i recently posted my girl apple and i wanted to introduce her sissy strawberry as well! strawberry is technically her granddaughter 😉

(Ft. Nice photos I got of him in the vet office. 📸)

Meet Backwood! He's my first cat and my first Maine Coon, and I'm really excited to welcome him home finally.

I've been doing my homework on the breed and getting everything ready for him. I know Maine Coons have their own quirks, and I'm looking forward to learning even more as I get to know his personality

For all the experienced Maine Coon owners here: what was something about your cat that you didn't expect when you first brought them home?

I'd love to hear your experiences with the breed and see how Backwood compares as he grows

Here is another picture of our Freya girl and her naughty naughty sister Calypso 🤭 peep the extra toes 😍

Hi everyone! I wanted to get a Maine Coon, unlike the normal cat I have. What are the differences here, like changing the diet and other things? Thank you all so much.

I'm curious as to if there are any requirements besides a membership in TICA to be listed as a breeder on their site and why a breeder that lists TICA on their own site wouldn't be listed as a breeder on TICA's site. The reason I ask is about 2 weeks ago when I decided I might actually get a full blood MC, I looked on their site and there were 0 breeders listed for my state and only a couple in neighboring states. I ended up finding a few breeders on CFA's site. Those breeders have TICA on listed on their website, but they're not listed on TICA's website as a breeder.

Fast forward to this weekend, when there is a TICA show in my state and suddenly there's about a dozen breeders listed. Many are not actually located in my state though. However, when I click on the breeder there's two boxes which indicate whether that breeder has shown at a TICA show and whether they have registered any litters with TICA. Many of the breeders have done neither which makes me a little suspicious as to the quality of cat I might get, much like I feel when I go to a breeder's own site and there's just the one page with minimal information.

my gorgeous Apple

the cuddliest, sweetest baby ever

Im 25 and about 4 months ago me and my girlfriend got ourselves a maine coon kitten
We live in poland, vets are extremely expensive here
Everything was fine up until around two weeks ago, we changes her food to a more rich in meat one and she was very picky about it in the begining, she ate it only a little bit and then left a little bit more and more and more still in the bowl, basicaly she lost more and more apetite as the two weeks have gone by, but she would still eat her dry soul (i should also add here that she weighs around 5,2kg). She was still very playfull but furing the last couple of days she did become more sleepy.
She still wants to play but i noticed that its just not it.
She also doesnt want to eat the dry anymore too
We went to the vet two days ago, the vet told us, from the putside she is in perfect condition and that we need to get her poop checked.
Yesterday she slept throughout the entire day so i got scare and went to the vet today again, we did a scan (its called an USG in polish, idk whats the english equivalent of it) and blood work.
The USG showed that she has bigger lymph nodes behind her kidneys than usual.
They gave us some very caloric food and some very tasty sauce for the cat. We got home and she still doesnt want to eat it, she eats her snacks and livks the sauce but it just looks like she doesnt want to bite the food and/or has trouble biting it.
We finaly got some food into her with the help of a syringe. I am in absolute panick mode. My last cat who was 3 years old and just came to me from somewhere died two years ago from FIP which mutated as a result of kidney failure and now im scared that she has the same thing because he also just started to not eat. I should also mention that she doesnt leave the flat. She is a house cat.
I dont know what to do and what i should do tomorrow, i dont want to just sit at home and wait for something bad to happen. I want a diagnosis
Does anybody have any advice?
She is neutered.
We are students so affording mega expensive helathcare is also pretty difficult

Hi all! So happy I found this sub. We have a gorgeous MC that wasn’t going to quite make it as a show cat. We groom him multiple times a week (he hates it, whatevs, I carry on) but I’m looking for next level tips.

How do we get the sleeker looks? I come from the horse world so I’m down to try safe shampoos, conditioner, different combs, brushes! Do the show cat peeps just continuously take weight out of the undercoat?

Thank you for any recommendations!

