A giant cat has got so big it is now 1.3 metres long - the average height of a nine-year-old. Finn the cat has stunned many with people mistaking the enormous Maine Coon for a dog.
Owner Natalie Bowman, 32, adopted Finn in 2017, when he was just three and half months old. The cat's stupendous size makes him an expensive pet to maintain.
Finn gets fed three or four times a day and Natalie spends $150 a month on his food. Natalie often walks Finn through their neighbourhood on a lead, and he has now become a local celebrity.
Natalie, a healthcare provider, said: "It's really funny, they think he's a dog, and then when they get closer they say oh my god it's a cat and they love him."
When Natalie has visitors, they are often given frights by the enormous feline when he approaches. Natalie, who lives San Carlos, California, USA, added: "I've had service people come around to fix things, it's always fun to see grown men get shocked by my cat, they often say he looks like a bobcat or a wildcat."
Despite his size, Finn is a gentle giant and gets along splendidly with Natalie's other cat.
"It took them a little while to adjust to each other, but they love each other now," Natalie explained. Finn is really docile and curious, he is so funny and is very needy and affectionate, he loves cuddles and to be spooned.
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"[Maine coons] need a lot of time and affection, he has separation anxiety and I actually take him into the office sometimes. He is a very sociable cat and he loves to talk, he's very loud."
