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Ellie – An Abandoned Sweetheart

May 21, 2013 – 12:20 am | 30 views

21/05/13: Ellie has had a tough 10 days since I last posted about her. She ate ok for a few days and then started to vomit her food, we think as a reaction to the antibiotics. I was so worried that I moved her to a small rescue home where the owner had better food and medicine options and a lot of experience of problems …

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Beautiful Izzy

May 20, 2013 – 12:13 am | 15 views

20/05/13: Just received some more lovely photos of beautiful Izzy looking very settled in her new home in Germany, so I thought it was time to introduce her! Izzy ( now 2 years old) was rescued by a lovely English couple when she found their garden, having been, they think, abandoned by her previous owner. They took care of her for several months but decided …

Maya

May 14, 2013 – 5:20 pm | 47 views

14/05/13: Lovely new, recent photo of Maya in her forever home!
25/11/12: Maya is now in Germany. She traveled on the last transport to a trial home, to be the friend of a lovely sociable tomcat, whose last friend had recently died. In the first days the news was not so good. Maya’s new friend was possibly being too attentive, even bringing her gifts of …

Lovely Gentle Valsy

May 14, 2013 – 11:00 am | One Comment | 59 views

14/05/13: Today the latest very good news came from Germany about our lovely boy. “Hello dear cat team. Now I manage to finally write to you. Our boy is really good. He is an absolute treasure and needs quite a lot of love and affection. The whole evening he is either on me or on master’s tummy and cuddles. Even with our Luna things just …

2 Beautiful Black Cats

May 12, 2013 – 9:00 pm | 14 views

21:00 Latest news of Darcy is that he is very playful and relaxed in his new home. He is not touchable yet but I think he just needs a little more time to learn that people are friendly, and hopefully his tame cat friend will help him to build his confidence.
12/05/13: There were actually 3 black cats from Pechina on this weekend’s transport to Germany. …

Pali & Her Family

May 8, 2013 – 6:50 pm | 86 views

08/05/13: Last night the latest beautiful photos came from Germany of Pali’s babies and this news: “On Friday all will have their last medical, so we hope all now are healthy and we can starte in one or two weeks with the vaccinations.
The turtle cat is Yvonne (called Vivi) she has birthday together with my Yvonne the other babys have a birthday with my fostercat …

Adorable Luca & MaryNury

April 26, 2013 – 10:00 pm | 63 views

26/04/13: Luca traveled to Germany on the 06.04 transport, originally destined for a lovely foster home there. However the week before the transport a family decided to adopt him, AND they have also adopted his little friend from Almeria, MaryNury who is also VERY sweet. I saw how nicely they played together when both came for my photo shoot, and decided that Luca was the …

Sabrina & Angela

April 25, 2013 – 9:50 pm | One Comment | 37 views

25/04/13: Our 2 little ladies traveled to Germany on the April transport. At first they were off to a foster home together but the week before the transport they were actually adopted, AND on arrival their family loved them immediately. Both little girls came out of their boxes after the long journey with their tails in the air, ready to greet and cuddle with all! …

Ziggy Stardust & Buddy Korky

April 25, 2013 – 9:30 pm | 182 views

25/04/13: Ziggy is still doing well in his foster home where he has other friends, but is still waiting for his forever home. I’m hoping these new photos will help people to see what a lovely little man he is:
15/12/12: Today some terrible news that I had feared came from Germany. Lovely Korky in the last days had become very very sick again with what …

Bugsy

April 22, 2013 – 11:20 pm | 40 views

22/04/13: Bugsy has now been in Germany for over 2 months and amazingly he is still waiting for his forever home. Maybe you need to meet this little character to really love him. Here’s hoping it won’t be too much longer before he is permanently settled, but in the meantime life he is looking very relaxed in his foster home.
04/02/13: Bugsy is a sporty, playful …

