What is the Maine Coon cat?

Maine Coon Cat is a large breed of a domestic cat that easily recognized her bloated tail similar to squirrel, tufts of fur on her cheeks and a large size. These cats are usually a long -haired white chest and have large rounded paws between their fingers. Maine Coon Cat comes from the United States and is the official cat of Maine.

It is assumed that the Maine Coon cat is developed from breeding between cats with long hair and homemade cats. Between the fingers they have strong undercoats and hair to help them adapt to the weather conditions, although of course they are domestic cats and have to live inside.

These cats are said to be clowns who deliberately slip out of the furniture to attract the attention of their owners. It is known that Maine Coon cat is very kind and went well with children, dogs and other cats. They are said to be intelligent and can learn to open the door of the cabinet and the power taps. Maine Coon Cat is also supposedly prefer to eat with liDMI or other animals, rather than to eat alone. They may also like to follow their human companion around the house.

Maine Coon cat is generally a very resistant, healthy cat, but the breed is susceptible to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a strengthening of the left ventricular heart muscle that can lead to heart failure and death. It can also cause aortic thromboembolism. However, cardiac ultrasound or echocardiography can help detect hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in cats between one and seven years.

coat colors and signs differ in Maine Coon cat. Patterns on some parts of the body are common on Maine Coon cats, as well as brownish gray body color. Some Maine Coon cats have turtle color. This breed does not have points like Siamese cats and can have long hair on the chest and/or cheeks. Their coats are quite long but usually do not need more thanWeekly brushing, because mostly self -combing.