I'm such a sucker for these guys...

**FreyjaRoMaine** · 8th November 2010, 11:12 PM

What's so cool about MC's is how different their personalities can be whilst they retain the classic MC traits. Freyja and Wicca couldn't be more different in personality and temperament, and it's fascinating to watch them together; it really is like watching children sometimes.

I only intended to get one MC. I know two breeders very well now - my breeder and one she introduced me to (Tigga Towers lady) and it would seem that they'd been having a little bet on the sly about how quickly I'd give in and get a second one. And four months after Freyja turned our lives upside down in the most marvellous way, Wicca joined us. It was a difficult 'union' to say the least but was well worth the stress as I'm pretty sure that both cats would be lost without the other one.

It's quite incredible how much difference a cat can make to your life if you get the right one, and from what I can gather from this forum is that where MC's are concerned, there's no such thing as a wrong one.

Good luck with the companion hunting, Kari, can't wait to hear about who you find.

**kingedmund** · 9th November 2010, 12:18 AM

I checked with the orphanage I got Edmund from, and it turns out one of his litter sisters is still there.... I'm going to at least go look at her again. I'm not huge on her pattern, but if she's like Edmund I think she might be the way to go. I mean I can't imagine they would have that hard of a time getting to know each other when they already lived together and are full bro and sis... We'll see if I bond with her when I go to look at her...
She's a tortuous shell, and her face has some really strange pattern going on, but I won't let that alone stop me

. (plus, the only picture online is from months ago when she was likely around 3 months old, so I don't know how she's growing into it - it might look a lot better now!)

**jckkerrison** · 9th November 2010, 08:36 AM

Tortoishells have the most huge personalities & are always known as "Naughty Torties"
whatever the breed,I think there are some threads on here somewhere.We have a small flat chested MC girl who is tortie & does she make her presence known around here,even the big boys respect her,would not have missed out on having her even though at the time I said no & hubby said yes,think its the only time in 39yrs of marriage it has been that way round & for once he was right......
Fingers crossed you feel for her when you meet up !

**Antonia** · 9th November 2010, 10:31 AM

His sister still available... sounds exciting. I am really curious to hear about your reacquaintance with her.
I too am not very keen on the 'jigsaw puzzle' torties - but it's personality that counts and as Jackie says, torties do have a reputation for being huge in the personality department.

Our Tatja is a tortie-tabby, which means she has the multiple colors of a tortie but they're in a tabby pattern. Which could explain why she's not very naughty... or else she's quite good at hiding it.

**Rachel-C** · 9th November 2010, 06:15 PM

"his sister is still available" ... sounds like fate to me :-D Good luck with the visit - will look out for a post letting us know how you get on!

**kingedmund** · 9th November 2010, 06:36 PM

Yeah, I plan on going to see her today. Since these aren't of a confirmed pure pedigree it will be interesting to see how dominant the MC is in her, because Edmund obviously has it extremely dominant, but I hear that non-purebred litter mates can be quite different sometimes.
What I do remember from meeting her when I got Edmund was that she was the only other cat I really liked the personality of (and now that I know a lot about MCs, I know she definitely was displaying the personality traits of one, as Edmund was).
I'll let you know what happens, and probably post pics. If her and I don't "click", there are a couple of other places in the area that I can go see some more "furries" (as you people from UK always say

). What drama!

**Jolly** · 10th November 2010, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by kingedmund

It's true everybody... Just like everyone else has said, only 3 days into joining this forum and I am now already searching to get a second Maine Coon...

Sooooo true, we went to visit our little man last night and now might be taking his sister too who has become available again........

Sooooooo cute!!!

J x

**jckkerrison** · 10th November 2010, 10:04 AM

Once again looks as if fate could be playing its hand,you wouldn't regret having siblings,double trouble but double fun too,ours are now coming up to three & have only just really started breaking away from each other a bit & doing things,good or bad, independently of each other.I was a bit worried to begin with because they seemed joined at the hip although both have completly different personalities but now I don't have to worry so much about if I am getting one out of trouble the other isn't sneaking up behind to take over.
How long have you got to make up your mind ? Is it the little girl sitting proudly on someones lap,because if it is I think she has stated her claim....

**Howlinbob** · 10th November 2010, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by Jolly

Sooooo true, we went to visit our little man last night and now might be taking his sister too who has become available again........

Sooooooo cute!!!

J x

Uh-oh, watch out, that's exactly what happened to me. The one I really 'clicked' with at first was reserved, then I found out a week after we got Larry that he had become available again....2 days later he was ours.

So will you be able to resist?
It's lovely for them if they can grow up with a littermate. And it's double trouble (ie, fun) for you!

**FreyjaRoMaine** · 10th November 2010, 06:25 PM

Kari - how did you get on with King Edmund's sister?

Jolly - what have you decided to do?

It's all so very exciting. Had I realised when I got Freyja that I would succumb to a second MC, I would definitely have got a litter mate at the time. Freyja and Wicca now get on like a house on fire and I am so happy I stuck it out, but litter mates would have made it much less stressful for Freyja. And me!