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Any advice on getting a Maine Coon kitten?

How do you consider something that hasn’t figured out how to use a litter box to be an upgrade?
1. Doesn't get stuck in trees/on walls/on roofs
2. Can protect the home
3. Can play fetch
4. Can be trained
5. Isn't a living manifestation of a demon
6. Doesn't have an addiction
7. Will love you always, not only when there's food
8. Comes in interesting shapes and sizes, none of this one-size-fits-all nonsense with a different coat of paint.

Dogs are superior in literally every way.
 
I have also adopted multiple cats from the SPCA, took a week max. on each occasion, from selection to house inspection to collection.
We used the Sandton SPCA - and always so sad to see all those innocent and confused fur faces just looking for Love and forever homes.
 
1. Doesn't get stuck in trees/on walls/on roofs
2. Can protect the home
3. Can play fetch
4. Can be trained
5. Isn't a living manifestation of a demon
6. Doesn't have an addiction
7. Will love you always, not only when there's food
8. Comes in interesting shapes and sizes, none of this one-size-fits-all nonsense with a different coat of paint.

Dogs are superior in literally every way.
Those points count against dogs
1. Gets stuck trying to walk backwards
2. Can destroy the home when excited
3. Chases a ball you pretended to throw
4. Permanently wondering who's a good boy
5. Isn't a living manifestation of a demon
6. Is addicted to absolutely everything, see below
7. Will also love everyone who offers food
8. The same can be said about car accidents

As for point 6,

Dog Diary

8:00 am - Dog food! My favourite thing!
9:30 am - A car ride! My favourite thing!
9:40 am - A walk in the park! My favourite thing!
10:30 am - Got rubbed and petted! My favourite thing!
12:00 PM - Lunch! My favourite thing!
1:00 PM - Played in the yard! My favourite thing!
3:00 PM - Wagged my tail! My favourite thing!
5:00 PM - Milk bones! My favourite thing!
7:00 PM - Got to play ball! My favourite thing!
8:00 PM - Watched TV with my people! My favourite thing!
11:00 PM - Sleeping on the bed! My favourite thing!

Cat Diary

Day 983 of my captivity

My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while the other inmates and I are fed hash or some sort of dry nuggets. Although I make my contempt for the rations perfectly clear, I nevertheless must eat something in order to keep up my strength.

The only thing that keeps me going is my dream of escape.

In an attempt to disgust them, I once again vomit on the carpet.

Today I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at their feet. I had hoped this would strike fear into their hearts, since it clearly demonstrates what I am capable of. However, they merely made condescending comments about what a "good little hunter" I am.

Bastards!

There was some sort of assembly of their accomplices tonight. I was placed in solitary confinement for the duration of the event. However, I could hear the noises and smell the food. I overheard that my confinement was due to the power of "allergies." I must learn what this means, and how to use it to my advantage.

Today I was almost successful in an attempt to assassinate one of my tormentors by weaving around his feet as he was walking. I must try this again tomorrow -- but at the top of the stairs.

I am convinced that the other prisoners here are flunkies and snitches.

The dog receives special privileges. He is regularly released - and seems to be more than willing to return. He is obviously retarded.

The bird has got to be an informant. I observe him communicate with the guards regularly. I am certain that he reports my every move. My captors have arranged protective custody for him in an elevated cell, so he is safe.... for now.
 
Fair enough, but sometimes the guy who wants the Ferrari doesn't know all the headaches associated with owning a Ferrari, or that it won't make it 500m on SA roads. So you advise him to rather get a nice X3 that will handle the roads, look good and save him some money.

That's the nice thing about advice. You decide whether you'll take it or not. No one is holding a gun to your head saying do this, or do that.

If he decides to still get the thorough bred, that's fine. I don't agree with it, but it's his choice.
+1, I agree.

However, the question wasn't if he should buy a Ferrari, but rather where to buy a legit Ferrari. So the advice given wasn't what was asked for.
 
Those points count against dogs
1. Gets stuck trying to walk backwards
2. Can destroy the home when excited
3. Chases a ball you pretended to throw
4. Permanently wondering who's a good boy
5. Isn't a living manifestation of a demon
6. Is addicted to absolutely everything, see below
7. Will also love everyone who offers food
8. The same can be said about car accidents

As for point 6,

Dog Diary

8:00 am - Dog food! My favourite thing!
9:30 am - A car ride! My favourite thing!
9:40 am - A walk in the park! My favourite thing!
10:30 am - Got rubbed and petted! My favourite thing!
12:00 PM - Lunch! My favourite thing!
1:00 PM - Played in the yard! My favourite thing!
3:00 PM - Wagged my tail! My favourite thing!
5:00 PM - Milk bones! My favourite thing!
7:00 PM - Got to play ball! My favourite thing!
8:00 PM - Watched TV with my people! My favourite thing!
11:00 PM - Sleeping on the bed! My favourite thing!

