Thread: Maine coons and friends

I had a similar experience to yours, Alekto. I begged my mom to rescue a kitten; we brought it home and the introductions were horrible. Our resident cat was my baby, but she was a fierce hunter and a tough street fighter. Her mom was feral and it took her quite a few years to really calm down. There was no way we could have trusted her around a kitten after we saw her reaction, so we re-homed the kitten. If we had done any real research for introducing them, maybe it would've turned out differently. I do think a lot of it, though, was due to my cat just being extremely territorial. For years I thought all cats hissed and growled if you pet them while they were eating- my MC's actually start to purr. I think the general MC temperament is definitely suited to socializing, so I'd give it a go.