Ran-Gan, The Young Maine-Coon

**Whyemier** · 8th May 2013, 11:47 PM

Let me introduce Ran-Gan. He's a young Maine-Coon we aquired from the local rescue. When we brought him home he was 15 months old, at least that is what they told us, now he's pushing 2 yrs.

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Not long after we brought him home he developed a fungus (ring-worm?) and lost his full mane. It made his bare neck look like it was six inches long. As you can see he's now growing it back and starting to look like a 'Maine-Coon' of all things.

He only weighed 10.4 lbs (4.7 kg) when we brought him home, small for his age I thought. He wouldn't gain weight and so it was back to the vet. We found out he had a tape worm. They said he probably got it from eating rodents or perhaps the Anole lizards we have here in Florida. He has been treated but we're waiting for him to gain weight. Still only 10.4 lbs (4.7 kg) as of a day or so ago. But he seems to be doing somewhat better. He still seems to have a delicate stomach and suffers from nausea, and the resultant regurgitation. My wife seems to think its due to hairballs and so has taken to brushing him several times a week which he loves.

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Likes stretching across the bed and keeping anyone else off it least wise. The Vet said he caught the ring-worm and tape-worm in the rescue shelter among all the hundreds of other cats.

We call him Ran-Gan because our gran'daughter wanted to name him Randall, I thought he looked more like a Gandalf. To avoid and argument and foster good feeling with the gran' we named him Ran-Gan.

**Chris** · 9th May 2013, 12:02 AM

Aw isnt he just adorable. He seems to have been through the mill a bit but now he has landed on his feet with you taking him home to live with you. I am sure he will show you lots of love and he certainly seems to have settled down well enough. Ringworm can be a horrid thing, having horses its something we dread. I am sure he loves his brushing sessions with your wife and hopefully he will be fully maned in no time. Its lovely to see pictures of him thanks for posting them.

**donnad** · 9th May 2013, 12:30 AM

RanGan is a beauty. He is so lucky to have found a good home!
Welcome to MCF!

**Alekto** · 9th May 2013, 08:23 AM

beautiful AND clever, he seems to have found just the right place to keep you poxy humanz off his bed! ;-)
hey, get the vet to check for thyroid problems. My previous cat was throwing up a lot and not putting weight on, she lived to be 15 but only when she died - I wanted to know what happened - the analysis showed she had thyroid problems all her life, which caused her to throw up a lot, which I also thought was hairballs, and it also caused heart problems and a lot of other issues. Nothing was picked up by the vet before.

**Whyemier** · 9th May 2013, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by Alekto

beautiful AND clever, he seems to have found just the right place to keep you poxy humanz off his bed! ;-)
hey, get the vet to check for thyroid problems. My previous cat was throwing up a lot and not putting weight on, she lived to be 15 but only when she died - I wanted to know what happened - the analysis showed she had thyroid problems all her life, which caused her to throw up a lot,
which I also thought was hairballs, and it also caused heart problems and a lot of other issues. Nothing was picked up by the vet before.

Thanks for that information. We'll definately bring it to the Vet.s attention. I wiill still monitor his weight until the next visit

**Whyemier** · 9th May 2013, 11:54 PM

His weight was up a small amount this afternoon when I weighed him. Don't know if it's because he just ate or if he's starting to improve. The weight this time was 10.6 lbs (4.8 kg). Only 3.2 ounces but it's something.

**Chris** · 10th May 2013, 12:55 AM

Nice to hear that he is gaining weight, every ounce counts, long may it continue x

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