SV
GD
CH COOLCOONS MERLIN
SILVER
CLASSIC
TABBY
now RETIRED studs Sv Gd Ch Icecoons
Edouard
Brown Mackerel Tabby
Old b ut still entire STUD Gd Ch Icecoons Ferdinand Silver
Classic Tabby & White
$800, Conditions apply
Oh, and yes, we do screen hips of all our breeding stock, and
HCM DNA test ,
copies of parental tests available
when kittens are sold, whether for pet or breeding .
And
why ICECOONS?
Because
I hope to specialise in Silvers
and for
sentiment's sake, because, long ago,
I was
involved
with the development of Silver Abyssinians,
and they
all had 'Ice' as part of their name......
MY 60th BIRTHDAY PRESENT
PAWSPLUS CLEVER CLEO
Just 4 months old, and growing places fast ....
By the time she finished as a kitten, she was leading (by one point!)
the FCCV Kitten of the Year - having scored 2 Best in Shows, as well as
Runners-Up. There is a lot of the year still to go, so I am sure that
she will be overtaken, but it was a thrill while it lasted, and we have
printed off the page to keep in her records. And oh yes, she has had a
firstcall - very lady like - just one day. Well, she can keep that to
herself for a while!!! She's got shows to go to! She started her adult
career with one Top 10 placing - not bad as she now looks decidedly
immature amongst the oldies!
Cleo is having a pawse ( actually she had 16 paws!! - attached to 4
delightful dark mackerel slugs - 2 with white feet and bibs). I'm
looking forward to putting her onto the bench when her babies (to
Ferdinand) have grown, she has really matured with this pregnancy.
And
that Edouard - well he now packs a considerable punch, and has many Top
10 placings to his credit, as well as having worked out what girls are
for .......
see the results at Kyra's website at www.rumplteeza.com
REALLY EXCITING NEWS -
EDOUARD MADE IT INTO THE 2005 FCCV
TOP FIVE GROUP 1 EXHIBITS OF THE YEAR
WITH FOURTH PLACE (and he is a Daddy, too)
And that young Deraia finally had a litter of ONE! Georgiana,
followed swiftly by a litter of FOUR.
Litter
of 4 did reduce to 3 - the tiny blue boy just melted away ...
COOLCOONS
CAPELLA who came to live here in mid 2005 is growing into a glowing
girl
The
georgeous Cleo is now back on the bench after making 4 delicious babies
with Ferdinand. These babies are now ready for new homes. Isis is a
silver powderpuff of a girl, and was placed in the Top Five at her
first show. Of the two boys, Isander has been placed twice - including
BEST LONGHAIR KITTEN in SHOW, Isidorus has also been placed twice,
whilst the remaining little girl, Ismene has always been the
bridesmaid. These kittens would make superb show cats, they love
their outings, all would make superb family pets - and they all sound
like buzz saws when at rest ..... Probably the best litter all round
that I have bred so far.
The members of this litter have grown into positively splendid cats,
above is Isander, who has started the Show year (2007) with a
Best
in Show! At the last 2006 show (9 months and 1 day old) - he won a
Reserve and a third in Show ..... Cleo their Mum is now my VERY FIRST
CCCA CHAMPION, AND GROWS STILL MORE BEAUTIFUL - and so big and heavy
....The girl on the bottom right is Ismene, and she has 6 babies to
Edouard - absolute tearaways, with exceedingly good personalities ---
Below is the view of them doing what they do best - the day before they
won
SUPREME LITTER OR GROUP AT THE 2007 FCCV OPEN SHOW!!!
Of
greatest excitement is finally achieving that long awaited red boy -
Capella didn't and didn't and didn't - so had a little flush out - then
she did!! and oh boy are they delicious! Coolcoons Merlin is to be
congratulated on a most sterling effort!
We
have called the boy Leonidas and he is definitely staying (John walks
around cuddling him, so that is QUITE clear) and I would like to keep
the straight tortie, Lollia, while Lydia, the sweet little silver
tortie went to a lucky new owner.
I sander grows apace, and is fighting a very handsome Norwegian Forest
Cat for THIRD PLACE in the 2007 FCCV Cat of the YEAR. While I'm sure he
is quite able, he hasn't yet had the opportunity .....
