Maine Coon Cats

Hello Group,

We have a Maine Coon Cat. It was obtained from the Humane Society
The familly that adopted it brought it back and tied it to the fence
that night. It was a very young kitten.

They tossed it into the basement with me where it ran nostop for
several days around the pool table. I don't care for cats so I left it
alone two weeks later it was perched on my shoulder as I did my work
on the computer. Then of course it spent as much time as possible on
the keyboard.

Questions.

This cat is not very bright. Is this typical of main coons. The other
cats are tiger cats and seem smarter than this cat.

My daughter loves the cat and tries to carry it around. The cat of
course hates my daughter.

The cat is willfull. If it is lying on the floor and someone picks it
up, it will hurl itself off of the person holding it and go back to
the exact same spot it was in before being picked up.

The other cats tried to teach it how to catch and eat mice. All it
does is smell the mouses behind.


The cat is a screamer. It screams when it is angry,scared, or playing
with the other cats. This is the loudest scream I have ever heard. The
first time I heard it I honestly thought it was a tornado siren.

It has to know what you are doing at all times. The first time it saw
me go into the bathroom and close the door it screamed until I let it
in.

Is this a normal cat or did its mother have a substance abuse problem
when she was pregnant with it.

Where did it come from, arn't maine coon cats expensive.

Does one maine coon have to breed with another or can any two cats
create a maine coon

Are main coon cats native to this planet?

Main coon Cats are supposed to be large. This thing is 5yrs old and
really puny.

I will save my other questions until tomorrow.

Thanks
Jim

"Jim Warren" wrote in message
...
Hello Group,

We have a Maine Coon Cat. It was obtained from the Humane Society
The familly that adopted it brought it back and tied it to the fence
that night. It was a very young kitten.

They tossed it into the basement with me where it ran nostop for
several days around the pool table. I don't care for cats so I left
it
alone two weeks later it was perched on my shoulder as I did my
work
on the computer. Then of course it spent as much time as possible on
the keyboard.

Questions.

This cat is not very bright. Is this typical of main coons. The
other
cats are tiger cats and seem smarter than this cat.

My daughter loves the cat and tries to carry it around. The cat of
course hates my daughter.

The cat is willfull. If it is lying on the floor and someone picks
it
up, it will hurl itself off of the person holding it and go back to
the exact same spot it was in before being picked up.

The other cats tried to teach it how to catch and eat mice. All it
does is smell the mouses behind.


The cat is a screamer. It screams when it is angry,scared, or
playing
with the other cats. This is the loudest scream I have ever heard.
The
first time I heard it I honestly thought it was a tornado siren.

It has to know what you are doing at all times. The first time it
saw
me go into the bathroom and close the door it screamed until I let
it
in.

Is this a normal cat or did its mother have a substance abuse
problem
when she was pregnant with it.

Where did it come from, arn't maine coon cats expensive.

Does one maine coon have to breed with another or can any two cats
create a maine coon

Are main coon cats native to this planet?

Main coon Cats are supposed to be large. This thing is 5yrs old and
really puny.

I will save my other questions until tomorrow.

Thanks
Jim


Your cat sounds fabulous. Some of the most fun cats are the dumbest
ones.

Lucky you!

On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 21:59:37 -0500, Jim Warren
wrote:

Hello Group,

We have a Maine Coon Cat. It was obtained from the Humane Society
The familly that adopted it brought it back and tied it to the fence
that night. It was a very young kitten.

They tossed it into the basement with me where it ran nostop for
several days around the pool table. I don't care for cats so I left it
alone two weeks later it was perched on my shoulder as I did my work
on the computer. Then of course it spent as much time as possible on
the keyboard.

Questions.

This cat is not very bright. Is this typical of main coons. The other
cats are tiger cats and seem smarter than this cat.

My daughter loves the cat and tries to carry it around. The cat of
course hates my daughter.

The cat is willfull. If it is lying on the floor and someone picks it
up, it will hurl itself off of the person holding it and go back to
the exact same spot it was in before being picked up.

The other cats tried to teach it how to catch and eat mice. All it
does is smell the mouses behind.


The cat is a screamer. It screams when it is angry,scared, or playing
with the other cats. This is the loudest scream I have ever heard. The
first time I heard it I honestly thought it was a tornado siren.

It has to know what you are doing at all times. The first time it saw
me go into the bathroom and close the door it screamed until I let it
in.

