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Lisa – A Beautiful Abandoned Cat

May 23, 2012 – 10:34 pm | 12 views

Lisa hasn’t had the best couple of months. She is 6 years old and until recently had I assume a contented apartment life as the only cat of an English man. Unfortunately her owner seems to have got into financial difficulties and disappeared leaving Lisa alone in the apartment for we think about 2 weeks, just with some food and water. She was found when …

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Lancelots’s Boys

March 6, 2012 – 9:00 pm | 68 views

06/03/12: Today I received another lovely photo of Simba and Leo in their new home!
15/02/12: You will hopefully all have seen the beautiful Lancelot on this blog and read his story, but one part of his life in Spain you have yet to know. Just after he was castrated as a young man, he managed to father 4 beautiful kittens with a nervous female at …

The 3 Muskateer Kittens & Daiki

February 5, 2012 – 6:20 pm | One Comment | 119 views

05/02/12: And now the latest photos below are of Portos & Daiki in their new home!
28/01/12: Today some more lovely photos arrived of Atos and Aramis in their new home. All is completely fine with them!
16/01/12: All 4 of these beautiful kittens arrived in their new homes on Saturday evening and their families loved them instantly! Aramis and Atos were busy exploring, and the …

Juli & Milos Kittens In Love

January 17, 2012 – 1:20 pm | 27 views

Juli and Milos are 2 more beautiful kittens from Montse’s cat rescue. They were first helped by a kind Spanish man who saw them and their friends outside a supermarket and fed them for some weeks before he took them to Montse. Juli was always quite nervous, so it was fortunate that the German family who fell in love with her photos asked for a …

Miso & Cody Kitten Friends

November 17, 2011 – 7:00 am | One Comment | 97 views

17/11/11: Last night the first lovely photos arrived. All is just fine!
01/11/11: The latest news from yesterday is that Miso and Cody now have their forever home together. All is fine, they now live in Leipsig and we are hoping for some new photos of them soon.
10/09/11: Since I last wrote about Miso, he has become firm friends with little Cody, and how could …

Gizmo The ‘Devil’ Kitten

September 21, 2011 – 11:30 pm | 4 Comments | 1,259 views

21/09/11: A couple of weeks ago Kerstin send these new photos and asked me if I remembered Gizmo! There is NO chance I will forget out little devil cat, even after 2 years and many more cats. He was one of our wild bunch. Every time he needed to go to the vet, we had to chase him round the room to box him. …

Kittens In Love

July 5, 2011 – 7:00 pm | One Comment | 270 views

05/07/11: It is always great to get updates on the many cats we have sent to Germany over the past 3 years, but I hadn’t realised it was so long since we last heard from our little Pippa and her Spanish boyfriend Leo. Kitten love has turned into cat love! From these new photos it is clear both are still very happy. Our little girl …

Saffron & Korma Siam-mix Kittens

June 23, 2011 – 9:20 pm | One Comment | 46 views

23/06/11: Saffron and Korma DO have an adoptant waiting for them in Germany, and in the meantime ARE being thoroughly spolit at Tracey and Kev’s. son Jack loves these friendly, cheeky kittens. I miss them and look forward to seeing them again on Monday.

Gus, Nina & Petra Kittens

June 12, 2011 – 8:30 am | 3 Comments | 58 views

12/06/11: Time for an update on these kittens. Little Nina found her forever home and has been there for over 6 weeks now. All is fine. Gus and Petra meanwhile are still waiting for their adoptant, but for now are very happy in their foster home. It does often take more time when we are looking to home 2 cats together, but I am …

Fleur Our Little Princess Is 1!

May 1, 2011 – 2:00 pm | 102 views

01/05/11 PM: Fleur, our birthday girl is now sleeping. She has had fish with her buddies, extra treats, cuddled, rushed around, and played with her special present.

Marty Cat’s New Home

January 22, 2011 – 10:00 pm | 207 views

22/01/11:Marty has now been in Germany for just over 10 months, and FINALLY I have new photos of him, in his forever home!

