Thread: Question about Maine Coon kitties

Originally Posted by Jennifer Proniske

Thank you guys for your responses and thanks to you I will not worry about my Buddy. Now maybe you can help with something else.....the only way I can hear him purr is when he is hugging me while sitting on my shoulder only when my ear is pressed up against him. I know he is a happy cat but he does not purr. And also he does not meow either. Its kinda like a cackle, or chatter is this normal? He absolutely is a lover and I dont know how I ever managed without him. I have never had a cat that acts like him though. He sleeps on his back with all four paws in the air, he is clumsy especially with that HUGE tail of his, He is just a big baby and he is 2 years old!!!

Male MC's are famous for being clumsy they go through everything rather than going round,they are not great at meowing either as their repertoire is more chirrups & general chit chat,male & female that is although the girls don't tell you such a lot of nonsense as the boys,as for the purring they all seem to differ,I have one boy now coming up to four & he has only just started doing a purr that you can hear,still doesn't do it very often & on the occasions it has come out quite loud he seems to frighten himself with it & looks round to see where it came from but that is the joys of owning MC's part or whole pedigree,they are just so different & at 2yrs old Buddy is still a big baby they don't mature until they are around 4yrs,still waiting to notice a big difference even then,welcome to you both...xxx