Cats
This week we are celebrating golden oldies. On average older cats take around five times longer than kittens to be adopted. Elderly cats deserve loving homes too!
This post has been written by Julie Wilding, Volunteer Neutering Officer at Lancaster & Morecambe Branch
Dotty arrived in our care in mid-February 2015 when she was 15 years old. Her owner was unfortunately too ill to look after her any more.
It was obvious that there was something wrong with her ears and it was thought it was an untreated abscess on her ear.
Unfortunately it progressed a lot and became evident it was a nasty case of skin cancer. Despite being an older cat she coped really well with the operation to remove her ear flaps and has healed well.
Her hearing is unaffected and she lives her life just as before. Her hair will grow back and she will not be aware that she looks any different from other cats.
Dotty has been so brave and is such a lovely character. We found her a wonderful new home in mid-May, only a few weeks after her operation. She has settled really well and will have a happy and loving retirement with her new family.
- Pearl Gets A Second Chance
This post has been written by Brenda Greysmith, volunteer cat fosterer at Cats Protection’s Torquay Branch Just occasionally a Cats Protection rehoming doesn't take. This was the unfortunate situation with Pearl. As a pregnant stray, she’d come...
- Old Cats Need Love Too!
All this week we are celebrating elderly cats, who on average take around five times longer than kittens to be adopted*. This video demonstrates the point perfectly: During kitten season (April – September) older cats take six-and-a-half times longer...
- Older Cat Jess – An Inspirational Life
This week we are celebrating golden oldies. During kitten season (April – September) older cats take six and a half times longer to be homed than kittens. This post has been written by supporter and cat owner Phil Douglas Imagine you are a cat...
- Two Elderly Friends, Perfectly Matched
In the summer of 2014 Cats Protection’s Fareham & Waterlooville Districts Branch took in an elderly cat called Butch after his original owner died and no-one in the family could take him in. He was adopted by Doug, who at 85 years old said he’d...
- Why I Foster For Cats Protection
Louise McCormick, a Fosterer with our North London Adoption Centre, explains why she volunteers for Cats Protection… Louise and Nando I’ve always considered myself a cat lover. I don’t remember not having a cat around as I was growing...
Cats
A second chance for elderly Dotty
This week we are celebrating golden oldies. On average older cats take around five times longer than kittens to be adopted. Elderly cats deserve loving homes too!
This post has been written by Julie Wilding, Volunteer Neutering Officer at Lancaster & Morecambe Branch
Dotty arrived in our care in mid-February 2015 when she was 15 years old. Her owner was unfortunately too ill to look after her any more.
It was obvious that there was something wrong with her ears and it was thought it was an untreated abscess on her ear.
Unfortunately it progressed a lot and became evident it was a nasty case of skin cancer. Despite being an older cat she coped really well with the operation to remove her ear flaps and has healed well.
Her hearing is unaffected and she lives her life just as before. Her hair will grow back and she will not be aware that she looks any different from other cats.
Dotty has been so brave and is such a lovely character. We found her a wonderful new home in mid-May, only a few weeks after her operation. She has settled really well and will have a happy and loving retirement with her new family.
- Pearl Gets A Second Chance
This post has been written by Brenda Greysmith, volunteer cat fosterer at Cats Protection’s Torquay Branch Just occasionally a Cats Protection rehoming doesn't take. This was the unfortunate situation with Pearl. As a pregnant stray, she’d come...
- Old Cats Need Love Too!
All this week we are celebrating elderly cats, who on average take around five times longer than kittens to be adopted*. This video demonstrates the point perfectly: During kitten season (April – September) older cats take six-and-a-half times longer...
- Older Cat Jess – An Inspirational Life
This week we are celebrating golden oldies. During kitten season (April – September) older cats take six and a half times longer to be homed than kittens. This post has been written by supporter and cat owner Phil Douglas Imagine you are a cat...
- Two Elderly Friends, Perfectly Matched
In the summer of 2014 Cats Protection’s Fareham & Waterlooville Districts Branch took in an elderly cat called Butch after his original owner died and no-one in the family could take him in. He was adopted by Doug, who at 85 years old said he’d...
- Why I Foster For Cats Protection
Louise McCormick, a Fosterer with our North London Adoption Centre, explains why she volunteers for Cats Protection… Louise and Nando I’ve always considered myself a cat lover. I don’t remember not having a cat around as I was growing...