‘What a comeback’: Family takes in sick and scraggly Maine Coon cat, then turns him from foster feline to foster fail while restoring his floof, his health, and his faith in humanity

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Nov 15, 2025 11:00 AM EST

This may seem like your average rescue story, but it's not. It's not normal because A) maine coon cats are never normal, and B) the sick and senior cats are the most overlooked when it comes to finding their furrever families. But not Yukon! This scraggly maine coon cat was taken in by a foster family, even though he didn't look his best. He was given an incorrect meowdication that caused his hair to fall out. Over the course of a year, they nursed him back to health, restoring his floof, his faith in humanity, and most impurrtantly, his meowrvelous magnificence! The feline and family fell in love with each other, and they made the choice to adopt him into their loving home.

This wholesome rescue story is a reminder for all of us out there to give the "ugly" ones a chance. Just because they're not as fluffy as the others or as playful as that cute kitten doesn't mean that they won't be a great cat. They just want to be loved, to be petted, and to be fed two square meals a day like any other kitty (although they may insist that they require six meals per day). If you have the space in your hearts and homes, go take one of the cats that have been in the shelter for the longest time. They might surprise you with how much love they have to give.

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    We fostered a very sick Maine Coon a year ago, but now Yukon is thriving.

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    Yukon was supposedly given the wrong liver medication which caused his fur to fall out. We fostered him back to health and officially adopted him earlier this year!
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    More_Try4757 · 7h ago Tell Yukon I said pss pss you're amazing!
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  • It pains us to look at his face - he looks so defeated. But, the impurrtant thing is that he never gave up. He had a family that loved him, encouraged him to find his joy again, and through their powers combined, he did. Below you'll see just how floofy he really is, and that's the purest representation of love that we've ever seen.

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    heatherbees • 7h ago . What a sweet angel. Living his best
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    Simmchen11 • 7h ago Thank you for caring for this sweet baby!
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    AshamedEchidna1456 · 7h ago Omg, poor baby! Thank you for rescuing him and giving him a great life!
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    ferrix 7h ago . Now large soft and happy
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    UnexpectedWafflePart 6h ago . He looks so much better now, what a comeback.
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    Electrical-Act-7170 7h ago Restored once again to full Magnificence.
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    130obear 7h ago • Incredible turnaround! Very happy they are feeling well now
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  • Who knew all that floof was hiding under there, just waiting to come out? We did, actually. Have you ever seen a maine coon in purrson? They're enormous, and ridiculously fluffy. Like tiny living room lions.

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    PinSevere7887 · 7h ago My god what a turn around !!
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    Godking_Jesus .7h ago Faith in humanity restored 60
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    TheBigKaramazov • 7h ago He is like stop drinking and started gym.
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    TrickyDonkey7774 • 6h ago You can notice the difference in his eyes 60 While sick: "please sir, may I have some more?" Heathy: "you're my bitches now, bow down!"
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    Ambitious_Emu2396 6h ago • He's so beautiful!! You should be so proud
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    PichiPeaches • 6h ago . I was looking at the recovery pictures like "please let this be a foster fail."
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    _Ali_B_9 6h ago Oh Yukon!!! I am so glad you found a great foster to take care of you and fell so hard for you they couldn't get rid of you. boot. You are so beautiful to
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    BorisBC 4h ago Fantastic work, but man I'm feeling whatever was going on in pic 2. That's like my daily look.
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    palomapomagranate 6h ago Aww, one of my childhood. kitties was named Yukon o so glad to see this handsome guy doing so well under your care!
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    DavidDPerlmutter 5h ago • Bless you, kind hooman.
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    International-Eye327 · 5h ago Can we say GLOW UP♪♪♪
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    Groundbreaking-Pea92 · 4h ago Has a Samoyed level coat now
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