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Published: 2019-05-09 13:31:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 276; Favourites: 52; Downloads: 7
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Cat MewsWe have been a very sad pair since we lost our beloved Maine Coon cats, Tom and Arwen. The house seems empty without them and our hearts break whenever we think about them. Such is the power of love for animal companions whose lives were so closely interwoven with one's own.However, we are now, more of less, in our new home and we have decided to acquire two new Maine Coon kittens. Tom and Arwen can never be replaced, but we can add to their memory and help assuage their loss. Thanks to a good friend of ours, Zoe, we were introduced to a highly reputable breeder, Pat, http://www.coonariamainecoons.co.uk/larla_litter.html one of whose cats, Larla (first photo below) had just given birth to a litter of Maine Coons. After considerable deliberation we have chosen two - a boy and a girl - to brighten our lives. The boy
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Thank you very much.
David
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Wow, she (the mother) is quite a beautiful cat, too! 
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Larla is one year old and this was her first litter, Linda. She is a very striking cat and, having borne and feed 7 kittens, two of which have passed away, she will have lost some weight. But, yes she is a pedigree Maine Coon, with "short" hair, and white and tabby markings. Her size, demeanour and ear tufts would also identify her as MC. She is reported by Pat to be a very good mother, giving birth unaided and dealing with after birth, grooming and feeding issues on her own. She has been a very attentive Mum as well - a very good sign. Larla will have another 2 or 3 at the most litters at yearly intervals before being "retired" to enjoy a quiet life. Maine Coons can vary a great deal in size, shape, markings, and colour but once fully grown they generally stand out as bigger than most other cats.
Cheers
David
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Ah I see.. I'd assumed Main Coons were all long haired.
It's so nice to hear Larla's a good mom... (what too, with how you hear how some mom cats will sometimes reject one of their kittens.. - which I've never understood and I never will)..
Anyway, I'm happy for your two that she's a good mother to them.
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I think the experts would say that short-haired MCs are very rare, and most will be long-haired or very long-haired. Their coats evolved to cope with harsh winter conditions and are unusual in that there are two layers, the inner layer, next to the skin, is very fine and shorter than the outer layer which is long or very long. If you very carefully comb them you can sometimes see the separate layers. One of the cats we saw at the breeder's house, called Lewis Hamilton incidentally - the cat that is, not the breeder - was very long haired compared to Tom and Arwen who were normally long-haired.
David
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Yeah, that's what I would think too, that the short haired Coons are rare, David... and that possibly they are not full breed?... or they'd be more abundant.. I dunno... just has me wondering out loud, David.
I love the sound of their coats, tho,... the two layers. Those beautiful coats definitely belong on the animal (not people) ... not that anyone has ever worn a cat coat. 
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Well, Linda, after such creepy stories how about just adding a tad of cement to your loved one's ashes, then water and moulding the result into a statuette? Yuck!!
David
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Happy Mothers Day Larla....You have done a wonderful job with those babies
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Yes, indeed, and she is only one year old. Sam and Tabitha are from her first litter.
Many Thanks
David
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Many thanks, Maria.
Cheers
David
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You're so welcome dear David
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