Teo & Tilda

April 19, 2013 – 10:40 pm | 26 views

19/04/13: Teo and Tilda DID find a home together very quickly and travelled to Germany on the 06.04 transport. For their last week here they were able to relax in my kitten room with another little female from Almeria. Tilda was a delight and quickly started coming for cuddles. Teo was more nervous but after a few days I could touch him a little. He …

Pepe, Diego & Dino’s World

April 8, 2013 – 2:45 pm | 2 Comments | 422 views

08/04/13: In the last few days some lovely new photos have arrived from Christina of her cat boys, Diego, Dino and Pepe, along with her new human boy, David. It seems all the cats are very happy with, and love the latest member of the family. Christina has been most surprised by Dino, who is the most nervous of the trio. He is always close …

Lilly & Her Friends

April 6, 2013 – 6:50 pm | 4 Comments | 406 views

06/04/13: AND today a lovely new photo arrived of Lilly with Livio, the latest member of the family! Lovely to see her looking her gorgeous self. Apparently Lilly is ‘fascinated’ by the new arrival!
24/03/12: AND today a photo of lilly arrived with her Dad. Cute!!!
19/01/12: Yesterday Anke sent me some fantastic new photos of Lilly & TJ and their lovely dog friend Nino. They are …

Caspian

April 4, 2013 – 2:00 pm | 92 views

04/04/13: 2 more lovely photos have arrived today of Caspian now Pepe in his forever home. It all looks pretty luxurious for our Spanish street cat, but then Caspian was never really a true street cat. He is used to much better things. His new parents have written this: “Pepe is settled and gives us much joy! He is a dream cat and so naughty …

Handsome Gino & His New Friend Tom

April 1, 2013 – 2:00 pm | 46 views

01/04/13: Yesterday I received some lovely new photos from Germany of big Gino and his NEW friend Tom. Sadly some months ago little Rex has to be put to sleep because of FIP. Gino remained healthy, and in January another lovely young male cat called Tom joined Gino in his forever home to be his new friend. Tom actually came from the same private rescue …

Augustus

March 31, 2013 – 11:00 pm | 39 views

31/03/13: It seems that Augustus really doesn’t much like other cats, which is no doubt why he was SO stressed at Pechina. He has not made friends with the other cats in his new home, so has now gone to live with the parents of his Mum instead. Here he will be an only cat and much loved, which is I believe is what …

Jonas

March 24, 2013 – 8:20 pm | 43 views

23/03/13: Jonas is VERY loved in his new home, so much so that his Dad gave his Mum a beautiful framed photo of the gorgeous boy for Valentine’s day. I don’t have a photo of that but I do now have some lovely ones of a very chilled-out Jonas, including one with his new best buddy. All is very fine in his world.
27/10/12: I …

Crystal, Rowley & Siblings

March 24, 2013 – 8:00 pm | 91 views

24/03/13: VERY sad news also came on Friday about Petra. At just 1 year old, she has also had to be put to sleep because of FIP. She is the 3rd cat in the last few weeks to be diagnosed with this normally untreatable illness. FIP is a mutation of the corona virus, and affects a small percentage of unlucky cats. Stress can be …

RIP Gizmo The ‘Devil’ Kitten

March 22, 2013 – 1:00 pm | 4 Comments | 1,555 views

22/03/13: Today some very sad news has come from Germany. Gizmo has had to be put to sleep, and he was not quite 4 years old. His Mum Verena took him to the vet because she thought he had an infected tooth, and in fact he had an inoperable tumour. She decided not to let him suffer, and this beautiful boy will now be in …

Isabel & Olivia

March 18, 2013 – 8:50 pm | 51 views

18/03/13: Another VERY cute photo has arrived of our little girls in their lovely home. SOooo sweet!!!
06/03/13: Olli and Isa did travel to Germany 1 week ago, and the news from their new home is all good. They were curious and cuddly from the start which was no surprise as they are very very tame. Only the hoover they hate! Isa is wearing a very …

Meet Oddi

March 17, 2013 – 10:34 pm | 29 views

17/03/13: Oddi is a very handsome, very friendly ginger boy from Almeria whom we have also re-homed in Germany. He actually travelled to Germany in December, first to a foster home, but he has been in his forever home for about 2 months now. In the last few days some lovely photos have arrived of Oddi in his forever home and with his special new …

Paul & Newman! Cute Kittens!

