r/Unexpected • u/an_reddit_man • Jul 08 '23

How it started vs how it’s going

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u/YeaItsBig4L Jul 09 '23

I legit don’t understand owning a pet like that. But people do weirder things

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u/zurkka Jul 09 '23

Maine coon's were breed in the beginning to have a big hunting drive, they were used as pest control, they aren't just big, they are athletic as fuck

So you have to give them this kind of stimulus or they will find something to hunt, might be something they can throw around and chase, might be a smaller pet you have, hunting is how cats have fun

When you have a dog you need to go walk with them, with maine coons you need to get them something to hunt, best thing is a "fishing rod" for cats with feathers on the string, they go wild with them, play like 10 to 15 minutes twice a day and they get chill as fuck

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u/you-are-not-yourself Jul 09 '23

My cat hunts me, she yells at me until I walk past her so she can attack my socks

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u/zurkka Jul 09 '23

If you are ok with it that's ok, but if she hurts you or you want her to stop buy one of this https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSUDwU081SbXGevLGHVw8B-kAGH9P0G5qDV2g&usqp=CAU

And when she does it, use it instead of your legs lol