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11th December 2013, 06:06 PM #1
Is your Maine Coon a "one person cat" or social butterfly?
I ask this because I've read so much about MC's being so friendly and sociable. In general, all of the Coons I've ever had have been friendly cats but seem to gravitate to one person more than the others. Mandy is the most introverted MC I've ever had. She prefers me to any other human or animal and is especially hostile to male cats. When we adopted a non-Coon male, Mandy terrorized him so badly that he started spraying and going poo outside of his box. She is so gentle and affectionate with me, so when she turned into Devil-Coon it was quite a shock! It was about four months of snarling, hissing, and general ugliness before Mandy finally calmed down and accepted Sampson. They still maintain "safe distance" but I've caught them playing and play-chasing each other sometimes. Mandy is also a man-hater, we're not sure why though. She's taken over a year to warm up to DH and avoids our two boys but loves our daughter.
Now we have our male Coon, Merlin. Mandy is not terrorizing him and seems to be adjusting much better this time. I don't know if that's because Merlin is also a MC or because he's an older kitty that doesn't move very much LOL! She still does her stink-eye and ugly glares if she catches us interacting with Merlin instead of her, but there was only one day of the nasty growling and hissing. DH caught her at the top of the stairs last night with her back slightly arched and her tail puffed up, jealous that Merlin was "helping" with the laundry. DH said "I think there's an angry, rabid raccoon upstairs." Nope, just Mandy! (For all the "legend" about MC's being related to raccoons, Mandy unfortunately is one that fits the description with her mackerel tabby pattern. She looks exactly like a raccoon when she's in a tree.)
So how about your Coonies? Are they nice to everyone or do they only save the sweet stuff for you?
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