Thread: Main coon vs Ragdoll

Ragdolls are lovely. My friend has two and we have taken care of them when she has been away occasionally. They are wonderfully dim creatures (at least hers are), not terribly energetic, but love a lap and will purr for England even being in the same room as you.

A Coonie will be your best friend. He or she will follow you around the house, try to get involved with whatever you are doing whether you want them to or not, talk to you with engaging little chirrups, play whenever possible, thunder around the house like a herd of elephants, and be soppy and cuddly giants. Not all Coonies are lap cats, they often prefer to sit next to you rather than on you, but they have their moments. They will always love you and unlike some breeds, will genuinely love you back. It is true that once you have been owned by a Maine Coon, there is no going back.

Why not visit a cat show in your area and you can compare the two breeds and chat to the owners?

Put simply

owning a ragdoll is extremely rewarding ........so is being owned by an MC

I had thought of buying a Ragdoll for my daughter until we had a phone call to go & meet the kitten my friend had brought back from holiday, she had a MC & considering it had come away from its home stayed a night in their holiday accomodation then had a long car trip & it still came straight over to you for a cuddle & purred all the while made it an easy choice what to get her,as for myself being a dog person not a cat no problem from my point of view as I would never be enticed to have a cat anyway,ok that went by the way as well........
Very good idea of Musicalife's though if you can get to a cat show it is one good way of really finding out more about the breeds you are interested in,happy hunting & let us know whichever you go for....x

I was hell bent on having a Ragdoll for the longest time. I didn't think my boyfriend would agree to it as they seem to be quite 'girly'. A friend of mine got a MC and it looked beautiful. Since I was after a long haired kitty, I decided to research the breed and instantly I knew that they'd be a perfect breed for us. My boyfriend fell hook line and sinker for them too! I can't imagine having any other sort of cat now. I know a lot of people say that about their chosen breed, though, so I'm sure either breed will make you happy once you make you decision!

would agree about the cat show , you really get to see all sorts and people are more than happy to chat about their cats ( on the whole)

I nearly got a Ragdoll last year. I read the breed profile and they sounded so very similar to MCs, plus they have those stunning looks and blue eyes. But in a way I prefer the MC simply because of their more natural look, so to the untrained eye they can just look like a big and rather handsome moggie. We ended up getting Herbie in the end as we went back to our boys' breeder. But, one day...