Help me! I was told Priincess was a pursian, but she looks like a Maine Coon!

[cutie_chica]

What do you think??

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[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Persians are the ones with flat, mushed in faces, aren't they? If I'm right, I say Princess is more Maine Coone than Persian. She may still have Persian in her, but I don't thing she's purebred. Were you told she was purebred or just part Persian?

[krazyaboutkatz]

Yes, I agree. A Persian has a flat pushed in face. To me she looks like she could have some Maine Coon in her.:) Before I knew much about cats, I used to think that all long haired cats were Persians.

[Corinna]

I agree she may have some persian but I see more Maine coon .

[luckies4me]

She looks neither MainCoon or persian. She just looks like a regular Domestic Medium Hair. :) MainCoons have broader heads, more muscle and are HUGE, not to mention have a lot of hair. ;) The kitten in my sig, Ewok is part Main Coon. Persians have squished, blunt faces.

[Tonya]

I don't know my cat breeds. I call my cat Ron a cow. lol.

[jazzcat]

I agree with luckies4me, she doens't really look like either but she may have a little Maine Coon in her.

[cutie_chica]

her first vet said she had part blue tail pursian, when sun hits her fur it looks part blue... I know she isnt a pure breed. But Last time I was at the vet I was looking at this cat poster with different breeds, and she looks alot like a maine coon, she has very long hair... and very poofy.. she had a trim a few weeks ago...when she got groomed...So I dont know?:confused:

[luckies4me]

No offense but I think your vet is a little crazy lol. Your cat may have long hair, but that doesn't mean he has Main Coon in him. Cats with Main Coon in them look a certain way and have a certain build to their body. I've never heard of a Blue Tail Persian before. Do you have any information on these?

[cutie_chica]

Well if she is blue, oragne green or yellow, she is my princess and worth even more than any cat in the world to me! I was just curious what she had in her..... anywho.... see ya later! P.S. I think me and Tonya have alot alike lol... I think Tony is a cow too! :p

[shais_mom]

My vet told me that Kylie might have a 'touch' of Maine Coon in her a long the line. B/c of her ear tufts.
Whatever she is, not that it matters, she is beautiful!

[jazzcat]

Originally posted by cutie_chica
Well if she is blue, oragne green or yellow, she is my princess and worth even more than any cat in the world to me!
That's the most important thing. No matter what mix she is - she's a cutie!! So are your other furbabies. :)

[bisi.cat]

About a hundred years ago Persians didn't have those flat faces...they more looked like the Turkish Van cat...a delicate long haired cat with a beautiful small face...but breeders have created that new "Persian" over the years, because a flat face looks more baby-like...

Maybe if your cat is a Persian mix it shows the original gene potential which I am sure lies dormant in each of today's Persians as well...however your cat is beautiful and loved and that's the most important thing!!!
:) :) :)

[CatDad]

Originally posted by Tonya
I don't know my cat breeds. I call my cat Ron a cow. lol.
I got a kick out of this answer, Thanks:D Not to throw fact in here, but Ron would be a bull.:eek: However, if he has been nuetered, you can really call him whatever you what.

I was going to say that she could have some maine in her, but the neck fur doesn't look quite right. However, I read your post where you said that she had been trimmed, so that may account for the lack of hair in spots that I would expect it. I don't see the Persian, but then again I am no expert.

I agree it really doesn't matter what she is as long as you love her.:)

I think that I will follow Tonya's lead and I will start calling Bob a Llama.;)

[catcrazylady]

I call this one my hairy pig.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid91/pe276f3a1669c02f714fb47bca77ff357/fa5ff0a7.jpg

I'm sure I don't need to point out which one I'm referring to!!http://petoftheday.com/talk/images/our_smilies/biggrin.gif

[jenluckenbach]

If you want the honest truth, she looks most like an angora but she is more than likely a "common" domestic long hair. Her build and fur texture is more like the angora than persian OR maine coon. But the bottom line is........It doesn't really matter WHAT she is, she is beautiful!!!!!!

[RedHedd]

Looks like she could have some Maine Coon in her (I'm looking at the tail) or perhaps just a "plain" domestic longhair. doesn't really matter, she's beautiful and loved and has a good home and that's what's important!

