Orpington Cat Rescue

Lucy

Meet beautiful LUCY sweet natured and gentle. Now age 15 years young. Lucy has remained in our care due to nobody wanting a 15- year-old cat that could potentially incur high vets bills in the near future. Including being able to provide company during the day also and not left home alone for hours on end which she has not been used to. She is now in a loving home as a longterm foster cat. Which means her vet bills will be funded by Orpington Cat Rescue if needed. We couldn't have wished for a better home Queen of her castle and will be adored and loved by experienced cat owners who are retired so around to give Lucy all the attention she will enjoy. We wanted security for Lucy not pushed from pillar to post anymore.
She has already had 3 owners and 6 houses from a tiny kitten in her 15 years. Of course none of this was Lucy's fault or the owners she had due to loss of life and health issues by the previous owners. Lucy

Lucy was originally rescued by Orpington Cat Rescue in 2009 as a tiny kitten with her 2 other siblings. We homed her to a lovely lady but sadly that home came to an end in 2017 when the owner died very suddenly after a fall. Lucy returned to us as part of our adoption agreement and we were back on the search for her forever home at age 9 years old. Everything was going well and Lucy had been with her new adoption parents for 6 years but sadly her adoptees were struggling due to declining health over the past year or so to give her the one to one care and contact she needs in 2023.
When Lucy returned to us she had an eye condition which meant she needed an operation called Entropion this has now been carried out. Lucy has made a full recovery and now not in discomfort, her eyes are now wide open not squinting and she seems brighter in herself.
Lucy has always been a little nervous doesn't cope very well with little people but once she bonds with adults she loves nothing more than a lap to sit on and being fussed. Lucy has always been an INDOOR CAT she had the option of a garden but preferred to stay indoors in all her previous homes.
We are so pleased Lucy is now settled in her final home. With love, security and kindness.

Moby

Moby is Diabetic, now on insulin and diabetic food which he loves.
Diahorrea cleared up, his wound healed, his coat growing back.
His story why he came into our care:
He is 10 years old, sadly his owners were unable to take care of the vet bills even after some financial help to get him back on track. Difficult times for many right now. So, he was signed over to us. Moby

Moby had an old wound, diarrhoea and a matted coat. As you can see, he looks not the healthiest looking now but his beautiful eyes and face shine beyond that. A face you want to squish, a chin to rub, and fluffy paws to touch. You can see he will look a magnificent cat once his fur grows back and he gains weight.
After treatment of antibiotics and hibi scrub for the old wound, special diet and pro biotics to clear the diarrhoea, Moby has started to improve. After stool samples and bloods, he has been diagnosed with diabetes caused by untreated pancreatitis - poor Moby. He is now very stable and enjoying his new long term foster home.

Whitey

Whitey Was discovered in a barn in the middle of nowhere, He was about 12 weeks old and very hungry, no other cats/mum were found. After being trapped and taken to the vets for initial health check and taken under our wing. Although in time he became friendly with me, he cannot be found if strangers approach the house, he has remained feral with other people which is extremely difficult to find a home for cats like this. Gill x

Tiny

Tiny is a feral, born outside and was living in a coal bunker. When she came to us, she had two nine-month-old kittens and five five-week-old kittens and they were all so pretty. The older boys took some time to turn around, but luckily found a loving home where the owners were happy to work with them and eventually, they were friendly, loving boys. All the other kittens were homed very quickly, but sadly their mummy was not. Tiny stayed with me for three years in which time we tried to find her a home, but she was too timid so she stayed. Now Tiny is so much improved living indoors with me she has become my little friend, but still terrified of strangers. Gill x

Violet

Violet is the remaining one left of a pair of gorgeous black kittens that came into our care in 2007. They were both bought initially from a pet shop by a young family but after a few days in their home they then realised they were feral and unsocialised. They said they wondered why the pet shop owner had worn gauntlets to get them out of the cage and realised as they couldn't get anywhere near them and just hid under the bed often spitting. They were about four months old when we took them on and despite trying very hard, spending many hours with them over a period of time to socialise them and trying to find them a suitable home, all efforts failed, so they were brought indoors from the cattery, where after a very long time they gradually became friendly with us, but still nervous with strangers. They both blossomed into gorgeous lap cats and remained very close. They were so settled it was decided they would remain in our care. Sadly Fi Fi was put to sleep at a grand age of 17. Violet was very upset when dear FiFi was no longer around. Even though she still had other resident cats as company. Violet is in good health still and we hope she continues for some time. She certainly is a gorgeous girl and loved very much.

Ma Ma & Big Boy
Ma Ma

Ma Ma & Big Boy and his mum were dumped in a box up a country lane behind someone's driveway gates. The woman took her children to school and when she came back there was the box containing mum and kitten! They grew into two very large cats, longhaired back and white beauties, but despite being on the website for nearly three years we had only two enquiries and they were not suitable homes, so they stayed. Gill x

Evie

Evie is a British British Shorthair, who came into my care about five years ago. She was used as a breeding cat, and was given away when the breeder had no more use for her. She had never been socialised, and, to this day remains very difficult to handle as she is so timid. She is fine with my other cats, but will only allow me to put my hand up to her nose. I would love to cuddle her, but she doesn’t let me. She's so pretty, and is a little sweetheart, although the vet didn't think so when she bit his wrist so badly that he had to attend A&E!! I think she will always be fearful of people, which is rather sad. Sue x

