LOL silly kitties.
OOHH I spy POSEY and REVENENT Living Dead Dolls in your siggy!!!!!!! YAY!!!

ebonycascades wrote:

I'm glad youguys enjoyed the pictures! Specialk - your cat looks ALOT like Mort. Your cat is goregous. From the pic she looks like a blue cream. Or is the lighting making it look peachish in spots? What's your kittiy's name? Dusky - Mortimer is part Maine Coon. His dad was a stray that we had put down. We know for sure that he was his father, as they look so much alike. Its sad, but the stary cat we called Darcy haad gotten kicked in the face by probably my mini horse we had at the time. His face was so split up and infected the vet just put him down. He was a sweet natured cat, and Mort is alot like him. We live out in the country and some people that live close raise pureblood Maine Coons, but they let them run outside. So, that is how we know for sure that he is part Maine Coon. He is one big cat too - he weighs over 15 pounds. I love hearing about everyone's animals. They are such fun. I will have to introduce my lop bunny to my ponies. I'd like to see her reaction to the Scooter ponies!!!

Her name is Misty - not very original I know but I named her when I was 7 years old so you cant expect much! We got her from a shelter so we dont know her history/ breeding. She used to be all blue but as she got older she developed the peachy/ brown colour around her neck, so she is a colour change kitty

Thats sad about that Darcy Maine Coon's are awesome. Our neightbour had one and it seemed to be a giant kitty next to ours. Cat really are the best pets in the world

I have a question about Maine Coons. Is it just there size or is it a sertain color or what? I have a big ol fluff ball of a cat and he is just huge compared to our outdoor cats.

Maine Coons are a breed of cat.... A LARGE breed of Cat.

There is an old myth that they are a cross between cats and raccons.

It is believed that their ancestors came over on ships, but the exact stories differ. During colonial times longhaired cats were considered an oddity among Europeans, so it is likely they came from elsewhere.

One story links them to Marie Antoinette's 6 Persian or Angora cats who were taken to safety while she was not.

A popular legend tells of Captin Coon of Biddleford Pool, Maine who supposedly was exceedingly fond of cats and was known for the longhairs he aquired during his travels. When longhaired kittens showed up in ports he had visited they were refered to as "Coon's cats".

Most agree that ship cats mixed with local mousers and passed on the longhaired gene. The gene is recessive, so it probably took several generations for the effects to be seen. The cats with heavier coats were better able to survive the harsh New England winters.

Not only known for their size, Maine Coon's have legendary hunting skills. There is one story from the Revolutionary War era of a Westport Island cat that kept its family alive when their supplies ran out by bringing home fish from the frozen river.

Ringlets

P.S. Yes I subscribe to CATFANCY. (Info from Jan 2003 issue)

Ahhh ok. Thank you of the info ringlets_.