EWN 02/09: Summer Achievements

September 2, 2010 – 2:48 pm | 15 views

This is my article published in the Euro Weekly News today. We have achieved a lot this summer, but there is still much to be done to rescue and re-home all the kittens.

AlStrays Update: 15/08/10

August 15, 2010 – 1:36 pm | 70 views

Again I seem to have neglected my blog a little, as I have been SO busy on email arranging rescues and homes for more stray cats, sorting vet visits and this week fundraising! It is definitely time for another update.

EWN Article 01/07: A Choice Of Colours

July 3, 2010 – 4:43 pm | 12 views

This is my article published in the Euro Weekly News on Thursday. It talks a little about the marketing challenges of trying to re-home so many cats and kittens.

Fleur Our Injured Kitten

June 20, 2010 – 1:07 pm | One Comment | 34 views

Fleur is for now my foster kitten, since I rescued her from a walled garden on Thursday evening. She is about 6 weeks old and is delicate and beautiful.

Luki & Mimi Cats Happy Photos

March 23, 2010 – 2:16 pm | 181 views

Amazingly after 18 months of re-homing cats and kittens, and lots of great news and photos from Germany, some people still doubt whether our strays are REALLY going to loving homes. Well here are 4 more fantastic pictures.

Luke & Snoopy Photo Update

March 18, 2010 – 2:50 pm | 132 views

I wrote a few weeks ago that Snoopy & Luke were happy in their new home, and this latest photo certainly shows that again!

Froylan & Floffy Kittens Update

March 17, 2010 – 2:50 pm | 163 views

Froylan & Floffy are 2 lovely little kittens from a cat rescue in Murcia, who came to us when the January transport to Germany was turned back due to snow.

Happy Little TomCats – Rocky & Domino

February 15, 2010 – 4:17 pm | One Comment | 265 views

These lovely little Tomcats are happily settled in their new home, with some very friendly looking parents. Domino was abandoned in an apartment block here, and joined the 3 rock kittens at Mike and Jayne’s, where he and Rocky became the cutest friends.

Snoopy & Luke Kittens

February 10, 2010 – 1:17 pm | 260 views

Snoopy & Luke are finally settled in a forever home together, with a lovely older cat called Simba, who seemed very happy to have 2 new little friends from the start. Their new owner sounds a very sweet lady, as she understands that they won’t be really settled for several months.

Balu

February 1, 2010 – 9:29 am | 179 views

I have new pictures of Balu looking very well, and this from his foster Mum:
“He has a beautiful coat that shines like a piano, he talks a lot and his handsome face looks really aristocratic! Balu is still very shy and does not want to get too close. He feels most comfortable when he is not looked at. Then he rages through the house at …

More Cats In Love

January 29, 2010 – 6:40 pm | 181 views

I have just received these great new photos of Luc & Lucie in their new home. I knew that these 2 had become the best of friends, which is why we really wanted to find them a forever home together, but until now I had not managed to get a picture of them snuggled up together. Meeting Luc was the best thing for our rather …

Beautiful Lutz Kitten

January 20, 2010 – 8:41 am | 253 views

It is always great to get new pictures of our cats happy in their forever homes, but even better when their new parents take great photos. These new ones of Lutz are fantastic, but then he is also a VERY photogenic boy! I have a feeling we will be getting more of them too, as Lutz’s new Dad is now working very closely with our …

Kika & Betty Photo Update

January 19, 2010 – 9:53 pm | One Comment | 222 views

Along with their sister Ruthie, Kika & Betty came to us from the protectora in September, and after 2 months of spoiling by Tracey, Kev and Jack, travelled to Germany at the end of November, straight to a new forever home. Their sister Ruthie meanwhile has a new home too and was joined in December by another of our kittens, little Ricki. Enjoy these great …