When I was a kid a bully told me that if I pet pussy willows they would turn into a lion. I would like to introduce Miss P. Willow. Her breeder had her on Ian’s hairball and Royal Cain kitten soft. What do people feed their Main Coons?

Hi everyone! I’m planning on getting a Maine Coon kitten in the future, and I’ve never owned a cat before. I want to make sure I’m properly prepared before bringing one home, especially since I know Maine Coons can have different needs because of their size and long coats.

What would you recommend for a complete beginner starter kit?

I’d especially love advice on:

Food and water bowls/fountains
Best kitten food (wet + dry)
Large litter boxes and litter
Litter boxes that help control smell
Automatic/self-cleaning litter boxes. Worth it or not?
Cat trees/scratching posts that are sturdy enough for a Maine Coon
Beds/carriers
Brushes, combs and grooming tools
Nail trimming
Dental care/teeth brushing
How often they actually need baths
Toys and enrichment
Harness/leash training
Clicker training and teaching tricks
Toilet training. Good idea or should I stick with a litter box?
Cord/house kitten-proofing
Anything else you wish you had bought or known before getting your first Maine Coon

I’d also really appreciate specific product recommendations, especially things that will still work once the kitten grows into a huge adult Maine Coon. I’d rather buy the right size the first time instead of replacing everything later.

Any beginner tips are welcome!

Thank you!

I will admit that I don’t have a big beautiful MC. I do have a big beautiful flame point Siamese boi who is 18 inches shoulder to hip. Thank you, CDS! I didn’t wake up one morning and decide to get a huge cat, but what can ya do?! He also weighs 18 pounds.

I want to get him a cat tree but a lot of them seem tiny! So I thought that maybe folks who have cats with a bigga figga could advise.

I’m hoping to avoid blowing a fortune, because of course.

Got any advice for me? 🐾💕

Can anyone tell me do maine coons behave alot different than other cats. I've had cats my entire life but my first maine coon and have never had a cat who behaved like this. He is more than a handful. He's 2yrs old with Extremely high energy. I have alot of play sessions with him to try and calm him down. He has window seats, cat trees, lots of toys, etc. I even take him for walks. He is into Everything and is destructive. Had him for a month now. Do I just hang in there or is this the way MC cats are?

Are all Maine Coons this… special? 😂

We live in a house with plenty of space and have two cats. Our regular shelter cat is an absolute sweetheart and completely easygoing. Our Maine Coon, on the other hand, is a piece of work.

He’s 12 months old. He used to be cuddly in the mornings, but not anymore. He has never really been playful, he is VERY vocal, and the one thing he absolutely LOVES is going outside.

It’s not possible for him to be an outdoor cat where we live, so I walk him on a leash once a day at the same time. The problem is that now he demands to go out multiple times a day with extremely loud, persistent meowing. I ignore it and don’t give in, but honestly, the constant noise is starting to make me really anxious.

He also meows loudly during the night and wakes everyone up. He sounds like human baby - that loud. I’m getting to the point where I feel like I can’t do this anymore.

I’ve had cats my entire life and they’ve all been pretty normal, lovely cats. I even had an adopted half-Maine Coon who was an absolute sweetheart. This guy feels like we somehow brought home a cat that requires specialized training, almost like a Bengal, except he isn’t particularly wild or energetic.

Is this a Maine Coon thing? Is it his age? Or did we just get an unusually high-maintenance individual? 😅

I’d especially love to hear from anyone whose Maine Coon was like this around one year old — did they eventually calm down?

Please take a look at my 3 month old baby and tell me how adorable she is 😍🥰🤗

Hello everyone! This is my new kitty :) He needs a name!

Istariël- 10 month old, female, blue Maine coon. Shot on iPhone 15 pro max. Post in Snapseed and PS.

Anyone have any tips for brushing their cats teeth? My chest magnet gets very annoyed whenever i try, shes had alot of teeth removed due to infections so I dont want her to have anymore teeth removed.

Almost a month in and Luna already thinks she owns the place 😂

*not a real crown it’s AI lol