Cats
- Why You Should Get Your Cat Neutered
In late January staff from our National Cat Adoption Centre were called out to a bedsit in Sussex to collect cats after the owner had a stroke and wouldn't be able to return home. As far as the family of the owner was aware he owned two cats but once...
- Emergency Operation Saves Cat And Kittens
Veterinary staff at Cats Protection’s National Cat Adoption Centre have saved the lives of a pregnant cat and her four kittens after she had difficulties giving birth. The team at CP’s centre in Chelwood Gate, East Sussex, performed an emergency...
- National Cat Adoption Centre Helps Dumped Kittens
Staff at Cats Protection’s National Cat Adoption Centre are caring for three kittens left for dead nearby. The five-month-old cats were discovered by walkers on Sunday 29 October. They’d been dumped in a filthy holdall among bracken near...
- Lucky Escape For Car Kitten
A Cats Protection adoption centre is caring for a tiny kitten that was trapped in a car engine for three days. The black-and-white cat, dubbed Shell by Bridgend Adoption Centre staff, was discovered by local resident Caroline Roberts earlier in September,...
- New Homes For Hotel Kittens
Cats Protection has found new homes for some unwanted hotel guests – a mother cat and her eight kittens. The charity’s Fareham & Waterlooville Districts Branch in Hampshire, England, was called out to a hotel in July to catch the stray cat and...
Cats
Great escape for prison kittens
Our Bridgend Adoption Centre in South Wales is caring for a mother cat and kittens that were found at a nearby prison.
A prison worker had arrived at HMP Parc to find the cat and her six-strong brood nestled in a truck in the yard.
A telephone call to CPs Bridgend Adoption Centre saw Kelly Matthews, Deputy Manager, dash to the prison to take charge of the new arrivals. Kelly said: "The kittens were an easy catch. Mum was more elusive and, despite help from prison staff, she managed to get away.”
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| Kittens Christie, Jessica, Marple, Morse, Kojak and Sherlock |
The kittens were taken back to the centre and bottle-fed every two hours while they waited to be reunited with their mother. Luckily, the mother cat – dubbed Agatha by centre staff – was safely detained 24 hours later and reunited with her brood.
Staff at the centre were apprehensive as there was a risk that the mum would reject her kittens. A smearing of cat food applied to the kittens’ fur to disguise human smells worked effectively and Agatha was soon contentedly nursing her kittens.
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| Agatha was soon reunited with her kittens |
Sue Dobbs, Centre Manager, says: "We were glad to be able to help Parc Prison with their new arrivals, and it's great to see mum and kittens happily reunited. This story has a happy ending but sadly this isn't the case for many others. We have already had a bumper start to kitten season and would encourage everyone to get their cats neutered to prevent the problem of unwanted kittens."
Centre staff named the kittens after famous crime writers and characters – Christie, Jessica, Marple, Morse, Kojak and Sherlock. They will be cared for in the centre until they are ready for rehoming in eight to nine weeks’ time. Mum Agatha will also be available for rehoming once the kittens are weaned and she is neutered.
Cats Protection’s Bridgend Adoption Centre in south Wales currently has over 180 cats and kittens in its care. If you would like to adopt a cat, please contact the centre on 01656 724 396 or email [email protected].
- Why You Should Get Your Cat Neutered
In late January staff from our National Cat Adoption Centre were called out to a bedsit in Sussex to collect cats after the owner had a stroke and wouldn't be able to return home. As far as the family of the owner was aware he owned two cats but once...
- Emergency Operation Saves Cat And Kittens
Veterinary staff at Cats Protection’s National Cat Adoption Centre have saved the lives of a pregnant cat and her four kittens after she had difficulties giving birth. The team at CP’s centre in Chelwood Gate, East Sussex, performed an emergency...
- National Cat Adoption Centre Helps Dumped Kittens
Staff at Cats Protection’s National Cat Adoption Centre are caring for three kittens left for dead nearby. The five-month-old cats were discovered by walkers on Sunday 29 October. They’d been dumped in a filthy holdall among bracken near...
- Lucky Escape For Car Kitten
A Cats Protection adoption centre is caring for a tiny kitten that was trapped in a car engine for three days. The black-and-white cat, dubbed Shell by Bridgend Adoption Centre staff, was discovered by local resident Caroline Roberts earlier in September,...
- New Homes For Hotel Kittens
Cats Protection has found new homes for some unwanted hotel guests – a mother cat and her eight kittens. The charity’s Fareham & Waterlooville Districts Branch in Hampshire, England, was called out to a hotel in July to catch the stray cat and...