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Would you like to sponsor one or more of the cats pictured below? Sadly these cats for one reason or another are too old, frail and nervous, or have medical conditions that need constant veterinary treatment. Some have behavioural problems and just never get homed. All of them need caring for and feeding for the rest of their lives.

If you feel you would like to sponsor a cat for a minimum monthly sponsorship of £2 or an annual sponsorship of £20, you will receive a certificate of sponsorship together with a photograph.

You can give a sponsorship as a gift, or purchase it for yourself.

Please click on the sponsorship form and send it in the post to us.

Have a look at the certificate you will receive.

Please support Orpington Cat Rescue and change a cat's life forever.

Carlos Appeal
You may remember the story of Carlos, the poor old cat who was sleeping
rough for several months at Petts Wood station. He endured sleeping amongst the brambles on the railway embankment during the snow and rain until he was finally spotted by Alan and Bernice, when they noticed he was dribbling blood from his mouth. As soon as we knew of his plight we collected him and he was brought into our care.
At first we and the vet thought his mouth condition was simply caused by decaying teeth, so he was given a dental as well as all the other treatment necessary. He then came to stay with me until a suitable home came along. He turned out to be a really lovely boy with such a sweet nature. After a while I noticed his mouth seemed to be troubling him again, so it was back to the vets.
Eventually we realised he was going to need ongoing monthly injections for the rest of his life. Who was going to take on this commitment? Well eventually a very kind person took a shine to him and we promised to pay for his treatment, which we thought was only fair.
Everything was going along well for him in his new home, where he has now been for a year, when his owner thought he had lost weight and he didn't seem to look so good, so it was off to the vets again. This time it was found that poor old Carlos was now diabetic and that the essential monthly steroid injections were clashing with his diabetes. The next step suggested by the vet is, to extract all of his teeth, some are already missing. This procedure and the aftercare are likely to be very costly, but if successful, he will no longer need the injections every month. As Carlos is not very old, probably no older than eight, we feel we would like to cure his mouth for good and give him a better quality of life and hopefully with some financial help from our members and friends we can all make this achievable, we think he deserves that much.

Bert
Bert is a lovely cat, an extremely friendly boy who loves a lap and is quite happy to purr away all day long. He was a stray in a very busy area of South London and it was a miracle he didn't come to an untimely end on the road. Luckily he did not, and only after the person who had been feeding him, had called several other charities, which were all full, did he finally end up with us. We were full up too, but our very kind vets boarded him for us for two weeks until we had a space for him. Bert was in a poor condition when he first came to us, but has now developed into a very presentable young black short haired cat approximately four years old, now neutered. Unfortunately he tested positive for F.I.V. (aids). This means he has to have an indoor home, as otherwise he could infect other cats, or he would be vulnerable to disease from other cats, which normally would not be serious to them, but with a low immune system could be to Bert. He has been with us for quite some time now and has become a permanent resident with us.

Joey & Billy
These two are little mischievous teenagers, nervous at first with strangers, but soon following on with lots of affection once they get to know you. All they need is a kind understanding home, where they can be allowed to blossom into lovely confident cats. They have been overlooked every time in favour of the more colourful kittens we have had in our foster care. They are truly adorable little boys. They are micro-chipped, vaccinated and neutered. They have been in our foster care for a long time and until we can find someone to take them on, they will be sponsor cats to help with the cost of their food, litter and veterinary costs.

Holly This little female appeared one day on a farm. She was very thin and hungry, no more than a young kitten herself, so nervous no one could get near her. The owner of the farm started to feed her and as time went on she gradually put on weight, when much to the surprise of one of the staff on the farm noticed her with tiny kittens just opening their eyes huddled under a tarpaulin. That’s when the farmer called us to say he was desperate to catch them before they become feral. We then worked with the farmer to help trap mum. They survived all the snow and cold weather. On Christmas Eve the telephone rang, bingo! All went to plan getting mum and kittens and they were re-united together. Safe and warm in one of our cattery houses with plenty of food.
As we caught them on Christmas Eve we decided to call mum Holly. She is all black and no more than 10 months old herself. The kittens were two females, who we named Twinkle and Belle.
The kittens have been homed now but we are desperate to find Holly a home. She is not feral just an extremely nervous cat, but we feel that she deserves a home life rather than just being on a farm trying to find shelter and food. She needs a safe indoor home. Given time and patience we hope that one day Holly will be friendly enough to sit on your lap. But in the meantime she will be a sponsor cat to help with the cost of her food, litter and veterinary costs.

Tramp was rescued from a multi cat household living in very poor conditions. His congealed liver disorder had never been picked up until we took him on. Because his liver is unable to cope with the toxins in his blood, he can never eat an ordinary diet. If he does he becomes very ill salivating at the mouth, walking backwards and burying his head, probably because he has a headache.
There is an operation available which is only performed at certain veterinary colleges with a fairly high percentage of success. The nearest for Tramp was Bristol University. Tramp was taken there to have the operation and all seemed well but for some reason Tramp’s body took a turn for the worse and they had to reverse the operation the next day with Tramp nearly losing his life.
Tramp has to be kept on a strict diet of special dried food and daily medication. He is occasionally allowed other choices of food such as cooked chicken or goat’s milk. Sadly cats with this condition only live to middle age. He is a lovely cat with a sweet, unusual disposition. All the other cats love him and he is often found cuddled up with three or more of them.
If Tramp had not been rescued we are sure he would not be alive today.

Tabitha & Truffles first came to our attention when they were advertised for sale on a notice board in one of the supermarkets. We thought it was odd because they also wanted a grey/white female kitten, & Tabitha & Truffles were adult cats.
Anyhow we gave them a call and went along to see the cats. What a filthy hovel we found them in. It was mid winter, freezing cold, no comforts for the many cats, stinking of unneutered toms, obviously not lived in, plus a dog in a cage. The woman was making money out of the uncared for animals.
Both cats were unneutered although she insisted they were! And they were petrified, probably because they had never been socialised. How could we leave them there? We handed over the required amount of money and walked away with the two cats. Needless to say she was reported to the RSPCA.

Violet & Fi Fi
They originally came from a pet shop only a few weeks old huddled in the corner in a very small dirty cage surrounded by noisy birds. A family felt sorry for them and bought them but did not realise how timid and petrified they were. Violet was untouchable, they both hid under the bed growling, spitting and hissing terrified of the owners children. It then dawned on the family that was why the pet shop owner used a large leather garden glove to pick them up and put them in a cat carrier. The owners decided that they were far from being friendly cats suitable for young children so they signed them both over to us to rehabilitate and re-home. After several months and no one wanting to give them a chance our fosterer decided to bring them in from the cattery. She has spent a lot of time with them with lots of TLC, in return they have now learnt to trust her.
Now Fifi is a lovely friendly cat, Violet is still nervous but can be stroked if she stands still long enough. She does actually sleep on your chest so given more time she to will become friendly. These sisters deserve a loving home. All they need is a quiet indoor, adult home, where they can show themselves as the beautiful cats they really are. They have been in our foster care for a long time and until we can find someone to take them on, they will be sponsor cats to help with the cost of there food, litter and veterinary costs.