Alice, devourer of worlds.

[seanan_mcguire]

People ask periodically "so, just how big is your cat now?", like they think I exaggerate Alice's size for some insane reason. I mean, Maine Coon, guys, these are the cats they designed to star in SyFy Original Pictures.

I give you Alice, with a copy of Rosemary and Rue for scale, taken inside the last few weeks:



And she's still growing.

Happy Sunday!

Comments

Pretty Kitty!

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Those who have never known a Maine Coon have no Idea that those darlings are as large as they are.

This also gives them all the advantages of opening doors, cabinets, toilets and in getting away when you really, really need to pill them.

I love how Alice's eyes match the font on R&R and your sheets. She's the Halloween Queen Kitty, isn't she?

Re: Pretty Kitty!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

She really, really is.

[phantomess05.livejournal.com]

0_0

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

She is big girl.

[mariadkins.livejournal.com]

she is GORGEOUS!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[valkyrwench.livejournal.com]

She's gorgeous, and still a baby - she's got at least two to three years more growth :D

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Yup. She's bigger every time I turn around.

[naamah-darling.livejournal.com]

Holy wow!

I see her and I remember that Maine Coons take rather a long time to mature and I sort of want to start making a saddle for you now.

She is so beautiful. Though I cannot see the toe fluff and belly fluff, I know it is there.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Her toes are actually so fluffy that they put her at a disadvantage on our hardwood floors. It's funny.

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

As long as what she's still growing isn't thumbs, you have a chance ;)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

...there's my horrifying thought for the day. Thanks.

[beccastareyes]

Man, and I thought Mom's cat was big. He's maybe 2/3 Alice's size, though I think he matches her in the fluffy department.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

She's still growing!

[glam-k.livejournal.com]

I'm betting whenever a random stranger comes by the house--cable repairman, dude in the little brown shorts bearing a parcel, Jehovah's Witness, or whatever--the first words out of his/her mouth, after taking a gander at the splendiferous Alice, are something like, "WOW!! That's a BIG CAT!!"... right?

It's the same here. (Proud parent of ginormous Ragdoll boycat. ;D)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Dude, whenever someone who hasn't visited in a month comes over, that's basically what they say first off.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Verra.

[droewyn.livejournal.com]

Damn... if I weren't in the process of moving and thus didn't have my copy of R&R in a box I'd take a picture of my Vienna-monster for comparison. She's about the same age as Alice, and is nowhere near her size.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Awwwwwww.

[lilrongal.livejournal.com]

I want to cuddle with that cat.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

She's very tolerant of such desires.

[alicetheowl.livejournal.com]

Ah, but does she realize yet that she's bigger than Lily?

My housemate has 2 cats. Pixel beat up on Puff consistently when they were kittens, because she was bigger. But now that they're grown, he's bigger than she is. He hasn't figured this out yet, though, and cowers from her if she's displeased. It's very funny.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

She's bigger, but Lilly's pointier, so it all balances out. Plus they never really beat on each other.

[faithfulcynic.livejournal.com]

I did a double take when I saw your picture. I thought it was my cat Buffy :)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

In that case, you have a beautiful cat.

[aliciaaudrey.livejournal.com]

That is a bigggg caaaat.

My Beau is part maine coon, and nobody ever believes how big he is either. He's about as big as Alice. But he's six, so he's not getting any bigger...I don't think (hard to tell with Maine Coons...I thought he was done once before and he suddenly got bigger.)

I luv me some maine coons. What a pretty kitty!!!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

And still growing!

[hasufin.livejournal.com]

Oh dear.

Our youngest is about a year old, and he seems to have a not-inconsequential amount of Maine Coon in his lineage: he's got the toe tufts, the ruff, the face, and possibly the wisps on the ear. Oh, and the enormous puffy tail of "But I are stealthy! How did you find me?!". He's only a year old now, so he's nowhere near Alice's size - yet.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

MY TAIL IS INVISIBLE IF YOU CAN'T SEE MY HEAD.

[dimloep-suum.livejournal.com]

Oh ye gods and little fishes, she's one solid cat.

I miss Forrest, my dad's beast of a Maine Coon, who shuffled off his fluffy coil a few years ago. He was a Good Cat, except for when he let himself outside (we soon learned to lock the screen door), or tried to eat my face.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

She's basically concrete, wrapped in fluff.

[tygerversionx.livejournal.com]

So that's what a Maine Coon is supposed to look like? I knew they were supposed to be big, but I haven't actually seen one.

Oh, and ... I'm sorry, but most cats have too much dignity to star in SyFy productions. That's why SyFy has to make things like Dinocroc VS. Supergator. *sigh*

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

This is a cat who spends most of her time flat on her back, doing her best sea otter impression.

Dignity is in short supply around here.

[aryana-filker.livejournal.com]

Ahhh, she's so beautiful!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

She is Lovely. And huge. I just want to snuggle in her fur.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

She's very snuggly.

[naurwen.livejournal.com]

She's lovely! :D
I've seen Maine Coons before so have seen how huge they can be.
What will you do once she grows so large that she can toss you out of bed? >^.^

[dornbeast.livejournal.com]

Is that possible regardless of what kind of bed it is?

(Imagine a Maine Coon dive-bombing a waterbed from the highest point in the room to create a wave. If the tale is true, this is apparently entertaining, especially when somebody is sleeping on the bed.)

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

That is one fine tummy.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

It is SO FLUFFY.

[qnofhrt.livejournal.com]

She's gorgeous. Our Tally is petite in comparison.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Awwww.

[emberleo.livejournal.com]

The nice thing about big cats is how much better for hugging they are. :D

--Ember--

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

True!

[netpositive.livejournal.com]

Gee, that doesn't seem very big...

*listens to whispering in background*

Oh, that's the comic book size _Rosemary & Rue_ produced special for Seanan?

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Heh.

In a one-year old girl kitty, this is HUGE.

[arielstarshadow.livejournal.com]

Sooooo soft, sooooo fluffy! Floofy prettiness!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Sooooo aware that she's the prettiest princess.