Maine Coon

[rpcathouse]

LOL! I don't take any offense! I commend you on what you are doing. And God knows there are many kitties who need wonderful loving homes. As there are many people who need to be educated on spay/neuter and keeping kitties safe and healthy. And that is part of what I do also. I do help out with the areas feral population. Feeding the ones left outside all the time that have no fresh food or water available. And the Maine Coon is the breed that is the natural cat. It was an outside cat that the climate and surroundings turned it into the cat it is today. So back then someone decided to take this outdoor/barn cat in. And I guess that is why I fell in love with the breed it is an natural breed who developed from being an outdoor cat. And the breeders have not messed with it trying to make changes in the cat as some of the other breeds have done over the years. Thank you for your very kind word on my web site. I am very proud of all the cats and some of them belong to my adult children and friends. I love visitors and so do the cats because they know it is play time and time to show off. They can be big show offs. Thank you again.

[Sonia59]

Wow, I would love too see some more pics of all your furkids on the Cat General. I am a relatively new PT'er and I never noticed before that you have posted about them or may be I missed the threads.

And I agree with you, there are so many unresponsible owners, and thus so many abandonned kitties or unexpected babies because their cats are not sterilised!

I think that the reason why I completely melt for Maine Coons is, like you, that they just look like "normal" wild cats, which they originally are. In France and Europe in general, we have the equivalent that we commonly call "European" cat. They are not a breed, but just "street" cats, and they did not develop the Maine Coon's long hair (due to the warmer climate, I guess).
My Peppito is the perfect example of a "European" tabby: