[Dreamiesburglar]

Maine Coon or not your kitty is gorgeous! She looks adorable!

 

[BradC]

Maine Coon or not your kitty is gorgeous! She looks adorable!

Thank you! I am very doubtful now she has any Maine Coon, even though I was told this and shown a picture of the father, she does have broad strokes on her all over her stomach, behind ears, and neck, maybe they'll grow through more but I highly doubt it

 

[spotty cats]

I saw the papers

I was told this and shown a picture of the father

Were you shown pedigree papers or a photo?
With MCO being a naturally derived breed it's not uncommon for some DLH to show some resemblance to the breed without having any pedigree behind them, also not uncommon for bybs to label their moggies as a breed.

she does have broad strokes on her all over her stomach, behind ears, and neck, maybe they'll grow through more but I highly doubt it

Not sure what you mean by broad strokes? If it's her tabby pattern markings that has little to do with breed.

Early neutering has also been safely done for decades.
Glad you have your boy booked in for a few weeks, cats often mature far quicker than owners realise.

 

[BradC]

Were you shown pedigree papers or a photo?
With MCO being a naturally derived breed it's not uncommon for some DLH to show some resemblance to the breed without having any pedigree behind them, also not uncommon for bybs to label their moggies as a breed.

Not sure what you mean by broad strokes? If it's her tabby pattern markings that has little to do with breed.

Early neutering has also been safely done for decades.
Glad you have your boy booked in for a few weeks, cats often mature far quicker than owners realise.

I will read this in a bit but here are the parents

 

[BradC]

Dont know how youd label the father but why are the eyes like that?

 

[Guest]

Hi,
@BradC
I am not seeing a strong resemblance to either parent. Your kittens ears do look a little bigger than usual but it is not uncommon for kittens to have bigger ears and then grow into them.
That may be the father or may not.
Was it an accidental mating and then I would wonder why they have two non sterilized adult cats in the house. It may be to make money.
Often breeders sterilize kittens before selling - so possible they own a castrated Maine Coon but call him the father when their domestic shorthair cat becomes pregnant.
Cats can also become pregnant to more than one male at a time. If the mother cat free roams then no idea on who the father or fathers of her kittens are.

 

[Guest]

PS did you see the other kittens in the litter?

 

[BradC]

Hi,
@BradC
I am not seeing a strong resemblance to either parent. Your kittens ears do look a little bigger than usual but it is not uncommon for kittens to have bigger ears and then grow into them.
That may be the father or may not.
Was it an accidental mating and then I would wonder why they have two non sterilized adult cats in the house. It may be to make money.
Often breeders sterilize kittens before selling - so possible they own a castrated Maine Coon but call him the father when their domestic shorthair cat becomes pregnant.
Cats can also become pregnant to more than one male at a time. If the mother cat free roams then no idea on who the father or fathers of her kittens are.

It's not just her ears, in person you can see long hairs scattered all over her, I cannot get that in the lighting, I highly doubt she will change appearance but I've been told it's possible.

I only saw one other kitten that looked very much like mine, I understand they do this kind of thing, he is supposedly pedigree. I threatened to report her and she apologised for not getting back sooner...

I know everybody is skeptical etc but let's assume for a moment she is telling the truth, can some kittens just inherit next to nothing from their parent? I can see a similarity between the father's eyes and her eyes...maybe I'm just looking into it but I never 4thought maine coons could have eyes like him..they do not look like typical maine coon eyes unless I'm wrong?

 

[BradC]

I'm hoping the little one does surprise me though and if she doesnt she's just so adorable in her own way, she's not typically goodlooking but she's cute

 

[BradC]

This is the cat I was told I was getting ... I'm right aren't I, that's a different cat...

 

[Guest]

I think a different cat yes.

The various long hairs are probably kitten fluff. Your kitten looks short haired and usually the tail is a good indicator of future fluffiness.

The Maine Coon could be the father, as I think both parents must carry the gene for long hair to pass it on.

But I think these sellers seem a bit dodgy, so would not trust them on the father.

 

[QOTN]

I know everybody is skeptical etc but let's assume for a moment she is telling the truth, can some kittens just inherit next to nothing from their parent? I can see a similarity between the father's eyes and her eyes...maybe I'm just looking into it but I never 4thought maine coons could have eyes like him..they do not look like typical maine coon eyes unless I'm wrong?

There are no known major genes for body conformation. The different breeds of cat have been developed by manipulating multiple polygenes and not all pedigree cats are perfect examples of their breed according to the Standard Of Points which, after all, is decided by humans and can be changed from time to time. To give an example, the first Maine Coons in the UK did not have the so-called lion jaw popular today and evident in the pic you posted.

Your kitten does not look longhair to me but if you really want to know you could DNA test her. I do hope you will just love her for what she is because she looks beautiful to me. In this situation I would be relieved she seems to be healthy.

This is the cat I was told I was getting ... I'm right aren't I, that's a different cat...

You can check if she is not the same kitten because this pic shows a kitten with a classic tabby tail (widely spaced rings.) I cannot really see your kitten's tail in the pics but I think she may have a mackerel tabby pattern.

 

[BradC]

Okay so quick update after the vet examination, healthy and worm free. However one issue...

He's a boy. Yep a boy. I will love him for whatever he is, I'm the proud owner of a Tabby moggie, there we go lol

 

[SbanR]

Okay so quick update after the vet examination, healthy and worm free. However one issue...

He's a boy. Yep a boy. I will love him for whatever he is, I'm the proud owner of a Tabby moggie, there we go lol

Haha. When you went "one issue..........."
I Just Knew!!! So what are you calling your lovely boy?

 

[Maurey]

I will read this in a bit but here are the parents

The "dad" is almost definitely a girl, based on the head shape and eyes (her eye shape and size isn't appropriate for an MCO, but would be much more likely to occur in a queen than a stud). Not an MCO with great conformation, either, but that's neither here nor there.

Regardless, happy to hear your little guy got the all clear from the vet hope you have a wonderful long life together.

 

[Dreamiesburglar]

I'm hoping the little one does surprise me though and if she doesnt she's just so adorable in her own way, she's not typically goodlooking but she's cute

Oh she's sure is good-looking. Nothing to do with being a pedigree cat. There are plenty of beautiful moggies around.
Your kitty is a cutie

I just saw you said she is a he lol. Same thing happened to my bf's old cat. He was called Cleo because he wrongly thought he was a she at first. They kept the name all the same. Cleo was our previous cat. Now we have another moggy called Luna and she's a rescue.

 

[spotty cats]

he is supposedly pedigree. I threatened to report her and she apologised for not getting back sooner...

report to who and for what? It was clear from the start you weren't buying a pedigree kitten

 

[BradC]

The "dad" is almost definitely a girl, based on the head shape and eyes (her eye shape and size isn't appropriate for an MCO, but would be much more likely to occur in a queen than a stud). Not an MCO with great conformation, either, but that's neither here nor there.

Regardless, happy to hear your little guy got the all clear from the vet hope you have a wonderful long life together.

Better analysis for you

 

[Calvine]

@BradC: Will you need to change your boy's name?:Cat

 

[Treaclesmum]

She will have a long hair gene if she has one MC parent, but the shorthair gene from the moggy parent will override it (unless the moggy happens to be carrying long hair, which your kitten doesnt appear to have). Gorgeous anyway! :Kiss