Pickle

Meet beautiful Pickle, she was given her name as she always seemed to get in a pickle!. Pickle loves a lap to snuggle into, purrs and dribbles to her hearts content. She loves to be fussed and really is a very special girl. Pickle still thinks she has four legs and runs and plays, she has no problem with stairs and even a six foot fence!.
Pickle was involved in an accident the injuries pointed & which we believe were caused by a animal trap. This was not the first time and sadly the second time her paw was so badly injured the only option was to have her front leg removed as she had no feeling and completely cold the nerves and infection had spread. Pickle has adjusted well but it took her awhile. She is still very agile and her owners had no alternative but to re-home her. They were concerned if this happened a third time and only having 3 legs she wouldn't be able to get herself home with only two mobile legs. And living in rural Gloucestershire most homes are surrounded by open spaces, fields, country lanes and of course traps. There garden was impossible to cat-proof. She is now in a safe foster home with a cat-proof fenced/walled garden or catio where Pickle can still enjoy the outside but safe away from harm, with no escape route out of windows and doors at the front.
Pickle is 8 years old, spayed, fully vaccinated, chipped, vet checked and wormed/deflead.

Bubbs

OCT 2021
Meet beautiful chilled Bubbs. We will never know the full true story of his start in life no more than 7 to 8 weeks old. He has Contracted tendons (twisted legs) to both front legs and we have been told by a orthopaedic vet this deformity would have been from birth. In some cases where the deformity is in one area the legs can have splits applied and changed daily over a period of time and then have use of all the legs for walking but not able to bend. Sadly Bubbs has this deformity in several areas of each leg so this procedure cannot be used.
So now we need to go down other avenues of building his strength on his back legs. And assess him daily, already in a matter of a weeks he has gone from hardly walking to running around using one of his front legs like a monkey and using his back legs like a rabbit. He has gained weight and already blossoming.
Was he still in a litter but fighting to get to food, so not strong enough or was he taken from his mum to soon we will never know so all we can do is move forward with the best outcome possible.
He has now built up strength to jump on the sofa to.
This little fella is determined and with the TLC, veterinary treatment and advice we are confident he will thrive and will be able to lead a life here at Orpington cat Rescue with access to a secure garden, company of other cats and plenty of attention just like all the other cats here with special needs.

JAN 2022
Fast forwarding a few weeks now and Bubbs at 22 weeks old has now been neutered and continues to thrive and lead a normal life. He has yet to discover the garden but when the better weather is here in a couple of months he will have, just like all the other kitties, a safe cat proof fenced garden to explore and finding out about grass, trees, mud, bushes to hide and play in.
Enjoying the sunshine the fresh air and with the help of us use Swings, climbing frames and toys.

William

Sweet William a dear little cat, but very nervous, not feral though. We believe he was bought as a kitten, loved and made a fuss of, but not neutered, probably let out early and became lost having to fend for himself, this has made him very nervous indeed. Same old story, he was noticed eating fox's scraps in the middle of the night on several occasions, terribly thin and very nervous and as it was the beginning of November, we wanted to get him in before November 5th, which we did. He came into foster with us and we did our best to prepare him for a home life. He was neutered, chipped, vaccinated and checked over and eventually someone who had had a cat from us before, was interested in him and kindly offered him a home, but sadly after a month we had a phone call to say they were bringing him back, he was a bit of a handful and had bitten, so back he came into foster. He is happy where he is at the moment but we'll see how he gets on. Maybe he'll be suitable one day to go to a new home, we'll see, but for now he remains as a permanent foster cat in one of a foster care home but there's no rush, we just want the best for William.

Gérard

Gerard may look a round tubby boy now, but he was nothing like this when we first took him in. Apparently he had been calling at several houses in the same road each day, where kind neighbours had been giving him scraps and he was getting by, but one neighbour who used to feed the foxes, noticed him waiting in the bushes every night to get a feed and this became a regular thing and when it was raining hard one night and she saw him asleep on her wheely bin she realised he was a stray and something had to be done. After scanning him his owner was located, but he didn't seem worried about him at all, hadn't reported him missing and it had been weeks and to top it all didn't bother to collect him once he was informed, it was really obvious he didn't want poor Gerrard at all, so he became one of Orpington Cat Rescues foster cats. As time went on, we realised Gerrard wasn't a cuddly cat and could give quite a bite, didn't like being stroked much and was not a lap cat. Eventually he settled down and never ventures much from the garden, so he is settled and happy and his fosterer doesn't mind him with all his faults in fact she loves him.

Princess

Princess was a young cat when she came to us, no more than 2 years old in November 2023 she was born outside, with little human contact in her first stages of her life. Princess is a very nervous cat, semi feral and not easily handleable. Princess has had 3 litters that we know of. Princess needs a very calm environment, no other pets or children and lots of time and patience she deserves a chance and not automatically placed in an outdoor environment of a farm or stables, as we can stroke her and pick her up now after spending time with her she is not aggressive in anyway.
When she came in November 2023 with her last and final litter of 6 kittens all born outside progress has been made but Princess was proving difficult to rehome as a full adoption so we made the decision she would remain under Orpington Cat Rescue care but as a long-term foster in one of our long-term foster homes. Getting more space, one to one attention, no other cats or distractions, to continue her socialising. Of course, we knew she would go backwards temporarily in a new environment but long-term living in a cattery environment was not a long-term solution.
We know her steps will be slow but she now has a permanent safe home to call her own and queen of her own castle. No more kittens no more just surviving on the streets. A happy ending for this beautiful girl.