https://neria.info/ An independent breed journal for the Maine Coon: standard, health, showing and kittens, kept like a register of record. en-us Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://neria.info/standard/the-maine-coon-standard/https://neria.info/standard/the-maine-coon-standard/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe StandardWhat the published standards actually reward in a Maine Coon: the square muzzle, the long body, the shaggy coat, and where the associations disagree. https://neria.info/standard/a-breed-written-in-maine/https://neria.info/standard/a-breed-written-in-maine/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe StandardThe Maine Coon's documented history: farm cats, the 1860s shows, the long eclipse, and the recognition dates in the modern registries. https://neria.info/keeping/the-shaggy-coat-week/https://neria.info/keeping/the-shaggy-coat-week/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTKeepingWhat the Maine Coon's semi-long coat actually demands: where it mats, when it sheds, and a routine measured in minutes per week. https://neria.info/standard/coat-colours-and-patterns/https://neria.info/standard/coat-colours-and-patterns/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe StandardWhich colours and patterns the Maine Coon standards admit, which they refuse, and what a colour name actually tells you about a kitten. https://neria.info/keeping/hcm-what-the-heart-numbers-mean/https://neria.info/keeping/hcm-what-the-heart-numbers-mean/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTKeepingHypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the Maine Coon: what the screening figures show, what an echocardiogram proves, and what a clean scan does not. https://neria.info/standard/ears-tufts-and-the-square-muzzle/https://neria.info/standard/ears-tufts-and-the-square-muzzle/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe StandardReading a Maine Coon head like a judge: what ear tufts, the square muzzle and the chin actually prove about type. https://neria.info/ring/how-a-judge-reads-a-maine-coon/https://neria.info/ring/how-a-judge-reads-a-maine-coon/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe Show RingInside the judging ring: what a judge looks at first, where points are lost, and why temperament is part of type. https://neria.info/keeping/hip-dysplasia-and-sma/https://neria.info/keeping/hip-dysplasia-and-sma/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTKeepingHip dysplasia and spinal muscular atrophy in the Maine Coon: prevalence figures, testing, and why a heavy breed reads its joints differently. https://neria.info/kittens/choosing-a-maine-coon-kitten/https://neria.info/kittens/choosing-a-maine-coon-kitten/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTKittensHow to choose a Maine Coon kitten and a breeder: the questions that matter, the papers that prove things, and the red flags. https://neria.info/keeping/feeding-a-cat-built-like-this/https://neria.info/keeping/feeding-a-cat-built-like-this/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTKeepingWhat the Maine Coon's size and slow maturity mean for feeding: protein, portions, the kitten years, and the weight trap. https://neria.info/ring/the-1861-entry/https://neria.info/ring/the-1861-entry/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe Show RingThe earliest recorded show cats of Maine: what the nineteenth-century fairs actually recorded, and what the breed's show history proves. https://neria.info/ring/titles-and-what-they-mean/https://neria.info/ring/titles-and-what-they-mean/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe Show RingChampion, Premier, Grand: how Maine Coon titles work across the associations, and how to read a cat's name full of letters. https://neria.info/kittens/the-first-six-months/https://neria.info/kittens/the-first-six-months/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTKittensWhat a Maine Coon kitten's first six months look like: arrival, growth spurts, the ugly-duckling phase, and the temperament being made. https://neria.info/kittens/what-a-pedigree-proves/https://neria.info/kittens/what-a-pedigree-proves/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTKittensHow to read a Maine Coon pedigree: what the document certifies, what the registered names tell you, and its real limits.