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22nd October 2010, 10:15 PM #1
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Maine Coon and parrot?
About 4 months ago someone dropped off 2 Maine coon cats in my neighborhood, male and female. The female was pregnant. I fed them but could not make friends with them...they were very scared. The female stayed near the house, the male only coming to eat when the coast was clear.
Female gave birth in my garden, one kitten died, the other is now almost 3 months old.
I made a nice house for them so they could stay dry and secluded it in the middle of my peonies.
I started interacting with the kitten when it was a few weeks old, so it would be tame. Tried feeding him kitten food starting at 3 weeks...he had no interest in food, just wanted milk from Mommy. After several weeks of trying to get him to eat many times a day, he was still nursing. The day before he turned 6 weeks old the mommy caught a bird (sad) and gave it to her baby. He started devouring that bird immediately, and when I tried to take it from him he growled and would not let me have it. So, his first solid food was a freshly killed bird.
His mommy was killed by a car that night, so the kitten has been inside since then. I didn't want to keep it, but couldn't bear to give it away.
Here's where the problem comes in...I have a 12 year old African Grey parrot...and I'm so afraid of what this kitten will end up doing to my parrot. And, I am so attached to the little Maine Coon kitty now I can't bear to get rid of him. His little paws are so wrapped around my heart.
I read on the internet that these cats were fierce hunters...and for 12 years I have never had to keep my parrot (Lola) locked in a cage. The cat we had for 16 years (died last year) never bothered Lola in the least. But, I wanted to see if anyone else had a Maine Coon and a parrot in the same house. I would love to know that they can live together, but I don't want to risk Lola's life by keeping this kitten...I've had Lola since she was an egg...literally.
Thanks for any input on this subject.
Cindy
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