Thread: Could Echo be a Maine Coon mix?

By all means keep the photos coming. Once you’re a member of this forum, posting pics is compulsory.

The Maine Coon has a rather fascinating history. It is one of the few “older” breeds, originating in the 19th century from farm cats from the northeast of the USA. The breed was very popular for a while but vanished into obscurity after the First World War. In the 1950s some breeders decided to revive the breed, using longhaired moggies as foundation stock. So essentially the cats we have now are “Maine Coon 2.0”.

You can read more on here: PawPeds - Maine Coon Heritage Site
(Use the highlighted part of the menu on the left to read the articles. They are quite interesting, particularly “The Origin of the Maine Coon”.)