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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
Excellent choice! I had nothing to do with it! Really! Perhaps he's enjoyed all my Stella sagas here! 
A Maine Coon kitten is very much like a "cat/dog" mixture - Stella loves to be thumped along her ribs, like a puppy, and has learned to fetch! Plus walking on a leash.
She has enormous energy, and is VERY intelligent! She has learned that the older cats will not play with her if she jumps on them (she can flatten them) - so she has learned to leap-frog over them when playing tag. She takes turns when playing with toys too - so the other cats don't feel left out.
Maine Coon cats are "people cats" - they bond onto a human parent rather than another cat. When I'm home, Stella has to keep within sight of me, and usually has to be touching some part of me.
Grooming is not as bad as I had feared. I have a steel tooth comb to unsnarl or remove tangles, and a "slicker" brush to de-thatch the coat. The Furminator comb works great during the shedding season. I've just started trimming her feathers on her rear legs and her tail - a regrettable incident in the litter box prompted this [will post the grisly saga later]. She enjoys grooming - even lets me brush her tummy.
Did I mention lots of energy? Stella enjoys throw & fetch toys like a puppy. I have a Zoom-o toy ( http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...ductId=2627308) that shoots little discs that she's learned to fetch. I also have a Nerf Ball gun to shoot balls that she chases. And she is a bug hunter too!
So .... can you tell I'm slightly biased? |
Yep, just a tad biased, there, Pooh. Even though we don't expect to lose either of ours for a looooong time, I think a Maine Coon should be a good fit for us.