Thread: New maine coon owner

Hi & welcome,where does one start....firstly just get ready to accept that MC's are so different,they are friendly,bright,thick {when it suits them}large bundles of chirupping fur..... They do tend to be people orintated especially if they are indoor cats & they are ace at pinching the best chair/chairs in the house,they tend to luv water {although there seems to be one new member here whose cat bucks that trend} they like to drink from running taps & as for water bowl movers & paw swillers to make sure there is still water in there they are second to none.... you will get very used to not walking in that area with bare feet & plenty of paper towling for mop up is a must , there are threads on here where everyone has tried to come up with different ideas for keeping the floor dry.....
Feeding wise it really is a case of hitting by chance on the right thing,have to say don't know the brand of biscuits but if he does seem to like dry more make sure it is one of the good brands,causes less problems long term, i do mostly wet feed tinned food but some cats seem to prefer sachets more so perhaps just get different ones to trial but I really think perhaps you are both going to be on a steep learning curve here but he also could be further along it then you they can get you under their paw very very quickly so trying it on could also come to mind & we know who would be the winner well he might already be.......
They do like playtime both with you as well as on their own & lot of them will play fetch & for sure you will be worn out before them,I would get him used to you grooming him & cutting his nails straight away so he does know his place in your household but think we could have some fun postings as to how long a piece of string he has actually got you on....photos please...... with you on the end of the string if you wish....x