Some recent rescue stories from our branches….
DONCASTER SOUTH
These older feral kittens were saved from the street by a man who contacted us for help. He had already started trying to tame them and with the help of one of our fosterers we managed to get them in. Without their help and the man caring enough to take them off the street, these kittens would most likely all be pregnant by now. So, here's to your new lives with us Noodle, Beans and Twiglet.
JERSEY
The very handsome Chase came in as a three-year-old unneutered male who had been unhappy in his indoor home. Having an entire male in a flat is not a good idea! He was duly neutered and microchipped and gradually the smell of unneutered tom cat did wear off. He was quite prickly with a few people who viewed him and other cats were chosen instead. Then a lovely lady came down and he let her stroke him and was really laid back, so Chase chose his own home. He has settled in well and shows that cats DO choose their owners.
LEEDS
We continue to work on several colonies in Leeds, carrying out TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) to control the number of cats at these sites and to prevent more litters of kittens having to fight for survival. We have just taken in three kittens from an industrial estate and are working through the adults to get them all neutered. We believe there are in the region of 30 cats at the site.
We have been busy with our fundraising efforts at the Leeds branch holding stalls at various events in and around Leeds. In September some of our volunteers took on the Yorkshire Three Peak challenge, completing the 24-mile hike within 13 hours and successfully raising £1815 for the cats. A huge thank you to everyone who kindly sponsored us!
NUNEATON AND HINCKLEY
Llitle Bobby, a six-week-old kitten found shivering and alone on a building site. Bobby has been in foster care where he’s positively thriving and slowly learning that humans aren’t that scary after all. He will be available for adoption soon, we’re sure he’ll have a queue of people offering him his very own home.
We were contacted by a lady regarding a cat who had brought her two kittens into the garden. They were taken in by foster carer Bernie who named them Sweet Pea, Matilda and Bert. The odd little family were given a thorough vet check, thankfully both Sweet Pea and Matilda were both well. The vet thought that Bert couldn't be Sweet Pea's kitten, as he was considerably younger than Matilda. Unfortunately, little Bert was clearly struggling to feed from Sweet Pea so the vet advised to start bottle feeding him. After four weeks of love and care, poor Bert gave up his fight and sadly passed away. A few days later the vet confirmed that Sweet Pea was pregnant again. Bernie prepared for the new arrivals and in the early hours five beautiful kittens were born. Sadly, one didn’t survive and was buried next to little Bert. Over the next few weeks, Sweet pea and her kittens encountered many issues with their tummies. After many trips to the vet, and being lovingly nursed back to health by Bernie, finally the family was ready to leave for their forever homes.
SHAW
This beautiful white cat was shut in a house and reported to us by a neighbour. Her owner, an elderly man, had died. We managed to get her out via a family member and she came back to me to be fostered. I called her Martha, but we found out that she was actually called Daphne. A very fitting name for such a beautiful little lady. She is loving life in her new home now.