Comments | mischiefmydear: Spring is in the Air

mischiefmydear

Spring is in the Air

Mar 28, 2009 14:13

The other morning I heard Lottie making a ruckus at the bedroom window. I pull open the window, expecting a bunny or bird in the grass, and instead find a huge cat sitting across from her. I quickly grab the camera, name her friend Casanova, and hit record.

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Prior to this, she was meowing up a storm and lunging at the window.

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project_mayhem_ March 28 2009, 18:23:34 UTC

Lottie got big! How much does she weigh now?

mischiefmydear March 28 2009, 19:13:12 UTC

She can't be more than 7 pounds at most, I'd think. I know she's lighter than 10 pounds, but has to be more than 5.... she looks a LOT bigger than she is though. It's all fur.

project_mayhem_ March 28 2009, 19:55:45 UTC

How old is she now, three or four? I was thinking she might be part Maine Coon, but if she doesn't even weigh ten pounds (and most of that is fluff), she might be part Norwegian (although Maine Coons are descended from Norwegians). Do you have any recent pics (rhetorical question, probably)?

mischiefmydear March 28 2009, 21:57:42 UTC

Actually, I checked Wikipedia & most females are only 8-12 pounds on average (for Maine Coons). It's actually only the males that get huge. She's always been really tiny though, so she may have been the runt of the litter. When I got her, my mother refused to believe she was 8 weeks old because she was so small.

It's hard to find information about Norweigans, but I can say that Lottie really fits the profile of a Maine Coon to a T (she has much closer markings & coloring to them, too). I only know because notmikey was pretty certain Lo is partially MC, and I looked up the stats. There is a HUGE Maine Coon population in Southern Indiana it seems, because I can always find dozens of them on Petfinder.

These aren't super new, but they're much more clear than newer ones (and she looks exactly the same)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/absolutashe/IMG_0839.jpg Reply

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metaneira March 28 2009, 19:37:05 UTC

I think it's so cute that Lottie has friends. My cats would probably just freak out if they saw another cat.

chickbrarian March 29 2009, 01:45:01 UTC

Lil' Romeo!!!!! You got him!!!!!

mischiefmydear March 29 2009, 01:55:46 UTC

It's not Lil Romeo! This is a new beau. Sadly, I have not seen Lil R in awhile... not since January or so, I think. Sometimes I worry the cold weather got to him, but Garren thinks he's out gallivanting or his parents are taking good care of him...