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Opinions, please
I've been reading RPCA for the last couple of weeks, and it feels so
nice in here! I'll post a more formal introduction later, but if I may, I'd really like to get your opinion on a cat-related dilemma. My "other-species life partner", a Maine Coon mix named Rusty, died of kidney failure at the age of 14 on Sept. 9th. His illness and passing brought home to us that our house had become, without our noticing, a geriatric ward for felines -- the remaining two are 17 and 13. So, to celebrate Rusty's life and get some fresh life in the house, we adopted a young (about a year), recently neutered male. Jack is a beautiful and affectionate boy, and he's been a whirlwind of fresh air, but the Old Guys have let us know that we need to get him a playmate so he'll quit bugging them to play. (Skeeter, the 17-year-old, sprained his wrist pounding on Jack's hard head...) So I started thinking about Maine Coons again, and found an ad in the local paper from someone having a "closeout sale" on MCs. She has some 8-week-old kittens (too young for Jack?) and a 4-year-old un-neutered male. Now, I'm really thinking this male might be the right one (the price is good), and of course we'd have him neutered, but would he still have enough energy to keep up with the boy who zips up and down his new 6-foot cat tree before taking a run around the house? Are there any MC owners out there? I need help... I'm torn between my desire for an MC and Jack's need for someone to Play With Him. Help? Nina in Texas |
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"Nina K Pettis" wrote in message
om... I've been reading RPCA for the last couple of weeks, and it feels so nice in here! I'll post a more formal introduction later, but if I may, I'd really like to get your opinion on a cat-related dilemma. My "other-species life partner", a Maine Coon mix named Rusty, died of kidney failure at the age of 14 on Sept. 9th. His illness and passing brought home to us that our house had become, without our noticing, a geriatric ward for felines -- the remaining two are 17 and 13. So, to celebrate Rusty's life and get some fresh life in the house, we adopted a young (about a year), recently neutered male. Jack is a beautiful and affectionate boy, and he's been a whirlwind of fresh air, but the Old Guys have let us know that we need to get him a playmate so he'll quit bugging them to play. (Skeeter, the 17-year-old, sprained his wrist pounding on Jack's hard head...) ROTFLMAOWTIME!!! Sorry, but that image *SO* reminded me of my Bandit and every other cat in my house! So I started thinking about Maine Coons again, and found an ad in the local paper from someone having a "closeout sale" on MCs. She has some 8-week-old kittens (too young for Jack?) and a 4-year-old un-neutered male. Now, I'm really thinking this male might be the right one (the price is good), and of course we'd have him neutered, but would he still have enough energy to keep up with the boy who zips up and down his new 6-foot cat tree before taking a run around the house? Are there any MC owners out there? I need help... I'm torn between my desire for an MC and Jack's need for someone to Play With Him. Help? I don't have a "purebred" MC, but Sammy is, I think, has a *LOT* of MC in her heritage - she's not quite 7 months old and weighs 10 pounds. Maine Coons are generally very laid-back and not too active. They were bred for very cold weather and one of the survival traits is to conserve energy better used to keep warm. From what I've read here Burmese are *VERY* active. However, my advice is to always, *ALWAYS* get a kitty from your local SPCA and save a life. Hugs, CatNipped Nina in Texas |
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"Nina K Pettis" wrote in message
om... I've been reading RPCA for the last couple of weeks, and it feels so nice in here! I'll post a more formal introduction later, but if I may, I'd really like to get your opinion on a cat-related dilemma. My "other-species life partner", a Maine Coon mix named Rusty, died of kidney failure at the age of 14 on Sept. 9th. His illness and passing brought home to us that our house had become, without our noticing, a geriatric ward for felines -- the remaining two are 17 and 13. So, to celebrate Rusty's life and get some fresh life in the house, we adopted a young (about a year), recently neutered male. Jack is a beautiful and affectionate boy, and he's been a whirlwind of fresh air, but the Old Guys have let us know that we need to get him a playmate so he'll quit bugging them to play. (Skeeter, the 17-year-old, sprained his wrist pounding on Jack's hard head...) ROTFLMAOWTIME!!! Sorry, but that image *SO* reminded me of my Bandit and every other cat in my house! So I started thinking about Maine Coons again, and found an ad in the local paper from someone having a "closeout sale" on MCs. She has some 8-week-old kittens (too young for Jack?) and a 4-year-old un-neutered male. Now, I'm really thinking this male might be the right one (the price is good), and of course we'd have him neutered, but would he still have enough energy to keep up with the boy who zips up and down his new 6-foot cat tree before taking a run around the house? Are there any MC owners out there? I need help... I'm torn between my desire for an MC and Jack's need for someone to Play With Him. Help? I don't have a "purebred" MC, but Sammy is, I think, has a *LOT* of MC in her heritage - she's not quite 7 months old and weighs 10 pounds. Maine Coons are generally very laid-back and not too active. They were bred for very cold weather and one of the survival traits is to conserve energy better used to keep warm. From what I've read here Burmese are *VERY* active. However, my advice is to always, *ALWAYS* get a kitty from your local SPCA and save a life. Hugs, CatNipped Nina in Texas |
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"Nina K Pettis" wrote in message
om... I've been reading RPCA for the last couple of weeks, and it feels so nice in here! I'll post a more formal introduction later, but if I may, I'd really like to get your opinion on a cat-related dilemma. My "other-species life partner", a Maine Coon mix named Rusty, died of kidney failure at the age of 14 on Sept. 9th. His illness and passing brought home to us that our house had become, without our noticing, a geriatric ward for felines -- the remaining two are 17 and 13. So, to celebrate Rusty's life and get some fresh life in the house, we adopted a young (about a year), recently neutered male. Jack is a beautiful and affectionate boy, and he's been a whirlwind of fresh air, but the Old Guys have let us know that we need to get him a playmate so he'll quit bugging them to play. (Skeeter, the 17-year-old, sprained his wrist pounding on Jack's hard head...) ROTFLMAOWTIME!!! Sorry, but that image *SO* reminded me of my Bandit and every other cat in my house! So I started thinking about Maine Coons again, and found an ad in the local paper from someone having a "closeout sale" on MCs. She has some 8-week-old kittens (too young for Jack?) and a 4-year-old un-neutered male. Now, I'm really thinking this male might be the right one (the price is good), and of course we'd have him neutered, but would he still have enough energy to keep up with the boy who zips up and down his new 6-foot cat tree before taking a run around the house? Are there any MC owners out there? I need help... I'm torn between my desire for an MC and Jack's need for someone to Play With Him. Help? I don't have a "purebred" MC, but Sammy is, I think, has a *LOT* of MC in her heritage - she's not quite 7 months old and weighs 10 pounds. Maine Coons are generally very laid-back and not too active. They were bred for very cold weather and one of the survival traits is to conserve energy better used to keep warm. From what I've read here Burmese are *VERY* active. However, my advice is to always, *ALWAYS* get a kitty from your local SPCA and save a life. Hugs, CatNipped Nina in Texas |
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"Nina K Pettis" wrote in message om... I've been reading RPCA for the last couple of weeks, and it feels so nice in here! I'll post a more formal introduction later, but if I may, I'd really like to get your opinion on a cat-related dilemma. My "other-species life partner", a Maine Coon mix named Rusty, died of kidney failure at the age of 14 on Sept. 9th. His illness and passing brought home to us that our house had become, without our noticing, a geriatric ward for felines -- the remaining two are 17 and 13. So, to celebrate Rusty's life and get some fresh life in the house, we adopted a young (about a year), recently neutered male. Jack is a beautiful and affectionate boy, and he's been a whirlwind of fresh air, but the Old Guys have let us know that we need to get him a playmate so he'll quit bugging them to play. (Skeeter, the 17-year-old, sprained his wrist pounding on Jack's hard head...) So I started thinking about Maine Coons again, and found an ad in the local paper from someone having a "closeout sale" on MCs. She has some 8-week-old kittens (too young for Jack?) and a 4-year-old un-neutered male. Now, I'm really thinking this male might be the right one (the price is good), and of course we'd have him neutered, but would he still have enough energy to keep up with the boy who zips up and down his new 6-foot cat tree before taking a run around the house? Are there any MC owners out there? I need help... I'm torn between my desire for an MC and Jack's need for someone to Play With Him. Help? Nina in Texas I'm not a MC owner, there aren't many here in Britain, but yes, this is one of the nicest groups of people you could meet and I'm sure someone will come up with something to help you. Welcome and enjoy all this cat-owning fellowship here. Tweed |
