In addition to the 30 cats from Ukraine, 25 Maine Coons are now stranded at the shelter. What distinguishes the cats and what you should consider before adopting them.
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The American Forest Cats are up to one meter long and should be adopted in pairs or with an existing cat.
(Photo: Andreas Kelm)
DARMSTADT – At first glance, the cat room in the animal shelter’s cat house is completely deserted. At second glance, you notice a cat on a shelf at the top of the wall, one peeks out of the basket, and one is also hidden behind this blanket. Likewise in the outdoor area. Two cats have made themselves comfortable on a shelf above the door. One is under a bench, two more in cat caves. There are 25 in total. All from one apartment. Released by the owners because otherwise they would have been confiscated by the veterinary office.
And it’s not just any cats. They are Maine Coons. The American Forest Cats, like their Norwegian representatives – including the city cat Einstein – are among the largest pedigree cats. Cat house manager Katrin Wenning knows that they only really grow up when they are three or four years old. Maine Coons grow to a good three feet in length, have a bushy tail and lion’s face with large ears, often with lynx quills, and a bushy collar on the neck. They are among the natural breeds and are considered human-related. They hunt and they like to play and are skilled with their paws. 25 in an apartment is too much.
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“The cats lived in the kitchen, on the cupboard, on the table, they were all over the apartment and peed and pooped everywhere,” says animal shelter employee Claudia Kadow plainly. “They were matted and multiplying out of control.” The shelter staff had a lot to do before the whole gang was deflead, dewormed, dematted, vaccinated, microchipped and neutered. And that cost a lot of money for 25 animals. In return, the fluffy tigers now comply with the general Darmstadt cat standard for outdoor cats in terms of health and registration. But not in one. Because there was not enough of everything for the 25 cats in the messy household, there were also not enough litter boxes. Some of them are not housebroken.
“We are now looking for a new home for all of them,” says Claudia Kadow. The coonies, all between just under one and four years old, are used to being kept indoors, so they only need a secure outdoor seat. They should only be placed in pairs or with an existing cat. Of course, they can also become free roamers, “however, it is always a problem with pedigree cats to let them run around outside. They are often taken away,” says Claudia Kadow. City cat Einstein can sing a song about it.
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