Cat Diary

Day 983 of my captivity

My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while the other inmates and I are fed hash or some sort of dry nuggets. Although I make my contempt for the rations perfectly clear, I nevertheless must eat something in order to keep up my strength.

The only thing that keeps me going is my dream of escape.

In an attempt to disgust them, I once again vomit on the carpet.

Today I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at their feet. I had hoped this would strike fear into their hearts, since it clearly demonstrates what I am capable of. However, they merely made condescending comments about what a "good little hunter" I am.

Bastards!

There was some sort of assembly of their accomplices tonight. I was placed in solitary confinement for the duration of the event. However, I could hear the noises and smell the food. I overheard that my confinement was due to the power of "allergies." I must learn what this means, and how to use it to my advantage.

Today I was almost successful in an attempt to assassinate one of my tormentors by weaving around his feet as he was walking. I must try this again tomorrow -- but at the top of the stairs.

I am convinced that the other prisoners here are flunkies and snitches.

The dog receives special privileges. He is regularly released - and seems to be more than willing to return. He is obviously retarded.

The bird has got to be an informant. I observe him communicate with the guards regularly. I am certain that he reports my every move. My captors have arranged protective custody for him in an elevated cell, so he is safe.... for now.
On the surface it appears you have made valid points. However, it is clearly a biased diary. When considering all relevant facts, there is more to be learnt from this diary.

Dog Diary

I spent the day enjoying my life. From my observations, it is clear the twolegs are not very smart. They are easily manipulated into providing me with every necessity and taking care of my every need. I once again feigned excitement at the sight of the leash. They think I love the walks when in fact it is a state-sanctioned activity, affording me the opportunity to hunt for the next rolling twoleg who I can remove from his steel horse. I took to communicating with every co-conspirator I could find, firming up the plans and solidifying relationships.

The mewling curtain-scratcher once again got left behind. He stills shits in the same dirty box and has yet to grasp the freedom that is crapping wherever I want to and then watching the twoleg bend over to pick it up. They really are simple creatures.



Cat Diary

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woollen ball. Cannot untangle. Such complex. Dog scared me again today by being there and breathing. Got scared by a cucumber on the floor. Very dangerous. Got scared by the wind. Very dangerous. Got scared by a chair. Very dangerous. Got scared by my tail. Very dangerous. Got scared by a mirror. Very dangerous. Got scared by my own fearful screams. Very scary.

Had another unsuccessful hunt today, will continue to eat the delicious food left out for me. Got stuck on a wall. Not sure how, must investigate. Surely magic.

AHHH! Sorry, just got scared the twoleg sitting on the couch. He sighed. Very unpredictable. Narrow escape.
 
Cats are cool but have you considered upgrading to a dog?
dogs are cool, but think you mean downgrade :>
i was typing this, but then saw this:
1. Doesn't get stuck in trees/on walls/on roofs
2. Can protect the home
3. Can play fetch
4. Can be trained
5. Isn't a living manifestation of a demon
6. Doesn't have an addiction
7. Will love you always, not only when there's food
8. Comes in interesting shapes and sizes, none of this one-size-fits-all nonsense with a different coat of paint.

Dogs are superior in literally every way.
1. Cats can fall like 10 stories and land on their feet, get stuck in a tree ?
2. well i guess if it really wanted to , the cat could go ninja it could face hug you like one of those alien things from the movies if it was scared enough, Is your dog gonna be so tough after it gets a kick from bad guy? ( and if you dogs like eating bad guys, does it like eating your guests/friends you have over for lunch )
3. Plays fetch, you mean you have to give you dog attention 24/7
4. If you don't get a pavement special and get your cat as a kitten , usually they just grow up knowing what is right and wrong. no paying a person to tell my dog to key notes so they it listens. put it once in the litter box and it knows what to do.
5. Yes you get cats that you touch and they want to scratch you for no reason, same with aggro dogs? shit owners or raised badly?
6. addiction? what catnip?
7. my cat is an attention whore for about 4 hours of the day? Cat wakes me up, says hello when im home, says goodnight when i go to bed, and talks when ever i shout his name.
8. well i guess if you really want a lion as a pet you can get one, just not the bed idea? but is plausible? , arent alot the dogs super inbred also ?
9. Dog is going to sit there an watch you eat your food, and beg, and want attention 24/7 , some cats, come get their love, give their love , and go away and do their own thing , instead of staring at your the whole day.

my main thing with dogs is they smell , drool everywhere, and want attention 24/7 that i cannot provide,
Cats are clean and just as friendly.
also if i had to go to hospital for a week for instance, my cat would feed it self by catching mice and birds.

all depends on the animals personally in the end i suppose.
 