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"Nina K Pettis" wrote in message om... I've been reading RPCA for the last couple of weeks, and it feels so nice in here! I'll post a more formal introduction later, but if I may, I'd really like to get your opinion on a cat-related dilemma. My "other-species life partner", a Maine Coon mix named Rusty, died of kidney failure at the age of 14 on Sept. 9th. His illness and passing brought home to us that our house had become, without our noticing, a geriatric ward for felines -- the remaining two are 17 and 13. So, to celebrate Rusty's life and get some fresh life in the house, we adopted a young (about a year), recently neutered male. Jack is a beautiful and affectionate boy, and he's been a whirlwind of fresh air, but the Old Guys have let us know that we need to get him a playmate so he'll quit bugging them to play. (Skeeter, the 17-year-old, sprained his wrist pounding on Jack's hard head...) So I started thinking about Maine Coons again, and found an ad in the local paper from someone having a "closeout sale" on MCs. She has some 8-week-old kittens (too young for Jack?) and a 4-year-old un-neutered male. Now, I'm really thinking this male might be the right one (the price is good), and of course we'd have him neutered, but would he still have enough energy to keep up with the boy who zips up and down his new 6-foot cat tree before taking a run around the house? Are there any MC owners out there? I need help... I'm torn between my desire for an MC and Jack's need for someone to Play With Him. Help? Nina in Texas I'm not a MC owner, there aren't many here in Britain, but yes, this is one of the nicest groups of people you could meet and I'm sure someone will come up with something to help you. Welcome and enjoy all this cat-owning fellowship here. Tweed |
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"Nina K Pettis" wrote in message om... I've been reading RPCA for the last couple of weeks, and it feels so nice in here! I'll post a more formal introduction later, but if I may, I'd really like to get your opinion on a cat-related dilemma. My "other-species life partner", a Maine Coon mix named Rusty, died of kidney failure at the age of 14 on Sept. 9th. His illness and passing brought home to us that our house had become, without our noticing, a geriatric ward for felines -- the remaining two are 17 and 13. So, to celebrate Rusty's life and get some fresh life in the house, we adopted a young (about a year), recently neutered male. Jack is a beautiful and affectionate boy, and he's been a whirlwind of fresh air, but the Old Guys have let us know that we need to get him a playmate so he'll quit bugging them to play. (Skeeter, the 17-year-old, sprained his wrist pounding on Jack's hard head...) So I started thinking about Maine Coons again, and found an ad in the local paper from someone having a "closeout sale" on MCs. She has some 8-week-old kittens (too young for Jack?) and a 4-year-old un-neutered male. Now, I'm really thinking this male might be the right one (the price is good), and of course we'd have him neutered, but would he still have enough energy to keep up with the boy who zips up and down his new 6-foot cat tree before taking a run around the house? Are there any MC owners out there? I need help... I'm torn between my desire for an MC and Jack's need for someone to Play With Him. Help? Nina in Texas I'm not a MC owner, there aren't many here in Britain, but yes, this is one of the nicest groups of people you could meet and I'm sure someone will come up with something to help you. Welcome and enjoy all this cat-owning fellowship here. Tweed |
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However, my advice is to always, *ALWAYS* get a kitty from your
local SPCA and save a life. Hugs, CatNipped Nina in Texas I totally agree. Why don't you check out petfinder.com, it's a shelter listing that lets you search by breed, location and both, and all that are listed are adoptees, no commerical advertising or breeders. Mike The early bird gets the worm; but the 2nd mouse gets the cheese!! http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/skippymjp/my_photos |
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However, my advice is to always, *ALWAYS* get a kitty from your
local SPCA and save a life. Hugs, CatNipped Nina in Texas I totally agree. Why don't you check out petfinder.com, it's a shelter listing that lets you search by breed, location and both, and all that are listed are adoptees, no commerical advertising or breeders. Mike The early bird gets the worm; but the 2nd mouse gets the cheese!! http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/skippymjp/my_photos |
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However, my advice is to always, *ALWAYS* get a kitty from your
local SPCA and save a life. Hugs, CatNipped Nina in Texas I totally agree. Why don't you check out petfinder.com, it's a shelter listing that lets you search by breed, location and both, and all that are listed are adoptees, no commerical advertising or breeders. Mike The early bird gets the worm; but the 2nd mouse gets the cheese!! http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/skippymjp/my_photos |
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