Thread: Is Your Maine Coon a Lap Cat

If I pick him up MC Elvis is good for about 20-60 seconds of lap time.

He's jumped up in my lap exactly one time on his own since I got him. Started purring up a storm for about a minute and then hopped down.

That's the only time I've heard him purr loudly as well.

I think he doesn't like the lap both because he's way too big ( he can take up my entire chest and stomach if I'm laying flat )
and because he gets overstimulated fairly quickly. He's only two, so he may get more into it as he ages and calms down some.

He's extremely friendly and affectionate, but seems to prefer "near" or "next to" to actually being on a lap.