OYEZ, OYEZ .... ISANDER SURPASSED HIMSELF,
FCCV 2007 RUNNER UP TO LONGHAIR CAT OF
THE YEAR!!
From
the 'Flokati rug' of Brown and blue tabbies, Kensington had gone
as a show Neuter, and has won two Best Kitten in Show, and 2 Reserve
Kitten in Show for his very thrilled new owner. His sisters, Khoisan
and Kirsten are both growing into beautiful looking lasses ( but the
naughty minxes have been calling .....)
Our
2008 breeding season has started well with three quite delightful
kittens from Isander and Hestia - probably the best heads I have
produced so far ....
And
of course, you haven't seen Leonidas, and his mate Jeraboam , both big
lads. Here they are 6 months old ...
During
2005 we were honoured to be visited by Mary and Mitch from
Rumtumtugger (!!)
Maine Coons, and we hit it off right away. They live in the UK,
but I love to peruse their site, to see what they are up to -
I'm sure you would love to meet them too - they are real carers for
cats ....I saw Mary again in 2006, and showed her my new stock
- and this year she met her new stud, Onyx , and a new girl
Prunella - just after the very first
litters of
Australian Mist were born in the UK ......I'm sure that they
also rate a mention on her site!.............
http://www.rumtumtuggermainecoons.com
Mary visited us again early
in 2008, and we had a delicious Australian Mist event to
celebrate
ONYX's win of Australian Mist Exhibit of the Year from the AMCFA's
Australia Wide Competition.
While
we have a had a couple of litters during 2008, at the moment we are
undegoing something of a drought. The beauteous Pawsplus Clever
Cleo never succeeded in having another litter (I'm very pleased I kept
two from her one and only!) but she has exceeded all expectations by
becoming CCCAGdCh Diamond Gd Ch Pawsplus Clever Cleo, and reigns over
all
the other girls with grace and firmness. Isander has
reached Spph Gd Ch, is a daddy, and was 4th Best Group 1 Cat in 2008 -
so who can complain ....
Finally,
the drought is over, and the handsome Isander is a daddy again - 5 this
time!
Hestia is again the bride. All Brown tabby & white, here are a
couple to view - I am keeping Praxilla who looks almost identical to
Poppaea (on the left).
Ismene
Ismene
of the carpet of kittens above, has also been busy, with Jeri's first
litter. These babies are three, 2 boys and a girl, all brown tabbies+/-
white. They will be ready in December (2009).
AND Isander is now a CCCA CH and Diamond Grand Champion - wow, that
Cleo sure had the genes, even if somewhat parsimonious about
sharing them!
We
have availed ourselves of the Maine Coon HCM test
available through Washington State University Veterinary Cardiac
Genetics Laboratory, and are pleased to report that all the descendents
of Edouard, Ferdinand, Deraia, and Cleo (including the Supreme litter,
and Isander) are negative. We have a couple of heterozygotes - but the
problem is of manageable proportions, and I hope that in another
generation we will be completely clear ....
If you haven't found the site yourself here it is!
Test Your Cat
Its a simple process, not excessively expensive, and they are very
helpful ...... The same test is now available in Australia, taking less
time ( and costing less!)
And
it is a long time, but here are some pics of my new round of DNA tested
HCM 'free' breeding girls and boys.
FIRSTLY:
IN MY ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN THAT ELUSIVE TORTIE AND WHITE FROM
DERAIA & LEONIDAS, I CAME UP WITH THIS HANDSOME LAD:
ICECOONS RADAGAST
He is a wonderful show cat, with a loving nature, and rather better
ears than I might rightfully have hoped for.
Here he is with his friends
and here in solitary splendour;
His lovely pattern and colour are much commented on.
WE ALSO HAVE 2 LADIES:
Ch Icecoons Praxilla is now in waiting ( having another go at breeding
that elusive tortie and white!!)
And our current show bunny, Gd Ch Icecoons Qasida is all over the place
with her growth spurts!
And , at last we THINK we might be
able to get back to our original intention to breed SILVERS - soon.
