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Chelmsford Cats Protection | 1 Spring/Summer 2015 Why Become a Member? For as little as £7.50 per annum, you can help our Branch to carry out the aims of Cats Protection. You will receive two Newsletters a year, which will keep you informed of the work being carried out by our branch, our events and, most importantly, introduce you to some of the characters we have had the privilege to look after. We look forward to welcoming you to our membership. See (F1) at the back of this Newsletter. I'd like to wish you a belated Happy New Year and welcome you to the first newsletter of 2015. Although it seems like the Christmas decorations have only just been taken down and the evenings are slowly beginning to lengthen, we are already turning our attention to our 2016 branch calendar; you will find an entry form and rules enclosed with this edition. We love to see your photos capturing your feline friend at rest or play and look forward to revealing the winning snaps when the calendar goes on sale at the Family Fun Day in August. This edition is packed full of useful information, such as Adoption Centre Manager Kieron's facts about neutering on page 9, there's bound to be a fact that surprises you! As always, there's plenty of heart warming tales, not to mention adorable photos! Why not turn straight to page 6 for a real life fostering success story? It sums up the work of Cats Protection perfectly (or perhaps that should be purr-fectly!) Please keep your letters and updates coming, as your contributions are what help to make this newsletter a success. Thank you for your continued support and we hope to see you at one of the fundraising events later this year (check out the diary dates on page 11!) Helen. ***MISSING*** Tulip was homed in The Plume School area of Maldon in July but has been missing since August. Please help to spread the word and contact the Adoption Centre with any information. Thank you. Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity. Our vision is a world where every cat is treated with kindness and an understanding of its needs. Cats Protection has simple and clear objectives to help cats: Homing - Finding good homes for cats in need Neutering - Supporting and encouraging the neutering of cats Information - Improving people’s understanding of cats and their care. Chelmsford Cats Protection helps hundreds of needy cats each year at an annual cost of around £70,000. No cat is put to sleep except on genuine medical grounds. Dear Friends, Members & New Members In this edition Who’s Who? Honey's Update: News from the Adoption Centre Sponsor Cats Coco the Kitten Fig's Tail Notice Board Why Do We Encourage Neutering? Cash for the Kitty: Fundraising Update Abandoned and Alone Home Sweet Home While the Cat's Away! Application Forms

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Page 1: SS15 newsletter CURRENT - Cats Protection · Chelmsford Cats Protection | 4 Honey Honey's Cat Stats! 2014/15 Cats homed Cats in September 34 39 October 37 36 November 20 47 December

Chelmsford Cats Protection | 1

Spring/Summer 2015

Why Become a Member?

For as little as £7.50 per annum, you

can help our Branch to carry out the

aims of Cats Protection. You will

receive two Newsletters a year, which

will keep you informed of the work

being carried out by our branch, our

events and, most importantly,

introduce you to some of the

characters we have had the privilege

to look after. We look forward to

welcoming you to our membership.

See (F1) at the back of this Newsletter.

I'd like to wish you a belated

Happy New Year and welcome

you to the first newsletter of

2015.

Although it seems like the

Christmas decorations have only

just been taken down and the

evenings are slowly beginning to

lengthen, we are already turning

our attention to our 2016 branch

calendar; you will find an entry

form and rules enclosed with this

edition. We love to see your

photos capturing your feline

friend at rest or play and look

forward to revealing the winning

snaps when the calendar goes on

sale at the Family Fun Day in

August.

This edition is packed full of useful

information, such as Adoption

Centre Manager Kieron's facts

about neutering on page 9,

there's bound to be a fact that

surprises you! As always, there's

plenty of heart warming tales, not

to mention adorable photos!

Why not turn straight to page 6

for a real life fostering success

story? It sums up the work of Cats

Protection perfectly (or perhaps

that should be purr-fectly!)

Please keep your letters and

updates coming, as your

contributions are what help to

make this newsletter a success.

Thank you for your continued

support and we hope to see you

at one of the fundraising events

later this year (check out the diary

dates on page 11!)

Helen.

***MISSING***

Tulip was homed in The Plume School

area of Maldon in July but has been

missing since August. Please help to

spread the word and contact the

Adoption Centre with any

information. Thank you.

Cats Protection is the UK’s

leading feline welfare

charity.

