CATS PROTECTION

Reg. Charity No. 203644 in England and Wales,

and No. SC037711 in Scotland

Claire’s Pen, January – March 2009

In February, after he had been in care for four months, we found charming new owners for Brendan. His health is much improved and he has put on weight. The intention is that he will live mainly as a house cat to prevent further wanderings.

This shows Terry and Bethan (now Marley and Heika) soon after arrival in their new home. Doubtless they have wrecked the place by now.

Malcolm (black and white) and Minty were abandoned on one of the housing estates in Andover.   Malcolm soon settled into pen life but Minty was extremely nervous. I cannot imagine how the gentleman who brought them in ever managed to catch Minty as   in order to take her anywhere I had to get her into a corner of the house and grab her by the scruff.  At this time a couple came forward and offered to foster cats in a room of their house so I took Malcolm and Minty along.   It was a cottage in the depths of the country.   A few weeks later the lady called to say they couldn’t foster any more.   They had fallen in love with the cats and wanted to give them a permanent home.   Malcolm is apparently having a ball.   Minty is still too nervous to leave her bedroom but I’m sure she will in time.

Maurice and his sister Treacle were homed by Andover Cats Protection when they were kittens. Unfortunately the village post office that their owner ran has been closed and she had to give them up. Pairs of nine year old cats are not usually easy to home but fortunately both are super friendly and Maurice’s colour, grey, a big bonus. I took the initiative to phone one of our members who had sadly, lost the second of two elderly cats she took from us some years ago. She arrived, very confidently, with a basket and Maurice is now galloping up and down the stairs in her large house and looking forward to going out in the garden. Treacle’s ears are occasionally upright.

The current occupant of the pen is Kelly, an extremely vocal young cat who came to us as a stray and appeared initially confident, even accepting the attentions of our fosterer’s well intention but rather boisterous five year old child. We homed him with a retired lady who complained that he hid behind furniture and refused to return her offers of friendship. She now has a more grateful cat and Kelly is back in my pen recovering from the trauma.