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.

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!

Earl I live with my foster mum and dad, Simone and Peter, and the vet says I have “spial 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

Cassie I came to live with my foster Mum (Janet) and Dad (Dave) in January 2003. I have a problem with my back legs and walk and sit very strangely. They think I have had a spinal injury but they don't know what happened and it has left me with underdeveloped muscles and possibly other problems. Janet says I have such a sad little face she couldn't help but love me.

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.

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.

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.

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) in other words 'spastic cats'. This is because our mum had feline enteris when she was pregnant. We are very happy boys and we do everthing that other cats do with the bonus of giving our foster mum lots of grey hairs in the process!