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Kenzie A VERY Friendly Cat

February 7, 2012 – 1:30 pm | 33 views

07/02/12: AND now i have a lovely photo of Kenzie in his forever home with his new best friend, the very handsome Carlos! Of course Kenzie is very handsome too. They make a lovely pair!
01/02/12: Today I received some lovely photos of Kenzie from Germany. He is the beautiful cat that I rescued remotely and have actually never met! This happened because Chris drew my …

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Helping Peter – A Beautiful Cat

February 1, 2012 – 7:05 pm | 8 Comments | 255 views

01/02/12: All who love Peter, think of him on Friday. He is having his teeth out! He is eating fine for now but his gums are still bad, and removing all his teeth is the only way forward now. Kerstin’s own cat had to have this operation and is now pain-free and much happier, and can still eat well. I will be relived when this …

Algernon – A Beautiful BIG Snuggle Boy

February 1, 2012 – 7:00 pm | 11 Comments | 354 views

01/02/12: Not such good news on Sunday morning. Only hours before Algie was due to set off to his new home, the husband phone to say that they had changed their minds and didn’t want a new cat after all. Kerstin actually thinks it is him and not his wife that doesn’t want our lovely boy. They are the ones who have missed out. …

Charlie My Garden Cat

January 29, 2012 – 8:00 pm | 19 Comments | 721 views

29/01/12: I have just received the first photos of Charlie in his new home and I am SO happy. He looks fantastic and the email from his lovely Mum is fantastic too! Enjoy all those here that love Charlie!!! “And here are the first photos of the little prince! He develops sooo great and I am so happy that he is with me! Litter box, …

Lizzy & James’s Adventure

December 18, 2011 – 4:30 pm | 5 Comments | 161 views

18/12/12: The latest VERY good news is that Lizzy is absolutely fine after her 10 days as an escapee. Her new Mum Veronika has commented below: “They’re still afraid of me, but I think it will get better when they realize that they have found their final home, and a mum who really loves them.” Lucky cats! AND she will send me new photos as …

A Beautiful Silver Cat

November 30, 2011 – 12:00 pm | 4 Comments | 369 views

30/11/11: Oli is now back at Anke’s after her adoption did not work out. For 3 days she hid and would not eat or drink, while Anke worried about her. Finally last night her adopt ant, Patrick, agreed that the best for Oli would be to take her back to Anke. This will always be a problem with the more sensitive cats. They need the …

Jessica & Her Friends

November 9, 2011 – 12:00 pm | 9 Comments | 660 views

09/11/11: A couple of days ago Anke sent me the photos that I had been waiting for. These are of Jessica in her garden, and also show her new friend, a lovely, older girl Kedi. She looks VERY happy and well, and I love the action shots of her chasing a feather toy. Her story for now is complete, almost a year to the …

Sigfrido The Handsome Siam-mix Boy

October 14, 2011 – 3:20 pm | 31 Comments | 689 views

14/10/11: Bad news of Sigi’s old friend Mikesch came through today. The problem with his nose had finally been diagnosed as cancer, but Wiebke, Sigi’s Mum was going to help him and we were feeling positive. Then I received this email:
Yesterday we were at the oncology to fix a date to start the examination against the cancer on Mikesch´s nose. During the examination the …

Lancelot Gets A New Friend.

October 7, 2011 – 10:00 pm | 3 Comments | 548 views

07/10/11: time for a quick update on Nemo, who was ALMOST Lancelot’s friend for life! If you have read all of this post, you will know that Nemo decided he didn’t want to share Petra his new Mum with Lancelot and her other cats and became very jealous. He went off to a lovely foster home where he could be an only cat, AND …

Transport 27/08/11

August 27, 2011 – 6:12 am | 28 Comments | 207 views

This morning Valentina, Katya, Rory, Brady, Miso, Cody, Suri, Pompito, Dana, Asia, Samanta, Macarena, Suki, Tulika, Campanilla, Evelina, Wallace, Kai, Domino, Teddy, Tiger, Henry, Lolli, Ruby, Maggie and Gladys, set off for their news lives in Germany, 26 cats in total. We nearly didn’t have Teddy and Tiger as they decided not to stay on the terrace overnight, and were missing first thing this morning, …

Fostering A Cat

May 24, 2011 – 9:00 am | One Comment | 691 views

Working with a charity in Germany, I am looking to find homes for as many of the ‘tame’ cats and kittens, currently stray in Almerimar, that are not adopted here. This is a great system but once the cat is taken off the street it take 6-8 weeks to get it on its way to Germany. This is because of the time needed to Test, …

Vets & Partners

May 24, 2011 – 8:00 am | One Comment | 731 views

These are the vets, individuals and other organisations who are helping us to help the stray cats.