What made you choose a Maine Coon?
We all know Maine Coons are the best breed ever, but what made you choose the breed?
I will post our story first to get it going.
6 years ago me and fiance at the time moved in together and both loved cats and decided to 'rescue' one, so we found a breed rescue place with every intention of taking in a persian
When we went to view our possible persian, as we walked into where the cages were the lady let out this huge black boy Maine Coon called George, he just followed us around chattering to us whilst we were looking at our persian, we nearly changed our mind and chose George, but he looked really happy and comfortable with life, the persian looked scared and in need of a lot of love, so we took the persian home, she was already named Purrdie and she is a gorgeous white Chinchilla
Think we always wanted a Maine Coon after that and decided (after Purrdie had a short spell of illness in the summer) that we would not want to be without another cat, so took the plunge and started searching for a silver tabby maine coon
No regrets!
What made you choose a mainecoon ?
I wouldn't wait FreyjaRoMaine,he must have heard about the saying "One mainecoon is never enough"by now.
We didn't choose a mainecoon as a breed,I love animals as I work with them but having to pick our last domestic cat up off the road had said no more cats,I cope,just with road accident cats brought into work but it is different when it is your own.I was not really a cat person anyway dogs were my forte. I went with my daughter to see a MC kitten & they wanted a home for the mother,my daughter persuaded me that as it was hubbys birthday coming up it would be a lovely present for him & the rest is history.Six MC's later !
We have a news letter at work & it is a standing joke now that every time one is issued everyone looks to see if non cat "Jackie"has added yet another one to her gang & on the day they all go up for boosters we have quite an audience wanting to see & cuddle the gentle giants.....
I think we have stopped adding to the family now but who knows,you just have to cuddle & luv them.
what made you chose a Maincoon
It was not the size that attracted me to these cats. My sister received a Maincoon Kitten as a gift for her birthday after she lost beautiful Siberian cat. She kept raving about this breed, and as her kitty grew she discovered the regal nature of Maincoon. I initially thought about buying Siberian or Norwegian Forest cat, but when she told me about unique features of her cat (super-intelligence, dignity, desire to follow you everywhere combined with the beauty of coat, tuffed ears and snow-shoe paws) I knew that I would not be without Maincoon. My sister even said that once you had a Maincoon you would not settle for any other breed. This may be an overstatement but I now have the same opinion. In addition , they have enigma of their origin. Two of my bumper stickers demonstrate my fascination with Maincoons, and the third one says "My cat is smarter than you Honor student"
I waited for 10 years to settle and have a cat (actually 2 of them) , and now enjoy every minute spent with my furry sisters.