Maine Coon Chalet

08/04/2024

Happy second birthday to Yoshi and Molly! Early photos captioned. The others are most recent.

07/08/2024

In memoriam. Maxwell. Missya bunches!!!

Memorialize a Pet

05/21/2024

RIP Maxwell. Old age took its toll on you buddy. Kidneys and kitty-dementia was just a bit too much. You can visit with Winston and Kami in a much better place. We'll miss you terribly. We have so many awesome memories with you. Thank you for the comfort and love you gave us both unconditionally. ❤️

05/12/2024

05/05/2024

Happy first birthday Desmond! Photos are labeled. All photos after the one of me in the orange shirt holding him were are shot May 4, 2024

04/09/2024

Winston's Memorial at WSU is now live. Kami's is also linked just below.

https://apps.vetmed.wsu.edu/PetMemorial/Memorials/Details/a1d5cf36-721f-4e6c-8252-033078cd592c

03/31/2024

Molly chillin’ in the Chalet.

03/25/2024

Winston left the Maine C**n Chalet this morning (March 25, 2024) at 1am. He suffered a sudden onset of Feline aortic thromboembolism (FATE). It is a fatal disease where a blood clot gets lodged into the aortic trifurcation.

We had a normal day/evening. Winston napped with me, his fave place to hang out, as we both watched and napped during the Formula One and IndyCar races.

I went to bed to watch a little TV and crash out, with Winston in tow as normal. I was watching (kinda) Shark Tank and Winston was cuddled up next to me. I turned off the TV and remember hearing Mary prepping the kittie's late night snack. Winston then headed downstairs to join the rest of the family.

I was awakened by a very alarming meow. While trying to figure out what it was Mary rush upstairs to tell me that Winston was in distress.

His back legs were paralyzed and he yowled in obvious, extreme pain. We both immediately got dressed and drove to the pet hospital. On the way there we both feared the worst.

The people at Pacific Northwest Pet ER were very quick and professional to act when we entered the door at Midnight. They immediately asked the DNR questions and we quickly discussed how serious this was. They took him away to give him pain meds and diagnose his condition and led us into a private room where we filled out the necessary paperwork.

A doctor entered within minutes to give us Winston's terminal diagnoses. Also called Saddle Thrombosis, FATE is fairly common in male cats. There is no feasible treatment that is worth pursuing for FATE. It is very, very expensive and rarely successful. We agreed that euthanasia was really the only choice here for Winston.

Two techs brought him in swaddled in a blanket with a catheter prepared to inject medications. Even with the pain meds Winston was still in extreme stress and pain. They instructed us to "press the button" when we were ready for the doctor. I immediately told them, "Get the doctor now please!" I told Mary to press the button repeatedly. The doctor then entered and performed the euthanasia while I held Winston in my arms.

Rest in Peace, Winston. You will always be a part of our always evolving Maine C**n family. Your memories and love will live forever in the Chalet. He would have been 12 years this July 4th.

03/10/2024

Cats are...BAD ASS!

01/11/2024

Christmas

12/17/2023

11/05/2023

TRUTH!!!

10/30/2023

Our entire clowder hanging out in the Chalet.

10/08/2023

Here is a photo montage of the building of the Chalet.

10/06/2023

Welcome to the Maine C**n Chalet! A cool place we provided for our Maine C**ns...and us too.