Injured feral cat

awanderer wrote: »

I am not entirely positive but I believe that the answer of the SPCA depends a lot on the area where you live. I called the local one when I found a kitten in bad shape and they took over from then on but had I contacted the SPCA from the precious county I lived in, I am sure they wouldn't have done as much ; not because of bad will but because they were overwhelmed and underfunded. In the area where I live now there is a very efficient dog rescue and I believe that it alows the SPCA to prioritize cats welfare.

Is there no other rescues (than Spca) specializing in cats welfare in your area?

Not that I am aware of. Midlands, there's a couple of small rescue places, but I've a feeling I'm going to be redirected back to the local SPCA for help, I'll make a few phone calls tomorrow and see what happens, thanks for your reply, awanderer

Another quick update on preciouskitty, she's spending the christmas period at the vets, unfortunately, she had 2 fractures on her shin bone that had already started to heal. They had a couple of options, an expensive and dangerous operation involving re-breaking her leg to set it again, and since the bill will be footed by the SPCA, this was not favoured at all, second option was to amputate, which again, certainly wouldn't be ideal for a feral cat, as you could guess. The third, and preferred option was to keep her enclosed for a few weeks while her leg heals, and douse her with love and affection daily.

I don't have the space or time to look after her properly, so it was a bit of a panic to figure out aftercare for her. I called on neighbourino #1, who said although she doesn't mind feeding and looking at the cats outisde, she was absolutely not interested in looking after one INSIDE. Fair enough, can't argue with that. I wont lie, I was a little bit disappointed. Anyway, plenty of other neighbours who help feed el gatos! So we called on neighbourino #2. She's an elderly lady, 81 in February! But a desperately kind woman, whose husband is ill at the moment, I know she would have had her in her spare room in a heartbeat if he wasn't, but she has nurses and doctors coming and going, and having an extra patient is not ideal. After we had a bit of a chat we both realised the apartment between us was unoccupied. So we wondered if the caretaker (another desperately kind man) would allow us to use it as a little hospital for her, with 3 of us going in every few hours, checking she's ok, offering ear scratches and cleaning out any poops that have accumulated in her poopy box. SUCCESS! The caretaker agreed, the apartment will be vacant until the end of January more than likely, because of maintenance etc.

So this sunday evening, I shall be updating with pictures of said patient in said makeshift Kitty Hotel.

Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my honour and privilege to introduce the wriggliest, lovin', snuggin', huggin', purrin'-machine, most PreciousKitty that ever was. She was just SO happy to be home! She is fixed, no more baby-makin' for this young lady. She said the service she received staying with the SPCA was second only to the cooking (wet food, and who am I kidding, steak and/or chicken at least once a week.) she is used to here. She also said whatever pain medication the vets had her on were second to none, with a sly wink

The SPCA were just amazingly lovely people, they left a TONNE of food and litter for Her Ladyship and the rest of my outside bambinos to chow down on, they were so kind and caring, a real honour to be working with them in some small way.

So without further a-do, here she is. (Also serious apologies for the terrible focus of the camera, she was one serious snugglebunny!)






What a little grumpy face!


Quick wash, humans are unclean ya know!


And the money shot!

Once again, thank you all for your kind words and well wishes for Precious, please believe me when I say she deserves them!

PreciousKitty & Jaded xxx

awanderer wrote: »

Great isn't it ? . I have the feeling that very soon PreciousKitty will be feral no more . Jaded_pause: thank you for not giving up on the gorgeous cat. She had everything against her being born feral, female and black (black cats often have problems finding homes). If it wasn't for you, she probably would have had a short, miserable life and disappeared without anyone noticing.

Awh shucks, thanks guys It's sort of dangerous for me to be looking after her, I'm falling more and more in love with her every time I go into her Alas, if I had a bigger home she would absolutely be homeless no more. Hopefully, with the help of the SPCA she will be re-homed after her stint in Kittycat prison hospital It'll be a hard day for me when she does go, I'll not lie.

Her favourite thing to do is sit on my chest and drool, kneed with her paws, and get loved on. She's the very definition of a love-bug, and I think with the promise of wet food, twice daily and regular scratches, she'd be anyone's!

A lot of things happened today. Firstly, we found out little PreciousKitty could no longer stay in the apartment since the owners wanted to get it back on the market sooner than we'd anticipated. I was a little worried about her, but she was starting to walk on her back leg since tuesday or wednesday, she was starting to put more weight on it. She'll be grand I said. The SPCA said to try get a nice picture of her so we could try get a home, but under no circumstances was I to get my hopes up, she's a black cat, notoriously difficult to re-home. So after I'd cleared out all her things from the apartment, I figured I'd put my girly into my bedroom and bring Precious into my sitting room, we'd try for a photo shoot. She let me take 1 photo before she got utterly bored of that idea. Ok so I have one photo to work with, my words will have to sell her. (although to be fair, the one photo I got of her is ridiculous!)



Less than an hour of the SPCA sharing my post, I got the news. The. News. "Jaded," the SPCA lady said, "Is it ok if I pass your phone number on to a chap, he'd like to talk to you about the cat."

Long story short, PreciousKitty is going to her forever home tomorrow evening. She has a family, she has a warm fire and food waiting for her, she has children who will dote on her until she is old and done with life. My heart is heavy writing this, knowing I only have one more night and some of tomorrow to love on her. But it's also soaring, knowing with just a few small actions, this seriously adorable cat is going to live a nice and happy life, free from stress, food-shortage and hate from idiots who don't like cats (especially black ones.)

So thank you Ladies and Gentlemen for sharing this journey with us. We both appreciate the love and support you have offered us. I'll be here but Precious Kitty is off on her next big adventure!

Jaded & Precious xxx