I don't "want" him to be a maine coon i was just curious because of the similarities

Very similar to my Norwegian forest cat Nero
They have the hair between the paws though, Which your cat doesn't. Very beautiful cat though x

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that you did, but as to curiosity you will never know for sure either way, unless you ever come across any previous owners who have papers for him.

I was just joking about the paint brush lynx tips, although cats with ear tips are rather attractive.
A friend of mine used to breed Somalis (long haired Abyssinians) and they usually had nice tufted ear tips

He didn't have previous owners...he came to me at 11 wks from a small litter that was hand reared at a local feline rescue charity ran from someones house

Maine Coon or not, he is a truly gorgeous cat!
http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/u...th56/Mitzy.jpg
This is my new little kitty.....Mother a Birman, and father suspected to be Maine coon. She has the ear tips but her tail so far definitely needs some work!

Oh s/he is gorgeous !!!! what is his/her name??????

sorry you said she what is HER name

Her name is Mitzy, and she is causing havoc in my house.
Anyway...someone else on another forum recently took in a former stray cat 'maine coon cross'
There was much debate about this terminology and some people said, well, he is just a moggie. But he has a habit of standing on his back legs, putting his paws up into the hands of an adult, and walking like a toddler holding a parents hand. How cute, and apparently a MC trick.
As I said, Maine coon or not, your boy is truly scrumptious.

awwww what a cutie - makes me want to get another kitten. I keep looking at the new kitties on the breeders website where I got my MCs but my hubby would kill me think if he wasn't around I'd be one of those mad old cat women