Possibble Maine Coon Mix? Just adopted today.

**rwright9** · 28th March 2011, 03:25 AM

Hey there guys, me and my fiance just adopted a 3 yr old cat today from Pet Smart, It looks to me like a Russian Blue/Maine Coon mix and I thought I would join to see what you veterans think

**harrymc** · 28th March 2011, 09:51 AM

Hi there, firstly congratulations you have got yourself an absolute beauty !! I would say that the photo on the right looks more MC ish than than the other but either way he/she is a real cutie. Welcome to the forum by the way !!

**mcguy** · 28th March 2011, 03:00 PM

Have a look at the TICA MC breed standard with photos to judge:
http://www.tica.org/public/breeds/mc/mc.zip
(you will have to dowload a zip file containing a PDF)

Voice is also a key characteristic of MCs.

**Stacey** · 28th March 2011, 03:16 PM

That's a lovely kitty

unfortunately I'm clueless about the specifics so can't help you there!

**rwright9** · 28th March 2011, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by NCarver

Have a look at the TICA MC breed standard with photos to judge:
http://www.tica.org/public/breeds/mc/mc.zip
(you will have to dowload a zip file containing a PDF)

Voice is also a key characteristic of MCs.

He is such a big cat, and he is very vocal we have found. Instantly just made himself at home playing and talking and cuddling! He rubs himself up against us all the time and he talks when he sees us. He is very long and quite tall.

**rwright9** · 28th March 2011, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by harrymc

Hi there, firstly congratulations you have got yourself an absolute beauty !! I would say that the photo on the right looks more MC ish than than the other but either way he/she is a real cutie. Welcome to the forum by the way !!

Thank you !

I'll include another photo, you can see him a lot better in this one...

**jckkerrison** · 28th March 2011, 04:09 PM

Thats a hard one,when I first looked he put me more in mind of a Norwegian Forest but looking again not so sure but whatever he is he is stunning,such a lovely blue colour,pleased to have you both here with us on the forum,more pictures alongside updates would be great ...

Just as I submitted this post another picture had appeared,he has got very long & thick boned legs but still not sure about his parentage but have to say you have all been very lucky to find each other , he looks so confident you would never guess that he has only just arrived into your household which points to perhaps MC in there somewhere,that is their nature,me thinks you are all going to have a lot of fun.

**rwright9** · 28th March 2011, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by jckkerrison

Thats a hard one,when I first looked he put me more in mind of a Norwegian Forest but looking again not so sure but whatever he is he is stunning,such a lovely blue colour,pleased to have you both here with us on the forum,more pictures alongside updates would be great ...

The adoption people wanted to claim him as part himalayan but I owned a pure bred and he looks nothing like our himalayan. I will try to get some better pictures of him, he is more settled in today. His front on view he really gives me hopes that he is part MC...he really is quite a gorgeous cat! Either way we are proud to have him. Such a sweetie! My fiance named him Lenin, he has another Russian Blue named Stalin, so he thought it would be fitting to keep him in the Russian Dictator family lol.

**jckkerrison** · 28th March 2011, 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by rwright9

The adoption people wanted to claim him as part himalayan but I owned a pure bred and he looks nothing like our himalayan. I will try to get some better pictures of him, he is more settled in today. His front on view he really gives me hopes that he is part MC...he really is quite a gorgeous cat! Either way we are proud to have him. Such a sweetie! My fiance named him Lenin, he has another Russian Blue named Stalin, so he thought it would be fitting to keep him in the Russian Dictator family lol.

Its great when you can get a theme running through your furries names,he looks like a Lenin....

**Halcyon** · 29th March 2011, 07:54 AM

Your cat is a gorgeous lad, but I feel sorry for him to bear such an ugly name.
I love kissing my cats, but I would never kiss anybody with name Lenin or Stalin.
The name can carry bad aura, and your kittie wants to have much happier life than he had before he met you. Of course, it's your cat and can name him all you want.
I still feel sorry for poor cat. If he only understood whose name he got he would be screaming.