new kitten - 3 adults to meet

This doesn't say anything about head size--it only refers to the development
of
jowls in the male--not the same thing. Which, BTW, is not a desirable trait in
a Maine Coon neuter by cat show judges. Reputable breeders will *require*
their
kittens be altered by a certain age--usually 6 months, and I've never heard of
*later* than 8 months. Which indicates that most neuters whose owners are
going
after their premiere have, in fact, been neutered prior to 8 months, and I
would guess the breed standards reflect that. MC's neutered at 6 months aren't
going to have a pin-head or anything. My GC has a lovely sized head, and he
was
neutered before 6 months.
http://members.aol.com/jjrich0523/jamieorion.jpg
Sherry

Now, Sherry, if Orion had horns growing out of his skull you'd consider him
lovely. He's your GRANDCAT for crying out loud

Karen


Now that is at least something we can all agree on - we would love our
cats whatever they look like .....the darn things just warm the heart
Karryl

"Laura R." wrote in message
.. .

Isn't that the truth? Years back, I had a cat that was a short-haired
smoke Persian (obviously the result of a Persian breeding with a
DSH). I got her as an adult from a family that was moving. I used to
always say, "isn't she beautiful," until a friend who was seeing her
for the first time said, "no, Laura, she's ugly as sin." Then I
realized, that yes, she was a bit funny-looking. I loved her anyway.
:-)


Not about my cat, but...When I was 12, my mother and I visited a woman we
hadn't seen since I was about 3 or 4. The woman commented, "I never thought
Rona would turn out to look so cute." My mother was crushed! She thought I
had always been cute and never even considered that I might not have been!
I've seen pictures of myself as a very young child (I have few, as do many
youngest children), though, and I was really funny looking--very skinny body
but a huge tummy and a big, round head. I sort of looked like one of those
malnourished children on a "Save the Children" commercial. My mother still
says I was cute, though. (She also doesn't think my brother and I look
alike, and we look almost like twins.)

About my cat...a few years ago I had a picture of my cat on my desk at work.
The picture was taken a few months after I got her, so she was still a bit
underweight and a bit funny looking (she had a small face with big ears) but
I thought the picture was really cute (she was curled up on a blanket, about
to fall asleep). The comments I got were...

"Is that a rat?"
"Is that a baby pig?"
"Is that one of those hairless chihuahuas?"

I became very defensive about my cat after that...

rona

--
"Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and they will
**** upon your computer."
--Bruce Graham

"Laura R." wrote in message
.. .

Isn't that the truth? Years back, I had a cat that was a short-haired
smoke Persian (obviously the result of a Persian breeding with a
DSH). I got her as an adult from a family that was moving. I used to
always say, "isn't she beautiful," until a friend who was seeing her
for the first time said, "no, Laura, she's ugly as sin." Then I
realized, that yes, she was a bit funny-looking. I loved her anyway.
:-)


Not about my cat, but...When I was 12, my mother and I visited a woman we
hadn't seen since I was about 3 or 4. The woman commented, "I never thought
Rona would turn out to look so cute." My mother was crushed! She thought I
had always been cute and never even considered that I might not have been!
I've seen pictures of myself as a very young child (I have few, as do many
youngest children), though, and I was really funny looking--very skinny body
but a huge tummy and a big, round head. I sort of looked like one of those
malnourished children on a "Save the Children" commercial. My mother still
says I was cute, though. (She also doesn't think my brother and I look
alike, and we look almost like twins.)

About my cat...a few years ago I had a picture of my cat on my desk at work.
The picture was taken a few months after I got her, so she was still a bit
underweight and a bit funny looking (she had a small face with big ears) but
I thought the picture was really cute (she was curled up on a blanket, about
to fall asleep). The comments I got were...

"Is that a rat?"
"Is that a baby pig?"
"Is that one of those hairless chihuahuas?"

I became very defensive about my cat after that...

rona

--
"Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and they will
**** upon your computer."
--Bruce Graham