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Melissa

Unknown · Kitten · 6 months

Melissa arrived on 11.09. As a surrendered cat, after being treated for several days at Anicura. Melissa fell out of the window at her previous owners and suffered fractures in both front legs. The former owners could not afford the costs and therefore transferred ownership of Melissa. At our shelter, Melissa was lucky in her misfortune, as a few days earlier Kaba had moved in with a fracture in his leg. Although they had to recover in peace, they had the opportunity to see and sniff each other. They became friends and after the control X-ray on 10.10.26 showed everything was healed, the two loving kittens were allowed to fully recover together and moved into a quarantine room together. Both are now looking for a forever home. Can be adopted together, but also with an existing cat of a similar age. General inquiry: No known illnesses.

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Melissa kam am 11.09. Als Abgabekatze zu uns, nachdem sie einige Tage von Anicura behandelt werden musste. Melissa ist nämlich bei den Vorbesitzern aus dem Fenster gefallen und hat sich Frakturen an beiden Vorderbeinen zugezogen. Die ehemaligen Halter konnten die Kosten nicht stemmen und haben Melissa entsprechend überschrieben. Bei uns im Tierheim hatte Melissa Glück im Unglück, da ein paar Tage zuvor Kaba bei uns eingezogen ist, ebenfalls mit einer Fraktur am Bein. Die beiden mussten zwar in Ruhe genesen, hatten aber die Möglichkeit, sich zu sehen und zu beschnuppern. Die beiden haben sich angefreundet und nachdem beim Kontrollröntgen am 10.10.26 alles verheilt aussah, durften die zwei liebevolle Kitten zusammen vollständig gesund werden und sind zusammen in ein Quarantänezimmer gezogen. Beide sind nun auf der Suche nach einem Für-Immer-Zuhause. Vorstellbar zu zweit, gerne aber auch zu einer vorhandenen Katze in ähnlichem Alter. Allgemeine Interessentenanfrage: Es sind keine Krankheiten bekannt.

Size

Small

Age

Kitten · 6 months

Location

🇩🇪Ettlingen

Shelter

Tierschutzverein Ettlingen

Living with Melissa

✓Neutered

Cared for by Tierschutzverein Ettlingen · Ettlingen

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About Melissa

What life with Melissa looks like

Melissa is a small kitten cat waiting at Tierschutzverein Ettlingen in Ettlingen.

Kittens are tiny chaos engines for about six months and then mellow rapidly. They need two scheduled feedings, a litter box per cat plus one extra, and somewhere high to climb. Spay/neuter happens around six months — most shelters arrange this before adoption.

🇩🇪Adopting from Germany

German rescues typically require an in-person home visit (Vorkontrolle) or detailed video home check before approving adoption. Dogs and cats typically leave the shelter sterilized, microchipped, and with an EU pet passport.

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Frequently asked

Adopting Melissa, answered.

How do I contact the shelter about Melissa?: Use the phone, email, or website link in the sidebar of this page. Tierschutzverein Ettlingen handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw Melissa on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt Melissa if I live in another country?: Yes, in most cases. Rescues across Europe routinely place animals abroad — Tierschutzverein Ettlingen 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. Transport is usually a separate cost, so ask for the exact figure before you commit.
Is Melissa 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 Melissa 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 Tierschutzverein Ettlingen early rather than rehoming privately; they know Melissa 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 (DE). 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.