I have 3 longhaired cats-2 are Maine Coons. they are not allowed in my sewing room b/c they get into too much stuff and there are always threads and scraps lying around. Bailey is our domestic long hair and he sits on my lap when I'm on the computer and curls up in my big bag of batting scraps and takes a nap when I'm sewing. He eats dry food and is a nibbler and the other 2 are raw feeders so they aren"t supposed to eat Bailey's food. I keep a bowl of it in my room so he can nibble whenever he wants . he doesn't seem to bother the pins and such or he would be out too.