Coonoquan Introduction

Coonoquan will always remain in lots of pedigrees and I will continue to register my cattery under that name for the history of some pedigrees, but all kittens as of August '02 are registered as Tropikoons.

In September 2006, we purchased a 2^nd home back in the state of Virginia in Old Town Alexandria and we are fortunate enough to escape the summer months of Florida and enjoy the much cooler weather in Virginia.

	Tropikoons is a small "home" cattery. Kittens are raised underfoot with lots of playing and hugs and kisses. Strangers do not exist for my kittens, everyone is their friend. I do sometimes have waiting lists for both pet and show quality kittens if a certain color or pattern or sex is desired. I am committed to breeding healthy, well-socialized kittens for winning in the show hall or as cherished pets.
I primarily show in CFA (Cat Fanciers Association). I am also a registered breeder in TICA (The International Cat Association). I am a long-standing member of MCBFA (The Maine Coon Breeders and Fanciers Association) an organization dedicated to the preservation of our wonderful breed and we do comply with the Breeder Code of Ethics.
	Tropikoons companion kittens are sold for $800.00. All of our kittens are sold as Indoor only and declawing is prohibited. Please view my Pet Contract and Health Guarantee.
Kittens are guaranteed Felv/Fiv negative and also guaranteed to be free of bacterial diseases and parasites. Usually they have had their first set of immunizations for Feline Rhinotrachetis-Calici-Panleukopenia at 8 weeks and another at 11 weeks, been given a wormer and certified healthy by a veterinarian. I do not recommend the Feline Leukemia or the FIP vaccine, neither is necessary for indoor only cats and my Guarantee is null and void if these immunizations are given. Kittens are using a litter box and are trained to a scratching post or tree for scratching. Show Quality kittens are sold with breeding rights to established catteries on a minimal basis.
	In order to produce Quality kittens, all of my breeding cats are either Champions or Grand Champions in CFA. Annually, all adult breeding cats are echoed for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. All breeding cats are negative for the SMA gene as well as the HCM gene. Annually all breeding cats are echoed for HCM by color-doppler ultrasound. All breeding cats are x-rayed or Penn-Hipped for hip dysplasia by two years of age.
Disclaimer: Screening for HCM is the currently recommended method to aid in reducing the incidence of this inherited condition in cats. However, I cannot guarantee that any cat will not have this condition. Tropikoons can only guarantee our dedication to screening our breeding cats in an effort to produce healthy sound Maine Coons to the best of our ability..