Maine Coon Cat Price in India 2023

1. Expect them to get scared-

Think about how you would feel if you just said goodbye to the only home you’ve ever known, to your siblings, to your mom, to your dad, and then you just went to this new location and it’s just hard for any pet to adjust at first.

And cats specifically don’t like change. So your new kitten will probably be scared the first few days that you have them. They will be scared of you, they will be scared of your other pets, and they will need some time to adjust to their new home. They may hide and they may not eat much the first day or two and just let them come to you. But also, don’t forget to show them lots of love by petting them, hugging them, kissing them and holding them.

2. Expect them to be uneasy around other pets(if you have any)-

Cats aren’t like dogs, so it can take them a little while to accept each other and get used to each other. Make sure to keep them under your supervision when your cats are with other pets at first. Slowly they will get familiarised with each other and hopefully will get along. 

3. Expect them to eat a lot-

The next thing you can expect is for your kitten to eat a lot because as they are in their growing stage kittens tend to eat a lot especially if they are Maine coon kittens. Maine coons  are supper obsessed with foods and simply love to eat.

4. Expect them to follow you around-

The next thing you can expect is for your kitten to follow you around the house everywhere you go, even to the bathroom, because Maine coons are needy cats and they do not like being alone. Let me repeat they do not like being alone. As soon as you leave them alone they may start to freak out. They have like separation anxiety.

So, I would say you can expect your Maine coon kitten to meow at you constantly for food or if they just want attention because they are very needy and clingy cats.

5. Expect them to sleep a lot-

 cats sleep all day long, and kittens especially sleep even more than cats, and they are babies, so their bodies need to heal and they grow in their sleep.

Kittens sleep wherever they want, but make sure that your new kitten has a cat bed or a cat tree to sleep on just so that they have a place to call their own.

6. Expect them to be very Playful-

Kittens are very playful and they have a lot of energy. So it’s a good idea to have lots of different toys in your house for them to play with so that they don’t get bored and take out their boredom on other things that you don’t want them to. 

I would say that the first year or two with your new Maine coon kitten is going to be the hardest because that’s when they seem to have the most energy and then usually around the one or two-year mark, they start to settle down.

 But kittens need to play to stimulate their minds and help them get exercise. And also I want to say that it’s important to not use your hands when you play with your kitten because then that could get painful when they get older and they may accidentally hurt you. So try to, instead of playing with your hands, play with toys. So redirect their attention to a toy if they try to play with your hands. 

7. Expect their nails to grow fast-

Kitten’s nails grow faster than older cats’ nails because they are in their growing phase and so their nails will get sharp fast. It’s a good idea to trim their nails once a week when they’re kittens and then when they get older, trim them once every two weeks.

And that way they won’t accidentally hurt you when you play with them or pick them up and will also prevent your furniture from getting.

8. Expect them to be clumsy-

Kittens are still learning and growing, so they will fall off things and bump into things often. So be careful to not let them up on things that are really high in your house because you don’t want any accidents to happen.

9. Expect them to chew and scratch a lot of things-

Kittens go through a teething phase, they will need to chew on things. And so it’s a good idea to provide lots of toys that they can chew on, or they might chew on things that they’re not supposed to, for example.

10. Expect them to be curious about everything-

Cats are curious about anything that moves or anything new that changes in your house, so expect them to be curious and to get into trouble. This is why it’s a good idea to discipline your kitten and to teach them the word “NO” so that they will understand the boundaries in your house and they won’t just get into everything.

11. Expect them to grow fast-

Maine coons are very large cats. They do take several years to grow, but the first year that you have them, I think they grow the fastest. So that’s why I always say to take lots of pictures and videos of your kitten growing up because they grow so fast.

Male Mainecoons especially, grow much faster than females because they are bigger. It seems like they just get bigger every single week. And you think you’ll remember them small, but you won’t. So that’s why I say to take lots of pictures and videos while they’re young. And I have thousands of kitten photos and hundreds of videos of our cats on my computer, and I’m so grateful that I have those because you can never have too many pictures or videos of your cat, in my opinion. 

So just capture and cherish the time that they’re young because it’s going to happen so fast and they’re going to grow up so quickly, and then you’re going to miss those kitten days.