"If a man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve
the man, but it would deteriorate the cat." - Mark Twain
ABOUT US
Thank you for your interest in Bonfires Maine Coon Cats.
Please let us introduce ourselves.
My name is Ines Fleischer and I established this cattery more than ten years ago with the hope
of breeding Maine
Coons who are healthy, have good size and temperament and great type.
I prefer the long square muzzles, big ears with lynx tips, and long, strong
bodies with tall legs.
We are not specialized in any one color. We have tabbies, solids, torbies and torties.
We have the capability of producing any of the colors with or without white except of solid white.
Our cattery is located in the German capital Berlin. We have a very large second floor apartment directly in the city.
We have barred windows so the cats cannot fall out should they see a butterfly or bird flying past.
Our apartment is set up with a scratching tree, food dishes and two litter boxes in every room.
Our cats do not know cages except at shows! Our kittens stay in our bedroom until they are
eight weeks old, so it is no wonder that they become "bed cats".
If you do not like the cat in your bed, you should consider buying from another cattery.
After the kittens are eight weeks old, they play with the adult cats in the entire apartment.
It is forbidden to declaw a cat from us and we only sell to people who will allow the cat to
live uncaged but not outdoors. We feed Hills and IAMS dry food and we also cook fish, chicken and
turkey with oat flakes and rice for our cats. Cooking destroys the minerals and vitamins in
the food so we replace them after cooking with a powder supplement. We mix this food with
commercial canned food, since most of the new owners will not continue to cook for the cats.
Our cats have all shots except FIP and we check our breeding cats for HCM, HD, PL and PKD.
We are members of TICA, CFA, TICACATS German American Cat Club
and also full breeder member of MCBFA.
We are TICA Outstanding Cattery and CFA Cattery of Excellence.
All of our cats are registered in these associations so there are also pedigrees from
all three associations available. We love our cats dearly, therefore we are more
critical choosing a new owner than we would be choosing a son-in-law!
We produce only a few litters per year because we do it for love.
We are not a "kitten mill" and we do not want to be.
You can get most any color or pattern from us if you are willing to wait.
I hope you will visit our following pages to meet the crew.
If you should
still have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me by fax or e-mail.
Best regards, Ines Fleischer
This pictures has been taken by Jim Brown at the TICA Northern Europe Annual Show
in Ruesselsheim - Germany in OCT 2004 (with André Lieske)
we are member of the German Maine Coon Rescue Group
the kitten in this set are Bonfires Mirage Of Tipsntufts & Bonfires Cocheta Of Lovelyness,
this wonderful set is created by our lovely friend Beverly Zuerlein- thanx Bev!!!