Cats of this breed are incredibly beautiful, playful, smart and affectionate. And Maine Coon red - a real sunny gift, whose popularity is growing from year to year. If you decide to buy such a baby yourself, you should find out something about the breed.
Choosing a kitten
Maine Coon, whether he is red or not, has impressive dimensions - these are the largest domestic cats. Therefore, when buying a kitten, you need to pay attention to how large his parents are.
In addition, it is important to consider that it is impossible to get a copy of this breed at a low price. Having come to the breeder, familiarize yourself with the documents, manufacturers and make sure that both the parents and the litter are vaccinated.
Maine Coon is red, the price of which has at least 4 zeros, has a recognizable appearance: ears with tassels, a very fluffy tail, powerful limbs. If a three-month-old kitten does not have such symptoms, this is not at all what is required. Before you get an animal, you need to visit a breeder or nursery to make sure that the litter is properly cared for. If the breeder does not provide such an opportunity, it is not worth buying a “child” from him.
Considering that an expensive, thoroughbred and most often stigmatized animal is acquired, a purchase and sale contract must certainly be drawn up. This will protect against possible troubles both the breeder and the owner.
Pet feeding
Most importantly, before buying a kitten, you need to purchase bowls for him for food and water. And now about what to feed the baby so that he grows up fun and healthy.
- From a month you can feed kefir or cottage cheese.
- And from one and a half Maine Coon, the redhead will gladly gobble up pieces of lean meat (chicken or some other poultry would be an excellent solution).
- Sea fish is boiled and freed from bones.
- It is necessary to accustom the animal to vegetables, which for starters can be cooked.
- It is better not to give the yolk of the egg more often than once a week.
- Kittens and fresh young grass, which is not difficult to grow at home, will be happy to pinch.
- Low-fat cottage cheese should remain on the daily menu until at least eight months old. Although this product will be useful for an adult cat, you can just give it not so often.
Bones cannot be given. It is strictly forbidden to give butter, fatty dairy products, raw fish, sausage, bones and pork. On such a diet, the Maine Coon redhead is able to not only become seriously ill, but even die.
Name saffron
Maine Coon red cat does not require any special name. Of course, many call a pet based on color, but to the cat this is completely indifferent. If you want something original, but there is not enough imagination, it is quite possible to entrust the child to choose a nickname for the pet. It can be not only the banal Ginger, but also Mandarin, and Red, and Mickey, or even Rafik. However, if the animal is purchased from the breeder, the first letter of the name will be mandatory and uniform for the entire litter - because of this, the circle of possible nicknames will narrow somewhat.
If possible, there should be hissing or whistling sounds in the kitten’s nickname - it will be easier for the animal to understand that this is his name. But, in the end, this is far from the most stupid creature, so even if you decide to call it some kind of Tilibom, it will respond to this name as well.