Hello. My name is Miss Kitty. I'm a Maine Coon cat. I came from the Tucson Humane Society. I was a shelter cat. My original owners couldn't keep me as they were moving. Cherokee found me there and brought me home to her mother, who is now my mother, Becky. I feel like a very lucky cat. I am 2 years old I am told. The picture above was taken before I came home. I have filled out some, both in weight and my hair is all fluffed out. My tail is big and fluffy and I almost look like I have lion's mane around my head. Below is some information about Maine Coon's. Maine Coon History Source: Wikipedia (March 2006) The Main Coon cat is an American original cat breed, and certainly one of the oldest domestic US cat breeds. It is believed that the breed originated in New England, particularly Maine, from cats first brought over from Europe by settlers in the 1600s. The cats would have had to survive the harsh New England winters, which were even longer and harsher in the colonial period than they are today. Cats that were large, rugged, and had thick, water-resistant coats would have been favored by their environments. There are a number of legends as to how the Maine Coon Cat breed originated. One legend is that a housecat bred with a raccoon-which, is, of course, genetically impossible. Another legend has it that Maine Coon cats are descended from pet cats of Marie Antoinette that were somehow shipped to Maine while she was trying to escape Revolutionary France. Today, breeders speculate that the breed is the result of interbreeding between local shorthair cats and longhair cats from overseas, perhaps Angoras. Read my DreamBook guestbook! Sign my DreamBook! Now, I love to compete. I have been in Salem's Web Comp pets compitition and won. I am now competing at The Wild Frontier on the Animal Roundup Team. If you would like to vote for me there is a graphic below you may use to vote. I hope you have enjoyed your visit. Come back soon. Now you can vote for me below: Animal Roundup Spirit Page