Cats for homing

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Millie

19+ years
Female

Millie's owner emigrated and didn't think it would be fair to make Millie travel so far.

Cuddly Millie has lost a lot of weight since coming into our care and is very fit for her age considering she has lived as an indoor cat.

Though she is very affectionate with people she isn't keen on dogs or other cats. Sadly here she lives with two dogs and over 100 cats but she copes very well and ignores them all as only Millie can!

We usually look for indoor homes for older cats who have never been outside but not so for our Mille. Since settling in our communal area she refuses to go into the heated bedroom at all and spends all her days gazing into the trees behind their pen. Now she has seen what she is missing she would desperately love the option of an enclosed or safe back garden and we suspect she would even like to turn a paw to some pigeon catching!

UPDATE: Millie has been getting grumpier in recent weeks, making it clear to us that she is growing unhappy. We decided that at her age and with her background it was only fair to release her to live free on site, still with the hope of finding her own home of course. It is early days but we hope she enjoys her outdoor experience as it is certainly long awaited!

UPDATE 2: Millie has settled into her new outdoor life better than we ever could have imagined. She has the best of both worlds and the only thing that could improve her life now is a home of her own!

UPDATE 3: Poor Millie has had to have a major anaesthetic to remove all of her teeth which was a giant risk to take at her age. Thankfully she's recovered quickly and is still eating like a horse! We're still hoping that, given the right home and a lot of love, she has some very happy years ahead of her but after living here since 2008 we feel her chances of someone offering her a home are slim.

Scully

10+ years
Female

When Scully arrived she was an absolute monster and was virtually impossible to stroke let alone pick up.

She had moved in with us when her family emigrated and did not appreciate the move or any other cats being around her.

She lost her eye a few weeks after arriving with us due to a nasty long term eye condition but, touch wood, she has been in fantastic health ever since.

As she hates other cats so passionately and being unlikely to find a home while displaying so much aggression we took the chance by letting her roam free.

Scully now lives in our reception and trots in and out as she pleases and even seeks out affection when she wants it! She is partial to stealing volunteers lunches, especially cake, and guards out printer when in a bad mood.

We are aware Scully is a challenge for an experienced owner and we hope someone sees through her naughty exterior to the loving cat underneath!

Kittens!

Various
Male & Female

We have lots of kittens looking for homes but as always we do insist that as cats are sociable animals they must be homed in pairs.

The vast majority of domestic cats we have with behavioural problems are from 'only cat' homes. This is sometimes wavered for homes with existing kittens.

Please don't support people who breed kittens at home, please adopt homeless kittens who desperately need you!  

All our kittens will have been treated regularly for fleas and worms using effective prescription medication and are microchipped before leaving. Kittens will have had at least their first vaccinations and are always litter trained.

We also do not home kittens with children under five. Kittens are unable to retract their claws which can make them a danger - you wouldn't give your child a toy with pins sticking out of it!

Ultimately we have to think of the best interests of our kittens and their future so please do not be offended if we offer you advice that you are not happy with: WE WILL ONLY ACT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR CATS AND KITTENS.

Dodger

15+ yrs
Male

We are realistic about Dodger. He may never find a home as he is a bitey old man and we have so many not-bitey old men looking for homes already!

We just hope that someone out there will take pity on him.

Dodger came to us because his elderly owner's nurse demanded she rehome him after one too many bites. Though it pained her to do so she had to admit he was now a danger to her and he had to be rehomed.

He has bitten his fair share of people here and been quite ferocious with the other cats. Over time he has calmed a great deal and is much more trustworthy now. He is let out of his pen everyday and rarely causes any trouble. It is simply important to let him have his own space!

In quiet moments Dodger can't wait to purr on a lap and if not over-stroked won't strike out. We couldn't consider homing him nearly children or other cats due to his history but we would home him with cat friendly dogs.

Dodger needs someone to offer him a home for the golden years of his life. Do you have a big enough sense of humour for such a grumpy old beast of a cat?

Monty

5+ yrs
Male

Enormous Monty is a bit of an aloof character who seems quite confused by us humans and our need to stroke and fuss him! Though he does appreciate a fuss he soon becomes overwhelmed and when he's had enough gives you a light nip – for that reason we would not home him with young children.

