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[marinara sauce]

Maybe get his claws removed?

I would never get him declawed! I'm sorry, but do you know what that feels like to them? It's like getting your finger tips cut off to the first knuckle. It REALLY hurts them a lot and it can bring on problems later on in life. I could never do that to my baby. Sorry if it seems like a rude message, it's just declawing cats really makes me angry

I agree completely.

When my 8 year old Maine Coon baby Smokey got himself declawed, he didn't act as loveable, playful, and friendly as he did before he got his claws removed. Cats need their claws, it's sometimes needed for their instincts. They use claws to sometimes mark territory like stray cats. What breed is your cat, Sos? Most breeds will usually use the scratching post without training. ALSO:

If you remove cats claws, you may remove some bones in their paw. This may cause pain, or sometimes inbalance from what I've seen from Smokey.

He's a mix as we rescued him and my other female kitten from the SPCA. They we found almost dead at two months of age on the streets. They aren't from the same litter though they're birthdays are two days apart! The female kitten though has some really strong Maine Coon genes in her though. She's bigger then the rest of our other three cats and she has all the characteristics of a Maine Coon; large body, tufted ears and paws, love of water, long fur.

Though he is a mix, he has some of the softest and prettiest hair you can feel and see. He's a medium-haired black cat

Alright. Maine Coons are known to be smart, kind, playful and shy cats. My 5 month old kitten, when we saved him when he was a stray, learned to use the litterbox in 1 whole day.

Also; do you know what breeds he is? If he is medium haired, and is black, he might be half of bombay, i dunno.

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Alright. Maine Coons are known to be smart, kind, playful and shy cats. My 5 month old kitten, when we saved him when he was a stray, learned to use the litterbox in 1 whole day.

Also; do you know what breeds he is? If he is medium haired, and is black, he might be half tuxedo, I dunno.

You can definitely tell she's Mine Coon; she's got all the personality traits and body characteristics of one.
And I'm not sure; he could be though when he's in the sun his black pelt actually appears to be a black, chocolatey type. H's got a huge thick mane also and he's the second largest of our four cats; he's absolutely massive with these huge muscles that can clearly be seen. You can tell that he's a Tom just by looking at him. My favourite part about him is his golden coloured eyes and his thick mane and the fact that his two canine teeth stick out of his mouth so it looks like he has fangs like Dracula, haha

[Dream~]

Your cats probably just being playfull and not knowing that he's actually hurting you. I'm pretty sure my cat had Maine coon or Siberian type of cat in him as well... My vet also said they had Bengal in them (it makes sense) because they love water and used to climb into a sink when I went to get them water. A odd thing is that one of them has more brown colored fur and it feels more coarse but he other one has gray fur and it's silky soft just like his mothers. They also love to climb run etc... They do meow a lot as well and when we found them they were 3-4 weeks old This is a pic of one of them. When they were kittens they had really clear spots/rossetes with dark brown stripes on their legs and head. And all 4 paw pads are solid black (including the mother I think) and they hae spots on their belly to (and I know many mixes have this).They have ear tufts as well. I get the "Tht cat looks like a fox!" Or "That cat looks like a bobcat!" A lot. I know they ARE mix breeds completely but I was wondering if any of y'all can see Any type of cat that's possible? I am also going to do a dna test probably I will always love them regardless of their mix. Oh and another thing is one kitten is friendly etc and the other dislikes people he doesn't know.

[PeachFuzz]

Alright. Maine Coons are known to be smart, kind, playful and shy cats. My 5 month old kitten, when we saved him when he was a stray, learned to use the litterbox in 1 whole day.

Also; do you know what breeds he is? If he is medium haired, and is black, he might be half tuxedo, I dunno.

Tuxedo is not a breed, it is a colour pattern.

[Keriae]

Alright. Maine Coons are known to be smart, kind, playful and shy cats. My 5 month old kitten, when we saved him when he was a stray, learned to use the litterbox in 1 whole day.

Also; do you know what breeds he is? If he is medium haired, and is black, he might be half tuxedo, I dunno.

Tuxedo is not a breed, it is a colour pattern.

Yep, it's a colour, just like tabby ^^ he sounds like a average moggie to me :3

On the subject of cat breeds, I'm pretty certain Smokey has some Norwegian Forest Cat in him. He's pretty darn big (4.75kg!) and his profile is very much like a NFC. His fur is pretty thick and he definitely acts like one xD Long hair is a recessive gene, and Smokey is short haired but...... eh, pretty certain.

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[Keriae]

I meant my Smokey xD it's so confusing when we have the same names!

[Dream~]

I was actually thinking of naming my cat Shadow Smokey instead but... He was my little shadow :3 so that is his name. I posted a little ways back so does anyone know what breeds thy look like?

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Hey guys is it bad or anything that my cat, Tigger is smaller then an eight month kitten should be? I'm just wondering because I am aware of Siamese cats not normally being huge [Her mother is a Siamese if you were wondering] and her father was a big, handsome, feral tom. She's not underweight or anything, I give her treats every other day, and she's actually more on the chubby side. So is it just the Siamese size or was she just the runt? [Because our other two are pretty small, but Tig is the smallest.]

[Dream~]

Hey guys is it bad or anything that my cat, Tigger is smaller then an eight month kitten should be? I'm just wondering because I am aware of Siamese cats not normally being huge [Her mother is a Siamese if you were wondering] and her father was a big, handsome, feral tom. She's not underweight or anything, I give her treats every other day, and she's actually more on the chubby side. So is it just the Siamese size or was she just the runt? [Because our other two are pretty small, but Tig is the smallest.]

She may be stunted by something or simply just a small cat I wouldn't worry about it if I was you. Only if she gets sick or in a fight would it be bad.