Möhrli
the monastery cat
A very sad, desperate mail message reached us in August 2020. Monika, who was strongly connected with the sisters of a convent, and assisted them in many things, was in despair and told us with sad words the story of Möhrli, the convent cat.
Some years ago, on a farm, two young kittens had been left behind when the farmer left the farm. A black cat and a three-colored lucky cat sat there, and probably did not know quite how life should go on.
The Dear God had an idea ...
Near the farm there was a convent. The sisters took in the little black cat and lovingly christened it Möhrli. The three-colored sibling was taken in by a hermit who moved into the small farmhouse.
So far so good. Möhrli had fun in the big convent garden and all the sisters spoiled and loved little Möhrli.
Möhrli's home was a wind-protected outbuilding on the monastery grounds
Möhrli lived in a small outbuilding. There was a wicker basket laid out with cozy blankets. The outhouse offered the cat protection from wind, rain, snow and heat.
The sisters found her to be a rather shy cat, but with time Möhrli came to trust her rescuers more and more and loved to be petted. She purred and felt good all around. A really good cat life in the midst of people who loved her more than anything.
The monastery grounds were her territory and she enjoyed her time and took every day as it was. She had everything a cat needs: a "living basket", food, people, love and petting.
The idyll was to come to an abrupt end
Lately there were only two convent sisters living, and last year there was only one sister and the cat Möhrli left. The sister had to leave the convent and move. The hermit also had to leave the small farm. She took the lucky cat with her. But, what should happen now with the convent cat Möhrli? Nobody wanted to have her and with a heavy heart they already thought about putting the animal to sleep. As if by a miracle, this could be prevented. On a walk, the convent sister and Monika met Franziska Strässle, the cat mom from Gut Aiderbichl Teufen. And she had ...
... a glorious idea
Gut Aiderbichl was contacted and lo and behold, Möhrli was able to move to Gut Aiderbichl Teufen. The cat was lured into the transport box and Sister Scolastica and Monika brought Möhrli to Teufen together.
Here she lives, similar to the monastery, in an ideal location in the middle of meadows and without the danger of a road. It took a few days of acclimatization, but Möhrli was wonderfully accepted by the other cats.
The convent sister has a load off her mind and she wants to visit Möhrli in her new home as often as she can.
