maine Coons.
 

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Sooo cute! Look at that one little tabby sleeve she has. She's going to be a gorgeous, fluffy lady of a cat, and I bet she's not done growing yet!
 

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Such an interesting colour and pattern. She is a very interesting mix!
 

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Norwegian Forest cat mix? honestly, I have no idea but that was my first thought.
 

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Norwegian Forest cat mix? honestly, I have no idea but that was my first thought.
I do see some resemblance especially in the first photo with the oblique eye set,  and to some extent the triangle muzzle.   More likely just a chance resemblance than actually being part Norwegian Forest Cat, .  unlesss the OP is in Norway.     That's one of those things where the breed started from cats who had just bred on their own,   and sometimes other cats can end up with a similar look.   It would be impossible to tell the difference between a cat that maybe had a Wegie grandparent and one that was entirely from non-pedigreed cats and just turned out randomly to have some similarities.  but there would be a lot more of the latter group.   NFC is really a fairly rare breed.   and the vast majority of cats aren't any breed. 

Either way , this cat is a beauty. 
She looks like a calico-tabby from that bit of orange on the muzzle.
 I see what you mean and  you have a sharp eye ---  but I think she is probably not really Brown Torbie and White. ( aka Brown Patched Tabby and White) .... Sometimes brown tabbies do get a bit of orangish color on them ,  called rufusing .  without having the gene for red-based (phaeomelanistic) pigment.  .  and around the nose or muzzle is one of the most common places.. also on the belly , between back legs or on back of back legs.

  It's  not impossible she could be genetically a Torbie and White and just ended up with hardly any red,  but normally in a Torbie one would see more red interspersed throughout the in other places.  
 
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