Peppino and Mucki
When a person leaves forever
The very affectionate Maine Coon cats Peppino and Mucki have to live on without their owner. She unfortunately passed away and was able to make sure that Peppino and Mucki were taken in at Gut Aiderbichl before she died.
Peppino (9 years old) and Mucki (6 years old) were used to going out through a secured exit for years.
Maine-Coon: The gentle giants among the cat breeds
The Main-Coone cat is an American domestic and working cat and reaches an age of between 12 and 15 years. It is one of the largest and oldest natural cat breeds in North America. In the state of Maine it was valued as a robust farm cat. It got its name from the resemblance of its tail to that of the raccoon. Raccoon means “racoon” in English.
Their gentle, very playful nature melts people’s hearts and many acquire these large, powerful cats. The challenge is then the urge to move, the space requirement and the food, which must be high in protein and balanced.
Behaviour and characteristics
Peppino and Mucki are very talented hunters due to their breed. Intelligent and playful, they can easily open doors and taps with their paws and are also talented retrievers. It is important for them to be kept busy.
Similar to raccoons, cats love water and play with it when it comes out of taps that have been turned on. And what seems strange to us humans: a Maine Coon does not say “meow”, but coos in a deliberately low voice to draw attention to its wishes.
Friendly, but not a lap cat
Peppino and Mucki are friendly and very sociable with other cats and also with children. The intelligent, playful cats also bond with their humans and are considered to be very social.
Nevertheless, Maine Coons are not typical lap cats. They accompany their humans around the home, observe everything and actively participate in family life. They are curious and clever cats that can weigh up to 12kg.
A large scratching post will do, but freedom is better
Although they love to move around, even the big Maine Coons want to groom their claws on the scratching post so that they can view their surroundings from elevated sitting and climbing areas. At some point, they then climb back down to the ground with their large, roundish paws, which are equipped with thick tufts of hair between their toes, to play or look for a hidden treat.
Peppino and Mucki have settled in well among the Aiderbichl cats and roam around the enclosure all day to get to know everything. Have fun!
Cats should teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.
– Garrison Keillor (1942), American writer
By: Gisela Pschenitschnig, Gut Aiderbichl
