Maine Coons, social and laid back

[True Dough]

They just look fierce!

[Easterncedar]

1. The couple I have known were calm and friendly and notably self-possessed

As well as beautiful

[cachukis]

2. On my fourth. They are kings or queens. Always

aware yet nonplussed. Ours sits on the truck console as we travel the country.

[underpants]

3. We had one for about 12 years. She was a cat that acted like a dog.

She knew her name and she was definitely Daddy’s cat. Pepper would sneak up on my lap while I was watching TV without me even noticing it. A champion mouser too. We had mice in our apartment building for a while. I think she got 5 of them. One afternoon she just walked up, opened her mouth, and out dropped a mouse. The mice stopped coming around. She’d climb up a bookshelf by pulling one book out per shelf until she got to the top. She used to pull open my sock draw and sleep in it during the day. I thought that I must’ve kept leaving it open until one Sunday when she quietly walked in, latched her claws on to the top of the draw, jumped up to get her feet on the bottom of the dresser, and then lean back pulling the draw open.

She died a few days after the total eclipse in 2017. We were in vacation and got a call from our cat sitter. That was a horrible 6 hour drive home.

[Fla Dem]

5. Got a little misty eyed about how Pepper died while you were away.

That would have broken my heart even more if I hadn't been with my cat when she passed. I sure it did to you too.

[quaint]

4. Fierce? Stella Mae is availale for $3000.

[Fla Dem]

6. Those cats are beautiful, handsome and regal.

[Biophilic]

7. Wow! Those photographs are gorgeous and each cat's personality shines. Wonderful.

[patphil]

8. They have a lion face and head.

Also, they express a lot of intelligence in their face.

[Orrex]

9. My sister had a Maine Coon named Tyler.

She used to ride it to work until it got too big.

Love 'em!

[debm55]

10. Wonderful and beautiful cats. Thank you for sharing these beautiful creatures. True Dough.

[infullview]

11. They are also dust magnets.

Yes, I know from personal experience Mine likes to play in his water, is very gentle, good mouser, and very heavy with a giant feather duster for a tail

[progressoid]

13. That's what I would be hesitant about...

All of the fur.

A family member had a long haired Norwegian Forest cat and it was a chore to deal with the fur. Especially in the spring.

[infullview]

15. Yep. Every time I pick him up little fine hairs stick to me.

Vacuuming has necessarily increased as well. They don’t shed that much, but it sticks to everything.

[debsy]

12. Such beauty!

[mike_c]

14. Ours is the mellowest cat I've ever known

He's a love bug. And a real lap full, lol. He's a big kitty!