The kitten stage passes very quickly. One minute you bring your cat home from the shelter and then BOOM — they’re a full grown cat. A woman in California was surprised by how quickly her kitten had grown since bringing her home. In fact, the Maine Coon Cat is almost as big as his human.
Maine Coon Cats are known for being large, but this one is really eye-opening.
Woman shares her big kitty in a video online. The cat is only 9 months old, but he is huge. When his owner picked him up, he looked a little big, but then he stretched the cat out – he was huge. Then he picked up the cat and made it face his body. Just sitting on its hind legs, the cat went down to her mother’s waist.
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People in the comments section are obsessed with the oversized kitten. “Awwwwwww lucky she’s beautiful,” one person wrote. “She’s GORGEOUS,” added another. “She’s beautiful!” gushed another commenter.
How Big Are Maine Coon Cats?
Obviously this cat is a little on the larger side, but for Maine Coon Cats he’s actually pretty normal. Maine Coons can be larger than normal cats. They are known as one of the longest domestic cats out there. In fact, in 2015 a Maine Coon Cat named “Ludo” from England won the title of World’s Longest Cat.
That doesn’t mean they are The biggest cat out there, however. There are some breeds of cats that are taller or usually weigh more than Maine Coon Cats. Male Maine Coon Cats tend to weigh between 18 and 22 pounds when they are fully grown. While females tend to weigh anywhere from 12 to 15 pounds.
In height, they are not the tallest cats. But they are certainly taller than many other breeds. Maine Coon Cats generally vary in height, but are usually around 10 to 16 inches tall.
Where Maine Coon Cats shine is their length. Another record-breaking Maine Coon Cat named Stewie broke the world record at 48.5 inches from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail.
Maine Coon Cats are also pretty furry critters. Unlike domestic shorthairs, Maine Coon Cats have sufficient fur that is as long as their bodies. Their fur tends to be silky and smooth. Maine Coon Cats come in a variety of colors and patterns. Some Maine Coons are solid white, while others are cream, red, blue, and black. They also come in tabby, bi-color, particolor, tortoiseshell, shaded, and calico patterns. The hair makes the cat look bigger than they are. So no matter how you look at it, these cats are very ginormous. But that just means more of them will be loved.
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