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    Maine Coon Food Recommendations

    Hello, I have a male Maine Coon who is a year and a half old. I've been feeding him Tikki wet food and kibble, which he seems to enjoy most of the time. I am concerned he's not getting enough. Does anyone have suggestions for a still growing Maine Coon?
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    Maine Coon "teen" Lost Appetite

    My Maine Coon will celebrate his first birthday on April 30. He's long and lanky and weighs over 15 pounds. Until the last few weeks, he's had a voracious appetite. Lately, he picks at his food and turns his nose up at a past favorite. Other than his lack of appetite, he seems 100% his...
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    Bedtime Routine

    One extra issue: Mom isn't sleeping in her room; she's more comfortable in the living room in a recliner. Wikki has a history of both jumping at her arm or scratching her chair. I've cordoned her off fairly well...but he still has access to scratching the chair if he's determined. And he is...
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    Bedtime Routine

    Yes, the kitty fort has a zippered door that could be opened. I take care of my elderly mother, and I am concerned that, unsupervised, Wikki might disturb her sleep.
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    Bedtime Routine

    Wikki will be one in April. Since July, he's been sleeping at night in a roomy "kitty fort" (a 5x5 soft-sided play-pen) that limited his movements around the house while providing him a comfy place to snooze. Now that he's older, I'd like to give him more independence at night. Does anyone...
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    Trouble Managing "Teenage" Behaviors

    As requested, here are a few pictures of Wikki. He scratched and bit me because I picked him up to get him off the table. I have yelled “ouch” and ignored him after he bites or scratches. So far, he doesn’t understand I’m not his sparring partner.
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    Trouble Managing "Teenage" Behaviors

    Hello, Wikki is a six month old, 13 pound Maine Coon 'kitten' who is going through an unpleasant teenage phase. I won't go into his many naughty habits (walking on counter tops, disrupting jigsaw puzzles, biting when I put him to bed). Over the last week, I've been using a clicker and some...
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    Cute kitten acting out

    He jumped at my head sans garbage bag. The garbage bag was an attempt to give him some affection without spreading potential fungus. :)
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    Chewing on oxygen tubing

    I bought some bitter apple spray and wiped it the length of the tubing. The kitten drops the tubing once he tastes the spray; he still likes to chase after it, though.
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    Cute kitten acting out

    My five month old Maine Coon kitten, Wickham (AKA Wikki), is acting out. This morning he suddenly leapt at my head and starting biting at my elbow. We don't encourage rough play, so I don't know where he's picked up this surprising behavior. To complicate things, Wikki may have an...
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    Asymptomatic Ringworm Help

    I just had a call from Wikki's doctor. She wants to do another scraping and culture it over the course of a few weeks to see if anything grows. She is hesitant about the lime sulfa dip because she doesn't know how it will affect a kitten. I feel better, though, that she's invested now. At...
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    Asymptomatic Ringworm Help

    Thank you for your reply. I did take Wikki in a second time, but she didn't have any recommendations. I've Googled without success as well. It's very frustrating. I am still hoping some of you on this lovely forum will have experienced this and have some advice.
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    Asymptomatic Ringworm Help

    Hello, When I adopted my new Maine Coon kitten, some of his litter mates had a fungal infection. He came to my home with assurances that he didn't have ringworm, but he did have some small bumps on his forehead. On his first kitten check, our vet scraped the area and looked at it under a...
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    Concern For Paddy

    Paddy is my 10 year old Maine Coon mix. Lately, he hasn't been acting like his normal self. He had his teeth cleaned earlier this fall and seemed to recover without problem. In the past few weeks, his normally health appetite is poor. His meow seems weaker and hoarse. I noticed him drooling...
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