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Verismo Tails-of-Hoffmann: "Moose"
I
would like for you to see how these cats just keep getting better with age. My
cats’ skeletal growth is usually complete by 13 months with complete
musculature development by 2 years, but every year the winter coat comes in
heavier than the year before. This is Moose as young Grand Champion at 8 months
age in winter coat. He is a Red Tabby Maine Coon Cat breeder.
Moose is an exceptionally affectionate cat. He head-butts my visitors without
inhibition, actually paying more attention to them than to me at times like
that. He is gentle with large kittens that are one sixth his musculature and
boning mass. His purr is low and raucous, like a big cat, but his voice is like
a tiny kitten. He grunts low with pleasure when I sleep with him, usually ending
up with his head pressing against mine. When I get out the fishing pole toy, he
is playful like a kitten in a man’s body.
Moose
with me (I am 6 feet 1 inch tall). In summer coat. He is pictured here at 16
months of age in front of his ribbons.
Moose was born in my house in May of 1996. He has his own full bedroom with cat
furniture. He is the strongest, longest, most heavily-boned breeding Coon Cat (I
think) I have seen. A frequently asked question is how big is he?. Standing from
the floor, he pulls on the top of my belt when I get home. Besides the fact that
weight exaggeration is common, weight alone has little meaning. The mature Moose
has been very lean and healthy at 21 pounds, and he has been up to 25 ½ also,
but he could support an obese body of over 30+ very easily. I prefer keeping him
slim and lean.
Moose at 16 months