Our vision is a world where every

cat is treated with kindness and an

understanding of its needs.

Cats Protection has simple and

clear objectives to help cats:

Homing - Finding good homes for

cats in need

Neutering - Supporting and

encouraging the neutering of cats

Information - Improving people’s

understanding of cats and their

care.

Chelmsford Cats Protection helps

hundreds of needy cats each year

at an annual cost of around

£70,000. No cat is put to sleep

except on genuine medical

grounds.

Dear Friends,

Members &

New Members

In this edition

Who’s Who?

Honey's Update: News from the

Adoption Centre

Sponsor Cats

Coco the Kitten

Fig's Tail

Notice Board

Why Do We Encourage

Neutering?

Cash for the Kitty: Fundraising

Update

Abandoned and Alone

Home Sweet Home

While the Cat's Away!

Application Forms

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Chelmsford Cats Protection | 2

Adoption Centre Willow Grove Galleywood

Chelmsford CM2 8LZ

Kieron Adams

Manager

01245 478389

[email protected]

opening hours 11am to 3pm (except Weds)

Christine Davenport

Treasurer/100+ Club

01245 356214

3 Petrel Way Chelmsford

CM2 8XH

Jill Jeffreys

Fundraising

01245 460372

Norma Smith

Membership Secretary

01245 472455

9 Heycroft Way Great Baddow

Chelmsford CM2 8JG

[email protected]

Helen de Beresford

Co-ordinator

07986 249221

[email protected]

Helen Benstead

Publicity/Newsletter

07749 277420

helen.benstead18@ btinternet.com

Louise Mullis

Sponsorship

01245 478389 07759 124144

Willow Grove

Deadmans Lane Galleywood

CM2 8LZ

Jenny Smith

Minutes Secretary

01245 475646

Margaret Mimpress

Chairperson

01245 492613

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Honey's Update: News from the Adoption

Centre

Hello again!

Spring is fast approaching and that means

one thing for my staff here at the Adoption

Centre: Kitten Season! So, you find me

lending a paw by folding some of these

blankets in preparation, luckily I don't have

to wash them all myself though!

We have the highest standards here so I

may take it upon myself to run some

quality control tests on these blankets for

softness and comfort levels, I would hate

to think that the new arrivals and their

mothers got a bad night's sleep as I'd failed

to properly assess the bedding...

While I get on with some important

resting...I mean testing, why not go ahead

and learn a little about some of my current

guests...

Meet Zara and her nephew Tommy, can you believe that this pair have a combined age of 33?! Not

only do they look a lot younger, they also don't act their age!

Zara & Tommy were homed from the Adoption Centre as youngsters but sadly their owner became ill

and was no longer able to care for them.

Tommy and his Aunt Zara love a fuss and don't mind sharing the strokes and attention with one

another, there's no family rivalry amongst these two!

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Honey's Cat Stats!

2014/15

Cats

homed Cats in

September 34 39

October 37 36

November 20 47

December 19 10

January 56 37

Finally, while everyone is celebrating

Mothering Sunday on March 15th, spare a

thought for Leia, (top) who would like

nothing more than a forever home to share

with her mum, Tinkerbell.

A young, petite mother and daughter tortie

duo, these two can be quiet at first but you

will soon see they are full of character and

love attention.

Leia and Tinkerbell came to the Adoption

Centre from a multi cat household but have

never lived with young children, so a home

with only adults or older children would suit

these two best.

I do hope we can find them a home for

Mother's Day!

With best fishes,

Honey xx

This is Michael, but once you get to know him,

he's happy to be called Mike.

Michael has spent the last 11 years working in a

yard heading up the pest control team and

accommodation was provided with his job.

Michael's working days are over and now he's

looking for a warm place to spend his

retirement.

He is shy at first and you will find he doesn't talk

much about his career, but with an

understanding owner and time, he will learn to

appreciate home comforts and be a great

addition to the family.

Why not pop along to the Adoption Centre to

meet Michael?

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Sponsor Cats Sponsoring a Chelmsford CP cat - a unique gift idea

For further details on our Cat Sponsorship scheme please

complete contact form F3 on page 20

Above: Blanche, Becky, Dennis, Abbie.

Below: Ella, Nikki, Tabitha, Honey.

