Ynys Witrin Maine Coon Cats

27/01/2025

We ended up with 6 out of 8 possible finals!
Jolly really had a great time at the show although he is already 11.5 years old - wich made him the "senior" of the show. haha

But he is in fantastic condition and I am curious if this was a one time event or if he developed a "show gene".

But we will definitely give it another try!

24/01/2025

31/12/2024

We wish you all

♦ Frohes Neues Jahr ♦ Happy New Year ♦ Godt Nytt År ♦ Feliz Año Nuevo ♦ Bonne Année ♦ Feliz Ano Novo ♦ Sretna Nova Godina ♦

23/12/2024

Dear friends!
It has been a busy year for all of us and now that 2024 is on its final stretch, I would like to wish you all a very peaceful and happy Christmas!

Hopefully our cats will participate in the quiet times that are coming and at least try to behave ...

Here in Vienna our cats are already in Christmas hibernation - cuddeling all day on the sofa, wathcing TV until late in the night and having a nice snack in between ...

To all of you who are showing in TICA - don´t forget to enter the Viking Cats show - 04/05/01 2025 Kirke Hyllinge!
Then there is a nice show in Holland - 18/19/01 2025 in Asperen (NL)
Also if you want to come to Vienna, we have a fantastic Ragdoll special and a 300€ CASH prize - 05/06/01 2025

And then there is the Annual in September in Dresden/Germany!
This is the biggest and most important Show for all TICA people!

If you want to come to any of these shows - visit TOES and enter your cats!

Have some wonderful days, eat., drink celebrate and be merry!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
God jul och gott nytt år!

04/10/2024

Yesterday the Cat Fancy lost one of its brightest stars.
Phillipa Holmes has passed away.

She was a wonderful judge and a good friend to many.
Known for her great humor and wit, she was an icon not only in TICA, but in other associations as well.

No matter where she went, she was always friendly and cheerful.
In the ring she impressed with her sensitive handling - especially with kittens - and her undisputed expertise.

We will miss her, you don't often find people like her anymore.

Farewell - Scottish Lady!

11/09/2024

Today we want to cover a very important but sad topic - this is going to be a long read - so you might take a coffee.

"The Danger of Self Cleaning Litter Boxes"

I know, this is probably more an "American thing" - but since they are sold over Amazon, Ali and other platforms, I thought it was important enough to talk about it.

Self Cleaning Litter Boxes might be a good thing, if you are handicapped, or an elderly person. Also they might be a good addition to regular litter boxes - but I personally would not take them as only solution.

I saw a few of them here in the local pet stores in Vienna, and most of them seem to be too small for big Maine C**ns anyway - so I never really thought about them. Beside that they are really super expensive. (400€ and up)

But lately I thought of buying one for my mother - she is getting older now and on some days has a hard time keeing down to clean the toilet of her Maine C**n.

Then I stumbled over two specific videos about this topic, and they really made me sick and angry.
I uploaded the videos and more infos onto my server so you can download it and watch it yourself (Link below)

Many cats had to die in such lethal traps - the sellers and the platforms couldn´t care less ... and here we have to talk about Amazon and how it deals with negative reviews.

Customers are offered gift cards that will be activated, once they leave a 5 star review ... negative reviews with photos or videos are either deleted, or the customer is bribed to change to a 5 star review.

The companies just continue to sell their crap under a different name.
Needless to say that 95% of them are made in China ...

The problem I have with that - and that leads me to the second video I uploaded - is that platforms like Amazon are getting more and more taken over by corrupt sellers, who knowingly sell you dangerous products.
All made in China.

The guy in the second video is actually a Tech-Guy but he´s also a devoted cat dad.
He has a complete different approach to this scam with the Self Cleaning Toilets - from a more technical point of view.
He´s talking very fast - but in a nutshel - he compares this toilets with fuses being sold on Amazon that won´t blow up, when you feed them with the wrong amplitude. Which they should - because that´s what they´re here for.

So here is the link to the Server - please feel free to download everything you wish and share it.
https://cloud.disroot.org/s/EA9Kty7TkkXr5bw

The first video was made by Philip Bloom and his YT channel is about his 5 cats:
https://www.youtube.com/
There is also a private FB group from Philip who tested all these litter boxes and you can join it here:
https://tinyurl.com/22cpc2cj
this is his FB page:
https://tinyurl.com/27cjxxew

The other one is Louis Rossmann - he owns a company that repairs electronic devices. He has 3 cats - so of course this is also concerning him.
This is his YT channel - if you are intrerested in his content:
https://www.youtube.com/

17/08/2024

Today we have a non Maine C**n related post ...

The "On Safari" is a Must-go-to-Show for all Bengal People.
Friday is BG Congresses only, Saturday and Sunday is open for all breeds!

Best Bengal wins €300 in CASH!!
2nd Best Bengal wins €200 in CASH!

There is a fantastic line up of judges. Adriana Kajon who is a genetics guru will judge - and you don´t want to miss the opportunity to have a deep good cat chat with her! She is amazing!
Show Hall and hotel under one roof!
Very close to the Vienna Airport, like 20 minutes away!
Hotel is super pet friendly, and very clean, kitchen is great!
So head over to TOES and enter your cats!
https://shows.tica.org/en/component/toes/shows

If you have any questions, or need help, please don´t hesitate to contact me!