Cat Breed Expert: How do I tell if my cat is a Maine coon, siberian, or norwegian forest cat....?

Question

I'm wondering what breed my long haired cat is. I narrowed it down to siberian or norwegian but comparing pictures also included the possibility of a maine coon. My cat is orange tabby with white on his chest, muzzle, paws, and undertail. He appears to have points on the tips of his ears. Can someone tell me what breed he is? He also has a plume tail. Theres not a good chance you can tell w/o a pic, sorry.

Answer 1

There is ONLY one sure way to know what breed your cat is, and that is if the parents had papers from a cat registry such as CFA. If there are no papers, then your cat is a domestic longhair. Go to http://www.cfainc.org to look at the breed profiles. They'll tell you that there are a lot more things that set breeds apart than color and length of fur.

If you love your cat, then it doesn't make any difference if he's a pedigreed cat or not. There's nothing wrong with a domestic longhair. They're some of the most beautiful and sweet kitties.

Answer 2

There have been more people that were convinced they have a Maine C**n or Norwegian Forest cat then there are those cats. I would term her a DLH, tuxedo. Translation: domestic long haired cat, and tuxedo handles both the color and fur pattern. In other words, she has many different cats in her parentage. Unless you have a Turkish Angora cat, few will like water. And my cats play with their water bowls, will sometimes 'bury' they food by the food dish, and my tortie is rather vocal with a high voice. And they are all rescues, so no particular breed. And the "M"? That is really simply the mark of a tabby cat. And most cats are tabbies; even lions. Long haired cats have furry paws. And some will have large paws. And my two calico long haired cats have magnificent tails. Without papers, she is a blend of many different cats, and can give all the unconditional love that any purebred cat can give.

Answer 3

Maine Coons are the 2nd most popular cat breed so he could definitely have some of that in him. Brown tabbies are most common in this breed.

Norwegian Forest cats have a really heavy coat and come in many different colors.

The one it is least likely to be is the Siberian as this breed is somewhat rarer although it is gaining great popularity because many people are not allergic to them.

All three of the breed could have ear tufts(points on tips of ears)

I don't want to disappoint you but unless you bought him from a breeder it's not very likely he is a pure breed. He is probably a mix of several different breeds of cat including the ever popular "stray" or "moggie" variety that is loved and cherished worldwide.

Answer 4

Sorry, without pedigree papers, he's just a long haired domestic cat. Most long haired cats look like Maine coons, but they aren't. They're big long haired cats, that's all.

The breeds are bred specifically to stay as a pure line. Documentation is on all of them that the breeders have, so it'd just be guesswork with an unknown long haired cat if you have no clue as to his background.

Answer 5

Sorry with out a picture I can't really tell you which bred your cat looks most like (all 3 are relatively similar) However In all likely hood your cat is a domestic longhair (aka mixed breed) They can frequently look like different types of purebred cats, but are generally just a combination of a bunch of different things. Generally with cats if the parents aren't known its assumed the are mixed breeds.

Answer 6

unless your cat came with pedigree papers and was purcahsed from a brreder than scahnces are he is a moggy .. sounds like a very handsome one at that..