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Mixed Breed · Unknown · Adult · 9 years

28.10.2024 arrived at the shelter a friendly senior cat, whose owner had moved to an apartment building's stairs. The story of Juku is as follows: Hello. I am Juku and today is the first day of my second life. I am about 9 years old and my life has been like a Mexican soap opera. Yesterday they wanted to take me to the clinic for euthanasia, but luckily they called the wrong clinic. Actually, it was the right one for me, because there the staff refused and instead contacted MTÜ Saaremaa Lemmikloomade Turvakoduga. The shelter people were already familiar with me and let me continue talking. On Sunday, a message came through the shelter messenger: Hello, maybe I wrote to the wrong place, but maybe you can give some further instructions. The problem is the following: we moved into a rental apartment, and in this building's stairs lives a cat that the owner sent there because she doesn't feel well when the cat approaches her and then her skin gets itchy. The cat urinates in the stairs (yes, it has a litter box and a nest, but unfortunately it's already urinated, all are covered in yellow urine streaks). The whole stairs smell very badly from the cat urine (plus the whole smell comes into our apartment through the door), but the owner just says that she doesn't want the room and the daughter won't kill it. It's sad, and who knows if the cat is even healthy at all. I believe that the stairs are not the place where a cat should live and others should clean up after someone else's cat. Also, this cat has urinated on our apartment door, which is definitely not okay... What to do in such a situation if the owner seems indifferent? We took some time to figure out the best and most appropriate way to act for the animal and for us. Obviously, the cat would have been surrendered without any resistance from the owner, but in that case, the cat would have gone without any punishment... Abandoning and leaving an animal in a helpless situation is... extremely frustrating. Living for years in the stairs... Oh, the owner claimed to have tried to bring the cat to an animal shelter, but they said they wouldn't take the cat, and this story wasn't unfamiliar to them. However, when we found out the name of the cat owner, things gradually became clearer. Or perhaps even more confusing. Hi! I have a concern that we need to put my grandmother in a nursing home, but she has a cat somewhere, 9-10 years old. I certainly can't take the cat myself, I have a baby and a dog. And my dog can't get along with other cats or dogs, not to mention the baby. Can you help find the best solution for the cat in this situation? This letter was posted in the middle of September into one of our team members' personal mailbox. The response received was: Hello. Looking for a new home. Do all procedures, take photos and post an ad online. A senior cat accustomed to living indoors definitely can't cope in a shelter. You have a large circle of friends, maybe someone's parents or grandparents could offer it a new home. That would be the ideal solution for the cat. And then silence... Yesterday afternoon, our local clinic got a call from a man wanting to bring the cat for euthanasia, claiming the owner had died. The clinic refused and immediately contacted us. It turned out to be the same senior animal that had been living in the apartment building's stairs for years. Beautiful white whiskers, for God's sake, get this poor animal out of there without even moving a finger... The cat owner doesn't even want to see his animal, and that old man is ready to take the innocent animal's blood on his hands... What a nice family then. After talking to the clinic, there was no time to pressure political correctness and legal compliance, this unfortunate cat had to be quickly taken out of the dangerous environment before the family finds a vet who doesn't mind injecting dozens of cats with blue liquid. Unfortunately, there are such people here and not just one... When arriving, we couldn't meet anyone helpful, even the police had already left. Yes, you read correctly. That murderous old man had fallen down and threatened a pregnant woman, so her mother had to call the police to protect her daughter... We spoke with a neighbor, to whom Juku's owner had once tried to throw the cat. The old lady was extremely upset, but her poor health unfortunately doesn't allow her to take another pet. However, she did give Juku her dead cat's equipment, the litter box and scratching post... The cat, who supposedly fears strangers, allowed our person to easily pick him up and was willing to stay for a long time, even climbing into the transport cage. One might think that after the clinic visit, the shelter quarantine

