Thread: New and scared

Hi & Welcome....... MC's are classed as semi long haired cats not long so they haven't got the coats such as persians etc in fact some of the MC's are so silky that you hardly have to groom them at all although it is a brilliant way to bond with your cat & you do need to start as soon as you get them just in case you have one where grooming is a necessity....also clip nails from the start,saves the furniture,saves you getting play scratched & once again gets them used to things from the start....... make sure they have plenty of toys to stimulate them & also scratching posts round & about,MC's especially soon learn no's & will also learn to sheath their claws,can't say there will be no furniture damage,we had none with our first MC's but three of them have made up for it since,it's not that they go up & use it as a scratching post but hurling round the room at a rapid pace of knots & using the settee as a springboard does bring a few marks along with it......
I am one who doesn't like the furminator,yep it hikes out a loat of the undercoat but that is there for a reason & when it grows back in it is really spikey, I used it once on our older cat who had a thick base coat but once I felt how it grew back it got chucked,regular combing when they have a moult will bring it out or if you are unlucky & get one which has a very very thick coat you can get a good thinning comb which leaves the coat feeling a lot more natural. I am no good at posting threads linked to some of the grooming kit you can get but will ask another one of the members if she will do it....
As for getting both babes together I would have a word with your MC breeder to see what she advices,I am surprised that the rescue babe won't have had anything as a lot of the rescue centres like to make sure their cats go out having been given the best start they can but if you are paying good money out for the MC babe you want to make sure you are not putting it at risk,breeders normally keep the babes for a week after their second injs which means the babe would be getting very close to being fully covered but if you are having babe staright away wouldn't like to say babe will be fully safe...... still go by what she says, agree it would be great for them to come home together but not at any health cost to one or the other of them.......
Looking forward to seeing photos of them....x

Thanks for reply.
I don't mind having a try with cobs but still have no idea how they look like :-P I'm just tick :-)
I know they like to run so I will cover sofa with some blanket to save it. I was more worried about deliberate scratching. I'm planning to build diy cardboard scratcher and bed and probably buy some as well but not sure how to squeeze all this stuff in to this flat :-)
I have the comfort that the breeder lives near me so there shouldn't be a problem to adjust dates with kittens. I'm not sure as well why the rescue ones are not vaccinated I think it was something about small private rescue not a big one. I will talk with breeder like you advised.

I'm trying to get as much info as I can before and the question just multiplying... Now I have read about this whole barf diet and how the ready food is no no, then how raw meat is not safe... I think I'll go and slam my head on the wall for a bit... :-P

Oh, one more. I'll need to drive kittens home and one for like 2 hours. Any advice on the car carrier? I was thinking to get this one for starters. ATLAS 20 - Dog Travel Products - Dog

Just to say on the rescue front, if you use the RSPCA or the Cats Protection League any cat you get will have been fully vaccinated and microchipped as well as have a full vet check. When you get the cat you should also get a medical card showing the vaccinations, flea treatment, worm treatment etc.

Yeah I love my tablet. spend 20 minutes writing reply and when you sen it it disappear :P

Thanks for reply
jckkerrison:
I know they are classed as semi long, but still they are long in comparison to normal "find me on a doorstep" cats which my missus had I think I do not mind using brushes etc. it is just you described some and I still can't imagine it:P You know, as myself last time I used a hair brush was like 10 years ago when I had long hair and that was a cheapest crap brush as I did not bother if I will pull out my hair, I got enough of them:P (at least at this time of my life) but I am pretty sure cat will not appreciate this kind of grooming.
I will need to talk with breeder about this kitten. Bonus is she is very nice lady who lives like 5 miles from me, so I could adjust the dates, I think. As for the rescue kitten it is small family rescue and they do not have enough money to set them with all the vaccinations etc. We have been in BlueCross one and they said that, as we do not want to let cat run loose outside - only on leash, and we can't have a flap door, we can only have a cat with FIV because it need to stay inside. I love that idea... weird people. Maybe they want to gave you a cat, you will let it loose, it will be run over by a car, or killed by other cats, dogs, foxes and then you will be quickly back for another one? It is a plan of some kind...
I am just starting to build my own DIY castle tower scratching post with a bed on the top. Probably will get some extra one, but where I will put all that stuff plus the cat:P

I am reading about MC's and all the other cats and instead of finding answers there is only more questions... I always thought that cat on dry food is happy, now I have learned that there is some people who say that ready food is bad for the cats. There is some barf food (I always thought that barf is going out of the cat not in to the cat... but hey, always something new...), then that raw food is not healthy and a no no... I feel like I need to a couple of head bangs on the wall :P

Ah also, we need to transport this kittens home, and one of them is like 2 hours of driving away. So we thought that we could get this transporter for the beginning, and later it should be ok for the smaller cat
ATLAS 20 - Dog Travel Products - Dog
and also, something like a shoulder bag if we need to walk to the vet in case that car is not available. Is this a good choice?

Valdez, Love my tablet too! I have a habit of copying anything I write before I send it hahaha. The Maine coon is a large friendly majestic cat, it is still a cat. They play big and eat bigger, I like to think Ginger is smarter and more beautiful than the average alley cat, but she is a cat. So that being said, don't over think this too much. I recommend a good healthy diet, no gluten if possible. A combination of dry and wet, satisfies their water requirements. I use a slicker brush on Ginger and the hardest part is we start very seriously brushing and end up playing!our favorite game "take the brush from mom and bite it!" Like Jackie says lots of toys to stimulate them mentally and lots of love. Pretty much all you need and a few cat boxes. I am not sure about the feline FIV, Jackie probably can tell you more about that. I know I would not ever risk my Gingers health. Welcome to MCF and we all will want to see pictures!
This is a few months ago with Miss Ginger holding her brush hostage, "go ahead and try and take it, I dare you look!"

Thanks donnad I am kind of over thinking guy. I think (again :P) it came with engineering degree:P
The FIV is out of question in here, it is just weird what they said in BlueCross. Well, there is plenty of unwanted kittens, and even more after xmas.
There will be pictures when I get them home
And I don't know... Miss Ginger on this pic looks more like saying "You don't have another one, do you ? " :P

Valdez, I understand I am married to a software engineer! Nothing is ever done without some forethought. I have to say for not being a cat person he has become very smitten with this large kitten.

So there is still hope for me:P I am also a dog person, and what is interesting, I put up the idea of getting a cat:P I'm a weird one :P
But when it looks at you like this one... it is just so sweet

Hi Valdez

You're so very lucky ... 2 babes - heaven! As everybody has said - loads of pics please!

Hopefully posting some links to brushes / combs on behalf of jckkerrison ...

First one is a slicker brush - they are brilliant ... you can find them at Zooplus, Amazon and at the vets ...
Soft Brush with Brush-Cleaner: Great Deals on Pet Brushes at zooplus
Amazon.co.uk: cat slicker brush: Pet Supplies Store
If you do a Google search for 'Slicker Brush for cats' you can find loads of links - I actually bought ours from the vets!

This comb is great too - Perfect Care Undercoat Dog Comb | Free P&P on orders £25+ at zooplus!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Trixie-De-Ma...+thinning+comb

Hopefully that will give you an idea of what's available ... because the MCs are so large you have to check out the dog section too!