Maine Coons

Wayne, he might very well be a MC, or an MC mix :cool:
My MC already weighed 4 lbs. at a little over 3 months, and seemed to gain about 2 lbs a month after that. :eek:

Do you have pictures to post? I would like to see him!

Yorkster, no I do not have facilities to present pictures over the internet at the moment. However, I'm looking over some digital cameras now, and will soon buy one. I have so many pictures to take of my furkids that I'm afraid I would take up an entire column of thread! And for a logo, it is not known whether I can get all of them in the designated space. Be patient, they will be coming.:)

I have been over several sites now with Maine Coon cats on them, but I have not found one example of an all blue kitten. Silver Prince has no other colors on him and no tabby markings, which otherwise, is common with practically every MC on the 'net. His nose leather is blue but all of his paw pads are that type of magenta color.

If Silver Prince is a maine coon, that I will make me very happy. It will be the first time in almost 26 years that I have had a Maine Coon., and the the first time I have raised one from a kitten. Also, that I am going to scan the internet for blue Maine Coons and perhaps come up with a picture that looks like him.;)

.........wayne

Hi again Wayne. I actually know someone with a solid gray/blue MC named Smokey.
From what I have read, MC's can come in any color/colors, markings, etc. EXCEPT for points (like Siamese, etc.)
The reason for this is they are what is considered a 'natural' purebred, in that they are bred for their size and personality only, and not to specific colors & markings. Anything that can occur in nature color-wise, is normal on a MC. :cool:
Solid colors are still more unusual though, so solid gray or blue won't be seen as often.
My MC Wylie, is white and orange (no tabby stripes). He has a solid white brother who has blue eyes. The guy I know with the solid blue MC, also has a sloid black MC.
:)

Yorkster, thanks so much for the M C coloration and breed standards information. Both of your Maine Coons sound very pretty, and I am partial to white cats anyway. I was beginning to think that my Prince is somewhat uncommon, because of the defeciency of examples of all one-color Maine Coons.

Yesterday I got him to lay beside me on the pillow, that is kept next to the keyboard. This morning after feeding, he came and layed on it of his own accord, next to his littermate, Tiara. Now, I'm beginning to wonder now if both of his littermates, Pepper and Tiara(both torties), although both are females, are not also Maine Coons, because they are somewhat larger than the other cats of similiar ages Now Prince is beginning to play "chase and wrestle", which is a game for older cats, and not so adapted for a 2-month old. Also, I looked over the show requirements for Maine Coons on the internet, (I believe it was the American Cat Fanciers Assoc.) Silver Prince fit all categories for a show cat except the color of his paw pads. They said that his pads should also be gray like his nose leather. However, they are megenta in color, not quite a lavender and not a pink, but a darker combination of the two. :)

.......wayne

He sounds just beautiful Wayne! I hope you get the means to post some pics soon, so we can all see him :)

Yorkster, Silver Prince is going to be a LARGE cat. When I weighed him the other day he was 2 lbs, and about 14 oz. Now he is 3lbs and 4 oz. Also, because he is sleeping next to the keyboard this morning, I took the time to measure his length. Appx. 19" from nose to tail-end. Some 2 month old kitty! It looks like the growth expectation will be the same as what you predicted. -2 lbs per month:eek: This morning he is watching me type on the keyboard, and he just now laid his head on the same board.

When I said 'this morning", I meant early, 3 AM, thanks to Tiger. She has learned to rattle the coathangers in the closet to wake me up.:D Also, she will walk over me when she thinks it is time for me to get up. The other morning she was "twanging" the bed springs to get me up. ( Fortunately, I do go to bed early.) Smart kitty! And now she is too is getting large - approaching 9 lbs. in weight! She is only 10 months old.

..........wayne

Wayne, here is a pic of my MC Wylie at the computer with the hubby. It's his favorite spot to be it seems. I only wish his long, beautiful tail showed up in this pic. He is almost a year in this pic, and weighs about 14 lbs. .............he weighs 15 now.

Yorkster, thank for sharing your Wylie. He looks to be a large cat even from that limited photo. The size of his head, is double that of the usual domestic cat. Of course some of that is fluff, but just the same, he is obviously a large cat. And you say he is only 1 year old? Prince is becoming a regular at the keyboard pillow. Just now he was sitting on a stool next to me. I began to pet him and he responded with kitty love bites. He appears to be very loyal, even for a 2 month old kitten. His fur is not long, but not too short, perhaps we could say "medium" length. Also noting, on many of the pictures of the various Maine Coons, most of them have long fur, like your Wylie. Does Prince's medium fur length take away from his "pure" breeding standards?

......wayne

Wylie's fur was more medium length until about 10-12 months old. I will see if I can find a couple kitten pics of him to post.
I have heard that it's not uncommon for MC's to have shorter or less fur until they are older, and it has certainly been true with Wylie.

Also........they keep growing until about 3-4 years old (not 2 lbs. a month obviously :D , but some)

(An update on Silver Prince.) Prince is now 2 1/2 months old, already he is up to 4 lbs in weight and is about 25 inches long from nose to tail's end. He is already about the same size as his mommy! At this rate, he may exceed the size limits for a standard Maine Coon, by the time he is 7 months old! I like all cats whether domestic or wild and Silver Prince may represent both types by the time he is full grown!:D


........wayne

OK folks, this is our first attempt to place a photo of one of my furkids on the 'net. This is Silver Prince taken on top of a radio cabinet. Until I understand more about taking pictures and posting them on the 'net, the quality will not be as good as I would like. But here goes. :D

.......wayne

OMG Wayne, he is beautiful! I love his coloring :) :cool:
He does have a MC look about him, and he is sooooo big! Wylie's hair looked about like that when he was young, then around 6-8 months it seemed to grow suddenly. I have always wanted a gray/blue kitty.
The picture looks great also for your first attempt!

Keep posting pics of Silver Prince and all your cats!

I'll see if I can get a pic of Wylie as a kitten here. We are having problems with our PC, so I don't know if it will work, but here it goes:

Wayne, nothing wrong with the picture nor in the quality.
Silver Prince looks absolutely stunning! What a handsome fellow!

Now, how about more pics, of him and the rest of the gang? Oh, I can't wait to see the famous cats of Wayne! Getting excited here you know, LOL! :D

Thanks for you supporting comments, all. This picture of Silver Prince was really an impromptu affair. My neighbor came over and set the 'puter up and we needed a picture of my cats, any one of them. So, I ran into the other room with the camera and caught Silver Prince on a storage shelf, and took his photo. Normally, he doesn't have that "cougar" look about him. I need to figure out how to make the photos smaller, like that of your Wylie -which btw is a beautiful cat, also. :)

I have taken a few more photos of my furkids, but I am hopelessly lost on the procedure to get them into the 'puter. I suppose today, I need to learn how to take photos with the camera, and then write out the procedure on paper. There is just too much for my "one-mouse power" brain to remember. :( :o

I have taken pictures of Snow Cat, Tiger, Blue, Fawn, Cookie, Derek (Mercury) the kitten, Amy, Otis the kitten, Nightshade, and Ophelia. Once I learn the procedure for placing them on the 'net, then possibly next week you will all be able to see them:cool:

...........wayne

Oh, what a treat to look forward to! Silver Prince is lovely. He does look a little cougerish, now that you mention it. :D I thought he was dubious about 'Daddy' with a new box in hand!

I look forward to seeing more of your brood.