Is this a Maine Coon cross?

Question

My friend has a cat that his family found at 1~2 months old living feral a while ago, therefore its parents/origin are unknown.

Recently it gave birth to a litter, the cat had to be taken to the vet's for an ear infection and the vet commented that the cat looks half lynx.

Naturally I semi-dismissed this and looked up maine coon and it shares some of the features: the ears, the mane, the fur etc. so I am wondering if its cross breed, any help would be great!

Photos

Face: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v46/zelpha/100_0272.jpg

Body: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v46/zelpha/100_0293.jpg

Clearer Ears with tufts: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v46/zelpha/100_0294.jpg

And just for fun: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v46/zelpha/100_0311.jpg

Answer 1

Hard to tell from the picture, lol, beautiful cat and the kittens are cute. :-)

Hope this helps.

http://www.fanciers.com/breed-faqs/maine...

http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/profiles/ma...

Answer 2

I would really need to see a better photo to be sure but it seems like you may have FULL MainCoon. The photo of her face does suggest she's a MainCoon but I don't see the ears. The tip on the ears seems to be well pronounced. Is the Tail fluffy? What is her weight (normally). The silouhaite of a MainCoon is rather different as it is more "Wild". Compare her to the photo on this site :

http://www.lacocoon.com.

Answer 3

It could also be part Norwegian Forest cat, they have a large mane, long hair,ear tufts, tufts between their paws.

Answer 4

could be..or not

my cat has the tuffs too and is not a main coon / cross.

Answer 5

They are cute! That's for sure! I can't tell at this age, but you can check to see if they have extra toes. Many Maine Coons are polydactyl, meaning they have a few extra toes. This is considered to be a desirable trait.