The Maine Coon Breed

The Maine Coon is a massive cat with a powerful muscular athletic body in keeping with their impressive size. They have large, pointed ears held wide and tall and an intelligent expression.  

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The coat is long and thick and consists of an undercoat covered by a substantial glossy, waterproof top coat and have attractive tufts on ears and paws. Their tails are spectacular and should be at least as long as their body so they can wrap it around their body for extra insulation. 

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To own one you will need a home and evironment to keep them happy and entertained, everything you need for a Maine Coon has to be big, cat tree's, litter box etc. You will also need to be prepared to handle the fur and to carry out regular grooming except for the tail. The rule is not to brush the tail as this can strop the fur, like any cat some love being groomed others do not.

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The are loving and playful, many times have they come for attention in the middle of a meeting, walked across my keyboard and successfully deleted the contents of my inbox. They have opened doors and come in for petting, however having a 6+ kilo cat sat on you, well what more do I say. I should add some do give love bites so its worth being mindful of this.

They are good with children and pretty tolerant and will chase piece of string, laser pointer or even play withe toys, care should be take though to avoid scratches during play. Using proper cats toys is the best way to play.