Oh, a late-breaking extra chapter.
Can vouch for the Maine Coon facts. My family had one when I was a kid. A gargantuan puff of fluff, with this tiny little squeaky voice.
Also, they're effectively waterproof, aside from their faces. That long fur is actually a multi-layered coat that lets very little get through. We had a leaky faucet in one of our bathrooms at the time, and that cat decided it was the perfect place to take a nap. We'd find him in there, completely filling the sink, with water dripping right on him and he didn't care in the slightest.