Can you please ....
Help us maintain the forever home
that we have given to needy,
unwanted, stray street cats
Just a few of our typical Cats stories....
Lizzie and her brother Leo......
These kittens survived the trauma of being hiked around by children whilst just a few weeks old. There were apparently four kittens but we were only able after hearing this and searching, to find these two. Lizzie had been tossed into a roadside skip whilst Leo was found alone and crying at the side of a busy road.
Both have eye issues which need on going care however, Lizzie has the biggest problem, she has a cataract in one eye and the other is very misty.. Both needed immediate cleaning, Lizzie was covered in grease, - the bin contained toxic containers!.
After some intensive care they are both now inseparable
Millie.........our 3 legged companion
Millie followed my husband up from our village, crying and dragging her back leg. We had never seen her before but she was in obvious need of help and support. We traveled many miles to consult with a specialist vet because she was in obvious pain. This had been dismissed by our normal vet who told us to leave it !
This very serious break had happened long before, the broken bones had set themselves into a crooked shape and trapped nerves. The only decision we could make was for her to have her leg amputated. Intensive surgery, aftercare, and rehabilitation followed. This isn't Millie's only health issue, she has a cataract caused by grass entering her eye socket this caused abscesses and eventually the removal of teeth!! We monitor her continuously but meantime Millie is an extremely affectionate girl, ever grateful for the care we offered and now very active.
Felix.....burned
During the winter months we found on our return to our parked car we were sandwiched tightly between other parked cars. In hindsight this was a huge blessing, had we have been able to turn on the ignition and simply drive off this could have been a very different and sad story.As soon as we started the car to begin maneuvering, we heard a kittens cry. The engine was switched off immediately and we climbed out to check underneath our car – nothing. We felt around the top of each of the wheels – nothing. The cries had grown and we knew there was a kitten somewhere. Could a kitten have sought refuge inside of our car whilst we had been loading our shopping ?
Everything was pulled out and checked along with underneath seats and inside the boot but again nothing was found.
My husband lifted the bonnet and we peered inside the depth of the engine but couldn’t see the little creature hiding in there either. Finally, with the aid of a torch, I was able to carefully wend my hand between engine pipes and cables and thankfully felt fur on the tips of my fingers......
Although wedged in tightly I managed to get a hold of this tiny animal and eventually out came Felix, a tiny jet black kitten – no wonder we hadn’t seen him.
Later when examined, I found Felix had burned the pads on all four paws, he also had a burn on his head. After intensive treatment his feet improved and then he developed cat flu and passed it on.......We were treating him and others right through the following months until eradicated.
Marty.......
Was born in our village colony which we maintain trap and neuter. It was obvious early on that this skinny member had a serious problem with his eyes. He was also having trouble gaining access to food.
We gathered him up and transported him immediately to a vet, where he was given antibiotic injection following up with a daily dose of antibiotic. It was no mean task to find him daily and isolate him in order to administer medicine. Sadly there was no improvement whatsoever, so we gathered him up and visited the vet again. More antibiotic now twice a day was prescribed...
We managed this for a further 10 days but there was still no improvements.
We sought the help of another vet and traveled over 100 kilometers for an appointment.
Marty has huge genetic problems, none life threatening but he requires careful management. He has parrot mouth his lower jaw is much further back than his top jaw - hence the problem eating. He needed teeth removed that were out of alignment and growing down into his gums. Marty has a squished skull, it's more oval than normal which makes his eyes bulge.
We were told that this condition may render him very affected by noise and that we may have to keep him isolated....also he may develop walking difficulties. We seriously considered euthanasia at this point. However we decided to see how he got along.
Marty is remarkable, he leads a full and very active life, he is not bothered by noise and although his gait is a little strange he jumps, balances and runs without any difficulty.
We wash his eyes occasionally but mostly he attends to this himself. His tongue often hangs out, but this too doesn't bother him and he probably eats more than our other cats. He has a huge attachment to my husband who thinks and tells him every day that - he is beautiful......Marty is much loved and lives the life of Riley.
He and his whole family have been trapped and neutered in the hope that his genetic problems are not repeated.
