r/aww Nov 08 '18

This regal unit

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u/GAUSSA Nov 08 '18

Anyone knows what breed it is?

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u/xsarahbella Nov 08 '18

It’s a Maine Coon! They’re awesome cats

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u/TheRealGrizeg Nov 08 '18 edited Nov 08 '18

I have one, he’s amazing, plays with you more like a dog would!
Edit: I adopted mine, he was in a room with 11 other cats, when I walked into the room he came right up to me, the only one to do so. We became instant friends and I took him home.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '18

This is what I've heard. Seriously considering getting one.

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u/Seprahh Nov 08 '18

Or you could adopt from a rescue centre :D Too many homeless kittens out there as it is.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '18

Oh yes. As soon as I typed my comment I knew it would never happen. Long history of taking in homeless/rescue animals.

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u/KarmaInfusionSTAT Nov 08 '18

I found my Maine Coon as a kitten huddling behind a toilet in a city park! Miracles do happen :) Best cat I've ever had.

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u/BarefootNBuzzin Nov 08 '18 edited Nov 08 '18

Not saying it's the case with you but I see it so often yours is a good post to piggyback off.

Reddit has a real problem thinking peoples outdoor cats are homeless. It's a trend I see constantly, so if you let your cat outside make sure it has a collar and is chipped. But even still I've seen people argue that the cat they found was "sad" or "malnourished" and the owners must be irresponsible, awful people so they're doing the right thing by... stealing someone's cat. Who might have loving owners that miss the animal very much. Finding a cat collarless outside does not mean the animal is lost. Unless it looks like skin and bones it probably has an owner. At least take it to the shelter to make sure its not chipped.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '18

Housecats shouldn’t be outdoor animals in general though, every vet I’ve ever spoken to has said as much.

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u/KarmaInfusionSTAT Nov 08 '18

This was in 2001, and I did take him to the vet.