Comments on: Facts about the Maine Coon Cat

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:16:53 +0000

My wife suffers from depression and anxiety, so she was prescribed a therapeutic animal. We then found an ad on craigslist.com seeking a good home for a “female” kitten. My wife inquired and was immediately asked “you’re not going to feed her to a snake are you”? The lady who had placed the ad was assured that we would not, and we recieved a black-and-white longhaired kitten.
The first time the kitten, initially named “Lola”, was taken to a vet, we found ou that we had a tom, not a queen. Lola wqas renamed Milo.
Milo had a growth spurt.
It dawned on us that we had a Maine coon kitten on our hands as he practically exploded in size. So far he has gotten up to at least twelve pounds (lean) at a year old and still growing. From what I’ve read they reach full size in three to five years. It doesn’t seem to occur to him just how big he is, and he can be a bit clumsy, but he’s a lovable oaf.

By: nell

nell — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:10:20 +0000

i’ve just gotten myself a 3 mths old crossbreed of maine coon and shorthair, but his physical appearance and tempemental display are more maine coon inclined, based on whatever readings and info i could get over the cat websites. Dino is the most adorable scruffy cat and he is so ‘feisty’ and energetic, even the vet exclaimed that this guy is going to be a handful to handle and a very active one, which scares me a little because this is my first time ever owning a pet. He’s just gotten his 1st vaccination jab and seemed to have some minor skin problem on his chin. rather worried about that eventhough the vet assured me that it is norm.
So far, Dino has been staying with me for almost 2 weeks and he’s never run out of energy and yes, he is quite a clown when it comes to playing.. he could be running after some imaginary object and bang! he fell, and pretended nothing happened or be trying to be funny by settling himself on my plant pot pretending to be a tree.
He follows me everywhere and i am glad that i found him.

i would like to seek on fellow cats owner opinion about overweight and eating habits of maine coon. According to my vet when i brought Dino to him about 11weeks, he was a bit underweight, however, after 10days, i brought him for follow up check, the vet was surprised to see that he’s put on 0.5kg in less than 2 weeks. i’m rather worried. i fed him a mixture of dry and wet food and he eats twice a day.

would appreciate if you could share your experience on this. many thanks :)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:48:52 +0000

it can be a lap cat but raley

By: Tamara

Tamara — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:59:25 +0000

Where do you get a Maine coon and what is the cost?

By: Ruth

Ruth — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 02:19:44 +0000

I have always had dogs. Now I have a huge 28 pound cat named Alfie. He is adorable, adoring, sweet, lovable, smoochy, precious…..just perfect. He is charcoal and white. I was told that he is Maine Coon or part Maine Coon. His paws are pink and very expressive. He stretchess way up high on the kitchen cabinets trying to get my attention! He is doing all the things that others have told about above, so I do believe that he is either all Maine Coon or strongly Maine Coon. I am 85 years old so he is the perfect “best friend” for me to have. Alfie is very well behaved, never bites, only purrs constantly and is always wanting to smooch with you. He never meets a stranger. I have had him for a year now and I adore him. He is bringing MUCH happiness to this old lady, and I love him!!

By: tazzyk

tazzyk — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:17:05 +0000

Hey if anyone interested I have 2 female maine coon sister have been together their whole lives im selling both for $200 for both, must go together, can’t be separated

By: tickyul

tickyul — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:42:54 +0000

I have a giant Maine Coon. He is unfixed, very muscular, hype-violent and close to 40 lbs. NOT one to be toyed with….not even by Pitbulls.

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 03:50:13 +0000

I have a Maine coon named Sammi. We got him as a kitten. He is now almost three years old. He likes to be as high as he can get. He is part of the family. He only wants to play when HE is ready. He likes to sleep wrapped around my daughters head. (I think its a protection thing). He is sooo loving but can also be a dick! If you tell him”kisses” he will head bunt you so hard and love you as hard as he can! Sometimes he ventures out sometimes for five minutes, sometimes a few hours sometimes all night. When my four year old and i snuggle up to watch a movie, Sammi is right there, sharing the popcorn. He will stick his paw in the bag and actually curl his paw n get some popcorn out of the bag. He does the same with reeces pieces(after he bats them around the house for awhile) and cheese its. He loves them. When i make a sandwich, he will meow like he is starving and hasn’t eaten for days. I think he WAS suppose to be a dog. When his cat box needs cleaned, he will only go to the bathroom outside and sit at the back door waiting to go out. I don’t know what i would do if he was gone one day. When he decides to stay out all night, i can’t sleep til he gets home. He isn’t afriad of dogs or any other cats, he thinks he is tough. So i always anticipate to see him again . He is awesome!

By: David

David — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 04:25:36 +0000

Lisa, I think what kristi meant was where she can find this breed of animal and how much it may cost her to bring one into her home. It was not any type of insult to animals. Please keep this blog about the wonderfulness of having or wanting to have maine coons. Thanx.

P.S. I had no idea these cats existed until 5 minutes ago. I want one! I love cats and I love big pets. This is awesome!

By: David Martin

David Martin — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:45:14 +0000

Oh, one thing about the Maine Coon, As being a larger breed they have larger then average bowel movements. If you have multiple cats with a Maine Coon, keep multiple litter boxes and clean them out daily. At 6 months old our Maine Coon, Kellie, broke 10 pounds and deficates twice as much as our other 10 year old, 7-8 pound Manx cat!!! Many cats will pee in the house in multiple places when they have a nasty Dirty Litter box that hasn’t been cleaned in a week. First thing I do before I shower is clean the box and both cats use it while I shower then I clean the box quickly again and take the clumping Litter and feces out to the trash. This actually can get me 2 days between cleanings.