happyAnd now...pictures.
This is Thomas, right after I brought him home from Seattle. So he was about four months old, full of curiosity and twitching. Such a sweet boy.
Thomas promptly began to fit into our lovely Halloween world, displaying a good eye for lighting, and a fondness for orange things. He's about six months old here.
Long cat...is very, very long. Seven months old, and having the first of the really major, disturbing, "weren't you smaller when I left for work this morning?" growth spurts.
This picture was taken yesterday. That tree is sized to full-grown, large cats. Note how much of it Thomas fills. I live with the Yeti.
And I wouldn't have it any other way.
July 16 2011, 04:03:04 UTC 5 years ago
Maine Coon cats take about 4 years to hit full growth. They may continue to fill out for the next two years or so. I have a kitten on the ground that at three weeks looks like an 8wk old normal kitten (she's a Maine, as I am a Maine Coon breeder). Gotta love the largest of the naturally-occurring 100% domestic cat breeds! (meaning, say, Savannahs are bigger but they're not 100% domestic, as they're out-crossed with Servals, and the other big breed, Norwegian Forest Cat, doesn't necessarily tend to average as large as the MC breed). Cat breed lesson over, courtesy of your friendly Maine Coon breeder and member of TICA.
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