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Hercules will be 7 months on February 14th. According to my digital scale, he's 9 LBS, but according to my analog scale, he's 10 LBS. I just need to know what breed you guys think he might be made up of, or if you think it's worth getting him tested to see. I need to figure out how big he can get so I can determine if I should start teaching him to walk on a leash. (I don't trust carriers beyond a certain weight. I know it's ridiculous, but I'm afraid some of them aren't sturdy enough for big cats, and I don't want to risk him getting hurt.) My mom and I are thinking he may have some Maine Coon in him, but we're not sure. Any help would be appreciated!
IMAGE 1: He doesn't have the ear tufts like a Maine Coon, which makes me think that he doesn't have any in him. But he does have a very slight, scruffy mane around his neck that used to be more noticeable when he was about two months old. The fur around his neck and tail are longer and only slightly more coarse than the fur around the rest of his body. The rest of his fur is silky smooth, but incredibly thick. It's water-resistant and makes it impossible to put flea medicine on him properly. (I can never get through that undercoat.)
IMAGE 2: I wanted to get as good of a picture of his entire body, tail included, that I could. But since he's so squirrely, he ends up photogenic and not really practical. I can tell you that his tail is bushy, and the tail itself (minus the fur) is thick and only tapers very slightly from the base to the tip. The fur doesn't hang down, but it is bushy. You can also sort of see how thick his legs are. They look disproportionately big to me; is that just a part of being a male cat?
IMAGE 1: He doesn't have the ear tufts like a Maine Coon, which makes me think that he doesn't have any in him. But he does have a very slight, scruffy mane around his neck that used to be more noticeable when he was about two months old. The fur around his neck and tail are longer and only slightly more coarse than the fur around the rest of his body. The rest of his fur is silky smooth, but incredibly thick. It's water-resistant and makes it impossible to put flea medicine on him properly. (I can never get through that undercoat.)
IMAGE 2: I wanted to get as good of a picture of his entire body, tail included, that I could. But since he's so squirrely, he ends up photogenic and not really practical. I can tell you that his tail is bushy, and the tail itself (minus the fur) is thick and only tapers very slightly from the base to the tip. The fur doesn't hang down, but it is bushy. You can also sort of see how thick his legs are. They look disproportionately big to me; is that just a part of being a male cat?