Thread: Maine Coon Kitten?

Alekto has hit the main pointers,size & tail, a lot of tabby cats carry the M on the forehead so it isn't just MC's..... if she weighs in heavier than would be expected of a domestic kitten then that is a very good pointer even though she has had a bad start the telling signs should be there,bushy tail is not such a good indicator as again domestic fluffy cats have those too but if the tail is longer than a normal domestic cat that also points to being a MC or a cross....... ears being so large in comparison to head is a MC trait..... whatever she looks stunning will look forward to hearing more about her wether she is MC,part MC or domestic.....another trait of MC's is the chirruping they do as well as purring so will be good to hear her voice.....xxxx

My application was approved and I was told she is still available. I'm just waiting on the foster mom to contact me so I can meet her at the store to actually hold her and check her out. Hopefully, I'll be bringing her home! And I agree, size/age comparison will be difficult given no one knows her exact age and she had a poor start in the growth department being malnourished and whatnot. My feral rescue (and love of my life lol) is now a big boy at 2-yrs of age, but was a relatively normal sized kitten. His father is abnormally large, so I predict that has something to do with it. She did have a long, bushy tail, but I have seen those before. While I was there; however, I did not hear her chirp although she was purring like crazy. She was climbing the cage grate and trying to play most of the time. You could tell she has a lot of energy. She's actually going to be a companion to my feral rescue I hope. And me of course. I rescued another kitten in September and while I fostered him it got me thinking that my boy needs a friend to play with. I would have kept that kitten also as he had an exceptional temperament, but at the time I didn't want a 3rd cat. Ever since then I haven't been able to shake the feeling that now's the time to get another given that my male is still rambunctious and still able to bond with another cat. He needs a playmate and I have always wanted a Maine Coon. So this almost seems perfect. I'll keep you all posted! And thank you for the input and kindness!

Love it! she is so pretty, and really does have that Clever-Pirate look on her! PLEASE do post more news about her and how she gets on with that Feral-Love-of-your-Life ;-) Pictures very welcome ;-)

Ok so I got her home and here are more pictures:








And here are pics of the love of my life:

oh she's so pretty! and the love of your life too, they look like each other!

Well thank you! And yes, they do look a LOT alike lol. If I ever got a Maine Coon I was hoping for a solid or a silver tabby, but I couldn't beat $85 in an adoption fee for this cutie. Still think she's Maine Coon?

In addition to the above...I will say if she is, she's small then. Her vet paperwork says she's 18 weeks and only 4 lbs, 4 oz. My feral, non Maine Coon, short-haired male weighed 5 lbs, 10 oz at just 17 weeks. I would expect her to weigh that much by now. I notice she doesn't eat much either. Thoughts anyone?

Jphantom00, Wow that is such a beautiful kitten and I dare say you keep a very immaculate bathroom! I have Ginger potty trained, yes she poos in the loo, so we have walnut litter in the last ring (litterkwitter see post for more info) and she kicks the stuff all over the room, its in the sink, its in the tub its, on the floors. You will be so happy when they are getting along together!
Gotta run Monster is on trash patrol she just dumped the trash in the office! hhhhhmmm I think she is stealing my cc info for more cat toys ;)

I couldn't really tell, JPhanton, could you try to take a picture that shows clearly the length of her tail? her ears sure are huge and I think that's a good indicator - but one thing that I found striking when we got Neevie is that her tail looked really really long. Also, have a look under her paws, see if she has tufts of fur between the pads, that's also usual for MCs.
if she has been a bit malnourished, I would say she might not grow big - she might remain a mini-coon. ;-) I had one of those, they're great too - you get the cuddles, but you don't get squashed in the process, win-win.... ;-)

that's for an idea of the proportion of the tail - it looked even longer when she was little, she's grown into it since..... (she's watching birds on TV... apparently one of the most interesting programs on, these days ;-))

Wonderful pictures - they are both gorgeous!