Happy birthday, Thomas!: seanan

Happy birthday, Thomas!

Today is Thomas's first birthday! Yes. One year ago precisely, Thomas Price Lynn Rhymer Taylor McGuire was unleashed upon the world by Betsy Tinney at Pinecoon Maine Coons, who was kind enough to then let him come and live with me. In honor of his birthday, Thomas has been brushed, cooed over, given treats, and didn't get yelled at for sleeping on the counter.

And 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.

nightfalltwen

July 16 2011, 14:08:36 UTC 6 years ago

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And apparently from what I've heard, Maine Coons still keep growing up until the age of two. o.o

My cat,

zara_cat is part Maine Coon. Not full, but part.

phoenixsansfyr

July 17 2011, 15:33:48 UTC 6 years ago

Solidly until the age of 3 or 4, actually, and then they continue to fill out until about 6 or 7. On average. Sometimes the females don't actually fill out as much as they could until they're spayed, but that's typically on the ones you don't want to breed anyway.

Example: my Bella doesn't quite fit breed standards, so I spayed her and she finally filled out (she was the runt of the litter that lived). Daisy, our current whole queen, is nice and solid. The grandfather of the kitten I have on the ground right now is about 20 pounds and all of 6, so he could well fill out a little bit more, put on a few more pounds.

July 17 2011, 15:55:35 UTC 6 years ago

Cool. The more you know! I hadn't really looked into Maine Coon growth all that much. So what I was going on was heresay, lol. Thanks for the info.

My cat is spayed and also a mixed breed. I'm hoping that she doesn't get the full size of a Maine Coon. One of my best friends has two of them and they're ginormous cats.

July 17 2011, 16:03:12 UTC 6 years ago

They're great big gallumphing darlings no matter what size they are. The females don't get ANYWHERE near as big as the males. Typically 13-16 pounds.

July 17 2011, 16:05:09 UTC 6 years ago

My friend's cats were often grumpy and then she started getting their hair clipped down and their attitudes did almost a 180. It was crazy to see.

July 17 2011, 16:06:52 UTC 6 years ago

Haha, I clip Bella because she is so NOT amenable to my brushing her... They HATE being matted or clumpy, and are total grouches. Bella's dad, the 20#er I was talking about earlier, gets a lion cut probably twice a year, and he prances about happily every time.

July 17 2011, 16:10:18 UTC 6 years ago

I've contemplated getting my cat clipped because she has the longer coat that a MC has... but I don't know how she'd react to the actual process.

Also? I think it's amazing that you call your MC Bella... my friend's MC has the same name. :D

July 17 2011, 16:16:40 UTC 6 years ago

She'll probably freak out at first, and then strut around like she's the coolest kid on the block. Does she let you brush her? Because if she doesn't mat heavily and lets you brush her regularly, I don't recommend clipping.

And yes! Such a good name. And she knows she's a 'beautiful'. :)

July 17 2011, 16:18:34 UTC 6 years ago

She lets me brush her a little but she still gets the occasional matt in the longer leg hair around the backs of her thighs... which I have to sometimes go after with a pair of scissors. I try to keep up with the brushing though.

:D

July 17 2011, 17:25:32 UTC 6 years ago

Then she should be good with just the brushing. You're welcome to clip her down and see how she does; if she likes it, go for it! But since she's not matting much, it's not really necessary.

July 17 2011, 17:26:27 UTC 6 years ago

Thanks for the advice! I'll think about it. Though I think she can read my mind. I might be getting dirty looks. >.> lol.

seanan_mcguire

July 17 2011, 17:19:14 UTC 6 years ago

Three or four, really. My kitties gonna be BIG.

July 17 2011, 17:21:17 UTC 6 years ago

Yes that's what I just learned. Makes me a little glad that mine is only part MC. I think she might be finished growing. Though I'm not sure. My friend's MCs are big cats. Mine's a teenie tiny thing compared to them.

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