Is this a normal cat or did its mother have a substance abuse problem
when she was pregnant with it.

Where did it come from, arn't maine coon cats expensive.

Does one maine coon have to breed with another or can any two cats
create a maine coon

Are main coon cats native to this planet?

Main coon Cats are supposed to be large. This thing is 5yrs old and
really puny.

I will save my other questions until tomorrow.

Thanks
Jim

It sounds like a Troll!

"Jim Warren" wrote in message
...
Hello Group,

We have a Maine Coon Cat. It was obtained from the Humane Society
The familly that adopted it brought it back and tied it to the fence
that night. It was a very young kitten.

They tossed it into the basement with me where it ran nostop for
several days around the pool table. I don't care for cats so I left
it
alone two weeks later it was perched on my shoulder as I did my
work
on the computer. Then of course it spent as much time as possible on
the keyboard.

Questions.

This cat is not very bright. Is this typical of main coons. The
other
cats are tiger cats and seem smarter than this cat.

My daughter loves the cat and tries to carry it around. The cat of
course hates my daughter.

The cat is willfull. If it is lying on the floor and someone picks
it
up, it will hurl itself off of the person holding it and go back to
the exact same spot it was in before being picked up.

The other cats tried to teach it how to catch and eat mice. All it
does is smell the mouses behind.


The cat is a screamer. It screams when it is angry,scared, or
playing
with the other cats. This is the loudest scream I have ever heard.
The
first time I heard it I honestly thought it was a tornado siren.

It has to know what you are doing at all times. The first time it
saw
me go into the bathroom and close the door it screamed until I let
it
in.

Is this a normal cat or did its mother have a substance abuse
problem
when she was pregnant with it.

Where did it come from, arn't maine coon cats expensive.

Does one maine coon have to breed with another or can any two cats
create a maine coon

Are main coon cats native to this planet?

Main coon Cats are supposed to be large. This thing is 5yrs old and
really puny.

I will save my other questions until tomorrow.

Thanks
Jim


Your cat sounds fabulous. Some of the most fun cats are the dumbest
ones.

Lucky you!

On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 21:59:37 -0500, Jim Warren
wrote:

Hello Group,

We have a Maine Coon Cat. It was obtained from the Humane Society
The familly that adopted it brought it back and tied it to the fence
that night. It was a very young kitten.

They tossed it into the basement with me where it ran nostop for
several days around the pool table. I don't care for cats so I left it
alone two weeks later it was perched on my shoulder as I did my work
on the computer. Then of course it spent as much time as possible on
the keyboard.

Questions.

This cat is not very bright. Is this typical of main coons. The other
cats are tiger cats and seem smarter than this cat.

My daughter loves the cat and tries to carry it around. The cat of
course hates my daughter.

The cat is willfull. If it is lying on the floor and someone picks it
up, it will hurl itself off of the person holding it and go back to
the exact same spot it was in before being picked up.

The other cats tried to teach it how to catch and eat mice. All it
does is smell the mouses behind.


The cat is a screamer. It screams when it is angry,scared, or playing
with the other cats. This is the loudest scream I have ever heard. The
first time I heard it I honestly thought it was a tornado siren.

It has to know what you are doing at all times. The first time it saw
me go into the bathroom and close the door it screamed until I let it
in.

Is this a normal cat or did its mother have a substance abuse problem
when she was pregnant with it.

Where did it come from, arn't maine coon cats expensive.

Does one maine coon have to breed with another or can any two cats
create a maine coon

Are main coon cats native to this planet?

Main coon Cats are supposed to be large. This thing is 5yrs old and
really puny.

I will save my other questions until tomorrow.

Thanks
Jim

It sounds like a Troll!

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enlightened us with...

I will save my other questions until tomorrow.


All normal and this is not a Maine Coon, it is a Domestic Longhair (i.e.
a mix breed with long hair, available all over the planet).

Actually, he sounds just like my old Tom. *miss you, buddy*

You're lucky to have him.

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kaeli wrote:
All normal and this is not a Maine Coon, it is a Domestic Longhair (i.e.
a mix breed with long hair, available all over the planet).

Um, the Maine Coon existed before cat shows, and you do not require papers
to be a Maine Coon. I've come to dislike cat breeding and all things that go
with it, but I find it especially irritating the way they try to claim
regional breeds that are hundreds, maybe thousands of years old and snootily
declaim that it's just a 'domestic longhair' or 'domestic shorthair' if it
isn't descended from one of their artifical and hideously inbred lines.

