Maine Coon Cat Coat

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This cat has a farm cat type coat! It is functional and a bit shaggy not well manicured let's say.

The Maine Coon cat coat requires relatively little maintenance. It is water repellant (aren't all cat coats the same?).

The cat associations have allowed a very wide range of cat coat colours and types, which might have made the more traditional cat fanciers a little unhappy - I am not sure.

The coat colors and patterns include - there are many more:
  • Red Shaded Tabby
  • Blue and White (blue is dilute black).
  • Maine Wave - these are Rex coat cats. They are controversial. The wavey coat is caused by a genetic mutation. There are a number of rex cats such as the LaPerm and Devon Rex to name two. The coat has not guard hairs and is surprising to see this coat on a Maine Coon. This coat is not accepted by the cat associations.
  • Black Smoke (see "Quin" below)
  • Odd-eyed White
  • Silver tabbies - these are apparently preferred by TICA (USA association). The cat's face is more angular and larger ears set higher on the head.
Black Smoke Maine Coon - QUIN
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    Full list of colors (at CFA) are:
    1. WHITE
    2. BLACK
    3. BLUE
    4. RED
    5. CREAM
    6. CLASSIC TABBY PATTERN
    7. MACKEREL TABBY PATTERN
    8. PATCHED TABBY PATTERN
    9. BROWN TABBY
    10. BROWN PATCHED TABBY
    11. SILVER TABBY
    12. SILVER PATCHED TABBY
    13. RED TABBY
    14. BLUE-SILVER TABBY
    15. BLUE TABBY
    16. CREAM TABBY
    17. CREAM SILVER TABBY
    18. CAMEO TABBY
    19. BROWN TABBY & WHITE
    20. BROWN PATCHED TABBY & WHITE
    21. SILVER TABBY & WHITE
    22. SILVER PATCHED TABBY AND WHITE
    23. RED TABBY & WHITE
    24. TABBY & WHITE
    25. PATCHED TABBY AND WHITE
    26. BLACK AND WHITE
    27. BLUE AND WHITE
    28. RED AND WHITE
    29. CREAM AND WHITE
    30. TORTOISESHELL
    31. BLUE-CREAM
    32. CALICO
    33. DILUTE CALICO
    34. TORTOISESHELL AND WHITE
    35. BLUE-CREAM AND WHITE
    36. CHINCHILLA SILVER
    37. SHADED SILVER
    38. CHINCHILLA BLUE SILVER
    39. SHADED BLUE SILVER
    40. SHELL CAMEO
    41. SHADED CAMEO
    42. SHELL CREAM
    43. SHADED CREAM
    44. SHELL TORTOISESHELL
    45. SHADED TORTOISESHELL
    46. SHELL BLUE-CREAM
    47. SHADED BLUE-CREAM
    48. BLACK SMOKE
    49. BLUE SMOKE
    50. CAMEO SMOKE
    51. CREAM SMOKE
    52. TORTIE SMOKE
    53. BLUE-CREAM SMOKE
    54. CHINCHILLA SILVER & WHITE
    55. SHADED SILVER & WHITE
    56. CHINCHILLA BLUE SILVER & WHITE
    57. SHADED BLUE SILVER & WHITE
    58. SHELL CAMEO (red chinchilla) & WHITE
    59. SHADED CAMEO (red shaded) & WHITE
    60. SHELL CREAM (cream chinchilla) & WHITE
    61. SHADED CREAM & WHITE
    62. SHELL TORTOISESHELL & WHITE
    63. SHADED TORTOISESHELL & WHITE
    64. SHELL CALICO
    65. SHADED CALICO
    66. SHELL BLUE-CREAM & WHITE
    67. SHADED BLUE-CREAM & WHITE
    68. SHELL DILUTE CALICO
    69. SHADED DILUTE CALICO
    70. BLACK SMOKE & WHITE
    71. BLUE SMOKE & WHITE
    72. CAMEO SMOKE
    73. CREAM SMOKE & WHITE
    74. TORTIE SMOKE & WHITE
    75. BLUE-CREAM SMOkE & WHITE
    76. CALICO SMOKE
    77. DILUTE CALICO SMOKE
    78. OMCCC (Other Maine Coon Cat colors)

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