Felix Kitten Photo Update

January 19, 2010 – 4:50 pm | One Comment | 185 views

Little Felix was the smallest of the 5 kittens that we rescued from the rocks here at the beginning of 2009. He has been in his new home since March last year and until now we have had no photos of him. It is therefore great to see him looking SO snuggled up, and great to know that he now has a friend that he …

Farley & Molly Kittens Photo Update

January 18, 2010 – 1:02 pm | 3 Comments | 173 views

Farley & Molly were tiny babies when they came to us in September with their beautiful mother Britta. Now they have a great forever home together in Germany with a lovely lady in her brand new apartment. She fell for them when she saw my original photos of them at only a few weeks old and waited over 2 months for them to travel to …

Elsa Kitten Photo Update

January 18, 2010 – 11:21 am | One Comment | 149 views

Elsa kitten came to us in November from the protectora. Jos who runs it found her in his garden, and like everyone who met her, fell in love with her. She IS a little darling. She loves all people cat and dogs and is SO sweet. We were very sorry to part with her, but as you can see from these photos of her …

Marty Kitten Photo Update

January 13, 2010 – 2:00 pm | 3 Comments | 478 views

Wednesday 13th January
Marty has been to the vet today for further vaccinations and now only has one more injection to go. We were also a little worried about a ‘film’ in his eyes. Miguel checked this out and told me that he has slight damage to his third eyelids which cause them to sometimes move over part of his eyes. This is not a real …

Fluffy Trixie Kitten Update

January 13, 2010 – 1:00 pm | 422 views

Wednesday 13th January
Today Trixie was finally big enough to have her blood test which good news was negative. She also had 2 more vaccinations and is now almost ready to travel. Her stomach is much better but as we finally have the recommended homeopathic medicine ready, she will get extra treatment. Further good news is that in the last couple of days, Kerstin has emailed …

Coyota Kittens In The Snow

January 11, 2010 – 5:21 pm | 175 views

I have received some great new photos of our Coyota Kittens, in the snow! Now called Salina & Sierra, they apparently love it, and this is definitely an experience they would have been unlikely to have had here in Almerimar.

Meet Elsa Kitten

November 25, 2009 – 8:00 am | One Comment | 180 views

Sweet Little Elsa
Little Elsa is another kitten we have taken from the dog protectora. She was actually left in Jos’s garden, and he effectively took her into work!

Latest Rock Kittens

November 21, 2009 – 3:53 pm | One Comment | 238 views

Rocky, Belle & Twiggs
Thought it was time that I introduced you to Rocky, Belle and Twiggs, our latest Almerimar litter to be dumped on the rocks.

Little Chivers & Friends

October 2, 2009 – 7:46 pm | One Comment | 106 views

Little Chivers & Best Mate Edi
At the end of July I posted the first great photos of little Chivers in his new home. These are new ones of him loving his new friend Edi, and being kissed by the home’s older, bigger cat!
Amazingly people still ask me if we are really sending our cats to Germany, to good homes, or to strange people …

Britta & Babes

September 26, 2009 – 1:34 pm | One Comment | 215 views

Beautiful Brita
I think Brita is the most beautiful Tabby cat I have seen. I love her big green eyes, and she has a gorgeous soft, longish coat, and is tall and slim.

New Kittens

September 26, 2009 – 1:09 pm | One Comment | 246 views

Little Coyota Girl
These gorgeous little girls were left up at the Protectora, and when I first saw them were in a small box with their mother in the dog surgery. we think they are now about 8 weeks old.

Pippa & Friends

August 30, 2009 – 3:47 pm | One Comment | 143 views

I took this yesterday of little, playful Pippa having fun. Lutz was joining in, but Luke and Snoopy were feeling sleepy after a big meal! Enjoy!!!

Happy Xabi Kitten

August 28, 2009 – 9:31 pm | 2 Comments | 124 views

One VERY Contented Kitten
Here is Xabi in his new home, and I’m not sure a cat could look more relaxed and contented!