Maine Coons meow as a means of communicating with humans. Basically, they are trying to tell us they want something. A Maine Coon might meow excessively until you respond. Maine Coons, in particular, enjoy company and attention. Sometimes you are able to drop what you are doing and spend some time with your cat but at other times you may not be able to respond to it immediately. Your cat might quieten down if it is allowed to be near you and watch what you are up to.
If your Maine Coon is an indoor cat, make sure its environment is stimulating enough to stop it from getting as too fed up. Invest in a climbing tree here is a brilliant example , a scratching post and plenty of toys.
Consider setting a bird table up outside a window it can see out of. Cats will pass hours happily watching birds come and go. I would recommend having a flap fitted into a door or window so your cat can nip in and out. Never let a Maine Coon out until it is fully settled in your home and totally familiar with you and its surroundings.
Maine Coons are large cats that require plenty of exercise. The outside world is the perfect place for them to indulge in natural cat behavior such as hunting, climbing, jumping and exploring. You are the only one who can make the decision to let your cat go out. Unless he makes it through the door before it is shut, he will incessantly meow until we are able to let him in.
Mother cats lick their kittens to keep them clean. Maine Coons lick themselves as part of their grooming regime. Some Maine Coons lick people more than others. Are you often subjected to the feel of that rough little cat tongue? Here are 7 popular theories as to why your Maine Coon might not be able to resist licking you:.
Just as you lavish affection upon it by stroking it or giving it a hug, your Maine Coon reciprocates by licking you. This may not happen as much as its other displays of affection such as rubbing against your legs so when you do get a lick you can be sure your cat is demonstrating strong feelings for you. If your cat wakes you by licking you, it is seeking some attention from you in return — it probably wants you to get up and feed it!
There are a variety of ways in which a Maine Coon will demonstrate affection for you. When your cat goes as far as touching you with its tongue you can be sure a strong bond has developed between the two of you. Prior to this, your cat may have been building up to this level of affection by:.
Though you might imagine it is females who more readily demonstrate feelings of affection towards you, with Maine Coons it is the more outgoing males who are more likely to display their love by giving you a lick.
These are found in their urine, in glands on their faces and in their saliva. As well as marking what they consider to be their property by spraying their urine on it, Maine Coons can also mark their territory in a more sociable way by licking things and rubbing their heads against them. So when your Maine Coon licks you or rubs its face against you, it is actually staking a claim to you. It is confirming how important you are to it and letting other household cats know who you belong to.
You may notice that any other cats you own steer clear of you if one of your cats has marked you in this way. Factors other than the presence of the gene are important in whether HCM develops and its severity but what these factors are is unknown. Age is important, other genes may also be important. Unfortunately, although the genetic test for congenital HCM is very useful, there appear to be significant numbers of Maine coons that develop HCM despite being negative for this gene.
In humans,more than defects in 10 genes can cause HCM so it is likely that there are other genetic mutations in Maine coons also and investigations are underway Meurs et al It is also possible that false negative genetic results occur sometimes Lyons An individual only needs to be tested once during its life but there are significant limitations to the genetic test.
Maine Coons that are negative may still develop HCM, likely this is due to there being other, currently undiscovered, genetic faults. Routine ultrasonography can be used both as a way of screening potential breeding animals for the presence of HCM that is inapparent to owners and on routine veterinary examination.
Schemes exist, that may use both genetic testing and annual examinations including an ultrasound scan of the heart for all breeding animals, to identify affected individuals, such as that organised by FAB and VCS aims to eliminate HCM from Maine Coon in the UK. The veterinary surgeon must read this microchip to confirm the identity of the cat at the time of sampling for the genetic test or each time the cardiac ultrasound test is performed,. Bonagura JD Cardiovascular diseases. Editor R. Churchill Livingstone, New York.
Mechanisms and management. Annals of Internal Medicine : American Journal of Veterinary Research 66 : Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association : Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 22 : Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica18 : Circulation 99 : American Journal of Pathology : Human Molecular Genetics Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 23 : Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 7 : Sherding RG Cardiovascular diseases.