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28.10.2024 turvakodusse jõudnud sõbralik eakas kass, kelle omanik oli kolinud kortermaja trepikotta. Juku lugu on selline: Tere. Mina olen Juku ja täna on minu teise elu esimene päev. Ma olen umbes 9 aastat vana ja mu elu on olnud nagu Mehhiko seebiooper. Eile taheti mind kliinikusse surmasüstile viia, aga õnneks helistati valesse kliinikusse. Tegelikult minu jaoks õigesse, sest sealsed tohtrid keeldusid ja võtsid hoopis ühendust MTÜ Saaremaa Lemmikloomade Turvakoduga. Turvakodu inimesed olid minu looga juba kursis ja lasengi nüüd neil edasi rääkida. Pühapäeval potsatas turvakodu messengeri selline sõnum: Tere, võibolla ehk vale koht kuhu kirjutada aga ehk oskate kasvõi edasisi juhiseid anda. Nimelt mure järgmine: kolisime üürikorterisse, antud maja trepikojas elab kass kelle on perenaine sinna elama saatnud pôhjusel, et ta ei seedi kui kass tema vastu läheb ning tal sellepeale tôusevad ihukarvad püsti.. Kass pissib trepikotta (jah tal on seal liivakast ning pesa aga see on kahjuks pissine, kôik on kollaseid pissitriipe täis) Trepikoda kõik haiseb väga jubedalt kassipissi järgi (lisaks see kogu hais pressib ukse vahelt ka meie korterisse sisse), aga omanik ütleb vaid et tuppa ta teda ei taha ning tütar ära tappa ei lase.. Kassist on kahju ja kes teab, kas ta tervisega üldse kôik korraski on.. Usun et trepikoda pole koht kus kass peaks elama ning mida teised peaks koristama kellegi kassi järgi.. Samuti on see kass pissinud ka meie korteriukse peale mis ei ole üldse okei… Mida sellises olukorras teha kui omanik tundub ükskôikne? Võtsime veidi mõtlemisaega, et välja nuputada looma jaoks kõige parem ja meie jaoks kõige õigem tegutsemisviis. Ilmselt oleks kass meile omaniku poolt vastuvaidlemata ka loovutatud, aga sel juhul oleks too pääsenud ilma igasugu karistuseta… Looma hülgamine ja abitusse olukorda jätmine on…ääretult tülgastav. Aastaid elada trepikojas… Oeh Perenaine väitis meile et oli üritanud kassi varjupaika ka tuua aga sealt olla öeldud et ei vôeta kassi vastu esimese hooga ei tulnud see lugu sugugi tuttav ette, kui aga saime teada kassiomaniku nime, hakkas asi tasapisi selgemaid jooni võtma. Või siis veel segasemaks minema Hei! Mul selline mure et me peame vanaema hooldekodusse panema aga tal on kass kuskil 9-10 aastane. Mina kindlasti ei saa kassi enda juurde võtta, mul on beebi ja koer. Ja minu koer ei saa teiste kasside ega koertega läbi, ôel samuti beebi. Kas oskaksid aidata kuidas sellises olukorras kassile parim lahendus leida? selline kiri potsaras septembri keskpaiku ühe meie tiimiliikme isiklikku postkasti. Vastu sai saadetud selline sõnum: Hei. Uus kodu otsida. Kõik protseduurid ära teha, fotod ja siis netis kuulutus üles panna. Turvakodus ei saa selline suht eakas koduse eluga harjunud kass kindlasti hakkama. Sul suur sõpruskond, äkki kellegi vanemad või vanavanemad pakuksid talle uut kodu. See oleks kõige ideaalsem kassi jaoks. Ja edasi vaikus… Eile päeval sai meie kodukliinik kõne meesterahvalt, kes soovis eutaneerimisele tuua kassi, kelle omanik väidetavalt suri. Kliinik keeldus ja võttis koheselt meiega ühendust. Selgus, et tegu on tollesama eaka loomaga, kes juba aastaid kortermaja trepikojas elab. Ilusad valged hädavaled, et jumala pärast tüütust loomast lahti saada ilma et ise lillegi liigutama peaks…. Kassi omanik ei salli oma looma silma otsas ka, ja kuulekas väimeespoeg on valmis selle süütu looma vere enda kätele võtma… Vot selline tore perekond siis Peale vestlust