Thread: Zephyr at one year, progression

Thanks to all for the compliments and kind words on the photos and of course beautiful Zephyr...

MCs obviously vary between one another, and I think Zephyr's face looked more narrow than some when young (narrower than our other boy Remy, for example). Still this is the basic progression, becoming much fuller. I would expect his head to grow still, as suddenly at one point after a year, my wife and I both remarked to each other how Remy's head suddenly seemed noticeably larger (we had been concerned this would not happen).

For those with young MCs...one of the first MC look elements that happens is the tail. Kittens have quite thin tails, but all of a sudden they bush way out. The coat doesn't develop very rapidly at all either; at one year, Zephyr's is just beginning to resemble an adult's coat. As far as a ruff, that is most prominent during the winter months, but varies a great deal from cat to cat.

Originally Posted by NCarver

For those with young MCs...one of the first MC look elements that happens is the tail. Kittens have quite thin tails, but all of a sudden they bush way out.

Yes we have certainly found this to be true. Monty's tail is getting very bushy and it's a couple of inches longer than Larry's... it's a glorious feature which really marks him out as a MC. Our breeder says that at 7 months the tail really bushes out! So there is more to come!

I cant beleve that this was Louie in february



& this was him the othe night






Our loast MC seemed to take ages to grow his ruff but Louie looks like farther chrismas already

He has got an amazing ruff, much better than Simba's. He seems to have got lighter in colour too or is that just the light?

That is quite a coat and ruff on Louis for his age. Not all MCs seem to ever get such impressive ruffs, though, and I will say again how climate can make a big difference in the coat/ruff. We are in a hot summer climate, and despite being in A/C, the cats have much thinner coats and little ruff during the summer (now). The MC mix we had that spent time outside during the winter would develop a huge ruff and coat. Very impressive. The first winter we started feeding him while he was a stray outside, we had a heating pad for him, but he spent the night on it only when the overnight temp dropped below 15 degrees f (that is -9 c). Otherwise, his coat was sufficient to keep him warm! So keep your houses cool during the winter if you want to see a great coat.

He's near enough white or very very pale grey but darker on top with a lovely pale stripey bit down his back It has been realy hot here & was dry up untill a few weeks ago & he spends most of his time out in the rain so maybe that has made his coat grow no signs of his adult coat arriving still very fluffy especially his pants, I hope he gets it soon

Nicki, he is looking fab, that is one impressive ruff !!

NCarver, great pictures, it is great to see how they change and in such a relatively short period of time. He is looking great too !