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Orrex

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10. I had one jump up on my lap at a customer's house

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2025, 04:54 PM

Oct 27

Might as well have thrown a beanbag chair at me.

My sister had a Maine Coon years ago that was huge compared to "normal" but tiny compared to the behemoth in the OP!

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Zeus, the giant Maine Coon Cat [View all] eppur_se_muova Oct 27 OP

Majestic BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 27 #1

Adorable. "You will feed me" ....but it's 3:00 AM....."You will feed me NOW!" chouchou Oct 27 #2

That's a lot of fur to clean up progressoid Oct 27 #3

Just think about the sweater one could make from that fur. niyad Oct 27 #12

We are with our third Maine Coon. He is a real king. cachukis Oct 27 #4

Wish it said what he weighs... 35lbs? Number9Dream Oct 27 #5

28 lbs, which sounds light. He is kind of long and skinny. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 28 #15

And when he sits around the house.... Xavier Breath Oct 27 #6

What a beauty! 1WorldHope Oct 27 #7

My first baby was not that big, but he could stand, and wrap his front niyad Oct 27 #8

Do Maine Coon cats get mice, gophers and voles? Zackzzzz Oct 27 #9

Possibly small deer. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 28 #14

I had one jump up on my lap at a customer's house Orrex Oct 27 #10

Gorgeous MustLoveBeagles Oct 27 #11

He looks so much like my last cat (except mine was not a Maine Coon). I haven't had another cat since. chowder66 Oct 27 #13