Originally posted by RP Cathouse
What a judge looks for in a Maine Coon. Tail length must be up to the shoulder blades. Body long and retangular. Good boning, not thin boning, a muscular body. Head. strong square muzzle, good chin, curve to the nose, big round not almond shape eyes. Ears high on the head as the cat ages they do slide down some. Big ears. The coat must be different lenghts not all the same all over the body. This is what a judge looks for.
WOW! I was so happy to read this as my Mishi has ALL of those traits. I'm so happy he was rescued. I found out from Animalsavers that they rescued him from a definite death sentence. Apparently he had hit his head somehow and when they found him the pound was about to put him down because he had suffered some sort of head trauma, had a URI and was badly malnourished and matted. Animalsavers rescued him, put him on antibiotics, nursed him back to health and had his matts shaved and were going to neuter him too. While he was under general anesthesia to shave the matts they discovered that he had already been neutered, so someone must have taken care of him somewhere in his past. The head injury may have contributed to his current state of nuttiness. He's my oh-so-special Big Boybee and I feel so blessed to have him - purebred or not. I love the Big Goon!