Cats
- Hard-luck Pair Homed Happily
Our North Birmingham Branch has cared for black-and-white brothers Mitch and Marcus twice – once after they were dumped in a shed at three weeks old and needed to be hand reared. The second time, the cats were returned to the branch’s care through...
- Found In A Field
Elliott was just six weeks old when he was found in a field, cold and alone, by a member of the public. The family did what they could for this tiny, filthy, black-and-white kitten. They contacted Cats Protection’s Swindon Branch who took him straight...
- Black Cat First In, First Out
Beautiful Misty was the first cat this year to come into the care of CP’s North Birmingham Branch. She was also the first of the branch’s cats to be rehomed in 2013, thanks to the efforts of volunteers. The dusky feline was taken in by CP on...
- Branching Out – Part Two
Jess Hall of our Volunteering Development Team continues her report of spending time with her local Cats Protection branch... As part of my induction to the neutering role mentioned in my last post, I met up with Neutering Volunteer, Angie Ellingford....
- Branching Out
Jess Hall of our Volunteering Development Team spends some time with her local Cats Protection branch... Working within the Volunteering Development Team at the National Cat Centre, I always embrace and thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to meet...
Cats
Tabby's life transformed
Tabby-and-white Jess had a traumatic experience with her previous owners. She was stressed and nervous when she came into Cats Protection’s care.
Once under the wing of our Stockport Branch, Jess started to calm down and eat normally. She began to trust people again.
After many weeks of patient devotion, the branch decided that the five-year-old cat was ready for rehoming with an understanding owner.
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| With help from our Stockport Branch, Jess recovered from her ordeal |
At the same time, local lady Janet Kiln had decided she'd like to home a new cat. Janet and her husband Nick were left catless when their grown-up daughter had moved out, taking her cat with her. Their home seemed empty without a feline friend.
Jess is not a lap cat but likes to lay next to her owners, stretched out along the full length of their bodies. As she lived in a flat in her former life, she’s not much of an outdoors cat, but has started exploring the outside world in short bursts.
“We were looking for a rescue cat, and an older cat, rather than a kitten,” she says.
On first meeting Jess, Janet could see that she was timid, but something about her sad past and slightly grumpy-looking face made Janet want to give her a good home.
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| Janet wanted to rehome Jess when she heard her sad story |
She needn’t have worried. When Jess was delivered to Janet’s home last year, she soon shook off her timidity.
“The Cats Protection lady brought Jess to us and stayed for about an hour,” says Janet. “Within 10 minutes of the lady leaving, Jess had jumped onto the bed, where my husband Nick was!”
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| Jess quickly settled in with the Kilns |
Jess has settled in to her new home so well that Janet says she’s the new head of the household.
“She has her own stool in the bathroom because she likes to be close to the bathroom radiator,” laughs Janet. “She also likes to drink out of the taps and will come and find you to turn them on!”
Janet’s daughter Jennifer Kiln took these lovely photos of Jess looking very relaxed in her new home. We hope you enjoy them.
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| Jess's sad past is behind her |
- Hard-luck Pair Homed Happily
Our North Birmingham Branch has cared for black-and-white brothers Mitch and Marcus twice – once after they were dumped in a shed at three weeks old and needed to be hand reared. The second time, the cats were returned to the branch’s care through...
- Found In A Field
Elliott was just six weeks old when he was found in a field, cold and alone, by a member of the public. The family did what they could for this tiny, filthy, black-and-white kitten. They contacted Cats Protection’s Swindon Branch who took him straight...
- Black Cat First In, First Out
Beautiful Misty was the first cat this year to come into the care of CP’s North Birmingham Branch. She was also the first of the branch’s cats to be rehomed in 2013, thanks to the efforts of volunteers. The dusky feline was taken in by CP on...
- Branching Out – Part Two
Jess Hall of our Volunteering Development Team continues her report of spending time with her local Cats Protection branch... As part of my induction to the neutering role mentioned in my last post, I met up with Neutering Volunteer, Angie Ellingford....
- Branching Out
Jess Hall of our Volunteering Development Team spends some time with her local Cats Protection branch... Working within the Volunteering Development Team at the National Cat Centre, I always embrace and thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to meet...