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I want one, too, but I think my husband would kill me, we already have one cat and he considers it too many. PHM, what a lot of shelters do is take your name and keep an eye out for a specific breed for you.
And quite often there are rescue organizations which are specific to one breed.
You might get a full-blooded Maine Coon, you might not.
Maybe one of the Main Coon owners will offer further advice.
I want one, too, but I think my husband would kill me, we already have one cat and he considers it too many. PHM, what a lot of shelters do is take your name and keep an eye out for a specific breed for you.
And quite often there are rescue organizations which are specific to one breed.
You might get a full-blooded Maine Coon, you might not.
Maybe one of the Main Coon owners will offer further advice.
I had a MCC that died last year at 18. He acted like a dog most of the time. He was the greatest cat ever. My husband's family does not like animals at all, but after they met him the first time, they all said they would have a cat if it acted like Freddy.
I have a Maine Coon, named Silver Belle (Belle for short). She is a riot!! She chirps instead of meowing. She tells the dog when she wants to eat, needs water,wants to go out. and then he tells us. She bosses him around, lol!! She owns us, not the other way around. She decides if she wants to acknowledge us or not.
She is not a sit in your lap, purring cat. She has her own bed ( a large double in her room), her own chair, etc. She is a one person cat.
She is a silver grey beauty. She was bred to be a show cat, and was being groomed for showing when she developed a respirtory issue. Nothing we really have to worry about.. but it ended her career so the breeder sold her to us for a cut rate. Of course she is fixed and that is really what we paid for, we only paid $75.
She is more like a dog than a cat. Our dog is more like a cat, lol!!
I wouldn't have any other type of cat, my husband though would love a siamese. they are as opposite as you can get!!
Shelly
p.s. the dog is a ****-a-poo and they are about the same size and weight!!!
We also had a MCC mix, and she was one of the "great" cats of the world. She lived to about 20, and formed a deep bond with my partner. You are right about the chirping! Also cooed, talked non-stop in various sounds, and named my partner "Ein". She would get one of her toys, pick it up, carry it to my partner and drop the toy at his feet, her gift to him. If she wanted him, she'd begin calling, "Ein! Ein!"
One day I was working in the bedroom we had made into an office, my partner left for work, closing the front door behind him and I suddenly heard these great gasping sobs, howling and cries of "Ein! Ein!" I ran to the foyer and she was just sitting there, looking at the door and literally sobbing! When she saw me she pretended not to be upset, and purred, but we always wondered from then on how often she did this.... Her "Ein" was leaving and might not ever come back!
One of my kitties is a Maine Coon. She's a sweetie! Hope you have many happy years with your new kitten!
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