Laura

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Um, the Maine Coon existed before cat shows, and you do not require papers
to be a Maine Coon. I've come to dislike cat breeding and all things that go
with it, but I find it especially irritating the way they try to claim
regional breeds that are hundreds, maybe thousands of years old and snootily
declaim that it's just a 'domestic longhair' or 'domestic shorthair' if it
isn't descended from one of their artifical and hideously inbred lines.

Laura

I suppose that would depend on the way you look at it. The ''look" existed, but
not the name. Like the Scottish Fold. Somebody found a litter of folded eared
cats in a barn, started breeding them, and viola, the Scottish Fold. There were
undoubedly folded-eared cats that existed prior, but were they "Scottish
Folds"? The name didn't exist. Same with Balinese. Longhairs have turned up in
Siamese litters for centuries, but they didn't really have a name, until the
60's.

Somebody correct me if this is wrong, but it's my understanding. .

Sherry

In article , enlightened us
with...
In article ,
kaeli wrote:
All normal and this is not a Maine Coon, it is a Domestic Longhair (i.e.
a mix breed with long hair, available all over the planet).

Um, the Maine Coon existed before cat shows,

You think?

and you do not require papers
to be a Maine Coon.

No, but one can't prove breed without them. One can make an educated
guess. Unless you have something really distinctive, like say, a Sphynx.
It's like calling a lab mix a Labarador Retriever. It might look like
one and act like one, but it really isn't one. It's a lab-type dog.
Many, many cats look like Maine Coons. But they aren't.

I've come to dislike cat breeding and all things that go
with it, but I find it especially irritating the way they try to claim
regional breeds that are hundreds, maybe thousands of years old and snootily
declaim that it's just a 'domestic longhair' or 'domestic shorthair' if it
isn't descended from one of their artifical and hideously inbred lines.


Um, the Maine Coon IS a descendent of domestic shorthairs and exotic
longhairs. It's not like it's a disparaging statement.
I find people who think domestic longhairs aren't as good as purebreds
to be a bit snooty, myself.


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http://www.fanciers.com/breed-faqs/maine-coon-faq.html

One of the oldest natural breeds in North America, the Maine Coon is
generally regarded as a native of the state of Maine (in fact, the Maine
Coon is the official Maine State Cat). A number of attractive legends
surround its origin. A wide-spread (though biologically impossible)
belief is that it originated from matings between semi-wild, domestic
cats and raccoons. This myth, bolstered by the bushy tail and the most
common coloring (a raccoon-like brown tabby) led to the adoption of the
name 'Maine Coon.' (Originally, only brown tabbies were called 'Maine
Coon Cats;' cats of other colors were referred to as 'Maine Shags.')
Another popular theory is that the Maine sprang from the six pet cats
which Marie Antoinette sent to Wiscasset, Maine when she was planning to
escape from France during the French Revolution. Most breeders today
believe that the breed originated in matings between pre-existing
shorthaired domestic cats and overseas longhairs (perhaps Angora types
introduced by New England seamen, or longhairs brought to America by the
Vikings).


....
from the FAQ

"I think my cat is part Maine Coon. How do I tell?"

The Maine Coon is America's native longhair cat; it evolved
naturally in response to the New England climate. Your cat's ancestors
might be similar to the cats that founded the Maine Coon breed. However,
it's impossible to tell from just looking at your cat if it is related
to the Maine Coon or to any other breed. Because the Maine Coon is a
natural breed and hasn't been bred to extremes, there are cats all over
the world that resemble the Maine Coon. The only way to tell for sure if
your cat is a Maine Coon is to look at the pedigree.

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Um, the Maine Coon existed before cat shows,

You think?

I don't. "Maine Coon" is nothing more than a name stuck on a cat whose original
look has been refined to consistently suit the definition of the breed, as it
was created for the registry. I wonder what the first Maine Coons admitted to
the registry looked like. I bet breeders have altered the look already. I
always heard the first cats that fit the original Maine Coon description were
ship's cats that jumped off in the ports of New England. They were preferred as
ship's cats because of their size to kill rats, and the long tail to balance on
the riggings. Nice story but probably invented by some romanticist breeder.

Sherry