Black Smoke And White Maine Coon Cat
A classic black smoke maine coon cat will have a smoky gray colored undercoat.
Black smoke and white maine coon cat. A large body cat maine coons have thick skeletal frame that supports there heavy coat. Quin is a black smoke maine coon cat. Zak is a blue and white bicolor. A black smoke cat will look like a soid black cat at a first glance.
A smoke coloring just means that the undercoat is a lighter shade. Then when the fur is ruffled under the belly or chest area you ll see that the fur there is much lighter. Valkyrie is a young black smoke maine coon. As we have discussed in previous blogs any solid color can be a smoke.
They always have white fur on their bib belly and all four paws. Their noses and paw pads are black. Although i have seen and been near maine coons before i had not had the opportunity to live with two albeit for only ten days. The russian kitten recently became famous for her human like facial expressions.
According to the cat fanciers association a black smoke has a white undercoat that ends in a black overcoat. The difference lies in the undercoat. Valkyrie has been compared to the cats portrayed by human actors in andrew lloyd webber s famous musical cats valkyrie was born in january2 018. Any solid color maine coon expept white can be a smoke.
When the cat is sitting and its hair is smooth the cat should appear. It will ususally be only apparent when you ruffle the fur. Black and white bi color maine coons. Some cats are clearly a black smoke maine coon it even shows in their chest like a smoky tuexedo look.
On others like alice you have to look more closely. One thing that all maine coons have in common including the black smoke is a long luxurious tale and thick coat. Very loud cats all maine coons are very vocal. This helped the maine coon survive the harsh maine winters and kept them warm even in snow storms.