People owned by Maine **** cats
Mizz Monsoon
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I will be bringing my first maine **** kitty home in around 5 weeks - a beautiful silver tortie tabby girl who I have called Boo. Any tips or stories you'd care to share? Thanks!
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Yes, I want her home now! But I'll just have to be patient. I do get to visit her til it's time for her to come though, so that will have to do meantime
Good Luck!
She'll be around 15 weeks when I get her, and I agree with you, that those extra weeks with her mum will only benefit her (and me lol).
Sometimes you also get younger kittens with good manners too. Between next door's cat and me we taught the Impossible Princess good manners.
My previous cat was a runt and he had good manners and was very sociable but was very young when his mother booted him out of the nest. Her loss,our joy!
We got two of our cats when they were only 6 weeks old. Both were semi-feral, their mothers were strays. Both were perfectly house-trained, and one had impeccable manners, but the second one (whom we still have) has always been a stroppy git and rather antisocial. He's got better with age, but he'll still bite and scratch if he's annoyed. The Maine **** is a real aristocrat though, breeding will definitely out!
I keep hearing this name but not sure what they look like.
We call him bagpuss, he is the most relaxed cat I have ever met, he is so lazy & greedy, he eats more than my staffie dog & bosses the dog about constantly pushing him out of his bed.
We took him to the vet recently for a check up & the vet said he should be on the tv as he will do pretty much what you want him to do if he thinks there is food involved & they are hardy cats, only time we have had any problems is when he has been fighting with the other cats in the area, Yes he thinks he is top cat as he is so big.
Mine is only half Maine **** but has all the traits. She is teeny though but fluffy.
Her name is Daisy Boo, so I of course approve of your chosen name
Daisy is youngest of her and her half Sister, but is bossy! She also loves the dog (feeling not mutual sadly!) and is always trying to give it kisses and cuddles
Be careful as well as they seem to love climbing :rolleyes::)
That's interesting what you say about them being fusspots with food. I have two - a boy & a girl who are so fickle. The amount of food that goes to waste :rolleyes: Is this normal for the breed then? I just thought it was my two!
I got them when they were 3 month - now 13 month and getting very big - especially the boy - completely taken over the house
Hi, Sparky and Katie were a nightmare, one day they loved this food next day, like you it would lie uneaten then have to be chucked. Once they decided they did not want it that was that. I have since moved Sparky on to dried food but give her a mix including the Maine Coone dried food and she loves it. Some days she wants the salmon then its the chicken. They need lots of water tho. She loves meat, especially the little sachets but they do upset her tum so she just has little tasters. I dont think its Maine Coons especially, I think its spoilt rotten cats:D
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Gorgeous!
I LOVE Maine Coons; favourite cat breed ever. I must have one one day in the future.
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