Praxilla had 6 lovely kittens to Gd Ch Rumpleteeza Neelix, Cream Silver
Classic Tabby . Would you believe it, 5 BOYS and only 1 GIRL, and she
is a tortie tabby - no white - so I'm still after that elusive tortie
and white girl... the boys are lovely - 3 silver classic tabby &
whites, with quite a lot of white, 1 brown classic tabby and one brown
classic tabby and white - with just white scuffs...
It is a long time since I have added to this page, and that
tortie silver girl has grown up, and had babies of her own, and we do
have one of my heart's desires - a brown classic tabby and white girl -
Winifred, and we were also lucky to breed a delightful brown tortie
girl, Xaria, from a totally different line as her companion -
indeed they were born on the same day!
Qasida
managed a singleton - which she then wanted to abandon, and so Yehudi
was raised by a Siamese queen with 2 Oriental kittens. Quite a wild lad
- must be the Oriental influence! I din't intend to even run him on,
but he won Best in Show when just a few days over 12 weeks old ......
Magnificent Mum
WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT
WE FINALLY HAVE ALL DNA TESTABLE HCM FREE BREEDING STOCK. ITS TAKEN A
LONG TIME, AND MEANT THAT MORE THAN ONE MATING HAS BEEN NEEDED TO
ACHIEVE THE DESIRED NEXT GENERATION.
Due to stressful family
circumstances, I have placed a great many of my retired Maine Coons,
and I am very pleased with the wonderful homes that they have
found, and with the way even recently retired stud cats have
settled in, behaved in a gentlemanly manner, and thoroughly won
the hearts of their new owners. Thanks all round to the adoptive
parents, and this wonderful breed! (They are almost as good as
Australian Mists!!)
My
latest litters, are from a beautiful girl, Icecoons Winifred, ( left)
and the lovely Rumpleteeza Lady Penzance, my husbands final gift.
Thanks
to the wonderful contribution from Icecoons Schroedinger and
Rumpleteeza Lady Penzance, I am, after all these years, finally able to
return to my initial intention of breeding silver Maine Coons. A
bit ironic, considering that I am still reducing my Coon numbers!!
Below are my two lovely lads: Icecoons Dandelion, and Icecoons
Elderberry . These lads are just coming up to 1 year old, so
hoping to have some of their progeny next spring.
DANDELION
ELDERBERRY
The wonderful Lady P is still
breeding, and her first daughter, Elderberry's sister, Eglantine has
reared her second litter
Now
growing up, also from Lady P, sisters, both silver, and
one (Poppy) that I have been waiting for, for a long time....
wives, I hope, for Dandelion
ICECOONS ICELAND POPPY & ICECOONS
IPOMEA
After waiting nearly 2 years, both
Poppy and Ippy finally called. Dandelion was the lucky boy ......
Unfortunately,
Ippy's babies were born
premature, and only one survived, but Poppy's litter
was
stunning ----
-
Another rainbow litter from Lady
Penzance
June 2018 Long time since I have updated.
Lady Penzance has now retired, seen here with her last
litter and grandchildren from Iceland Poppy here seen with
her litter as babies.
Her sister Ipomea ( below) excelled herself with a litter of 8!
Including an exciting blue silver & white daughter, Icecoons Sweet
Pea
and pretending to be edible, seen beside her, friend Icecoons
Thistle
from Poppy & Isander.
My first
Elderberry kittens were born in spring 2018, and I kept Violet
(RH below)
.....
The girl on the left is Utricularia, from Dandelion & Poppy
and I seem to have overlooked pretty Icecoons Quintinia (
Eglantine x Ferdinand)
AND FINALLY
I splashed out and bought an excessively friendly lass, Sakura
Sue of Takashi
seen here 'possessing'me!
Just a wee update with new pictures of Suzie, Violet & Sweet
Pea all adult proven queens
Plus a somewhat exciting lad - red silver Icecoons Blissful and
Black Smoke & White girl Icecoons Elusive.
Now young adults.
Well overdue for an update , here are some of my current ladies.
ICECOONS CLUEY Black silver tortie and white, ICECOONS ELUSIVE
ICECOONS WINSOME 2 Black smoke & white
STARCATS BRI ZINE Sllver Tabby
ICECOONS CYBELE Black
Maine
Coons
from the author of
BREEDING
CATS.... a practical guide, revised edition
a
Handbook for all cat breeders
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