kliinikuga ei olnud enam aega rõhku panna poliitilisele korrektsusele ja seaduskuulekusele see õnnetu kass tuli eluohtlikust keskkonnast kiiresti minema toimetada enne kui pere leiab tõpratohtri, kelle jaoks ei ole probleem kasse isegi kümnete kaupa sinist vedelikku täis süstida. Selliseid paraku saares on ja mitte vaid üks… Kohale jõudes ei õnnestunud kohata ühtegi asjapulka, ka politsei oli jõudnud juba lahkuda. Jah, lugesite õigesti. Too tapahimuline väimees oli kukkunud räuskama ja ähvardama teema üles tõstatanud rasedat naisterahvast nii, et tolle ema oli sunnitud tütre kaitsmiseks välja kutsuma korrakaitsjad… Saime jutu peale naabriga, kellele Juku omanik oli mõnda aega tagasi üritanud kassi pähe määrida. Vanaproua oli ääretult õnnetu, aga ta tema kehv tervis ei luba kahjuks uut lemmikut võtta. Küll aga andis ta Juku jaoks kaasa oma surnud kassi varustuse pesa, pissikasti ja kratsipuu… Kass, kes väidetavalt võõraid pelgab, lasi end meie inimesel ilusti sülle võtta ja oli pikemalt puiklemata nõus isegi transpordipuuri ronima… Oleks võinud arvata, et peale kliinikuvisiiti turvakodu karantiinipuuri maandunud vaba hing tunneb end seal ääretult suures stressis ja üritab iga hinna eest prison breaki teha, aga võta näpust Juku on rahulik ning pai saades hakkab poiss koheselt nurruma ja sõtkuma. Veidi vaid ebakindel ja ka ette pandud toit tekitas esialgu kerget võõristust nagu rämpstoiduga harjunud loomade puhul tavaline on. Paid olid need, mis esialgu harjumatu maitsega toidu kiirelt söödavaks muutsid ja juba mõned tunnid hiljem nautis Juku täiega oma pehmet pesa ja privaatset sviiti… Ja muidugi paisid, sest nendest ei saa Jukul ilmselt niipea isu täis. Mis puutub aga teataja kahtlusesse kassi tervisliku seisundi suhtes, siis kahjuks oli tal täiesti õigus Juku konditsioon on tema vanust arvesse võttes igati vinks-vonks, aga seda paraku ühe mitte just tühise erandiga Juku on nimelt diabeetik… Kerge ülekaal, vähene liikumine, stress ja kehv toit… Võimalikke diabeedi tekkimise põhjuseid on palju… Õnneks on tohtri hinnangul suur tõenäosus, et Juku puhul insuliini süstimiseks minna ei pruugigi veresuhkru stabiliseerimiseks võib piisata vaid ka toiduvahetusest. Kas teadsite, et kassid on ainsad elusolendid emakesel Maal, kel on võime diabeedist täielikult terveneda? Ühesõnaga Jukuga on hetkel kõik hästi ja tegelikult järjest paremaks läheb vaatamata paljude jaoks hirmutavale diagnoosile, mittepopulaarsele mustvalgele kasukale ja ka päris arvestatavale vanusele kolib Juku homme päriskoju Vot on inimesi Mida aga öelda Juku endisele perenaisele? No ei suuda vaiki olla kulla S.K! Hooldekodusse kolinud ja sent surmale võlgu oleva penskari kohta näete ikka väga hea välja Eriti hea näete muidugi välja laiba kohta, aga vähemalt sai väimeespoeg kliinikusse helistamisel veidikenegi unistada ja seda ei saa talle ometi pahaks panna Pole muud öelda big happy family Karma on teatavasti bitch ja tema veskid jahvatavad aeglaselt aga järjekindlalt, seetõttu on palju tahta, et selles elus keegi oma karistuse kätte saaks, aga… Suure tõenäosusega sünnib kogu see big happy family järgmises elus väikeste põlluhiirtena, kes mõne tänavakassi poolt lihtsalt p…e pistetakse.. Koju läheb Juku lepingu ja loovutustasuga, huvilistel tuleb eelnevalt täita ankeet, mille leiab siit: Huvi korral kirjuta , saada sõnum FB messengeri või hoopis helista 58370708. Lepi kokku aeg ja tule Jukule külla! Me ei suuda muuta kogu maailma, ühe omaniku poolt ripakile jäetud kassi oma aga küll.

