Summer of 2016 we had an unexpected visitor show up that just never left. it was almost like she was watching our family from a distance for some time figuring out if it was the right family for her. I heard my 7 year old yell, "mom theres a cat on my lap". Being the animal lovers that we are I quickly went out and sure enough he had the sweetest girl curled up on his lap purring away. I had seen her about a month or two before but she wouldn't come near. we have a golden retriever and two other domestic cats. I had seen her fight with our boy cat Geo before, so I knew they didn't really get along so I was hesitant. After about a week or two went by the more she would be in the yard. as soon as somebody went out side she would run to them. Finally she tried to come in the house showing no fear at all. We decided to give it a try and take her in. Immediately she made herself right at home. She loves to sleeps, and does so most of the time. One of her favorite spots to lay down is on a persons chest/stomach. when she is being extremely affectionate she will climb up, lay down, and purr away in all different tones finally falling asleep. when I move her off she will curl up right next to me fall back to sleep. Another one of her favorite spots is finding a dark spot in the linen closet or if somebody leaves a drawer open she will try to get in. If she needs something she will climb up and just stare at you until you pay attention to what she needs, or will sit and just look at you without making any noise. She does not like the outside especially if its snowing, raining, or cold. She would much rather be sound asleep in bed. Her bathroom habits are like a dog and goes outside to do her business and then comes right back in. She hardly ever leaves my side. She is nice to the entire family and is amazing with my 7 yr old son, but she also makes it very clear that I'm her owner and i'm her favorite. She plays for short periods of time, and will even flatten her big body like a pancake to hide under the bed as if she was playing tag, its what we call "lunatic" mode, normally it starts when she finds a string of some sort. She also has a thing for shadows. She is so funny and has quite the personality when she does play. She doesn't seem to care for water, which I had read Maine Coons love water play. she still doesn't get along with our other two cats, but normally they just keep their distance. She doesn't mind our golden retriever though. She is quiet as a mouse unless she is purring, which is quite often and usually quite loud. The only time I have heard her attempt to cry is when she is waiting for a treat, in which case her mouth opens but nothing comes out except for a tiny broken high pitch squeak. I have had cats my whole life, but I have never had one this affectionately loyal before. We have had her for about 7 months now and in that time she has gotten quite a bit larger. I am pretty sure she is a Maine Coon, but would love to get some feed back, as well as what type of coloring she has.
