Sorry to hear that...
... I suggest emptying the cats litter tray and posting it to wherever he has monged off to.

They do get huge though its brilliant. Ours is from a Maine Coon breeder and his dad is national champion of being a cat or something. But yeah they get huge. The paws are the best thing when they are young. They are kinda out of proportion with the rest of them so look like little lion paws.

One other thing that my mum has told me about them (She seems to have picked up some crazy-cat-lady behaviours in the last few months) is that apparently if you spay them too early it stops their head growing in line with their body and it looks quite strange. Therefore it’s best to wait a year or so... or as long as you possibly can.

Again, no idea on how accurate that information is as its second hand.

Only other thing I would suggest is to try and not let them outside at all. They are very inquisitive and my parents let ours out every now and then with supervision (I.e. letting him follow when doing the gardening or something) and now he has a taste for the outside. You see him looking out the window and trying to reach the door handle :)
(The_Mighty_Spleen, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 17:26, 1 reply)

yeah
i had read that about the spaying as well. however, having a tom cat pissing everywhere wouldn't be acceptable.. I'm not sure what age they start spraying at, but i assume it would be within a year old. I will ask at the vets, see what they say.

The ones we are after are from a proper breeder, expensive, but probably worth it!
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 17:39, closed)

Maine Coons rock
Meet Mrs Guts


Not really knowing a huge amount about them- we'd only had mogs prior to this- before getting her from a rescue centre (£60- very credit crunch friendly) she took a little getting used to. She's a big girl and has the aerodynamics and agility of a transit van which can be problematic if she fancies "going high." She does indeed follow you round and likes to be with you were possible- keyboards are a particular favourite. She is bloody noisy- meows, warbles, chirrups and beeps (yes beeps) are all in the retinue.

We live in a cul de sac so her road sense has never been extensively tested but it doesn't seem bad. She's allowed out whenever she wants (although this required a dog flap to be fitted) and doesn't seem to go too far- I've heard that males can be a bit more wayward though. She has fought other cats though- she's been undamaged but I've forked out to repair the loser.

Do it- you won't regret it.
(Leonard Hatred briefly did some work on, Tue 27 Jan 2009, 18:46, closed)

I like her!
Does she have any friends looking for a home?

The bigger the cat, the better.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Wed 28 Jan 2009, 0:19, closed)