Antigua is my regal silver girl that walks around like "Miss America Kitty" with her head held high and mind focused on where she wants to go. She is a girl with nice big boning, and a lovely mackerel pattern. She gets along with everyone including our dogs, and has earned the reputation of being one of the biggest girls here at Makanacoon.

Martini is one gorgeous big girl that is loaded with a lovely classic pattern. She is outgoing and loves to be around people.

If curiosity is a word that describes a cat, it would certainly be Camo. She is my mischievous Black and White girl that gets into everything. If I hear a bang in the house, then I know that Camo has struck again. The worst bang was when she knocked over one of my beautiful Tiffany glass lamps. If she could talk, I'm sure she would have yelled "Fire In The Hole" before the lamp hit the floor. Yet, beside being curious, she is a very sweet cat that I love to pieces.

Such a big sweet Teddie Bear this girl is! She's loving, and cuddly, and a joy to be around. She's another girl that gets along with everyone including our Doberman. On 09/06/2021 she had her first litter of kittens who turned out to be little brown puffs of fur. She is an excellent Mom. Shown below are pictures of her kittens at 6 weeks of age:

Robin is my flashy red headed kitty. Loaded with a lovely shaggy coat, she sashays around the house like a diva. She is a lovely big boned girl that is the spitting image of her dad, CH Makanacoon's Remember When.

When Colors was born, I could see the most beautiful array of colors. She had more colors than the brightest of rainbows. As she grew older, her personality went from sweet to sweeter. She is an absolute doll baby. She loves to be a lap kitty as long as it's on her terms. Many nights I go to sleep with her sleeping peacefully next to me. She is a kitty that I can honestly say, "Her True Colors Are Shin N Thru."

"At last my Black has come along!" Seems that whenever I got a black kitten, which has has been very rare in my 27 years of breeding Maine Coons, I have let it slip through my fingers. When Stelth came along, I had to keep her. Stelth has the beautiful shiny black coat that is darker then the night's sky. She had her first litter of 7 kittens on 10/17/2021, all lovely Brown Tabbies with White with the golden Classic patterns. She is a wonderful doting mama cat, and is taking great care of her big family.

In all my 20 some years of breeding Maine Coons, my cats have only produced two Black Females. I love Black Maine Coons, but have never had or kept one. Both Black girls slipped through my fingers very quickly. Right Connie? HAHA! Then came Valarie Walters of Tribalcats and Miss Honolulu better known as Lulu. Lulu is the first Black Tortiseshell I have ever had, so now maybe I have a chance to get my black kitty. Lulu was really a riot when she first came to Makanacoon. After she was released from a short quarantine, she walked around the house with the air of a gentle Hawaiian breeze, said hello to everyone, and sashayed by everyone as if she had been here all her life. I love her feral look, her color, her ears.. I could go on and on. Am just so in love with her!! Thanks so much Valarie for such a lovely lady!

When Hibiscus was born, I didn't know if I would be keeping her or would be letting her go to another cattery as their breeder and TICA show girl. I'm glad I kept her, as she is growing into a lovely big-boned sweet girl. I have fallen in love with the Hibiscus plants that I have collected from Hidden Valley Hibiscus in California. Thus it seemed appropriate to finally have a big girl that I could call Brown Hibiscus, as the company has some plants that produce gorgeous brown flowers. (Actually, I never knew that there were brown hibiscus.) I really adore this girl, and love to hold and cuddle with her. She is the first Maine Coon I have ever had that lies down on her stomach with both back legs stretched out behind her.

Sweetie is a darling silver classic with white female. She had her first litter of coonlets in 2015, and they turned out to be lovely. She is the daughter of GC Makanacoon's Alamoana Annie, and has already proved that she can stand in her Mom's footprints. Sweetie has points toward being a Grand Champion.

Happy To Be Me has gone to a wonderful home!!!!!

When Me Now was less than a week old, I thought I was losing her so I put her on a mild antibiotic.  That night I was surprised to see her up and nursing, and so said to her... "Hey look at you now".  That later became the perfect name for her.

