Apollo the Maine Coon meets new grandbaby Riley

Apollo is so gently with my 7 month old grandbaby as they meet each other up close and personal!

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Pets & Animals

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• Apollo
• maine coon
• Ella
• baby
• cat
• playful

[okathyol]

Hi, thanks for watching my video. Apollo is especially loving and patient. Riley is now 2 and loves the cats so much! I bought both my cats for a cattery named

Koontahdin Cattery Apollo is in the North Shore litter and his name was Ipswich. I had purchased Jasper from her first, and wanted another one. I went with the intention of buying Beverly, but when I got these Apollo "chose" me. He kept jumping up on my lap, purring, rubbing against me. How could I pass him up?

[csillag4]

Does Apollo have his claws ?

[okathyol]

Of course!! Declawing a cat is cruel. I just keep them trimmed so he won't scratch the babies.

[csillag4]

Thanks for the reply. Another question (if I may): If a cat has his claws trimmed would he still be able to climb up on furniture cabinets ?

[okathyol]

Even though they are large, they can jump pretty high. I have a curio cabinet and one of my Maine Coons would jump from the back of the sofa to the top of the cabinet and sit up there. I couldn't believe it because it was still very high! If you train them with a spray bottle with water, you can keep them off almost anything. I don't have claw marks on my furniture, but every cat is different

[fantasyfreakXD]

awwwwwwwww your apollo is WAY more patient than my mainecoons were they would tolerate kids for all of a few minutes until it got too rough then theyd get mad :( i miss my babies...

[kelyann123]

i had a cat lick me,it felt like rubber.

[babyinmybelly11]

have you ever had a cat lick you? there tongue are so rough...lol

[ableedingheartdove]

maine coons are honestly such amazing family cats! i love all cats, but maine coons are really remarkable when it comes to children. i think it's because they form stronger bonds with their owners than other breeds (they're so much like dogs!) and so they're more protective of "their" young :)

[Archiemonty]

Heh, you wanna get yer 7 month old some BBQ for that tail?

[lucasstuart19]

Maine Coon are huge! I am scared to touch them :)

[RafaelStalincccp]

owww pretty video, amable .

thanks from brazil.

[RafaelStalincccp]

nice babies, pretty nice, and a beauty kitty .

[rodrigtf]

This is the reason I love Maine Coons so much.  They're just gentle feline giants. Great video!!!

[Mel5544]

What a beautiful and patient cat. So loving toward the children.  You certainly are blessed. Thank you for teaching the little ones to be gentle so many don't . Such angels you have (both cat and grandbabies)