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Maine Coon Standard Fifé(en anglais)

Fédération Internationale Féline

the Maine Coon is a natural breed of amiable character that traces its origin to the working cat found on the farms of Northeast America

 General

 Appearance

the breed of the Maine Coon is large framed with a square outline of the head, large ears, broad chest, solid bone structure, a long, hard muscled, rectangular body and a long flowing tail. Good muscle tone and density give the cat the appearance of power and robustness

 Size:large

 Head:

 Shape

medium in size; square outline. Profile with a gentle concave slope

 Forehead

gently curved

 Cheeks

cheekbones high and prominent

 Face
Nose
Muzzle

face and nose of medium length with a square outline of the muzzle distinct transition can be felt between muzzle and cheekbones

 Chin
firm, in vertical alignment with nose and upperlip

 Ears

 Shape

large, wide at the base.
moderately pointed.
lynx-tufts are desirable, tufts of hair in the ears extend beyond outer edges of ears

 Placement

set high on head with a very slight outward tilt.
ears should be placed one ear's width apart, the width extends slightly in older cats
lower base set just slightly further back than upper base

 Eyes

Shape

arge and widely set.
slightly oval, but not almond shaped, appear round when wide open
set slightly slanted towards the outer base of the ear

 Colour

any colour is permitted, there is no relationship between eye- and coat colour
clear eye colour is desirable

 Neck

males have a very strong muscled neck

 Body

Structure

the body should be long, substantial bone structure
hard muscled, powerful, broad chested
large framed, all parts of the body in proportion to create a rectangular appearance

 Legs

substantial, medium length to form a rectangle with the body

 Paws

large, round and well tufted between the toes

 Tail

at least as long as the body from shoulderblade to base of tail
wide at the base tapering to the tip; with full, flowing hair
the hair on the tail is long and always remains flowing

 Coat

Structure

all weather coat, dense
short on head, shoulders and legs, becoming gradually longer down the back and sides, with long, full shaggy baggy trousers on the hind legs and belly fur, a frill is expected
texture silky
coat has distinct body, falling smoothly
the undercoat is soft and fine, covered by the coarse smooth outercoat

 Colour

all colour varieties are permitted, including all colour varieties with white; except pointed patterns and chocolate and lilac, cinnamon and fawn
any amount of white is allowed, i.e. a white blaze, white locket, white chest, white on the belly, white on the paws, etc.

for colour varieties refer to tables below

 Condition

the Maine Coon should always be in good balance, condition and proportion



 Remarks

  • type must always take preference over colour
  • very slow maturing of the breed should be taken into account
  • mature males may have larger and broader heads than females
  • females are proportionally smaller than males. Allowance must be made for this significant difference in size
  • length of coat and density of undercoat vary with the seasons

Faults

General

  • nbalanced proportions
  • overall small cat

Head

  • round head
  • straight or convex profile

Nose 

.nose break

 Muzzle

  • pronounced whisker pads
  • round or pointed muzzle
Chin
 
  • undershot chin
Ears
 
  • wide set, flared ears
Eyes
 
  • slanted almond shaped eyes
Body

 
  • fine, light bone structure
  • short cobby body
Legs
 
  • long stilty legs
Tail

 
  • short tail
Coat



 
  • lack of belly shag
  • coat of overall even length
  • lack of any undercoat


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