Thread: Maine Coon and parrot?

Nice to meet all of you...and nice to know someone else here is owned by African Greys!

Pepsi...when you said one of your Greys "always scared the hell out of your cats"...well, that's Lola's problem. She wants to scare and intimidate the new kitty and I was/am so afraid the kitty will grow up to get even with her. Maybe it's a good thing she's putting him in his place right off the bat. I can't bear the thought of giving the little guy away...I love him so much, and he thinks I am his mommy.

As for "A dog is more of a problem as dogs leap after the parrot when it flies"...
I have been there, done that...
I lived in Washington for a year with a friend, and his cat was no problem...but when Lola flew off of her cage to get on the back of the couch his big dog would leap sometimes, trying to catch her.

I have no inside dogs now...so I just have to worry about the "Cat With No Name".

(...I gotta name this kitty!!!)


Cindy

Going to be interesting to see what name comes from this for "kitty".
We once had a lovely fluffy black haired cat of about five months turn up on the doorstep,I didn't want daughter to become attatched & then we find rightfull owner so I just said we were looking after it while the owners were away,forgot the logical question was going to be whats its name & the only thing that rolled off the top of my head was "Pusskins"so that was what it had to live with....

...still a "Cat With No Name"...but I am trying hard to give him one that fits him.
So far I've called him several names that I can't post here.....LOL!
He is right under or on top of my feet all the time...literally. If I am trying to cook supper I have to put him in the bathroom to keep from stepping on him and possibly hurting him. Right now he is sleeping like an angel on my feet.

He's not an angel in the morning...he is into everything, from one thing to another...attack mode. I have been throwing wadded up paper across the room and he bats it around the entire living room like he's a professional soccer player...then puts it in a little wooden box for storage. He's a trip. I haven't had a kitten in over 15 years...so this very entertaining to me. I obviously don't get out much.

He's getting bolder with Lola...she was on the back of one of the chairs this morning and he jumped up beside her. I didn't let him stay there long enough to find out what was going to happen. And, this evening Lola flew from the other room into this room where I have a grand piano...she landed in the floor under the piano and "No Name" was there in a split second...and so was I.

I have some pictures of him, but need to read up on how to post pics here.
This forum is way different than mine, so I will be reading the help topics to try to learn everything.

Good to hear that things are settling down a little - you must be damned quick on your feet to keep separating them so fair play! I'm sure I'll get shot down in flames here, but NoName's a pretty cool name - one with a back story - you could consider calling him that.

Can't wait to see photo's.

I think that is a good idea,we have one on our books called "My Dog" called that because the partner didn't agree with any names put forward by the other half & kept saying no,its my dog,we have a cat called Sooty & no its not black but pure white,so...

A friend of ours has 2 cats - one is called 'Boo' because she was a very timid kitten rescued from an abusive home (but OK now and very loved), and the other is called 'Hey you!'. The vet asked if it was a Korean name, as in Heiu, or something? Nope, it's just, Hey - you!

No Name is likely to be stuck with that name...because the last stray cat that showed up here never got a proper name. I took him to the vet for shots and neutering and when they asked his name I said "Here Kitty Kitty!"...so that's his name still.

Afgreyparrot What an interesting story, your kitty sounds wonderful and lucky to have found you, I am sure it will work out for you eventually with your kindness and patience but of course I have no real idea of parrots with cats it does sound rather tricky. It would be nice to see a photo eventually of the two of them together.

Finally made it back here to the forum. Been in and out of the hospital which was a stressful time for me in there because I worried so much about the kitty killing my parrot. But, they are both still fine...Lola has all her feathers and Sparta still has his beautiful tail.

So...I ended up naming him "Spartacus Maximus StripedSnaked SpiderMonkey MeanAss NinjaCat"...and call him "Sparta" unless he is really being a bad kitty and then I have to recite his entire name.

Just kidding...he is not a bad kitty...he is a sweetheart. He is 6 months old now and about 12 pounds...I think he might be kinda huge when he grows up. lol He adores me, follows my every step...more like a dog than a cat.

His fetching has gone from a tiny toy mouse at the beginning, now to huge stuffed animals. His favorite toy to fetch is a Webkinz cat...I have a video on YouTube but didn't know if it was OK to post a link here.

Seems like he calmed down a lot towards Lola, but just in the last week or so has tried a few times to get her. I am still vigilant on making sure they are never left alone. I think most of his actions toward the parrot are jealousy...if I am holding Lola he tries to do any and everything to get my attention.

I have plenty of love and attention for both of them...I'm sure he will realize that soon.

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His fetching has gone from a tiny toy mouse at the beginning, now to huge stuffed animals. His favorite toy to fetch is a Webkinz cat...I have a video on YouTube but didn't know if it was OK to post a link here.

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Would indeed be nice to not only see the video but also some photos of you babys!!