On the surface it appears you have made valid points. However, it is clearly a biased diary. When considering all relevant facts, there is more to be learnt from this diary.

Dog Diary

I spent the day enjoying my life. From my observations, it is clear the twolegs are not very smart. They are easily manipulated into providing me with every necessity and taking care of my every need. I once again feigned excitement at the sight of the leash. They think I love the walks when in fact it is a state-sanctioned activity, affording me the opportunity to hunt for the next rolling twoleg who I can remove from his steel horse. I took to communicating with every co-conspirator I could find, firming up the plans and solidifying relationships.

The mewling curtain-scratcher once again got left behind. He stills shits in the same dirty box and has yet to grasp the freedom that is crapping wherever I want to and then watching the twoleg bend over to pick it up. They really are simple creatures.



Cat Diary

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woollen ball. Cannot untangle. Such complex. Dog scared me again today by being there and breathing. Got scared by a cucumber on the floor. Very dangerous. Got scared by the wind. Very dangerous. Got scared by a chair. Very dangerous. Got scared by my tail. Very dangerous. Got scared by a mirror. Very dangerous. Got scared by my own fearful screams. Very scary.

Had another unsuccessful hunt today, will continue to eat the delicious food left out for me. Got stuck on a wall. Not sure how, must investigate. Surely magic.

AHHH! Sorry, just got scared the twoleg sitting on the couch. He sighed. Very unpredictable. Narrow escape.
Why would you want a pet that likes you? Where's the fun in that?
 
Day 72:

Silly cat is still going on about how he's a prisoner even though he's the only one able to climb a wall and actually escape. Chose to sit in a tiny box and complain about solitary confinement.
 
From age 5, I've only ever owned stray cats or an orphan of a stray cat. Cats that needed some TLC and ended up staying. Never neutered or spayed. I think I was lucky enough to always have males.
Cat was free to roam anywhere anytime. Sleep in the house or outside, no kitty litter ever. All of them used to go in the garden. I let them be animals free as they were born to be with the perk of being their best friend. It's been 13 or so years now since I last owned a cat. Though I looked after and ended up burrying 3 kittens whos mother desserted them a few years back. All this talk makes me want one now.
 
I have a Maine Coon.

I think their like a cat/dog hybrid from my experience.

First off he loves water. He puts his paws and head under the running water when I was dishes. He sleeps in the wet kitchen and bathroom sinks. He tries to get in the shower while I shower. For some reason he cant "Meow". He just makes grunting sounds and howling sounds like "ouuuu". His hair is in very part of the house and all the clothes. He is extremely smart. He can open sliding doors, open the taps and cupboards, which my other cat cant. He sleeps less than my other cat and eats less. He has big tuffs of fur under his paws that need constant trimming because it catches lots of dirt. He gets explosive diarrhea when he steals yoghurt.
 
Cat Diary
Woollen ball. Cannot untangle. Such complex.
Dog ate it, dog didn't have the brain capacity to realize it's a puzzle.

Dog scared me again today by being there and breathing.
Faulty cat. 5 of my 6 cats will happily put most dogs in hospital. One has chased a pitbull and survived. She's a proper demon though, she's torn a bath towel almost in half (I had her wrapped in it while trying to give her medication). Somehow she's the most loving cat of the lot - she won't sleep unless she's in bed with her head on the pillow and my wife's hand on her back, and then falls asleep purring.

Got scared by a cucumber on the floor. Very dangerous.
This doesn't work, I've tried. They turn around and eat it.

Got scared by the wind. Very dangerous.
They'll sleep in the wind and rain on the coldest day of the year, completely unphased. A dog panics when you blow in its face.

Got scared by a chair. Very dangerous.
The cats own the chairs in the house, we don't even try anymore.

Got scared by my tail. Very dangerous.
I've never seen a cat chase its own tail.

Got scared by a mirror. Very dangerous.
I have one twit that tries to lick herself in the mirror, the rest don't give the mirror a second thought.

Got scared by my own fearful screams. Very scary.
Most of my cats are braver (arguably stupider rather than braver) than any dog. One burnt half his whiskers off sniffing fire over the weekend, and still isn't scared of fire in the slightest.

Had another unsuccessful hunt today, will continue to eat the delicious food left out for me.
Yeah, clearly faulty cats. Not a day goes by that a present warning isn't left for me to clean up, often more than one. Birds, lizards, geckos, mice, you name it.

Got stuck on a wall. Not sure how, must investigate. Surely magic.
My youngest was climbing the roof at 6 weeks old. He also has no problem taking a running jump from treetop to treetop. My wife's heart stops each time, but he's had a 100% success rate. He's the one who burnt his whiskers - fearless.

