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My Maine Coon kittens are raised indoors.
The Maine Coon is a solid, rugged cat and is America's oldest
natural longhaired breed. Type must not be sacrificed for size, nor
size for type, the optimum being a large, typey cat. Females are
somewhat smaller than males, and allowance should be made for the slow
maturation of the breed.
Head:
Medium in length and width, with a squareness to the muzzle.
Allowance should be made for broadening in males. Cheek bones high.
Nose medium in length with a gentle, concave curve and no break or
bump. Chin firm and in line with upper lip and nose.
Eyes:
Large, wide set, slightly oblique setting. Eye color can be shades
of green, gold, or copper, though white cats may be blue or odd-eyed.
There is no relationship between eye color and coat color. Clarity of
eye color is desirable.
Ears:
Large, wide at base, moderately pointed and well tufted. Set high on
head approximately an ear's width apart. Lynx-like tipping is
desirable.
Body:
Muscular, medium to large in size, broad chested. Body is long, with
all parts in proportion, creating a rectangular appearance. When
viewed from the rear, there is a definite squareness to the rump. Neck
medium-long.
Legs and Paws:
Legs substantial, wide set, medium in length, contributing to a
rectangular appearance. Paws large, round, well-tufted (five toes in
front, four toes in back).
Tail:
Long, equal to body in length (distance from end of rump to
shoulders), wide at base and tapering. Fur full, long, and flowing.
Coat:
Fur on shoulders is short, gradually increasing in length along back
and sides, ending in full britches and long, shaggy belly fur. Fur is
soft but has body, falls smoothly, and lies close to the body. A
slight undercoat is carried. A full ruff is not expected; however,
there should be a frontal ruff beginning at the base of the ears.
Coat Colors:
All recognized colors. White trim around the chin and lip permitted
except in solid color cats.
Disqualifications:
Buttons, lockets, spots, overall even coat, short cobby body,
crossed eyes, kinked tail, incorrect number of toes.
Penalties:
Delicate bone structures, untufted paws, poor condition, nose break
or bump, undershot chin, short rounded muzzle.
Colors:
The following colors are among those recognized by most registering
associations:
White, black, blue, red, cream.
Silver (chinchilla & shaded), blue-silver (chinchilla & shaded),
cameo (shell, shaded, & smoke), cream cameo (shell, shaded, & smoke),
black smoke, blue smoke, shaded tortoiseshell, shaded blue tortie,
shaded torbie, shaded blue torbie.
Silver tabby (all patterns), blue-silver tabby (all patterns), cameo
tabby (all patterns), cream cameo tabby (all patterns).
Shaded brown or golden tabby (all patterns), red tabby (all
patterns), cream tabby (all patterns), brown tabby (all patterns),
blue tabby (all patterns).
Bi-colors (solids with white), Parti-colors - tortoiseshell, torbie
(patched tabby), calico, blue cream, tabby with white and other colors
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