I do not care if my boy is pure bred or not. He is pure sweetness and is my emotional support cat.

We were fortunate to get a Maine Coon male from the SPCA. Locally they sell for around $2500 and the SPCA cost us $200. He looks totally MC but is missing the mane. Still, he weighs in at 16lbs but is soooooo smart and such a gentleman. Never demands but politely asks. My wife and I have been together for 50yrs and have had many cats. This one is by far the sweetest and smartest of all of them. He communicates very well what he wants and generates the sweetest trills. He is such a delight and has put a serious dent in the mouse population. He has the full tail and fluffy as well as the long layered long silky coat. He will ask us to brush him and will even choose which of the several brushes he wants us to use. He is family and fits right in.

These cats look like Ron Perlman to me

We rescued a 6mo old last week. She was malnourished and ratty looking but is already improving. We're excited to watch her grow.

Pure bread means more vet bills. Better to get a mix bread, which gives a variety in the DNA, and hybrid vigor.

I couldn't care less what my cat's breed is. I love him as he is.

My Maine Coon mixed cat has extra digits on her front paws and hates getting wet. I think she's part Siamese. I often try to give her a trim of her claws like I do with my chihuahuas.

Some of the pictures are of the closely related Norwegian Forest Cat. THEY are the ones with the straight profiles and triangular heads; Maine Coons tend to have square muzzles. They also take about 5-6 years to mature.

Thanks for the video!

I think our bonus kitty is a mix. We'll see. 😅

I have 2 brothers. Both polydactyl but, one has 7 toes on one foot and 6 on the other. Brother has 6 and 6.

I wish there had been more detailed information: not sure what was meant by a straight or flat nose?

Big difference between "not purebred" and "off standard". There are plenty of examples of purebred animals that are far off the breed standard but still are pedigreed--my registered black smoke Turkish Angora looked totally different from the one who was 3rd best of breed that year but both of them were totally beautiful in their own way.

Haha I fostered 6 Maine coon kittens, 4 of them found forever homes and 2 were my boys. Never knew the mommy or daddy, determined what they were after like 5 years...just thought it was normal for schmuckatelly animals to be huge!

Our 2 cats have 8 out of 10 traits. The vet says they're domestic longhairs. What ever they are, they're bad to the bone....

When adopting a kitten, you won't see many of the features mentioned. More important to work with a reputable breeder, who will provide all the necessary information. Some breeders will only sell kittens to homes they are satisfied will provide the environment needed.

My Ophelia is pure breed, but she doesn't like water. Maybe because her name is Ophelia😂

I don't care if Dixie full or half beautiful and smart and luv Elvis .That's were I got her name in the American Trilogy your cat looks just like mine . She growls ar strangers also if I'm ill she all was cking on me

My boys are mixed and I adore them I don’t care if they’re pure or not

Just wondering, why does genetic testing involve a thermometer up the arse? Also, I'm sure lots of people end up here while trying to work out how to tell the difference in kittens they're going to purchase, not older cats they've had for years, love intensely and just don't care.

How about the difference between American and European mainecoon

Yea that will be the registration papers.

Has an interest in water play with his paw.

I want to create a new breed. All sweetness. Cause it's stupid that only pure maincone blablabla. I have (no clue what it is, they where stray) but they are telepathic as it seems and are not missformed like maincone!

wow audio quality is terrible.