Editor RG Sherding. A model for human cardiomyopathy. American Journal of Pathology 86 : In: The Feline Patient, 2nd edition. Edited by G. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 91— Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 24 : — Website by Adept. Universities Federation for Animal Welfare. Animal Welfare Information. Share this page. Summary of Information for more information click on the links below 1. Brief description Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy HCM is the commonest form of heart disease in cats and it is very common in Maine coons.
Intensity of welfare impact The intensity of the welfare impacts of this disease depend on the degree of heart failure and secondary effects that it causes. Duration of welfare impact Heart failure with episodes of breathing difficulties that may be alleviated by treatment often occurs progressively over a period of weeks to months. Diagnosis Heart disease is diagnosed either by the owner noticing one of the signs of heart failure listed below or by a veterinary surgeon detecting a sign of heart disease or heart failure on an examination for another reason or a routine check.
Genetics HCM has been shown to be common and familial runs in families in Main coons Kittleson et al How do you know if an animal is a carrier or likely to become affected? For further details about this condition, please click on the following: these link to items down this page Clinical and pathological effects Intensity of welfare impact Duration of welfare impact Number of animals affected Diagnosis Genetics How do you know if an animal is a carrier or likely to become affected?
Methods and prospects for elimination of the problem Acknowledgements References 1. The thickened wall usually can contract and squeeze out blood adequately. The problem is rather to do with the ventricle relaxing and filling again. This relaxation is important as it is this action that helps to suck the blood from the atria and allows it to fill adequately. When the ventricle is not relaxing enough it causes a backflow problem so that blood cannot enter the heart normally.
This is called backward or congestive heart failure. When the left side of the heart is affected this causes fluid to build up in the lungs pulmonary oedema. When the right side is affected the fluid instead builds up in the body and usually shows as fluid accumulating in the chest cavity pleural fluid , the abdomen ascities or in the body generally oedema. In each case the thin-walled atrium becomes affected and stretches dilates. This causes further problems see below.
As the walls thicken the valves can become distorted and leak. When the tricuspid and mitral valves are affected this allows blood to flow backwards into the atria during contraction which causes further backwards back pressure heart failure problems. When the pulmonary and aortic valves are affected then they can fail to open properly and so partially block the outflow of blood. One particular consequence of HCM is called systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve SAM Bonagura when part of the mitral value which should only be between the left atrium and the left ventricle becomes caught up in the flow of blood in the left ventricular outflow path.
Cardiologists specifically look for this when assessing the patients using ultrasound as it may be a sign of more severe disease. The thickened muscle often contains scar tissue which interferes with the conduction of the nerve messages through the heart and causes uncoordinated contractions Bonagura Irregular heart beats can contribute to forward heart failure. Forwards heart failure is when the left ventricle provides inadequate blood flow to the body which can lead to weakness, collapse, fainting and sudden death.
The heart muscle itself needs blood, in the same way as other parts of the body. This is supplied through coronary arteries. As the muscle grows hypertrophies it sometimes does not have adequate blood vessels growing with it and this can lead to sections of the ventricular wall getting insufficient oxygen and dying. Maine Coons meow loudly when they need attention. They are intelligent cats who know that we will respond to their talk and use it to let us know that they need something.
Extreme meowing can happen if they are neglected for some time or if they become confined in a separate room from us. Because these cats are naturally affectionate and playful, many people could dismiss Maine coons as clingy cats. The truth is, they just love human attention. We may not speak the same language, but body language, facial expressions, and behaviors can reveal a lot about what a cat wants us to know.
Since we love them so much, having a Maine coon that never leaves our side is something we might hope for. It means they love us and they understand our love for them. However, if your cat follows you everywhere, it may signal dependency. This is not healthy since it can mean they have problems when we are not around. Hybrid cats result from mixing a wild cat with a domestic cat or mating two wild cats of different breeds.
Due to this type of breeding, there are hybrid cats that can grow stunningly massive. The hybrid cat breed is a result of mixing a wild cat with a domestic cat.
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