Hello, our names are Pam & Tom Klemm and we are Mellokat Maine Coons.  We are located in Crown Point, IN (Northwest, IN).  Our cattery and cats are registered in ACFA, TICA, and CFA.  If you have any questions about our Maine Coons we can be contacted by e-mail at MellokatMC@aol.com.

We will be working closely with our daughter and son-in-law, Becky & Dave Lovall, of Coonwyck Maine Coons in Highland, IN.  You can see their website by clicking on their cattery name.

Mellokat Maine Coons is a FeLV (Feline Leukemia) negative cattery.

***Note:  Please click on FeLV for more information.

HCM can happen in any cat, purebred or domestic.  Therefore, we have chosen to screen our breeding cats for hypertrophic  cardiomyopathy (HCM).  The testing is done by Dr. Hattie Bortnowski, DVM; Diplomate, ACVIM; faculty of Cardiology Dept. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.  ***Note:  Please click  on  HCM for more information.

***PLEASE NOTE:  Screening for HCM is currently the recommended method to aid in reducing the incidence of this genetic condition in our cats.  Breeders can not guarantee that their cats will not have this condition.  However, Mellokat can guarantee that we are dedicated to screening our breeding cats in a continued effort to produce healthy and sound Maine Coon cats to the best of our ability. 

Our main objective is to raise healthy, socialized, well-adjusted cats with sweet temperaments.  We want our cats to be confident adults, therefore, socialization is very important to us.  Our babies are raised with lots of love and handled from the day they are born.  They are not caged and are raised underfoot.  Once the kittens are old enough and have had their first vaccine they are introduced to the rest of the cat family and have the run of the house.  This is when the fun starts! :-)

 
Our kittens will have their vaccinations (except for rabies) and will be checked by our vet before they leave for their new homes.  They will be not be allowed to leave before 13-16 weeks of age.  We believe this is in the best interest of the kittens.  It allows them more time to mature and develop and to be with their mother and siblings for a longer period of time.  The kittens will go to approved homes only with a sales contract, including a spay/neuter agreement and a health guarantee.  Our kittens are not to be declawed or allowed outdoors.  ***Note:  Please click on declawed to learn more about declawing and why we DO NOT want this done to our Maine Coons.   

We focus on the classic pattern and produce brown, blue, red, cream, brown patched and blue patched tabbies, with and without white.  If you would like to read more about the Maine Coon, visit the Breed FAQs.  Or to learn more about the colors and patterns, and what the judges are looking for when judging, visit the Breed Standard.

We would like to thank Debra Jean of Pawstuctaway cattery for our three beautiful girls, Dolly (aka "Bwee Bwee"), Fallon (aka "Bee ... Bee ..."), and the nut, Nimue.

We would like to thank our good friend, Jane Boyd of Star Ridge cattery for our sweetheart Cassie. 

We would like to thank our daughter and son-in-law, Becky and Dave Lovall, of Coonwyck cattery for our funny girl Naomi and our beautiful Serena.

We would like to thank Lynn Hofstetter of Irishcoons cattery for our beautiful blue doll, Delaney.

We would like to thank Nancy and Bill Scheerer of Starflyte cattery for our wonderful new boy, Aidan!  Thank you also to Lynn for introducing us to Nancy and Bill and for helping make this great little guy!

If you have loved and lost a furry feline family member

please visit a wonderful site called

"Rainbow Bridge"
 

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