Maine Coon

**Jamieejo85** · 10-11-2005, 08:19 PM

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**Addie** · 10-11-2005, 08:32 PM

Timmy is 21 pounds, but he's all muscle, he's on a diet and he excersises more. He is going out for halloween with me dressed as a devil! With wings of course!

**elizabethann** · 10-12-2005, 03:53 PM

Cosmo sort of/kind of is a Maine Coon. He was born in Maine. Does that count?

**RedHedd** · 10-12-2005, 06:40 PM

My Mishi is a Maine Goon

I mean Maine Coon, but he sure acts like a goon at times! He's Mr. Purrsonality-Plus - all 14 + lbs. of him. Loves to talk, loves water, has SUPER SOFT fur - I often call him Mr. Velvet. He has the cutest, most kissable freckled nose.

I think he was around $100 to adopt from Animalsavers Shelter. You can see his picture in my sig and in my albums - links below.

**rpcathouse** · 10-19-2005, 06:21 PM

I have Maine Coons also and I do breed them. They come in many colors and patterns. Except pointed as a siamese. They are know for being gentle and getting along with most everyone. $1300 outside the states may be right but I would make sure if you purchase one it is from a breeder. That way you get the registration papers with your kitten. Here in the states the only Maine Coons that cost that much is getting a kitten with breeding rights. And the breeder does have to fill out the form to be able to breed them, no breeding rights no registration papers for the kittens. And what a beautiful Red Tabby and White you have very nice looking! A bi color is either a black and white or a blue and white in the standards for the breed. I fell in love with the breed when I was helping a friend check on a female due at any time and the owner was out for the evening. Well, we came in as my Jez was being born. I ended up taking her and her 1/2 sister when they were old enough.

**Ingrid's dad** · 10-27-2005, 01:27 PM

The cat I adopted October 1 seems to be mostly Maine Coon. It has been a lesson that such a big animal can still be in her kittenhood. She has little idea of her size.

I call her Matilda. She's a smoky silver-gray topside, but white inside her ears & on her tummy & the underside of her tail. No real stripes except around her face. Her eyes are much rounder & close-set than most cats I have seen, and they're kind of a copper-green (hazel?). Her paws are gigantic.

So I'm wondering how big she may get. She already eats a heck of a lot more than my petite & dainty little Ingrid did. The one part of her that's actually smaller than Ingrid is her head, and it was when I noticed that she still has her baby teeth that I began to realize she's still very young.

She scoots around horizontally much more than she jumps; she tends to grab things with both of her front paws (usually without using her claws); she rolls around and stretches her legs everywhere and gets into some hilarious positions; she can meow if she really wants to (kind of a precious crying if she's under stress), but she generally doesn't talk at all & occasionally just chirps instead. She will tolerate getting picked up but she'd really rather not be held. All these seem to be Maine Coon traits.

So I'm kind of wondering what I have gotten into. It was just super lonely at my house after Ingrid died, and I didn't want to make the mistake of getting another cat too soon, or one that I'd expect to be like Ingrid. Well, aside from liking her tummy rubbed, Matilda definitely doesn't have much of anything in common with Ingrid!

**merril** · 10-27-2005, 02:16 PM

I think it's wonderful you have adopted a new cat, and you gave it time to get used to Ingrid not being around and didn't rush this. I've been looking at some of the pictures of the other maine coons on the site I was wondering how much you would feed them during the day?

**RedHedd** · 10-29-2005, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by Ingrid's dad

The cat I adopted October 1 seems to be mostly Maine Coon. It has been a lesson that such a big animal can still be in her kittenhood. She has little idea of her size.
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I call her Matilda.

So I'm wondering how big she may get. She already eats a heck of a lot more than my petite & dainty little Ingrid did. The one part of her that's actually smaller than Ingrid is her head, and it was when I noticed that she still has her baby teeth that I began to realize she's still very young.

So I'm kind of wondering what I have gotten into. It was just super lonely at my house after Ingrid died, and I didn't want to make the mistake of getting another cat too soon, or one that I'd expect to be like Ingrid. Well, aside from liking her tummy rubbed, Matilda definitely doesn't have much of anything in common with Ingrid!

Congratulatiosn on adopting a Maine Coon, the gentle giants of the cat world. Yes, they have NO idea of their size and remain kittenish longer than other breeds - the kinder books say they take longer to mature.

I find it endearing that my huge Mishi, who we estimate to be 4 or 5 years old, still acts like a giant kitten. I LOVE that. My experience wish Mishi is that he's VERY social and affectionate, loves people and water and at times can be extremely silly and playful, which is why I call him my Main Goon!

Maine Coons can get up to and over 20 lbs. Follow the feeding instructions on the food or ask your vet how much to feed. Mishi really doesn't eat any more than other cats I've had the privilege of being guardian to.

P.S. We need pictures!