Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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Alice, devourer of worlds.

People ask periodically "so, just how big is your cat now?", like they think I exaggerate Alice's size for some insane reason. I mean, Maine Coon, guys, these are the cats they designed to star in SyFy Original Pictures.

I give you Alice, with a copy of Rosemary and Rue for scale, taken inside the last few weeks:



And she's still growing.

Happy Sunday!
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Pretty Kitty!

judifilksign

June 28 2010, 02:56:57 UTC 7 years ago

Those who have never known a Maine Coon have no Idea that those darlings are as large as they are.

This also gives them all the advantages of opening doors, cabinets, toilets and in getting away when you really, really need to pill them.

I love how Alice's eyes match the font on R&R and your sheets. She's the Halloween Queen Kitty, isn't she?

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seanan_mcguire

June 28 2010, 14:48:34 UTC 7 years ago

She really, really is.

phantomess05

June 28 2010, 02:57:36 UTC 7 years ago

0_0

seanan_mcguire

June 28 2010, 14:48:51 UTC 7 years ago

She is big girl.

mariadkins

June 28 2010, 02:57:57 UTC 7 years ago

she is GORGEOUS!

seanan_mcguire

June 28 2010, 14:48:59 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you. :)

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seanan_mcguire

June 28 2010, 14:49:12 UTC 7 years ago

Yup. She's bigger every time I turn around.

naamah_darling

June 28 2010, 02:59:30 UTC 7 years ago

Holy wow!

I see her and I remember that Maine Coons take rather a long time to mature and I sort of want to start making a saddle for you now.

She is so beautiful. Though I cannot see the toe fluff and belly fluff, I know it is there.

seanan_mcguire

June 28 2010, 14:49:39 UTC 7 years ago

Her toes are actually so fluffy that they put her at a disadvantage on our hardwood floors. It's funny.

naamah_darling

7 years ago

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seanan_mcguire

7 years ago

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brownkitty

June 28 2010, 03:05:48 UTC 7 years ago

As long as what she's still growing isn't thumbs, you have a chance ;)

seanan_mcguire

June 28 2010, 14:49:55 UTC 7 years ago

...there's my horrifying thought for the day. Thanks.

brownkitty

7 years ago

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beccastareyes

June 28 2010, 03:07:32 UTC 7 years ago

Man, and I thought Mom's cat was big. He's maybe 2/3 Alice's size, though I think he matches her in the fluffy department.

seanan_mcguire

June 28 2010, 14:57:31 UTC 7 years ago

She's still growing!

glam_k

June 28 2010, 03:19:25 UTC 7 years ago

I'm betting whenever a random stranger comes by the house--cable repairman, dude in the little brown shorts bearing a parcel, Jehovah's Witness, or whatever--the first words out of his/her mouth, after taking a gander at the splendiferous Alice, are something like, "WOW!! That's a BIG CAT!!"... right?

It's the same here. (Proud parent of ginormous Ragdoll boycat. ;D)

seanan_mcguire

June 28 2010, 14:58:00 UTC 7 years ago

Dude, whenever someone who hasn't visited in a month comes over, that's basically what they say first off.

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seanan_mcguire

June 28 2010, 14:58:29 UTC 7 years ago

Verra.

droewyn

June 28 2010, 03:21:53 UTC 7 years ago

Damn... if I weren't in the process of moving and thus didn't have my copy of R&R in a box I'd take a picture of my Vienna-monster for comparison. She's about the same age as Alice, and is nowhere near her size.

seanan_mcguire

June 28 2010, 14:58:36 UTC 7 years ago

Awwwwwww.

lilrongal

June 28 2010, 03:36:33 UTC 7 years ago

I want to cuddle with that cat.

seanan_mcguire

June 28 2010, 14:58:52 UTC 7 years ago

She's very tolerant of such desires.

alicetheowl

June 28 2010, 03:41:32 UTC 7 years ago

Ah, but does she realize yet that she's bigger than Lily?

My housemate has 2 cats. Pixel beat up on Puff consistently when they were kittens, because she was bigger. But now that they're grown, he's bigger than she is. He hasn't figured this out yet, though, and cowers from her if she's displeased. It's very funny.

seanan_mcguire

June 28 2010, 14:59:19 UTC 7 years ago

She's bigger, but Lilly's pointier, so it all balances out. Plus they never really beat on each other.

alicetheowl

7 years ago

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faithfulcynic

June 28 2010, 03:51:38 UTC 7 years ago

I did a double take when I saw your picture. I thought it was my cat Buffy :)

seanan_mcguire

June 28 2010, 14:59:30 UTC 7 years ago

In that case, you have a beautiful cat.

aliciaaudrey

June 28 2010, 03:52:12 UTC 7 years ago

That is a bigggg caaaat.

