Our Sponsor Cats
As you are probably aware, it is not
Cats Protection policy to home any cat that is not in tip-top condition.
From time to time, cats or kittens come into our branch who are not
suitable for re-homing either because of their temperament or because
they have ongoing medical problems. These cats stay with our branch and
are looked after by branch members, living with them and their own cats.
Many have foster "brothers and sisters". We currently have 12
long stay cats in our branch. We call them our Sponsor Cats and we have a
special fund (The Sponsor Cat Fund) to pay for their Vet Bills.
If you are unable to have a cat of your
own or would like to help a particular cat with your
donation then why not sponsor one of our Sponsor Cats. It costs
just £12 (minimum donation) per year and your chosen sponsor cat
will send you a quarterly update and picture (by email if overseas) to
keep you up to date with how they are getting along.
Sponsoring a cat also makes an ideal
present for someone who is, for whatever reason, unable to own a cat of
their own.
Your donation will help us to ensure
that we are able to give these cats the best of everything and as normal
a life as possible whilst they are with us.
If you would like to sponsor one (or
more) of our cats, please complete the form by clicking on
"sponsor". Payment may be made by Paypal
or for the UK only, a cheque sent to the address given.
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Blossom
I came to live with my
foster Mum and Dad, Roger and Nan, When I
was just 5 weeks old. I was tiny and had to be bottle fed for a while.
My Mum says that what I lack in size, I made up for in brains! When I
was a few weeks old, the vet discovered that I had a heart murmur, and
also my circulation causes problems at times (I don’t really
understand all that), but I take my tablets like a good girl!
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Earl
I live with my foster
mum and dad, Simone and Peter, and the vet says I have “spinal
damage” and may get worse as I get older. I can’t jump like
normal cats but I can climb(just about everywhere!) but I am very good
at picking myself up and starting over again
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Lucas
I was
picked up as a stray kitten in May 2009, when I was about 5 months old.
I was taken to the vets to be “neutered” and vaccinated.
When they examined me they found that I have a serious heart murmur
– apparently it is one of the most serious, something called
category 4 to 6, whatever that means. I had my “op” and
came through it OK and had my jabs like a good boy too. I am staying
with the branch as I need regular check ups at the vet to monitor my
condition
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Neely
I was born in a garden
sometime in April 2002. My mum and dad were two of nine abandoned cats
and, although my real mum Nancy, did her best
to look after my two sisters and I, at 4 weeks old we had very bad flu.
Because of my very bad start in life I’ve never got over the flu
completely and will always be a flu carrier. I’m
always having to have my eyes wiped because they get very sticky
and I have lots of bouts of sneezing.
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Nicola
I was found as a young,
heavily pregnant cat wandering in a garden - I was very hungry and
frightened. Although my kittens were very healthy I was very poorly
and, after lots of tests at the vets, they said that I was suffering
from salmonella and the whole house would have to go into quarantine.
The vet says that I am now a "carrier "
so I am staying with my foster mum, Brenda.
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Thomasina
I became a foster cat
after I was found living rough in a back garden in Basildon. The man wasn’t very nice there; he
threw stones and tried to make me drink something, which would have
made me very ill. One day a lady from Cats Protection turned up with a
basket. After a bit of biting, scratching and an awful lot of hissing I
got into the basket. As I can be very unpredictable, they could not
find me a home, so I am staying with my foster mum and dad (Lorraine and Chris) who I have now trained to pamper
to my needs.
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Mikey and Marty
Marty says, I was born
on the 2nd of October 2003 in the front seat of my foster mum's Ford
Fiesta travelling at the 'speed of sound', whereas Mikey
held on and arrived in the bathroom. Our real mum, Melissa, was a stray
and went into labour in the street and some kind people called the Cat
Protection and our foster mum Brenda came out to collect her. It wasn't
till we were 3 weeks old that Brenda noticed we couldn't stand up
straight and kept falling over and the vet confirmed we had a condition
called Cerebellar Hypoplasia
(CH for short). This is because our mum had feline enteritis when she
was pregnant. We are very happy boys and we do everything that other
cats do with the bonus of giving our foster mum lots of grey hairs in
the process!
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