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My cat looks like a Maine Coon. How to confirm breed and care for her?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 3 months and 23 days old | 5 lbs

I think my cat is half Maine coon and the other a tabby cat. I adopted her from a local humane society. She physically looks like a Maine coon from the pictures I looked at online.. I guess from what I was told she has the traditional look of a Maine coon but also has little hints of a tabby cat. How can I be sure? And if she is a Maine coon is there a different route of caring for that kind of cat. Or all care for cats are the same.

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Answered By Dr Stafford, BVetMed, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on July 26th, 2017

She does resemble a maine coon. You can have dna tests done on cats to know for sure, there are plenty of labs offering kits online. As for car, the general care is the same but make sure and feed a high quality feed as she will hmget big. You will also have to groom her regularly.

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