Thread: Is my rescue kitten a Maine Coon? :-)

Thank you all so much for your very sweet, kind and thoughtful responses.

I was so perturbed with the lady who had found her initially in her yard. She'd posted about finding her and I immediately left my phone # but she didn't call me until the next day. I asked her if she'd fed the poor dear and she claimed "I didn't know what to feed a cat" (um, try CAT FOOD). I brought some canned food with me and she gobbled up a can of fancy feast in record time.

I'm here in Canada (Alberta) and I live in a city where people are stupid and let their cats roam, then frantically complain their cat is lost and didn't come home.

I did check the usual places to see if anyone had reported missing a kitten but nothing. I can't help but think she must have had a lot of human contact because of the fact that she was so sweet and cuddly right from the start.

It's possible she's going to need tail amputation surgery, I hope she doesn't, but I want to wait until her diarrhea has settled and she's settled before we consider that.

It's been a good 20 years since I had a kitten but even back then they were just no way as affectionate as her. She loves to give head butts with her wet cold little nose, particularly when lying on my neck and snuggling with me. haha. She absolutely loves her cat toys; I have a little catnip filled mouse that that makes squeaking noises when you move it and she goes NUTS for it. Also this toy that's a long stick with a feather on the end. She's mastered a 3 tiered cat post in no time flat. I bought one of those little cat perches that attach to a windowsill so that she could lie there and look out but I don't think she quite "gets it."

I can't think of a name for her. Usually it takes me a few days to learn their personality and then a name comes to me but this time I just can't. I initially was going to call her Muk-Luk because of her HUGE poly paws but that doesn't seem dainty enough for such a sweet girl. My other cats' names are: Cleo, Spookie, Hobee, Bitsy and BooBoo.

She's still having loose poops (not excessive, just after she eats a meal) so I'm going to bring a stool sample into clinic this morning to have it tested. It's possible she has Coccidia and she's currently on Flagyl and that's only good for Giardia. I did give her a full tube of Bene-Bac pet gel (probiotic) yesterday and the day before but her poops haven't firmed up.

I will definitely post more pics, she's such a doll. lol