March 17, 2013 – 6:45 pm | One Comment | 146 views

17/03/13: Today some wonderful and very artistic photos of these 2 handsome boys arrived from Germany. It is great when adoptants keep in touch, and lovely to see our kittens so well and grown up.
26/12/11: Yesterday I was able to send Montse a fantastic Xmas present … lovely photos of her boys in their new home. They look much bigger and very happy. Not only …

Manchi & Zander

March 16, 2013 – 8:00 pm | 53 views

16/03/13: It seems that after 2 months in their new home in Germany together, these 2 are very good friends! Sweet!!!
15/01/13: Manchi actually spent her last week in Spain in my foster room, so I had the pleasure of her cuddles and chatter. She IS a complete darling. She and Zander both traveled to Germany on Saturday’s transport and are fine. Manchi however has …

Naidu – A Lovely Lady

March 12, 2013 – 8:16 pm | 32 views

12/03/13: Naidu is another Almeria street cat, rescued by a kind Spanish lady. She didn’t actually spend much time in the rescue home, as a foster home was found quickly for this lovely, friendly cat in Germany, and she travelled on the February transport. Then within 2 weeks a family fell in love with her and Naidu had her forever home. I met her for …

Tuschka

March 10, 2013 – 5:50 pm | 48 views

10/03/13: Tuschka travelled this weekend to her forever home in Germany, and I already have the first photo of our little darling resting after her long journey. She is SO sweet!!!
31/01/13: Here is our little darling Tuschka. She is completely gorgeous and now 2.5 months. I saw her in a cage at Pechina some weeks ago with 2 adult cats and could not leave her …

Chico & Millie

March 10, 2013 – 8:40 am | 187 views

10/03/13: After 5 months in her foster home in Germany, Millie moved to her forever home last weekend. She is a very lucky girl. She will live now in a house with garden, and has a lovely slightly younger female cat, Molly, to be her friend. The girls already look close in the new photos and the news is all great from their Mum: …

RIP Georgina

March 5, 2013 – 6:45 pm | 61 views

05/03/13: Today I have had the worst news from Germany. Georgina has had to be put to sleep, after only about 8 weeks in her new home. Her family had decided they were going to adopt her but in the last week she became very sick. FIP was diagnosed in the clinic and the vets had no choice, because there is no treatment for this …

Lovely Peter Pan

March 3, 2013 – 3:00 pm | 20 views

03/03/13: Time to meet Peter Pan, a lovely older, affectionate boy who has already been re-homed in Germany. He traveled to Germany on the 09.02 transport, and after a little hiding, took to following his new parents about their home, and waiting for his next cuddle. I met him for his photo shoot and thought he was just gorgeous. Obviously an abandoned cat, he was …

Queta

March 2, 2013 – 2:20 pm | 70 views

02/03/13: Queta has now been in Germany for 3 weeks and until the last few days, life has still not been great for her. She did come to trust and like her foster Mum Uschi, but she did NOT like Uschi’c own cats and continued to be quite stressed poor girl, and a problem to all. Then last weekend a couple contacted Kerstin to say …

Saffie

February 20, 2013 – 12:30 pm | 37 views

20/02/13: Saffie found her family very quickly and the photo below was taken a few days ago of a very chilled out little lady in her new home.
10/02/13: Saffie also travelled to a foster home in Germany yesterday, and it seems this friendly, playful cat is already making herself very much at home! Enjoy the latest photos in the gallery below.
18/11/12: Saffie is a very …

Luki & Mimi – New Friend Mika

February 20, 2013 – 9:00 am | One Comment | 54 views

20/02/13: Luki and Mimi have a new friend as of the 09.02 transport! Mika is another lovely cat from SOS Pechina, and he has had a very bad time recently. I first saw him there maybe 3 months ago and he had just had his right eye removed due to injury. He was in the big pen with the other cats and seemed terrified and …