Size
Large
Age
Adult · 9 years
Location
🇪🇪Kuressaare
Shelter
MTÜ Saaremaa Lemmikloomade Turvakodu
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Bringing Juku home

What you'll need for Juku in week one.

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  1. 01
    Required by most shelters

    Hard-Shell Cat Carrier

    Top-loading carriers are easier than dragging cats out of a side door.

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    €25–40
  2. 02

    Feliway Calming Spray

    Cat-specific pheromone. Spritz the carrier 15 min before pickup.

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    €18–25
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    Covered Litter Box

    Privacy reduces stress in week one. Get one size up from what you'd think.

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    €25–45
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    Clumping Cat Litter

    Match the shelter's brand for the first bag, transition slowly over a week.

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    €10–18
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    Litter Scoop + Stand

    Daily scooping is non-negotiable. A stand keeps the scoop clean.

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    €10–18
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    Sturdy Scratching Post

    Tall enough they can stretch fully. Saves your couch from week one.

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    €30–60

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About Juku

What life with Juku looks like

Juku is a large adult mixed breed cat waiting at MTÜ Saaremaa Lemmikloomade Turvakodu in Kuressaare.

An adult cat usually shows their personality within a week. Give them a quiet room with everything they need (food, water, litter, hiding spot) and let them choose when to explore. Don't force interaction — every cat decides for themselves when a new home counts as home.

🇪🇪Adopting from Estonia

The shelter typically completes the animal's vaccinations, microchipping, and pet passport before adoption. Specific fees and process details vary by shelter and country — confirm directly via the contact details in the sidebar.

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Frequently asked

Adopting Juku, answered.

How do I contact the shelter about Juku?
Use the phone, email, or website link in the sidebar of this page. MTÜ Saaremaa Lemmikloomade Turvakodu handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw Juku on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt Juku if I live in another country?
Yes, in most cases. Rescues across Europe routinely place animals abroad — MTÜ Saaremaa Lemmikloomade Turvakodu will tell you what they need (EU pet passport, rabies titer, transport coordination) and whether they handle transport themselves or refer you to a partner. Plan for an extra €100–€350 in transport costs depending on distance.
Is Juku already vetted, vaccinated, and chipped?
Most cats on TailHarbor leave their shelter with sterilization, current vaccinations, microchip ID, and an EU pet passport included in the adoption fee. The vet status on this page reflects what the shelter has reported — ask them directly if you need details on specific vaccines, recent bloodwork, or chronic conditions.
What happens if Juku isn't the right fit?
Every reputable rescue accepts an animal back if the adoption genuinely doesn't work — that's part of the standard contract. Talk it through with MTÜ Saaremaa Lemmikloomade Turvakodu early rather than rehoming privately; they know Juku and can place them more successfully than a second-hand listing can.
Why does the description sometimes read awkwardly?
TailHarbor translates shelter descriptions into English from the source language (ET). Translation is imperfect — names of streets, donors, and shelter-specific terms occasionally slip through unidiomatically. For the cleanest read, click the source link to see the shelter's original page.
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