Baby Kitten Treats Maine Coon Cat Like a Giant Chew Toy
Kittens are always going to be a little crazy, but that's part of why everybody loves them. The kitten phase will eventually chill out a little, though most of them will stay rambunctious for several years after the kitten phase has ended. Especially if they have siblings!
One little kitten has a sibling who knows exactly what it's like to be annoying. He's a Maine Coon! So, when his new little brother decided to use him as a giant chew toy, he was completely unbothered:
@the_maine_coonies_ he's so gentle w the babyyy #fyp#catsoftiktok#mainecoon#foster#fosterkitten
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The Maine Coonies are no strangers to having baby siblings here and there. Their mom is always fostering kittens, and she's had some real crazies!
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The Maine Coon in this video is Dexter: he's huge, and usually, he's mostly impartial toward the kittens. He's a gentle boy, never wanting to hurt anyone or do anything that could make his family upset. He takes good care of the kittens who find their way into his home.
This latest kitten is named Ringo, and according to their mom, Ringo is the son Dexter absolutely did not want. It's really funny because he's so grumpy and loving at the same time, often literally hissing, grumbling, hooting, and hollering all while showering them with love:
@the_maine_coonies_ he's over my #mainecooncats#mainecoon#fyp#kittenrescue#fosterkittens
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Ringo is very special in a lot of ways, but this area is not one of them. Dexter grooms every baby he sees, even if he whines about it all the while. As a big sibling, that's his right: I'm 8.5 years older than my sister, and I definitely asked to hold her and then complained the whole time when she was a baby.
Dexter's mom said in a comment that, though Ringo will soon be off to his forever home, there's not going to be a shortage of foster kittens in her home! She runs an animal rescue, and right now is just the beginning of Kitten Season.
What Is 'Kitten Season?'
Every spring, something inside of me awakens and forces me to talk everyone's ear off about kitten season. It's important to me, and to these animals, that as many people as possible are educated about Kitten Season and its dangers.
Kitten Season isn't so much one period, but a 6-ish month stretch (April-October). It starts when the weather warms up and kittens continue to be born until it cools back down. This leads to:
- Inbreeding.
- Widespread communicable disease.
- Kittens being injured/killed by predators.
- Dumped kittens when people let their cat out and she comes home pregnant.
Kitten Season often seems worse in April/May because very few kittens are born in the wintertime, at least in places with defined seasons. In warmer areas, like Florida, for example, cats are having babies year-round. They also have some of the highest numbers of cats in shelters.
Luckily, Dexter's mom is doing her part during this difficult time, and you can, too! Even something as simple as turning in kittens to the shelter, donating to your local TNR organization, and just checking in any boxes/bags you see on the road could save lives!
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This story was originally published June 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM.