General

MAINE COON

Country of origin: United States

The name Maine Coon has been inferred of the state Maine in the United States, where the cat was found initially. Coon stand for Raccoon, which mean washbeer, and refer to the strong resemblance between the rung long tails of these cats and of washbeers see Maine Coons already as from 1895 on several cat at tone interviews in America has been. The Maine Coon were then a very popular race, until the english introduced the Persian langhear in America. As from that time the Maine Coon were not found much more on cat at exhibitions, but as house animal and extermination of detrimental vermin the race remained, mainly in and around the state Maine, undiminished popular. In 1951, several foresail cherry and liefhebbers took up the wire. In datzelfde year the first race association for the Maine Coon was founded and started one with organising special shows on which only Maine Coons were welcome. The officiele race standard for the Maine Coon were just established in the year 1967 and it has lasted afterwards still wide 10 years before the race was as such recognised by most of the cat associations.

Head: Average breadth and high yoke boneses. The firm chin forms a straight line with the nose and the bovenlip. Of the they sides seen the nose shows a light unevenness.

To look: large, lifts oval and stand slightly slanting.

Ears: large and widely to the basis. Them is hope on the head, broadly from each other placed and they run sharply typical are the oorpluimen from the binnenkant of the ear to outside rollings up. A lot has been lynxpluimpjes needed.

Body: It is largest, gedomesticeerde cat race which we know, especially the tomcats have to keep a name high. The muscular body is longer than high, with a broad udder. The muscular legs are of average length, with heavy bud out and the large, round feet show small haarpluimpjes between the toes.

Tail: long, that put back concerning the back minimum until the ring must reach.

Fleece: dense, halflangharig that on the abdomen, the flanken the tail is clearly longer. A collar has been needed. The structure of the smoothly falling fleece depends on the colour. In the summer the fleece is generally a piece shorter than in the winter, but the tail always remains volbehaard.

Colour: The Maine Coon only occur in the so-called natural colours, black, blauw, rood, and cream, yes or no with white aftekeningen, tabbytekening or zilverwitte ondervacht. Colour partitioning is of subordinate importance.

Main Coons are uncomplicated, pleasant and goedgehumeurde cats. Generally they go well with other cats and as the familiarisation already on young age has taken place, also the ambulatory with dogs will not run up against problems. With respect to people and children the Main Coon very are pleasant. Thanks to their large adaptability volen them itself both on country and on a bovenwoning in the city at home. The meesten are gladly caressed and are cuddled, and a weekly brush turn as a pleasant alternation of the daily pace of matter will consider.

Halflanharige the fleece of the Main Coon self-cleaning and remains has been normally spoken with a simple weekly brush turn in good condition. Do not try work at combing already at grof, go since you can damage the fleece. In spring and in the summer the fleece will will moult, where mainly it longer hair bursts out around the collar.