Does he have Maine Coon in him?

[Marigold2]

He looks MC to me in the face, chubby cheeks. There are a lot of Maine Coon websites that show pictures. Either way he is so pretty. Here is a picture of my MC Boscoe.

[catloverforever]

What is the difference between Tortie, Tortoiseshell, and Calico cats? I just got a new kitten, and I think she is either a Tortoiseshell or a calico. The shelter said she was calico. She is black, orange, and white. Her paws are white, but her limbs have an orange tabby stripe and a black stripe. She is adorable, and I am just wondering her breed. I will show pictures soon.
THANKS!
PS. I think Joey the cat is a black white DLH and Maine Coon Mix.

[mikeferg]

He looks like my pure bred Maine Coon but lacks the oily fur under his neck. All MC I've known have fur so oily as to need a bath every few weeks at least; mine does. His square mussle and ear placement is right and if he has a rectangular heavy body style, extra long tail and oily fur he is surely MC. He is one beautiful fellow!

[Callie]

Hi, Catloverforever.

This is my understanding of the various names:

Calico refers to a cat with brown, black, and orange patches on a white background.

Tortoiseshell is a dilution of brown, tans, dilute oranges etc on a black background. The colored areas, other than black, are usually smaller and more scattered than in a calico. Distribution is often over the body as opposed to patches like in a calico.

Tortie, I'm not sure about but believe it to be a shortened form of tortoiseshell. Perhaps someone else can clarify that one?

Hope that helps.

Callie

[catloverforever]

Thank you very much, Callie, for your verification of Calicos, Torties, and Tortoiseshell cats. It was very helpful. Yes, I think tortie is a shorter version of Tortoiseshell. I still am not completely sure what coat pattern my kitten is. We named her Nitschke, after a famous football player. What coat pattern do you think she is? I know her breed is a Domestic Shorthair (a regular house cat), but for her coat pattern I think she is a Tortie W/ White.
Thank you!
-catloverforever
PS. I am enclosing a picture of her for reference-it is a little old-she is now 3 months old-but it should still help you. I am also enclosing a picture of a Tortie With White Cat, to see if you agree with me on that being her coat pattern. Thanks again!

[darkhorse1179]

I Know my 6 month old kitten is Main Coon. Her fur is long, soft as Mink , Oily as well, HUGE puffy black tail, wide set ears that look like a Lynx with black tufts of fur on the tips of them. She is quite vocal, the sweetest heartfelt meows, LONG wiskers. Her coloring is marbalized and unique. If she didn't have the Large flowing puffy tail, I would mistake her for a Lynx! Her Father is definately Main coon, her mom is another Large long haired black and white cat that looks like Joey on this forum too!!! I don't know if she is Main though. Turkish Angoras and Turkish Vans look similar as well. They come from the same climate as the Main coon but are alot more inbred. Thats where the long fur comes from. Well, gotta go and take care of my kitties.

[rpcathouse]

Torties are solid colors, black/red, black smoke/red smoke or blue/cream. Patches can be brown/red, silver/cameo and blue/cream, all with or without white. Torties will not have goggles or smoke rings around their eyes, where tabbies will. All shades of red will have barring even if it is a solid at least in Maine Coons, I have seen very few without the barring. Calicos with white should have 2/3's white on their body and very, very difined red and black patches not marbled, with or without white. CFA show rules. But I have seen them with about 1/2 white.


Maine Coons also have a one ear width space between their ear. They sit tall on the head. Muzzles are square and a curved sloop on the nose and straight from tip of nose to end of chin ( looking at the profile). A good deep and strong chin. This is what a judge will look for. Tail should be able to go back to the sholder blades in lenght. Body is long and rectangular. Big boning. Coat medium lenght on the top getting longer as it gets to the tummy. Tuffed paws, ruff, ear tuffs or furnishings. Tails fur must be long and flowing.

My 2 cents of info.

Also I love the breed it is a wonderful cat the pursonality is outstanding. And Mother Nature made the breed not man.