Chemicoons Maine Coon Cats of Illinois

Chemicoons Maine Coon Cats of Illinois Maine C**n Cats bred for health, temperament & type. TICA Award winning. Our kittens go to approved, indoor only homes and with a no-declaw agreement.

We love, raise, show and breed healthy, sweet, large and beautiful Maine C**n Cats who have been screened for healthy hearts and hips, as well as those to whom they are bred, to ensure we produce the healthiest cats possible. No cat in our home is caged, and our kittens are all raised underfoot. We are a small cattery, with only 2-3 females and have only 2-3 litters per year to ensure each kitten

and cat in our home gets ample attention, the highest quality of veterinarian care and nutrition. I breed these wonderful cats to produce beautiful, healthy and sweet "gentle giants" for my own home-based breeding program and also in hopes of providing loving companions for other cat lovers as well.

Jase (aka “the beast”) with his humans and my amazing friends, Veerle and Patrick. ❤️❤️
02/15/2025

Jase (aka “the beast”) with his humans and my amazing friends, Veerle and Patrick. ❤️❤️

Happy Valentine’s Day
02/14/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day

Leonard () doing what he does best….being lazy!
02/10/2025

Leonard () doing what he does best….being lazy!

01/26/2025

A fun little video to celebrate the Famous Scientists litter who turn 20 today.

Happy 20th Birthday to OD DGC Chemicoons Madame Marie Curie. She’s the only remaining from my second litter (a litter of...
01/26/2025

Happy 20th Birthday to OD DGC Chemicoons Madame Marie Curie. She’s the only remaining from my second litter (a litter of eight brown tabbies). This is who really started Chemicoons as she was the first one of my own breeding I kept and she produced some amazing babies for me over those few years. She’s spent her retirement with some of my closest friends and I cherish that I still get to see her quite regularly. Happiest of birthdays to my sweet Madame Marie! Thanks to your humans, Rodger and Deena, for all of the love they give you. Thanks to the other families that loved your siblings. Special shout out to Carol & Steve Welch who adopted THREE of your siblings and whom I still share a very special friendship with.
Pictures taken this week! Not too bad for 20!

Sire: OS RW SGC Calicoon Sherman
Dam: OD GC Woodpile Sophisticat (leased by Chemicoons for this litter)

Dreamer (787) and Trip (777) just being cute
01/07/2025

Dreamer (787) and Trip (777) just being cute

Merry Christmas!
12/26/2024

Merry Christmas!

For those in the Netherlands and Belgium, check out Jase in tomorrow’s (Dec 25) episode!
12/24/2024

For those in the Netherlands and Belgium, check out Jase in tomorrow’s (Dec 25) episode!

Sparky snuggling with Dr. Lamont at his first wellness visit thanks to the great vets and staff at Dogwood for their car...
12/20/2024

Sparky snuggling with Dr. Lamont at his first wellness visit thanks to the great vets and staff at Dogwood for their care!

Fifi
12/20/2024

Fifi

Dreamer
12/20/2024

Dreamer

Working on set with Sparky today.
12/18/2024

Working on set with Sparky today.

A cold & yucky day outside means a day to snuggle inside. Fifi & DREAMER.
12/14/2024

A cold & yucky day outside means a day to snuggle inside. Fifi & DREAMER.

Always one clown in every bunch (Fifi)
12/12/2024

Always one clown in every bunch (Fifi)

Silly Sori!
12/04/2024

Silly Sori!

787 (“Sparky”) at 7 weeks
12/03/2024

787 (“Sparky”) at 7 weeks

Airbus 320 (“Fifi”) at 7 weeks
12/03/2024

Airbus 320 (“Fifi”) at 7 weeks

787 Dreamliner (“dreamer”) at 7 weeks
12/03/2024

787 Dreamliner (“dreamer”) at 7 weeks

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A fun little video to celebrate the Famous Scientists litter who turn 20 today.

Sparky and Trip bringing you some morning cuteness overload.

I don’t even know where to begin with this post, Chemicoons Charlie of Calicoon. My dear friends Lynne Sherer and Beth Hicks are the reason I came to TICA. They helped me when I started breeding by allowing me to use their boy Sherman 20 years ago. We’ve remained good friends ever since. It was my honor to place Charlie with them when they “just wanted a pet kitten - doesn't have to be a show cat”. Well, Lynne decided to take him to a show, and the rest, as they say, is history. He’s taken the show world by storm and never looked back. Words cannot begin to thank them both for all that they’ve done for Charlie and I. I couldn't ask for a better home. Here he is yesterday, the last day as a kitten, earning a Best AB kitten in a class of over 60 by the same judge who gave him his first best, Chris Unangst. Sire: LA SGC Cuzzoe Gallium of Chemicoons Dam: Lionheartcoon Bellisima of Chemicoons

It’s a lovely fall day.

Mellie is a weirdo. She was chasing this bug (other side of the door) for an hour. I do love my weirdo though.

Who said show cats can’t jump?!

It’s such a joy to have cats who love being bathed and dried.

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉 Carol Welch, Mary Reiss, Jean E. Norton Eckrich, Glenda Harris Korn, Roberto Samantha

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About Chemicoons

*Photo by Helmi Flick. All Rights Reserved.

My introduction to this amazing breed occurred in 1999 when a professor in graduate school bought a kitten & brought him in one day. I was mesmerized by this stunning kitten and the rest, as they say, is history. In 2001, I adopted his full, younger brother. By this time, I had also attended a few shows with that Professor and realized I would like to show a cat in the spayed/neuter class. Unfortunately, my new baby didn't share the same opinion of showing so he was soon joined by a second Maine C**n companion. After a bit more success, I was hooked on both cat shows and more specifically, Maine C**ns. Educating myself about feline husbandry and Maine C**ns, showing my cats and networking within the cat fancy all laid the foundation for my own cattery and Chemicoons was born.

The name Chemicoons is a merger of the words "chemical" and "Maine C**n" which represents my two passions...my vocation as Chemistry professor and my hobby as Maine C**n enthusiast. My cats are named after various elements, compounds, famous scientists and all things Chemistry related.

I am an active participant in Maine C**n Breed Groups, am currently the elected Breed Committee Chair in TICA, the elected Regional Director of the Great Lakes region of TICA. I’ve served a term as the elected Vice-President of the Maine C**n Breeders & Fanciers Association (MCBFA), am a three-term elected breed committee member in TICA, involved in Feline Health Research and The International Cat Association, all with an eye on my main goal...to breed these wonderful cats to produce beautiful, healthy and sweet "gentle giants" for my own home-based breeding program, but also in hopes of providing wonderful companions for other cat lovers as well.