Melodi

February 19, 2013 – 10:20 am | 33 views

19/02/13: Melodi has now been in her new home for almost a month and all is very well. She was relaxed there from the start: “With us, everything is great. Melodi has settled in outstandingly. she is very sweet and affectionate and greets us all when we come home. She loves to come and snuggle on the sofa. BUT I think you sent us …

Garfield

February 17, 2013 – 6:45 pm | 60 views

17/02/13: Today some fantastic new photos of a very happy looking Garfield arrived from Germany. He is one of the first cats from Pechina that Kerstin and I re-homed, the first of many, all beautiful! See his new photos in the gallery below.
15/07/12: Already I have news of Garfield in his new home. Kerstin drove him there and took the arrival photos in the …

Chato

February 13, 2013 – 9:45 am | 30 views

13/02/13: I am very relieved that our lovely boy has fine in Germany. He is eating well and foster Mum Bettina has said what a lovely cat he is. I am now waiting for news of his first visit to the specialist vet.
10/02/13: Chato is a gentleman of a cat, now about 5 years old, and we think pure Persian. Chato is definitely …

Lola

February 10, 2013 – 5:30 pm | 31 views

10/02/13: lola arrived well at her foster home in Germany this morning, where she will stay for a week until her family can collect her. Foster Mum Jenni is a dog hairdresser, and has already given little Lola a much needed makeover. Now she looks pretty and well groomed, AND as she has allowed this attention, I am assuming she and her foster Mum have …

Felicity (Fliss)

February 9, 2013 – 7:45 am | 23 views

09/02/13: Flissie is a lovely little kitten, now about 8 months old, that found Jenny’s garden some months ago, and then slowly worked her way into the house and onto Jenny’s lap! We think she must have been abandoned as she was immediately friendly to all of us, although less sure of the other outside cats and at first of children. Over the months she …

Miso & Cody Kitten Friends

January 27, 2013 – 7:30 pm | 2 Comments | 122 views

27/01/13: It is over a year since we last heard from this gorgeous pair, but yesterday MaPu sent on greetings and new photos of 2 grown up boys. Miso has become much darker and remains very handsome, while Cody is still SO cute!!! these boys are very special to me because we fostered them here in Almerimar and i knew them both very well. …

A Beautiful Silver Cat

January 23, 2013 – 5:30 pm | 11 Comments | 586 views

23/01/13: Olli has a beautiful new sleeping cushion. Anke bought one for her cats and then needed a second one because they all wanted to sleep on it. I actually have 2 similar ones for my cats but they are black. I did not know they came in this glorious red colour. Kasper says Olli looks great on hers and, as he is the same …

Albi

January 21, 2013 – 7:30 pm | 35 views

21/01/13: Albi travelled to a foster home in Germany on the 12.01 transport with his friend Tany. The latest news is that they have a home together and already I have the first photo of this lovely pair.
22/12/12: Albi is a gorgeous, gentle, very friendly siam-mix boy, of about 1 year, that I took out of SOS Pechina a couple of weeks ago. He …

Tany

January 21, 2013 – 7:00 pm | 20 views

21/01/13: Tany traveled to a foster home in Germany on the 12.01 transport, with her friend Albi, who she met at the rescue home. Latest news is that they have a home together!
27/11/12: Tany is another cat from SOS Pechina. I took her out some weeks ago because she was very sick and limp. They were going to treat her there but I had a …

Franz – A Beautiful Little Tomcat

January 21, 2013 – 2:40 pm | One Comment | 164 views

21/01/13: A fantastic new photo has come of Franz in a ‘cat sandwich’ with his 2 buddies!
21/05/12: Susanne has sent 2 beautiful new photos of Franz, one with his buddies Tim and Tom. They look gorgeous all together. Franz had a little injury to his tail last week, maybe from playing in the garden, but Susanne is happy to report all seems fine …