[Lallypop11]

She's a domestic medium haired cat, definitely not persian.

[Kirsten]

Hard to tell, but she doesn't look like a persian to me ("Aysche" in my siggy was one).

But no matter what she is, she's beautiful, and you love her the way she is, don't you?

Kirsten

[Cataholic]

Originally posted by catcrazylady
I call this one my hairy pig.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid91/pe276f3a1669c02f714fb47bca77ff357/fa5ff0a7.jpg

I'm sure I don't need to point out which one I'm referring to!!http://petoftheday.com/talk/images/our_smilies/biggrin.gif


LOL!:D Just more to love, honey, just more to love!

[RedHedd]

Originally posted by catcrazylady
I call this one my hairy pig.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid91/pe276f3a1669c02f714fb47bca77ff357/fa5ff0a7.jpg

I'm sure I don't need to point out which one I'm referring to!!http://petoftheday.com/talk/images/our_smilies/biggrin.gif
I can't tell which one you're referring too - they both look like very lovely heavy-furred kitties! :D

[cutie_chica]

lol, I have been calling Princess a half breed lol... she looks confused when I call her that. Tony is becoming a Fat furry Cow... thanks to the vet lol... I got him fixed now the pounds are loading on.. :) But he plays so much, so I hope they go down. Anyway, I love all my cats VERY much, I have moved 2 times just to be able to keep Princess, She is my baby :) And she knows this, All my kitties are my babys but Princess knows she is the pick of the bunch!! :):D

Me with no makeup lol and Princess Joy http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid97/pd1a2cdd9745dd05d14c4d5bc59152725/fa0afaac.jpg

Princess Joy in her Shirt she wears when I take her out and its chilly :) http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid97/p300281d5a471e3da7e5a7920ab389899/fa0afaa9.jpg



Princess Joy and Her Daddy!! :)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid97/pffb48d5256c49e774f710af1f226b54a/fa0afaa6.jpg

[jazzcat]

Originally posted by cutie_chica
Princess Joy in her Shirt she wears when I take her out and its chilly :) http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid97/p300281d5a471e3da7e5a7920ab389899/fa0afaa9.jpg


Does her shirt say Mischief Maker? How cute.

[bluekat]

I don't really see any Persian in her actually, but she might be the "original" kind. Long ago, the Persian's faces are like that. But Princess's fur kind of looks like medium length to me, so I don't know. What is blue tail persians anyway? lol, I've never heard of those:p

btw, Persians are my favorite breed:D Blueberry's one, hehe;)

[rpcathouse]

I have been reading this thread with interest. LOL! The only way to know for sure if you have a Maine Coon, Ocicat, Ragdoll,
Abby, Persian, Pixie Bob or what ever breed is to have a pedigree. And the cat is registered in one of the cat registries. Such as CFA, TICA, ACFA, ect.
Next all cats may have a trait of a purebred cat. A short hair could have the coloring of an Abby or a british short hair. One may have the body type of an Ocicat. One the coat of a Maine Coon. Every and all cats DLH and DSH have some thing about them that looks like a purebreed cat. But with out a pedigree they are a " looks like" or a "Want to Be". As for the first cat that was a pet was no pedigreed cat.
Even in the Maine Coon breed the body type, head type, ear set, muzzle, coat, tail, are all the same in any registry but like in CFA they like the sweeter look, and in TICA they tend toward the more feral look in the face. But all the other standards are the same. You can go to CFA.org and read about the breed and the standards for each breed and how they are judged.



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[slick]

Being the owner of a Persian, I don't see any Persian in that face at all......but I'm no expert......

I thought all Persians look like they ran into a wall....at least that's what Max looks like.:D

[cutie_chica]

Originally posted by jazzcat
Does her shirt say Mischief Maker? How cute.

Why Yes It does lol, My mom got her that when she was a tiny kitten we joked and said she would grow into it and she did!!

[bluekat]

Originally posted by slick
Being the owner of a Persian, I don't see any Persian in that face at all......but I'm no expert......

I thought all Persians look like they ran into a wall....at least that's what Max looks like.:D

LOL, that's how Blueberry is:D But that's why I love Persians so much:p