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The Maine Coon Cat Club operates a rescue/rehome scheme to help to find suitable homes for Maine Coons when their owners can no longer care for them. The scheme is co-ordinated by our Welfare Officer, Gill Cole.

Can you help us to find a home for Dodger and Kayo?

Dodger and Kayo are looking for a new home because their owner is going to live in America for 6 months of the year and doesn’t want to put them into a cattery for such a long period of time. They would rather know that someone is taking care of them and loving them in the way they are loved now. They must be re-homed together in a quiet home with no other pets or young children.

Dodger is a 12½-year-old Brown Tabby male. He has a heart condition that requires daily medication, which he takes straight from his owner’s fingers. In his younger days he was a show cat and achieved considerable success. He is lively and has a good nature, but is not a “lap cat”, although he will sit near you and talk and likes his tummy tickled.

Dodger is not a good traveller, so to avoid the stress of a long journey, he is looking for a home within a reasonable distance of Northallerton.

Kayo is a 10-year-old large Red Tabby male. He is shy with men until he gets to know them. He is a big softy who enjoys a lap cuddle. Kayo is also lively and in good health.

The Maine Coon Cat Club is prepared to meet the cost of Dodger’s ongoing heart medication if necessary and may also be prepared to help with any other reasonable veterinary costs that may occur in the future, for either cat.

If you think you can offer these two beautiful cats a new home, please contact the Welfare Officer, Gill Cole on 01706 840268 or email mainecoonrescue@btconnect.com

Often the cats that need a new home find themselves in this situation through no fault of their own. The reasons for rehoming are numerous, everything from a development of allergy to cats within the household, emigrating to another country or breakdown of a marriage or partnership. Most of the cats looking for new homes have no known medical or behavioural problems, although occasionally they do and the club does its best to make the new potential owners aware of any problems if we have been informed of them by the previous owner or a vet.

Many of the cats tend to be older, its very rare to have a kitten that requires a new home. Some of the cats need to go to homes where there are no other animals or children. Others have no problems with this, it all depends on the individual cat.

From time to time, photos of cats currently looking for new homes will appear here. If you are interested in taking on a Maine Coon rescue/rehome, then please contact Gill (details above).

Clara is a brown tabby Maine Coon neutered female aged 20 months. She has been poorly for most of her life hence the reason for the Maine Coon Cat Club Rescue becoming involved.

She had had cat flu and is a carrier too and has also had problems with her bowels.

However , this girl had so much going for her, she was the most loving , playful , and bright Maine Coon who was desperate to love and be loved.

Clara came to the rescue pen several months ago and underwent a long period of intensive treatment with the vet which resulted in the bowel problem being cured though she needed ongoing medication to keep the problem at bay. She is on a strict prescription diet and can not have normal cat food as the risk of the problem recurring is too great.

Clara has now found a wonderful home near the Scottish Borders and has joined four dogs in her new environment. We are very grateful to Linda for offering Clara a home. The latest news is that Clara is now happy and settled and, at the moment, needs no mediation!

If you feel that you could offer a rescued cat a special home, please contact Gill Cole, our rescue co-ordinator (details above).

The club does not get involved in rehoming ex-breeding cats. If you are a breeder and are looking to rehome your ex-breeding queen or stud cat, then we ask that you make your own arrangements to do this. Thank you.

Affiliated to the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy

Established in 1985

Based in the U.K.

Can you help us to find a home for Dodger and Kayo?