PAWSitive Passages- Keeping Coonies Indoors Is Hard!

Published: Fri, 10/01/21

"There are two means of refuge from the misery of life - music and cats."

~Albert Schweitzer

New on the site:

Keeping Maine Coon Cats Indoors Is Hard!

Are you weighing the pros and cons of keeping Maine Coon Cats indoors? Looking for tips and tricks to keep them happy inside the house? Let's discuss!

My two Coonies made a full time hobby of trying to escape, particularly in their younger years. Naturally, they succeeded a few times. We'd always collect them immediately, and fortunately they were always too entranced by the new surroundings to actually run off.

If we lived in a more urban area they may have darted into a street or through neighboring properties, maybe getting lost so I'm glad we're a bit rural.

I'll never forget the time little Alice escaped and right away was chased by a neighborhood dog who saw her from afar. She bolted up a tree like lightning! But she went up so high she was stuck!

This tree was tall with few branches. She must have been 20 feet up! After some cajoling, she shimmied down a bit, then actually let go, landing roughly in a pile of leaves. I think she was less of an escape artist after that. I was glad when they grew out of the desire to take their chances with a closing door!

The best advice I can give for keeping Maine Coon Cats indoors is simply keep the doors and windows closed, and bring them in whenever they escape.

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https://www.maine-coon-cat-nation.com/keeping-maine-coon-cats-indoors.html

Fall Photo Album

The Fall Photo Album is still coming along great! I'm enjoying posting a daily Featured Fall Coonie to the website, to FaceBook,Twitter and Instagram. If you haven't sent a photo or story yet (or lately) please join the Fall Album here! Also, please feel free to comment on any submission as well.

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https://www.maine-coon-cat-nation.com/submitpicture.html

Flashback Friday!

Our feature for this Flashback Friday is...

Jake's Rescue Story!

(this story is from our October 2011 Album. Can you believe it was already 10 years ago?? It's so pleasing to know how many Coonies and their stories can be preserved on our pages ❤️)

Dale in Canada shares:

"Jake was a Whisker Rescue rescue. We, as volunteers of the Whisker Rescue organization, saw him, wanted him, but didn't act quickly enough and he was adopted to someone else.

We were happy for him but sad for us. Two weeks later, Jake scooted out the door of his new home and was lost.

We spent 6 weeks looking for him and a lot of $$$ in flyers, etc. After six weeks we thought we should try and 'let it go'....but then, that one right phone call came in...."we have your Jake"!....

After many, many calls from people with strays that weren't Jake, we were not hopeful...but these callers insisted...'we have your Jake"! We quickly got in the car and went down to check it out....'Happy Story Ending'...It was our Jake!

But, he wasn't 'our' Jake because there was the adoptive people who'd had him to consider! We knew we could not lose him...we were willing to pay big....Jake was meant to be with us and we knew it!

Whisker Rescue contacted the adoptive owners, told them the story of our long search for Jake, and they were happy to let us have him! Now Jake is ours...we love him completely!

He's our first Maine Coon and we now know what a very special breed of cat Maine Coons are!

We love our Jakeipoo!!!"

Visit Jake's Story to read the many thoughtful comments and take a stroll down memory lane in the October 2011 Album

For folks without clickable links:
https://www.maine-coon-cat-nation.com/october2011.html#jake

Inspiration, Featuring Coonies:

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Questions From Our Friends:

On our FaceBook page, Julie asks for advice:

"This is Mickey. He is a Maine Coone mix I got from a local rescue 1 1/2 years ago. He is going to be 2 years old next month. He has had some eye problems recently and I need to give him drops 2 times a day. Does anyone have any tips on putting in eyedrops? Now that he is feeling better it has been a battle and it has been traumatic for him. Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks."

To view the post and give Julie your advice, see it on FaceBook here.

(https://www.facebook.com/MaineCoonCatNation/posts/10166028617295497)

PS: For folks who reply to these emails, I do love to hear from you! I enjoy your greetings, and hearing about your cats and their quirks. Thank you for these nice messages!

Please Read Before Emailing a Question: For those who ask cat care questions or "Is my cat a Coon?" questions, please know that I may not be able to answer every cat care/behavior question. Look for Q & A's in future PAWSitive Passages. And please check out our Cat Care Questions page; you may find your exact problem has already been discussed there! And this page shares some common visitor questions and answers, and guidelines. Thanks!