Today she is a lovely, healthy, thriving young female. I love to pick her up to feel how solid her boning is for a Smoke female.  I'm sure if she were ever on a Kitty Survivor Show, she would definitely be the winner.

Rosie is such a perfect name for this sweet lady. She is like the rose that is so beautiful and showy called "Double Delight". The more you see her and are around her the more you love her. She has a warm heart and loves to be around anyone who will pet her or show her attention. Yet at times, she is so quiet one would never know she's there ...until you look up to the highest shelf of a cat tree. Then you realize that she's been watching you all the time. She is a delight to have around! Thank you so much MJ and John, I love her!!!

Pretty, as we call her, is from our last Purrbodys Boomerang and CH RPCathouse Babyapua of Makanacoon litter. Although given such a "pretty"name, she is a 100% dynamite little lady. Talk about energy, personality, and a cat that has to check EVERYTHING in the house out. Busy as a bee, and so comical in all the things she finds to do and get into, she has definitely earned her name with confidence. She is shown here at 8 months of age.

Drifter was named after the Isley Brothers song, "For The Love Of You" that goes something like this:
Drifting on a memory
Ain't no place I'd rather be
Than with you loving you...

She was born into a litter of 2 sisters and 4 brothers, and despite getting lost in the numbers, she was able to make a way into my heart.  Today the name has turned out to be perfect for her, as she just seems to drift all over the house.  We see her in the tallest cat tree, and a few minutes later she can be found curled up and sleeping next to her beloved Dobbie Hulia.

We hope that in the years ahead, we will have many memories that will forever drift through our minds about her.  As we know, the love of a cat can do that to us...

Lala is a very spirited young female, and one of the few mackerel tabby patterned girls that we have right now. She is our lookout kitty who sits in a cat tree in front of a window that looks out into our front yard. We have loads of flowers that attract hummingbirds, dragonflies, bumble bees - you name it. All these birds and insects sure keep her busy. When we hear her clacking her teeth, we know she's at high alert, and a bird is near -- very near!

Kikokiko (pronounced Key-ko Key-ko) in Hawaiian means being spotted. One look at Kiko, and you'll know why she got her name. She is ever so sweet with a very soft personality. However, when she's teamed up with her buddy, Pretty, all you usually see are two running balls of fur going in a kazillion directions. Kiko is the second calico we have gotten in the last 18 years of breeding, so she is very special!

When Coonopry's Rocky Top and CH Makanacoon's Drifting On A Memory had their first litter together, I knew the kittens were going to be something special. I was right! They ended up being one of the best litters of kittens I've ever had. The female I kept from that litter is one of the biggest-boned females in my cattery today, weighing in at close to 14 lbs at one year of age. My goodness, I can't imagine how big she'll be at maturity. Because of the firey red color in her patched pattern, I named her Kunono, which is pronounced Koo-no-no in Hawaiian, and means bright red. At her first Championship show, she picked up points toward becoming a Grand Champion. Unfortunately, with shows being so few and far between in the Tidewater area, my hopes of Granding her are very slim.

Pua is our first Polydactyl female born here at Makanacoon. Her dad is Coonopry's Rocky Top who is producing some lovely large boned kittens with loads of coat and t darling sweet dispositions. Pua is a large girl who is extremely sweet like her dad, but loves being her own boss. Yes, she is very independent! She has proved to be an excellent mom, with her first two baby boys on the ground now (02/06/2015). We love her because of her uniqueness, and sensitivity.

Nali is pronounced Nah-Lee in Hawaiian and means Nibbles. Evidently, Nali started nibbling fingers as a kitten and continues this behavior as a adult today. If she isn't trying to crawl into or go through someone's purse, she can be found stealing straws from any drinks left in the house. Everyone who sees Nali comments on her beautiful eyes and ears. Her eyes sure do reflect the gentle soul that is behind them. Stella, we adore her! It is so much fun to get a Twitty Kitty. Every time I see Nali, I sincerely think of you. Many hugs to you, my friend!

On March 18th, 2015, I had the most wonderful litter born to CH Makanacoon's Hey Look At Me Now, sired by our beautiful Coonopry polydactly male Rocky Top. The litter was fun to work with, and the kittens smart and adorable. I kept a Black Smoke with White polydactyl Female from the litter that sincerely adopted me, and would follow me around like a dog. She later was nicknamed Easy because that word so aptly describes her. At night she stays very close to me, sleeping on my hip or back. If I wake up during the night, I can reach out, and she is always there. Easy is a very tender little girl, and is expecting kittens the end of Feb 2016. The kittens are sired by her boyfriend, Charlie.

Kalei is one of my girls that I love so much, I could almost say she takes my breathe away when I look at her. Her name is pronounced Kah-Lay in Hawaiian, and means "the necklace, garland, or wreath of flowers given as a symbol of affection". Kalei's Mom is Kaui Katie who we hoped would put a taller ear on her kittens. Katie didn't let us down, and produced lovely heads and ears on both her kittens Kalei and Kanani below. Kalei has a kaleidoscope of colors in her coat from vibrant reds, to browns to blacks, and then white. She picked up Grand Champion points in her first show as an 8 month old.

Kanani is a full sister to Kalei above. She is a little bigger boned than Kalei, but doesn't have the vibrant red colors in her coat as her sister. But, she is another wonderful example of a Maine Coon in that she's very sweet, majestic, and eye catching. In Hawaiian, Kanani is pronounced Kah-Nah-Nee, and means, "The Beauty". Such a perfect name for such a lovely lady. She also has earned points toward being a Grand Champion.

Miss Katie with her regal self is a "Lady Coon" we love having here at Makanacoon. We wish to thank Bonnie Pearson of Tremethick Cattery for Katie with her tall beautiful ears, and lovely feral expression. Her personality and sweet temperament makes her a cat that everyone loves to be around.

Makalika, pronounced Mah-Kah-Leek-Ah is Hawaiian and means daisy. When the length of the Maine Coon ear in the Cat Fancier's Association was bred to be taller and tighter, we finally started trying to breed the same in our cats. Makalika was one of the girls we brought into our cattery to help us achieve this. We are so grateful to Cheryl Windsor, Makalika's breeder, for telling us about her. Today Maka is one of our sweetest females with a purrsonality that could melt a Hershey Kiss. It is nothing for her to walk into a room full of strangers and jump into someone's lap for some loving. To say I adore her is putting it mildly, Cheryl! Her first litter (2015) was dynamite. We're holding onto two of her first kittens: Makanacoon's Red Red Robin (Red Tabby with White), and Makanacoon's Colors R Shine N Thru (Brown Patch Tabby with White) for our show and breeding program.

Rainboz is a big gorgeous soft silver girl with light red silver tones that are scattered through out her coat. Since she is a sister to Charlie who is on the Males page, she shares the same pedigree history as he does. She carries the "Bo" in her name from the word Bohemian, and the "Z" letter in her name from the word Zebulon. Thus the name Rainbow became Rainboz in memory of one of the best cats I've ever had: GC Purricoon's Bohemian Zebulon who is in her pedigree. Rainboz is a very substantial girl, heavy in weight, and solid as a rock. We wish to thank Mary Beth Crawford of Rockstarcats for these two beautiful cats. We came into breeding with Bohemian Zebulon in our breeding program. It's nice to know that in a few years, we will be going out of breeding with hopefully the same pedigree lines that go back to him and our beginnings. Thanks so very much Mary Beth for allowing us to get this wonderful big sweet girl!!

Makakai (pronounced MAH-KAH-KAH-E) means the spray of a surf that gets on one's face. We were so excited when we got Maka from Lydia Chapman of Sassietats. Maka is a very sweet girl that gets along with everyone, and is a delight to have. Her Patch colors are brilliantly vivid with all kinds of red, brown, black, and tan hues. Talk about a kaleidoscope of rainbow colors! Within all these colors is a gorgeous classic pattern that stands out.