My Beau is part maine coon, and nobody ever believes how big he is either. He's about as big as Alice. But he's six, so he's not getting any bigger...I don't think (hard to tell with Maine Coons...I thought he was done once before and he suddenly got bigger.)

I luv me some maine coons. What a pretty kitty!!!

seanan_mcguire

June 29 2010, 14:44:29 UTC 7 years ago

And still growing!

aliciaaudrey

7 years ago

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hasufin

June 28 2010, 04:05:12 UTC 7 years ago

Oh dear.

Our youngest is about a year old, and he seems to have a not-inconsequential amount of Maine Coon in his lineage: he's got the toe tufts, the ruff, the face, and possibly the wisps on the ear. Oh, and the enormous puffy tail of "But I are stealthy! How did you find me?!". He's only a year old now, so he's nowhere near Alice's size - yet.

seanan_mcguire

June 29 2010, 14:44:51 UTC 7 years ago

MY TAIL IS INVISIBLE IF YOU CAN'T SEE MY HEAD.

hasufin

7 years ago

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dimloep_suum

June 28 2010, 04:15:34 UTC 7 years ago

Oh ye gods and little fishes, she's one solid cat.

I miss Forrest, my dad's beast of a Maine Coon, who shuffled off his fluffy coil a few years ago. He was a Good Cat, except for when he let himself outside (we soon learned to lock the screen door), or tried to eat my face.

seanan_mcguire

June 29 2010, 14:45:04 UTC 7 years ago

She's basically concrete, wrapped in fluff.

tygerversionx

June 28 2010, 04:36:19 UTC 7 years ago

So that's what a Maine Coon is supposed to look like? I knew they were supposed to be big, but I haven't actually seen one.

Oh, and ... I'm sorry, but most cats have too much dignity to star in SyFy productions. That's why SyFy has to make things like Dinocroc VS. Supergator. *sigh*

seanan_mcguire

June 29 2010, 14:45:31 UTC 7 years ago

This is a cat who spends most of her time flat on her back, doing her best sea otter impression.

Dignity is in short supply around here.

aryana_filker

June 28 2010, 05:27:59 UTC 7 years ago

Ahhh, she's so beautiful!

seanan_mcguire

June 29 2010, 14:45:38 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you. :)

lisa_marli

June 28 2010, 06:23:12 UTC 7 years ago

She is Lovely. And huge. I just want to snuggle in her fur.

seanan_mcguire

June 29 2010, 15:23:24 UTC 7 years ago

She's very snuggly.

naurwen

June 28 2010, 08:50:02 UTC 7 years ago

She's lovely! :D
I've seen Maine Coons before so have seen how huge they can be.
What will you do once she grows so large that she can toss you out of bed? >^.^

dornbeast

June 29 2010, 07:12:41 UTC 7 years ago

Is that possible regardless of what kind of bed it is?

(Imagine a Maine Coon dive-bombing a waterbed from the highest point in the room to create a wave. If the tale is true, this is apparently entertaining, especially when somebody is sleeping on the bed.)

naurwen

7 years ago

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seanan_mcguire

7 years ago

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naurwen

7 years ago

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la_marquise_de_

June 28 2010, 10:25:25 UTC 7 years ago

That is one fine tummy.

seanan_mcguire

June 29 2010, 15:23:42 UTC 7 years ago

It is SO FLUFFY.

qnofhrt

June 28 2010, 10:34:42 UTC 7 years ago

She's gorgeous. Our Tally is petite in comparison.

seanan_mcguire

June 29 2010, 16:24:14 UTC 7 years ago

Awwww.

emberleo

June 28 2010, 11:10:10 UTC 7 years ago

The nice thing about big cats is how much better for hugging they are. :D

--Ember--

seanan_mcguire

June 29 2010, 16:24:22 UTC 7 years ago

True!

netpositive

June 28 2010, 11:44:21 UTC 7 years ago

Gee, that doesn't seem very big...

*listens to whispering in background*

Oh, that's the comic book size _Rosemary & Rue_ produced special for Seanan?

seanan_mcguire

June 29 2010, 16:24:44 UTC 7 years ago

Heh.

In a one-year old girl kitty, this is HUGE.

arielstarshadow

June 28 2010, 11:52:38 UTC 7 years ago

Sooooo soft, sooooo fluffy! Floofy prettiness!

seanan_mcguire

June 29 2010, 16:24:58 UTC 7 years ago

Sooooo aware that she's the prettiest princess.
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