A video showing a man becoming the proud owner of not one, not two, but three kittens has racked up 1.7 million views on Instagram.
The footage, posted by @the_maine_trio, shows the new owner walking to the front door of his home in Cheshire, England, clutching a cat carrier. The clip then cuts to the big reveal of his new furry family.
In the caption of the video, the poster wrote that he initially wanted just one kitten, but ended up getting two. Then, on the drive home, he and his partner “couldn’t stop thinking” about their sister, who was left behind.
“We sat in the car for a while, thinking about what to do,” the poster wrote, “finally knocked on the door and asked if we could buy the little girl too. And the rest is history.”
Weekly news reached out to @the_maine_trio for comment via Instagram. We were unable to verify the details of the case.
Now 18 weeks old, the kittens are growing larger by the day and may even outgrow the average cat. According to Purina, a pet food company, “The Maine Coon is a massive cat with an athletic, powerful, and muscular body.” So it’s safe to say that their owners will have their hands full.
In another video, the trio can be seen lounging together in a hammock. Their owner wrote in the caption, “I can’t imagine for a second how much regret I would have had if we hadn’t come back for Chilli. Keeping these three siblings together and sharing our home with them has been an incredible feeling!”
Do cats thrive in groups or alone?
Weekly news I turned to Dr Anna Foreman, a vet with Everypaw Pet Insurance in the UK, to find out if three people is too many.
““Cats tend to thrive best in a solitary setting, being the only cat or pet. They tend to be territorial towards other cats by nature, with both males and females (despite neutered status) behaving similarly,” Foreman said.
She added: “Cats that have been together since kittenhood (i.e., littermates) can sometimes thrive as a pair or trio. However, there is a risk of littermate syndrome, where kittens only interact with each other and fail to socialise outside of this group, leading to behavioural problems. Littermate syndrome is more of a concern for dogs, however, with many kittens raised with their siblings preferring to lead solitary lives.”
Foreman advised owners of multiple cats to make sure each cat has its own space, so they don’t have to compete with each other.
Instagram Reactions
The May 25 clip has received more than 68,000 likes and 1,000 comments, many of which offer advice to new owners.
Another user wrote: “Maine cons are the best! Congrats on your babies. Get ready for more laughter and mischief than you can imagine. They “talk” and get into trouble. I had 2 at one time and they were a handful. The biggest and most adventurous one just passed away last week! Enjoy, laugh and love them and congrats again!”
Another added: “Your kitten needed a kitten and her kitten needed a kitten!!”
Some users were unhappy that the owners had purchased their pets instead of adopting them from a shelter. “Why not adopt from shelters? Thousands of cats are abandoned on the streets,” wrote one commenter.
“I love the kittens you adopted. As a Maine Coon breeder, I get paid, but so do rescued cats. I have no idea why people obsess over something that doesn’t concern them,” another user said, adding, “I love it when families decide to bring multiple kittens into their family at once. It’s so much better for the kittens. Great choice.”
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