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Expert: - 6/29/2010


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Karly
Hi Norman,

I sent you another email regarding my kitten Cubbie. I also have another 10 month old kitten that I rescued and am curious to her possible breed background.

Karly has very distinctive characteristic quirks that remind me of a Maine Coon, she likes to chirp and is very vocal, she loves to play in the water (she's actually obsessed with water, lol) and she's very affectionate! she loves to snuggle and has to kiss your face at least a dozen times a day...she's displaying a calm personality and very laid back although she's hyper when playing. She accepts other cats very readily even strangers that she's just met...she is an indoor kitty but loves to go out on the balcony that is closed in.  I know its a long shot but I'm just curious as her physical appearance reminds me of a Maine Coon also. She is very large bone structure and fur is very thick and almost water proof..,her fur doesn't need much maintenance either.  At 8 months of age she weighed just over 8lbs...

Thanks for any info :)
Anne

Answer
Anne,

Maine Coons are the indigenous North American domestic long haired working cats.  So, it is highly probable that Karly has lots of Maine Coon back there.  She certainly has the bone, the head structure, body structure, and coat reminiscent of Maine Coons.

Best regards... Norm.  
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    CommentThank you Norman for the info, appreciate it. I know my Karly is a mix but she really seems to be everything I've read about Maine Coons right down to the chirping...I'm very lucky to have this beautiful little soul a part of my family. Many thanks! Anne


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Norman Auspitz

Expertise

I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.

Experience

I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.


Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.

Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook

Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.

Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.

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