CATS PROTECTION

At present, as soon as the kittens find new homes further litters take their places. During the last two weeks we have taken in a further 17 kittens and at present have 31 in care, although some of these have already been booked. The kittens' ages range from 5 weeks to 5 months and all are enjoying life with their foster mums. Some of the kittens were very timid when they joined us but all have responded well to their sympathetic carers. Included in their numbers was the 1000th cat to be re-homed by us since we started 5 years ago. This lucky little cat and his two companions came to us from a feral colony and they have been re-homed to stables, where they can enjoy living outside with food and shelter being provided to ensure their well being.

Connie the little stray cat from Aylsham was never claimed and has now gone to a new home. Fennel's blood test came back "positive" again. However, he has now left us for a new home with a family that already has two FIV positive cats. His new family are delighted with him and agreed with us that he was a lovely boy. Unfortunately, Vicky, his fosterer, was still on holiday when he left us, so she did not have an opportunity to see him before he left us. Myrtle, one of our long-term residents, has also been chosen, and although we will miss this gentle little cat, we are delighted that she too has now got a new home.

As we prepared to celebrate the anniversary of our first fund raising event 5 years ago we hoped that the weather forecast would prove to be wrong. Unfortunately, our worst fears were realised when we woke early on Saturday morning to the sound of heavy showers. Arriving at Stephanie's at 7.30am in our "wet weather gear" a decision was reached to see if the village hall was available for hire and we were relieved to learn that it was. Those present proceeded to transfer everything to the hall and for signs to be placed to redirect our supporters to the new venue. The weather did not prevent our friends and supporters from joining us and we were able to raise £832 for the cats. Several people also visited the cats in care at Stephanie's and interest was shown in several of them on the day. We would like to thank everyone who attended and all our helpers for their hard work.

Although Peggy and Babe are still with us we have found new homes for several other older cats including Caesar, a large three-legged ginger boy, who left us last week to go to a home with an enclosed garden to ensure his safety and Gizmo (a lovely tabby lad with a tail that curled over his back like a squirrels), and 10 other cats and kittens have also been booked or left for their new homes. Two mother cats and a further 8 kittens have already taken their places with plenty more waiting to come in from our waiting list. At present we have several older kittens looking for new homes including:

* Paws - a lovely black and white girl, about 5 months old who joined us with her littermates, of which two have recently been re-homed. Although they had had little contact with people before they joined us, they soon learnt to trust us.
* Nasher - a lovely black boy, brother to Paws.
* Snatch - another black and white girl, sister to Paws and Nasher. Snatch is still very nervous and would require someone willing to give her plenty of time to adapt.

If you are looking for a cat or kitten, call Stephanie on 01692 535858. Alternatively you can now visit www.northwalshamcats.co.uk for a description of the cats before giving her a call on the above number.






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