He is very tolerant with all our other cats so long as they're happy to lounge around on a cushion with him and we think he would be the perfect companion for a lonely female cat or fit well into a group. Having seen how well he gets on with other cats it does seem a shame to home him as an only cat.

We were told by his emigrating owner that he really loves to be outdoors so no doubt being penned in is hard for him to cope with. Unfortunately he is dreadful at meeting new people (which holds him back from finding a home) and often keeps his head down while the other cats parade for attention - hopefully someone will fall for his handsome looks and charm soon!

 

 

Benita

4+ yrs
Female

Benita came in with a huge group that had been allowed to breed and inter-breed in someone's home. They had seen little in the way of parasite control and many had permanent eye problems due to lack of veterinary care since kittenhood.

We were told she is around four years old but as the owner didn't appear to know which cat was which (and miscounted the amount of cats she had!) we cannot be sure that's true. Several of the boys we admitted in the group were actually female!

Benita is a quiet girl who absolute loves a fuss – including her tummy. She is of course very used to other cats although does seem to keep herself to herself so we would consider homing her as an only cat.

She needs to have her eye wiped regularly as it often weeps but she is otherwise a fit and healthy girl.

Jack

Under 2 yrs
Male

Jack was found on a farm, obviously not one of their existing feral cats, and his finders assumed he'd been dumped. They took him in for neutering immediately and whilst in the vets it became clear he's a domestic cat and they searched for someone to take him on.

It's more likely that as an un-neutered tom he'd left his home to find a female, got lost and with no microchip there's no way of tracing, contacting or proving ownership. He will never be re-united with his old family so we'd love to find him a proper home of his own as he hates being caged here.

He is a cuddly, affectionate but bossy beast of a cat and has intimidated many a volunteer who's been trying to put him back in his cage after cleaning and even bit one person. We think this is more likely to be frustration at being caged and we refuse to suggest he's an aggressive cat as he's so soppy the rest of the time. However, we also would not consider homing him with children for safety's sake.

He has not been introduced to our dogs or the other cats yet so for now we would like to home him as an only cat.

Breeze

1+ yr
Female

Breeze is a cuddle monster! She would happily be cuddled all day long and licks and chews your fingers with love.

Apparently she was found in the middle of a road, uninjured, by a van driver who dropped her in at a local vets while passing through. The veteriniary staff were concerned there might be more to his story but as he rushed off they were unable to even take his details.

Breeze is a happy and confident little girl who appears to get on well with the other cats here although humans always get her full attention!

Despite her confidence she is scared of dogs and quite wary of noisy children.

UPDATE: Breeze has now left for her new home!

Trifle

1+ yr
Female

Trifle came in after her family refused to pay for treatment of her broken leg (she'd been hit by a car) and, after an initial veterinary check up, left her for over 48hrs without pain relief.

We had her xrayed immediately on arrival and were advised to give her strict cage rest (with pain relief of course!) as the fracture looked to be self-splinting and after a few weeks she was re-xrayed to find the leg had healed beautifully.

Throughout treatment she was such a good girl as it must have been so frustrating to be so restricted. She loves hugs and will be carried about for hours, watching everything you do!

She gets on well with other cats but is a little too aggressive with dogs. She copes well with older children too.

UPDATE: Trifle has now been reserved!

Annabel

2+ yrs
Female

Annabel was trapped, with her three big babies, on a road running alongside the A11 after being dumped. They had been spotted by a passing driver late one evening and for the next few nights we sat trap-watching hoping to spot them. Within 48hrs we'd caught all four and days later we'd seen no evidence of any more siblings and had to give up trapping - we can only hope we caught all her surviving babies.

As soon as she arrived she made it clear motherhood was behind her and she had to be seperated from her (4+ months old) babies while she was quarantined.

Now living in a communal area with our other residents she is quite intolerant of all cats though still behaving like a kitten herself! She loves to play and is obviously used to being teased to play-attack quite regularly. No doubt the home she came from hadn't known how to socialise a kitten and she's grown up thinking cats are meant to attack hands! This is something she will be able to learn to stop if taught correctly in her new home but for this reason we would not home her with children.

She is also surprisingly aggressive with dogs so we would be wary of homing her in a built up area where people may be walking their dogs as we would not trust her not to charge at them - which could be dangerous for both parties!

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