Life Expenctancy of Main Coons

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says...
I was at PetsMart today and, silly me, looked at the adoptables. There
was a card that said the resident's name was Kama (really!) and he was
a main coon, 6 years old. I could see a cat tucked into its sleeping
quarters, and tapped on the window trying to wake him up so I could
see. Well, the tapping worked. I saw big yellow eyes light up and
then what emerged from the den was a startlingly HUGE and BEAUTIFUL
boy.

That cat was 20 inches at the shoulder if he was an inch at all. He
came right up to the window meowing, and rubbed on it, then looked over
his shoulder like "whya ren't you petting me?" I mean this cat was
HUGE! I have never seen a domestic this big. And he was so adorably
sweet, I wanted to take him right home. Kami would have a fit and
would not be able to do anything about it. He could make her nothing
more than a pink smudge on the carpet.

The more I thought it, the more I recalled that because of their size,
coons don't live very long. At 6 years, he probably only had a a
couple more years left. If Kami went tomorrow I would have to deal
with it again much too soon.

Is what I heard correct? Do main coons just not live very long?




Cosimo definitely had Maine Coon traits. Had to put him down on
Valentines Day of this year becuase at 8 years old he had multiple
issues not the least of which was liver failure.

Adopt anyhow. The cat you saw wants a home. That's my philosophy now - I
don't care if I have them for ten years or two, as long as I can take
care of them I'm ok.

T wrote:
In article ,
says...
I was at PetsMart today and, silly me, looked at the adoptables. There
was a card that said the resident's name was Kama (really!) and he was
a main coon, 6 years old. I could see a cat tucked into its sleeping
quarters, and tapped on the window trying to wake him up so I could
see. Well, the tapping worked. I saw big yellow eyes light up and
then what emerged from the den was a startlingly HUGE and BEAUTIFUL
boy.

That cat was 20 inches at the shoulder if he was an inch at all. He
came right up to the window meowing, and rubbed on it, then looked over
his shoulder like "whya ren't you petting me?" I mean this cat was
HUGE! I have never seen a domestic this big. And he was so adorably
sweet, I wanted to take him right home. Kami would have a fit and
would not be able to do anything about it. He could make her nothing
more than a pink smudge on the carpet.

The more I thought it, the more I recalled that because of their size,
coons don't live very long. At 6 years, he probably only had a a
couple more years left. If Kami went tomorrow I would have to deal
with it again much too soon.

Is what I heard correct? Do main coons just not live very long?




Cosimo definitely had Maine Coon traits. Had to put him down on
Valentines Day of this year becuase at 8 years old he had multiple
issues not the least of which was liver failure.

Adopt anyhow. The cat you saw wants a home. That's my philosophy now - I
don't care if I have them for ten years or two, as long as I can take
care of them I'm ok.

Brandy needs therapy before she is allowed to adopt felines again.