After some of the responses we got from here re: male spraying not so bad if neutered early, we decided we could get a boy after all, SO...
A bit over a week ago we visited a Maine Coon breeder over in Ft. Worth to look over the last 2 kittens she had from two recent litters. They were still real young, hadn't had their shots, so we had to "scrub" before she'd let us handle them, but oh, my, they stole our hearts.
SO... we now have not one, but two new furballs coming our way in another month or so.
The boy will be named "Cactus James" (CJ), after his grandfather, "Cactus Jack" Here he is, sucking up to me:
The girl will be Annabel Lee (Annie). Her daddy was the same "Cactus Jack" who is the boy's granddaddy.
Our current cat, Mewsette, is a real alpha-cat type. It's going to be interesting watching how she deals with this pair, especially as CJ begins to put on some "Maine Coon" size. Mewsette is a pretty good size cat herself, but I have a feeling that little tuxedo boy is going to pass her before he's much over a year old.
Here's a link to some more pics: Those Cats Grow On You (pun intended)
A bit over a week ago we visited a Maine Coon breeder over in Ft. Worth to look over the last 2 kittens she had from two recent litters. They were still real young, hadn't had their shots, so we had to "scrub" before she'd let us handle them, but oh, my, they stole our hearts.
SO... we now have not one, but two new furballs coming our way in another month or so.
The boy will be named "Cactus James" (CJ), after his grandfather, "Cactus Jack" Here he is, sucking up to me:
The girl will be Annabel Lee (Annie). Her daddy was the same "Cactus Jack" who is the boy's granddaddy.
Our current cat, Mewsette, is a real alpha-cat type. It's going to be interesting watching how she deals with this pair, especially as CJ begins to put on some "Maine Coon" size. Mewsette is a pretty good size cat herself, but I have a feeling that little tuxedo boy is going to pass her before he's much over a year old.
Here's a link to some more pics: Those Cats Grow On You (pun intended)