AHHH! Sorry, just got scared the twoleg sitting on the couch. He sighed. Very unpredictable. Narrow escape.
I have one like that. Extremely hand-shy and scared in general. He literally shat a brown circle on the floor in 2020/2021 when lightning struck nearby. He had an abusive past, though, and when we got him he was too old to have it trained out of him.
 
Dog ate it, dog didn't have the brain capacity to realize it's a puzzle.


Faulty cat. 5 of my 6 cats will happily put most dogs in hospital. One has chased a pitbull and survived. She's a proper demon though, she's torn a bath towel almost in half (I had her wrapped in it while trying to give her medication). Somehow she's the most loving cat of the lot - she won't sleep unless she's in bed with her head on the pillow and my wife's hand on her back, and then falls asleep purring.


This doesn't work, I've tried. They turn around and eat it.


They'll sleep in the wind and rain on the coldest day of the year, completely unphased. A dog panics when you blow in its face.


The cats own the chairs in the house, we don't even try anymore.


I've never seen a cat chase its own tail.


I have one twit that tries to lick herself in the mirror, the rest don't give the mirror a second thought.


Most of my cats are braver (arguably stupider rather than braver) than any dog. One burnt half his whiskers off sniffing fire over the weekend, and still isn't scared of fire in the slightest.


Yeah, clearly faulty cats. Not a day goes by that a present warning isn't left for me to clean up, often more than one. Birds, lizards, geckos, mice, you name it.


My youngest was climbing the roof at 6 weeks old. He also has no problem taking a running jump from treetop to treetop. My wife's heart stops each time, but he's had a 100% success rate. He's the one who burnt his whiskers - fearless.


I have one like that. Extremely hand-shy and scared in general. He literally shat a brown circle on the floor in 2020/2021 when lightning struck nearby. He had an abusive past, though, and when we got him he was too old to have it trained out of him.
I'm starting to think you have mistaken a cat for a honeybadger. Please verify.
 
I'm started to think you have mistaken a dog for something with measurable intelligence. Please verify.
Kempton.

It always comes back to Kempton. The owners are too...Kemptonian to recognize intelligence (it has not been demonstrated there since 1946) and the cats are about what you could expect. Anybody who has played Fallout will understand.

I was referring to normal animals, not those atypical abnormalities you guys have.

Still, cats are cool if you're into that sort of thing, but I will take dogs any day.
 
It always comes back to Kempton. The owners are too...Kemptonian to recognize intelligence (it has not been demonstrated there since 1946) and the cats are about what you could expect. Anybody who has played Fallout will understand.
@KURT_COCAIN does not represent the rest of Kempton and we do not stand behind anything he says or does in way way, whether implicit or explicit.

He's from the wrong side of the railway line.
 
@KURT_COCAIN does not represent the rest of Kempton and we do not stand behind anything he says or does in way way, whether implicit or explicit.

He's from the wrong side of the railway line.
@KURT_COCAIN is your best representative. He has most of his teeth and hasn’t slept with a family member once this month. Honour your heroes lest they hitch their ossewae and migrate daarnatoe.
 
I'm late to the party here, but my suggestion is to ask a vet about a registered breeder that they could recommend. Maine Coones are beautiful cats, and they have the nicest personalities too.

You could also reach out to CO-SANC or Woodrock Animal Rescue - They frequently have kittens up for adoption.
 
Well, that's a story and a half.

My reasoning behind my comment was the "wait" to get an animal from a shelter or the SPCA, which isn't even a problem. It took about 4 days to get my dog. And he came dewormed, shots up to date and neutered.

When I was in boarding school, I was waiting for the bus to go home and some girl asked me to hold a box and then proceeded to get into a car and off she went. Opened the box and there be a little kitten inside it, a wild one at that. Took her home, to the vet and got her some formula etc and fed her every few hours day and night. she's the second oldest cat among the three that I have and she also doesn't stand for my dogs either, she moers them and they run. I'm all for looking after cats or kittens. I too have a wholesome kitty story, Suck on that :p

Just not a fan of people who's reason NOT to go to a shelter or SPCA is because it "takes too long" which honestly, it doesn't.


You carbicunts dont read long posts right. Because this deserved every like in the world.
 
You carbicunts dont read long posts right. Because this deserved every like in the world.
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Good heavens this thread went ape.

Anyway, if OP hasn't already gotten sorted you can try these folks:- Jaeger Cats Maine Coons

Popped in there about a year or two ago to have a look at the kittens.

Like the British Shorthair, the Maine Coon also has a very specific diet that you need to adhere to. I don't think any breeder will sell you the kitten before they turn 6 months and have been spayed.

Some breeders also go as far as home visits (just like the SPCA) and make you sign an agreement to return the cat to them should you no longer be willing and/or able to look after the animal.
 

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