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We have 13 PERMANENT CATS in our care at present. They have
remained with us for many reasons but mostly due to long term
ill health or semi feral to feral and sometimes just because
they are plain black! The funds we raise not only have to feed
and pay for vets bills for the cats we have for homing but also
the 13 permanent cats. This puts on a huge strain with our food
and vet's bills and as time goes on the younger ones become
older and these encounter elderly conditions of medication and
treatment.
It doesn’t take long for the bills to mount up even though we do
our up most to keep costs down and receive large discounts from
our vets, we all know that treatment is costly. So, here is our
beautiful bunch of 15 felines who are cared for in homes to see
out their days in luxury, warm cosy with plenty of food and love
which is never in short supply. We never put a cat to sleep
because of age or treatable illnesses it is purely their quality
of life and any suffering that would determine the end the life
of any cat in our care.
If you wish to make a donation towards their care as a one off
or a regular donation this can be as little as a £1 a month to
as much as you like. Every £1 makes all the difference. £1 a
month that’s not even a cost of 1 cup of takeaway coffee. Can
you make that difference and help relieve the pressure on our
finances.
Our bank details are as follows
Santander
Account 41232675
Sort code 09 01 27
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can all be done via our website NO forms to fill in. Or if you
prefer you can set up a one off or regular payment by standing
order to Santander Bank Account number 41232675 Sort code
09-01-27, or alternatively please complete a
multi donation form and send it in the post with a cheque
made Payable to Orpington Cat Rescue. |
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Donating is easy please click on the
large donate button and select either
to pay a one off payment or monthly payment
by Debit/Credit Card/Paypal. This can all be done via
our website NO forms to fill in. Alternatively you can
make a one off or regular payment by Bank Transfer to
our
Santander Bank Account number 41232675 Sort code
09-01-27.
Please quote your name as a reference. |
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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 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.
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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 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.
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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
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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 & 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. |
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