Thread: Adopting 2 6 year old Maine Coons

I think they were very much loved, but because their owner became very allergic to them she couldn't spend time with them. He husband had to see to the cats and they had to be kept in a separate room. The owner had been hospitalized due to severe asthma attacks which got worse over the last year or so.

I now have to be patient and not rush them meeting my own 5 cats and end up stressing them all out more than necessary.

Originally Posted by Zeldamum

I think they were very much loved, but because their owner became very allergic to them she couldn't spend time with them. He husband had to see to the cats and they had to be kept in a separate room. The owner had been hospitalized due to severe asthma attacks which got worse over the last year or so.

I now have to be patient and not rush them meeting my own 5 cats and end up stressing them all out more than necessary.

I think you might be very surprised how quickly they would accept the others, MC's are mostly very sociable..... our first one was an adult & had never seen a dog but she came in we let her out of the basket & by that evening she was curled up with them both,was also warned that she didn't accept other cats & that is why they needed to rehome as she was an ex breeeding queen well she went on to accept five others & was the nan & mentor.....
It is a shame about the owner being allergic strange thing is most people who are allergic to cats are fine with MC's because of their coat texture,the son of my friend opposite could barely walk past a cat without having trouble but lived with three MC's, this is all tying in more & more with the other being sress related,they are such sociable animals & to be shut out of the way of mum would freak them out so it is great that they can now be loved again as they deserve......xxx

I agree I think the MC's will accept my resident cats very well, but its the other way round I am worried about.

One was hissing at the bathroom door last night and that's without being able to see the MC's.

Going to swap beds around later so hopefully the resident cats will get used to the MC's smell quicker.

The longer you keep them apart I find the more likely the resident ones will get more upset,they know there are others in the house & are wondering why they can't see them, the one time I tried keeping two babes apart from the others there was more upset than when I just let them get together & sort themselves out,yep if you are a breeder it has to be done that way in case of cross infection but as long as you are around to make sure things don't get out of hand the sooner the better , have a good water sprayer close by as a good squirt can very often give you the time to sort things out if it goes to far OTT or if you have one or two residents that you know are more likely to accept introduce them first rather than all full on....... have to admit though it is the worst part of bringing more furry family in but will all be worth it......xxxx

The kittens are starting to accept the MC's ok, little hissing but then it turns to growling which is a sign to separate them. My older resident cats have started fighting which is not good.

I let the MC's out of the bathroom for a roam around yesterday whilst the other cats were out of the way in the kitchen and one decided to hide in the loft! So going to have to find time to block up the loft so he can't get up there, not easy when the access is via a spiral staircase. The female MC just walked around the upstairs and then went back in the bathroom to sleep.

Groomed them on Saturday, they loved it and their fur was so soft afterwards.