Maine Coon Mixed With Domestic Shorthair

If your cat or kitten is different enough from other cats you ve owned to make you wonder but doesn t look strikingly like a maine coon he could be a maine coon mix.

Maine coon mixed with domestic shorthair. Both the maine coon and the domestic shorthair are also hardy breeds when it comes to the cold and will not be put off by snow or freezing temperatures. The maine coon cat s neck is medium the chest is broad torso is long and the legs are average. Purebred maine coon cats do not have short hair. In this article we will take a look at whether a maine coon can have short hair or not.

The male ranges 6 to 8 kg and woman from 3 5 to 5 5 kg. Maine coon mix cats and kittens. We love mcgee. Their bodies are proportioned and often described as rectangular and well balanced.

The maine coon is a very large cat. He is the friendliest cat we have ever had and loves to lay in your lap which we adore. Males usually weigh anywhere from 13 to 18 pounds while the females range from 9 to 12 pounds. Often time maine coons display dog like behavior in a sense that they can play fetch.

In terms of personality there is at least one trait they tend to share. Both are widely considered to be excellent mousers. Maine coon cats also have very large feet with. The owner told me he was 50 50 maine coon and domestic.

The breed has a large muscular frame broad chest and long torso. They can weigh up to 25 lbs not because they are overweight but. The maine coon cat is one of the largest breeds of domestic cat. Mixed maine coons may have short hair or patches of short hair over their long bodies.

A typical sign that your coonie is a mixed breed is that they are not quite as large as a purebred coon. These cats are prone to diseases like feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and hip dysplasia. The maine coon is the largest of all domestic cats varying in weights and size of the male and female respectively. Mixed maine coons might though since they are genetically different to purebreds being a combination of two different cat breeds.

Maine coons in contrast to british shorthairs are somewhat active. He is long and has slightly longer hair than a domestic but he doesn t have the tufts or neck ruffle. Of course without a pedigree or a family history you can never be absolutely sure whether he s a maine coon or a maine coon mix. Short hair maine coon breed cats are available in short hair maine coon mix and british maine coon mix these cats have a dog like characteristics.

Here is the third installment of my cat travis. All of this is a sign that your maine coon is rather joyful and loves to see you. Their body is rectangular in shape. He greets us at the door and chirps when happy or if you startle him by accident.

They are very active when they are young and remain relatively playful even after growing up. He will be 12 years old in june however some of these photos are taken when he was younger between 7 10 years old. A purebred will obviously have all of the physical traits that are exclusive to a maine coon and a mixed breed will have many of the traits and sometimes all of the traits. We will also answer some of the most.