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Help Please..What breed is my cat..NFC or Maine Coon
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WOW! What a gorgeous cat! His pattern looks like Brown Mackerel Tabby.
I'd say definitely more of a Maine Coon look. (and I regularly see cats of both breeds).
That does not necessarily mean for sure that he is related to Maine Coons. Cats are not like dogs that usually are a breed , with ancestors that were selectively bred by humans. With cats the vast majority have just bred randomly on their own. Maine Coons started as a natural breed that just developed on their own by random breeding and adaptation to their environment.... so sometimes other random-bred cats can turn out similar which probably means ancestors from a similar sort of environment.
I would be interested to hear where does this majestic cat come from ( location) and what do you know about his background?
I'd say definitely more of a Maine Coon look. (and I regularly see cats of both breeds).
That does not necessarily mean for sure that he is related to Maine Coons. Cats are not like dogs that usually are a breed , with ancestors that were selectively bred by humans. With cats the vast majority have just bred randomly on their own. Maine Coons started as a natural breed that just developed on their own by random breeding and adaptation to their environment.... so sometimes other random-bred cats can turn out similar which probably means ancestors from a similar sort of environment.
I would be interested to hear where does this majestic cat come from ( location) and what do you know about his background?
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Well it is a very sad time for us as our beloved Max passes away last week after a serious stomach infection
We took Max on 3 years ago when we believe he was 6 years old after he survived a road traffic accident
which resulted in him having major surgery to remove both of his hip ball and socket joints
But he recovered well
We are now trying to find out what breed he was but one thing we do know is he was the most
loving friendly gentle giant you could ever wish for in a cat
He now rests in the garden he loved in Romford, Essex, England
We took Max on 3 years ago when we believe he was 6 years old after he survived a road traffic accident
which resulted in him having major surgery to remove both of his hip ball and socket joints
But he recovered well
We are now trying to find out what breed he was but one thing we do know is he was the most
loving friendly gentle giant you could ever wish for in a cat
He now rests in the garden he loved in Romford, Essex, England
I am so sorry for your loss of your Max. I'm glad you saved him and gave him 3 more happy years of life.
He was just a magnificent looking cat and those are some great photos.
Being in England, that rules out the possibility he was a native Maine Coon! still it's possible he was at least partly Maine Coon, he sure had some of the look. ( Actually, he has a look that is a little between those two breeds but I think leans more toward MC. )
It sounds like you would probably like them. .. they are known as gentle giants, too. Maybe go to a cat show of GCCF or TICA , or contact The Maine Coon Cat Club http://www.maine-coon-cat-club.com/
He was just a magnificent looking cat and those are some great photos.
Being in England, that rules out the possibility he was a native Maine Coon! still it's possible he was at least partly Maine Coon, he sure had some of the look. ( Actually, he has a look that is a little between those two breeds but I think leans more toward MC. )
It sounds like you would probably like them. .. they are known as gentle giants, too. Maybe go to a cat show of GCCF or TICA , or contact The Maine Coon Cat Club http://www.maine-coon-cat-club.com/
