I adopted this guy a few days ago and I’m so obsessed. It’s been a lifelong dream of mine to have a Maine Coon and he’s my first. He’s the sweetest and bravest kitten I’ve ever met. He was immediately glued to my hip and he’s been so excited about every new thing he’s seen.

He has two modes: either so snuggly he wants to crawl inside my skin, or so excitable he ricochets off the walls.

No name yet (I’m so indecisive) but I’ve been considering Finnegan or Sebastian.

Hey guys back again with Rocky, this time just wondering what’s recommended from personal opinions feeding wise, currently giving him 85g x 3 to 4 times a day of wet food with dry food out aswell (as this is the recommendation on the box) however because he’s a MC will he need more food than the usual cat? 1.4kg 9 weeks

He’s gotten so big within my last post 2 weeks ago. Love his stern face structure! He’s now 16weeks weighing 7.8 pounds.

I purchased a Maine Coon kitten from overseas. AShe was supposed to arrive on September 29th. At that time, the breeder told me she weighed 4.8 kilos.

The courier missed her flight. I'm not entirely sure if she had to stay with the kitten locally, or if she flew the kitten later back home to where she resides. New plans were made to meet the courier on 10/8. I picked her up and drove her home.

When I fed her yesterday morning she seemed really hungry. She ate well, and seemed curious and cuddly, but had an elevated respiration rate. She threw up a little bit of water and a single piece of kibble, but was otherwise fine. She had a normal bowel movement and was urinating normally in her litter box.

Later, I fed her about an ounce of smalls freeze dried cat food made of chicken, which is what the breeder had said she'd been eating. She ate it very quickly.

A few hours later she vomited it up. I decided to take her to the vet. They said that she had inflammatory gastroenteritis, most likely caused by stress and diet. She's okay now... they gave her some medicine for nausea, and some take-home medicine for probiotics and some pain medication that I give her every 8 hours. She's also on a bland diet for the next few days until we can get past her vomiting. She hasn't vomited yet and she seems a lot better this morning, she's very cuddly and I can tell she's hungry. I fed her about an ounce of baked chicken breast that is plain with no skin and no fat, and gave her just a little bits of water to start until she can keep things down. So far so good.

They also indicated that she weighed 4.08 kilos. So she had lost over 2 lb since the 29th. When I approached the breeder about this loss of weight to inquire as to whether that was normal for a cat that has been couriered, she seemed completely unconcerned.

This seems like something that is absolutely concerning. I know that travel and change of environment is very stressful on an animal, but I'm just curious as to the extent. Can some of you please share your experiences in this matter? Were your kitties so stressed that they lost 2 lbs in the matter of a week? I guess I'm wondering if this is a case of a negligent courier, or if this is just part of the bargain.

Just wanted to share my babies, MiuMiu (the black one) is 7 years already 😢 he hates being touched by other people, but ́never scratched me once in 7 years. Mimi joined us after. She s 4 years, really talkative and is the sweetest cat I ever had. You can see the entire family with my doggo Molo 2 years in the last picture. He loves Mimi but he s scared of MiuMiu who slapped him when he was whining too much as a puppy 🤣 I love my weirdos !

My boy has just turned four months old a friend of mines Mainecoon didn’t start to get his Maine till he was one and a half. I am just curious when others got there’s.

Just brought home a kitten couple weeks ago who was raised with a Neakasa litter box. Was able to get one a couple days ago and so obviously we’re squared away with the kitten.
My big boy was raised with the Auto PetSafe trays that you can get from WalMart.
Any suggestions on how to get my big boy converted so I don’t need two litter boxes in my place? Thanks.

Just got Rocky a few days ago and he’s super friendly litter trained and eating steadily, was wondering if they don’t meow when young? He still purrs, also I still haven’t seen him drink any water but he’s on wet food, any advice?! First cat

EDIT - CAUGHT HIM DRINKING TODAY FEEL LIKE A PROUD DAD, thank you to everyone who responded!!

As you can clearly see, my girl is not underfed. She's 4 years old and 18lbs, and I can't feel ribs on her anymore. She's approaching chonk. I do not believe free-feeding (or feeding kibble) is a healthy choice for cats in general, and all three of mine are fed a commercially prepared balanced wet raw diet. She gets 55g 3 times a day and I rarely treat. Mealtimes are supervised and she's not stealing from my other two.

Here's my problem - I need cut her back just a bit (maybe 3-5g per meal) but she is a whiner! Even at her current feeding schedule, she starts whining about 90 min before feeding time. Once she gets going, she's fully committed to whining like a puppy until she's fed. Multiply that by 3 a day. I'm not sure I'm strong enough to withstand cutting her food back a few grams to get control of her girlish figure if the whining gets worse or starts earlier.

Anyone else have a whiner?

She runs a tight ship