Thread: Adopting a domestic short hair to keep maine coon company?

Originally Posted by montymainecoon

We have a gorgeous maine coon male who is 1.5 years old and we were wanting to get him a friend to play with as he is really active. We saw a gorgeous 6 month old female domestic short hair at an animal rescue center at out local shops today which our daughter fell in love with. I was wondering how other people have gone with giving their maine coon a friend particularly a smaller cat?

Before deciding whether or not to get another cat perhaps you would consider fostering a rescue cat to see how your own cat reacts. Just ring a local animal rescue shelter and ask about fostering. They will want details of your other pets, children in household etc and will carry out a home visit. I ask people to keep a rescue cat separate from their own pets for two weeks but after that they do mix. My Buddy loves all the rescue's that pass through my mad house but my Fudge is a hisser when it comes to new cats in the house.

Rescue centers are so over crowded at the moment that they will welcome you with open arms and if things work out you will find the right cat for you.