Maine Coons

honeyzmyhorsey · 05-28-2007, 06:33 PM

Does anyone have a Maine Coon cat or know much about them? I am looking into getting a big cat and I am wondering what they are really like? How big do they actually get?

countryacres · 05-28-2007, 06:35 PM

I don' know much about them. But I have ALWAYS wanted one.

Sandra-A1 · 05-28-2007, 06:38 PM

I have always wanted one too and the do get BIG!
See for yourself: Big Maine Coon Cat Pictures, Large

paso4ever · 05-28-2007, 06:40 PM

yeah they can get kind of big

here is A site w/info on how they act, characteristics ect..
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://cat-breeds.cats-central.com/images/cats_14.jpg&imgrefurl=http://cat-breeds.cats-central.com/maine-coon-cat-breed-guide.html&h=307&w=325&sz=15&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=z p60Kn5zkVqWnM:&tbnh=111&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmaine%2Bcoon%2Bcat%26gbv%3D2%26svnum% 3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX
they are soooo CUTE!! hope you find a nice kitty

paso4ever · 05-28-2007, 06:42 PM

ok i just had to share this one

its 22 lbs!
http://www.neatorama.com/images/2006...-giant-cat.jpg
they sure are cute though

eventin_papa · 05-28-2007, 06:46 PM

yup! i had one- and she had 5 kittens. she was really LONG and was as big as my other cats at only 9 months old. im sure if she hadn't have ran away she would be huge now!, as kittens they are a little crazy, they definatly arent the lap cats that some other breeds are. she never had any health problems or anything. i really enjoyed her company and she was a good cat. any other questions? feel free to ask

pocahontas · 05-28-2007, 07:08 PM

My sister has one.
He is at least 20lbs, if not more.

She has had him for about 8 years.

He is a lover.

aBreeze · 05-28-2007, 07:34 PM

I had one... she was great. Well, I loved her... everyone else barely tolerated her.

She was not an overly friendly cat. She had her couple people that she loved to be with, but otherwise she would 'disappear' when others were around.

LadysDreamin · 05-28-2007, 07:43 PM

I used to have a rescued Maine Coon, and he was huge. VERY long, and weighed about 17 lbs. But a complete love, I never figured out why anyone would abandon him.

Nevada_Silk · 05-28-2007, 07:44 PM

I have one. He is the coolest cat I've ever owned! Right now he's 11 pounds at 8-9 months old. They are very unique cats.

05-28-2007, 06:33 PM	#1
honeyzmyhorsey Full Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 73 Images: 3	Maine Coons Does anyone have a Maine Coon cat or know much about them? I am looking into getting a big cat and I am wondering what they are really like? How big do they actually get?

05-28-2007, 06:35 PM	#2
countryacres Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,192 Images: 65 Blog Entries: 1	I don' know much about them. But I have ALWAYS wanted one. __________________ The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears. ~Arabian Proverb It's a lot like nuts and bolts - if the rider's nuts, the horse bolts! ~Nicholas Evans Be yourself b/c those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

05-28-2007, 06:38 PM	#3
Sandra-A1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,540 Images: 236	I have always wanted one too and the do get BIG! See for yourself: Big Maine Coon Cat Pictures, Large __________________ "It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." ~Dumbledore

05-28-2007, 06:40 PM	#4
paso4ever Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: mn Posts: 2,029 Images: 68	yeah they can get kind of big here is A site w/info on how they act, characteristics ect.. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://cat-breeds.cats-central.com/images/cats_14.jpg&imgrefurl=http://cat-breeds.cats-central.com/maine-coon-cat-breed-guide.html&h=307&w=325&sz=15&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=z p60Kn5zkVqWnM:&tbnh=111&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmaine%2Bcoon%2Bcat%26gbv%3D2%26svnum% 3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX they are soooo CUTE!! hope you find a nice kitty __________________ Wings, who needs them?? i ride a Paso!

05-28-2007, 06:42 PM	#5
paso4ever Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: mn Posts: 2,029 Images: 68	ok i just had to share this one its 22 lbs! http://www.neatorama.com/images/2006...-giant-cat.jpg they sure are cute though __________________ Wings, who needs them?? i ride a Paso!

05-28-2007, 06:46 PM	#6
eventin_papa Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: 7th stall down, california Posts: 2,600 Images: 65 Blog Entries: 1	yup! i had one- and she had 5 kittens. she was really LONG and was as big as my other cats at only 9 months old. im sure if she hadn't have ran away she would be huge now!, as kittens they are a little crazy, they definatly arent the lap cats that some other breeds are. she never had any health problems or anything. i really enjoyed her company and she was a good cat. any other questions? feel free to ask __________________ My horses hooves are as swift as rolling thunder she is there to carry me away from all my fears when the world threatens to fall asunder her mane is there to wipe away my tears *Ash*

05-28-2007, 07:08 PM	#7
pocahontas Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,626 Images: 124	My sister has one. He is at least 20lbs, if not more. She has had him for about 8 years. He is a lover. __________________ Obama = Socialism

05-28-2007, 07:34 PM	#8
aBreeze Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MN Posts: 5,671 Images: 126 Blog Entries: 1	I had one... she was great. Well, I loved her... everyone else barely tolerated her. She was not an overly friendly cat. She had her couple people that she loved to be with, but otherwise she would 'disappear' when others were around. __________________ Some say our national pastime is baseball. Not me. It's gossip. Erma Bombeck I was on HGS when we made 3 million posts!

05-28-2007, 07:43 PM	#9
LadysDreamin Full Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ava, Missouri Posts: 119	I used to have a rescued Maine Coon, and he was huge. VERY long, and weighed about 17 lbs. But a complete love, I never figured out why anyone would abandon him. __________________ *Whoever said money can't buy happiness obviously forgot it could* buy you a horse.**

05-28-2007, 07:44 PM	#10
Nevada_Silk Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: GA Posts: 1,143 Images: 13	I have one. He is the coolest cat I've ever owned! Right now he's 11 pounds at 8-9 months old. They are very unique cats. __________________ There are only two emotions that belong in the saddle; one is a sense of humor and the other is patience ~ John Lyons Defeat: Osama, Obama, and Chelsea's Mama!

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