Leo the Great, the massive Maine Coon

In his premiere on YouTube, Leo will stretch to great lengths to escape this basement room. Sometimes he uses both paws to rotate the doorknob, but today he only gives it a cursory swipe. Even still, he is not stretched to full length. He was named both for Pope St. Leo I and for his obvious leonine appearance. Sorry about the color. He is orange, but the room is not. Also, he weighs about 20 lbs. and is the diameter of a large bowling ball when sitting upright.

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• cat
• Maine Coon
• escape
• scratch
• purr

[bernerdoggie12]

My maine coon you either leave the door a little open so he can push it open or he will try and rip it apart.

[Audinos]

Yes, they are very strong-willed cats.

[booo7099]

Wow hes quite the lion!!! What a beauty tho very pretty animal...THANKS FOR RESCUING!!!!! Make adoption your only option everybody!!!

[Audinos]

If you live in northwestern Oregon, Salem Friends of Felines is a wonderful organization that needs your support. Their cats stay in foster homes until they are adopted so they are socialized.

[Brocksta1]

Where'de you get him?

[Audinos]

Salem (Oregon) Friends of Felines runs a cat shelter with an outlet in a local PetSmart. I saw this huge orange mass pressed against the cage from across the room. A little while later, he came home with me.

[thaolx]

@Audinos wow, I thought it was the record holding Leo, great cat anyway

[SeaMowse]

I heard him make the shrilling noise when you put the camera to his face. Gotta love it. Sometimes our Maine Coon sounds like a baby Wookie.

[customcartoons]

keeps lookin at the camera like, c'mon, hairless monkey, make the shiny round part open the door! what do I pay you for??

[Tomahawk52]

my dad has a maine coon and a siamese snowshoe cat. The siamese always hisses whenever the coon is around him.

So yeah, Siamese hate long-hairs.