Lamoni is likely of Maine Coon heritage. The breed book has a 13 point checklist and he scores tops in 10. No papers and I know that momma was a street cat. All the good stuff came out in him.

Yes, that vet wanted to put him down for being "morbidly obease". I spent a few years in the insurance industry and know terms like "mobidity" and "moribund". This was because Lamoni could not clean himself. He thought that anything over 12 pounds was abnormal.

OK. I'm a software professional of 30 plus years. I do continuing education and I know that I don't know everything. That means that I can understand when another professional might have "gaps" in their knowledge. I'm surprised at the number of vets in our area that have no exposure to large breeds.

I am also dumbfounded that none of the vets that I have talked to have ever heard of COTD. NONE! This is such a good resource.

I've been lurking due to the fact that I'm busy as anything. I only get time to turn on my home computer about once a week (I'm a work poster).