MAVERICK Maine Coon Tillsonburg, ON

MAVERICK
D.O.B. 07/20/2020

- Male
- Black & Brown Tabby
- Maine Coon
- Medium Hair
- Neutered
- Microchipped & dewormed
- FIV/FeLV Tested
- Fully vaccinated for Rabies & FVRCP.

Maverick was heartfeltfully surrendered to our rescue due to family stress. His owner was very saddened to let him go, but did so in hopes he would have a better life with another loving forever family. She had him since he was a kitten, and he grew up with her young daughter. Another cat was eventually introduced into the home, but Maverick became dominant towards the new cat since he was already stressed. His owner then found out that she was expecting again last January, and Maverick became even more upset with the situation. Maverick started stressfully over-grooming himself, causing hair loss on his arms and legs. We were informed that she tried nearly every solution (Feliway, changing diet, cleaning litter box multiple times a day, no scents), but unfortunately nothing seems to be helping his stress so she made the heartbreaking decision to surrender him for his best interest.

Maverick is strictly an indoor cat and has been for his entire life. We were told that Maverick actually does do well with other cats, that he loves the company to play and snuggle with him, but he is also very dominant.

Maverick arrived at the rescue in late January 2024. When Maverick first arrived, he was extremely stressed out, and it took a couple days for him to warm up to us. After that grace period, he showed us a whole new side to him that we hadn’t seen before. We thought it was going to take some time and medication to sort out his grumpiness, but we could not have been more surprised by his affection! The vet has provided us with “chill meds” for him, but they have not been needed at all!

He is a large and handsome majestic boy, not at all uncommon to the Maine Coon breed. He is super snuggly, fearless, and absolutely loves bird watching from windows. He is a big sucky boy that loves playing with catnip toys and rolls around on the floor wanting your attention. He’s also a seat stealer! It’s like a game that he plays, immediately grabbing your warm seat without you even realizing he’s done so as he comes out of nowhere!

We have introduced Maverick to other cats and he does very well with them. He minds his own business and walks by them without reaction. At the moment, he’s not a fan of cats that want to play with him, as he tends to run off and hide from what he perceives as menacing. He just wants to be at our sides, even curling up on our desktop as we type this bio for him. He reaches up for pets and adores being spoken to affectionately. He sprawls out taking up as much space possible while purring away and relax-fully slow blinks in content. Maverick is also amazed by aquariums! He is extremely interested in watching the fish, and he will playfully pounce at the glass until he grows tired and naps next to the tank. It would be fantastic if his new forever home has one for him to enjoy some kitty tv!

We must conclude that the children in his previous home must have been the source of Maverick’s discontentment. That being said, Maverick will only be considered for placement in an adult-only forever home. If you’re interested in adopting this big handsome boy, please fill out an adoption application today!