There are few if any cats as big, majestic and LOVING as Maine coons and Norwegian Forest cats- every one I've been owned by has been a total love, full of fun and occasional mischief, totally loyal, extremely smart- but some have been LITTLE cats, too- my Kramer (COTD at one point many years ago) was only about 8 lbs at his heaviest- but so gorgeously beautiful- and SMART and graceful too-

And they're so loving that their people AND THEIR FELLOW CATS miss them acutely- I feel for your loss, and Neo's, too- when Kramer finally passed his best buddy Sammy (also former COTD) was mourning for weeks- I still miss Kramer--

One of the high points of my life was a NJ cat show where I met a 'retired' show-cat Maine coon, orange tabby, a majestic and mellow 33-pound mass of dignity and friendliness-- what a sight! He was bigger than a full-grown lynx I'd met once in northern CA at a nature reserve- and MUCH more beautiful -

CONGRATS on being posthumous COTD beautiful big Basinga--

bowlkat