Sometimes we meet cats who suffer from medical or behavioural

problems. These cats require our long term care, as it is not their

fault that life has dealt them an unfortunate hand.

Providing such ongoing support is only possible with the help and

generosity of our sponsors.

Please help us to continue to care for these cats by sponsoring

one of the cats on this page - who will capture your heart?

All sponsors receive updates of their chosen cat or cats and

photos (where the cat is willing to co-operate!)

Under 18’s sponsorship is only £12 a year

Receive a goody bag when you sign up!

Meet your sponsor cat!

Receive updates and photos throughout the year!

Your chance to draw your sponsor cat and see the picture

featured in future editions of this newsletter!

Sponsor Cat Fact!

Nikki is the only sponsor cat who isn't sponsored individually.

Could you be the person that Nikki could call her own sponsor?

Carol’s Pen

Carol’s Pen is used as an isolation pen

for ill, nervous or problem cats.

Sponsors of Carol's Pen receive a

certificate and a twice yearly update

with photos (where possible!) of the

resident cats.

If you would like to become a sponsor

of Carol’s Pen, please complete form

F4 at the rear of the newsletter.

It is with sadness that we must report

that Sponsor Cat Chocolate had an

inoperable tumour and was put to

sleep in February.

Our thoughts are with his foster family

at this sad time.

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Coco the Kitten Membership Secretary Norma Smith shares her story of a special foster kitten

This little kitten arrived at the shelter wrapped in a

blanket, covered in fleas with a tummy full of

worms. His gums were white and he had no fur

on the underside of his body or his back legs.

The vet said he would have probably died that

weekend if he hadn’t have come into our care.

His estimated age was about four weeks just

judging the size of him, but when examined by the

vet, we were told he was at least 8 weeks old and

had stunted growth. Not a good start in life for

this little boy.

He was treated for his worms and my husband

and I picked off over 60 fleas before we took him

home. We called him Coco because the little fur

he did have was quite brown. He was fed a good

diet and given lots of TLC.

Coco turned into a very loving, affectionate and

playful kitten. His fur gradually grew back much

blacker, but always showed the brown tinge in it.

Coco’s favourite toy was his yellow feathery

worm on a stick he took everywhere with him. He

was so tiny that he had to jump on a shoe box up

onto the scratch post, then onto the sofa to give it

to us to play with him. He would run with it down

the hall into the dining room almost tripping over

it, again when he wanted us to play with him. He

played fetch with a piece of screwed up paper. He

was so full of character.

After 2 months living with us, he was finally taken

to his forever home to live with a new big brother

called Jasper and a new sister called Maisie Belle

(another one of my foster kittens).

He has settled in very well and is keeping his new

friends and family very happy.

Coco when he first arrived...

...with his favourite toy...

...and after two months of TLC.

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Fig's Tail The importance of being microchipped

Fig and his owner Melanie know all

about the importance of being

microchipped and have decided to

share their story to highlight the big

difference made by something as small

as a grain of rice.

Adoption Centre Manager Kieron

begins the tail:

"A tabby was brought into the centre

at the weekend at the beginning of

January. We scanned him and he had

a chip. Luckily the details were up to

date and we gave the owner a ring.

Fig was reunited and we then received

this nice update from his owner

Melanie."

Thanks to the Cats Protection I have my baby back, Fig,

thanks to microchipping.

Fig accidently got out from our new house two days after

we moved in, I put posters up with pictures, I rang RSPCA,

PDSA, vets and the Cats Protection, I had him on Facebook

and all the lost pet sites but for 6 months nothing, I looked

for him every day and night with my daughter and finally

stopped at Christmas never not thinking of him and

wondering if he was safe. He is an exceptionally friendly cat,

I hand reared him from 2 days old. He loves everyone

including cats, dogs and children.

The nights I laid awake thinking about him and then last

Saturday a very kind man handed him into the Cats

Protection where they immediately scanned his microchip

and I got the call I lost hope of ever having. We have FIG!!!

Fig is now home exactly the same, as friendly as ever,

rubbing up to the husky dogs and being acquainted with his

mum and uncle. He follows me everywhere, it's a happy

ending for Fig and me. But I would urge everyone to get

your cats microchipped, all the posters and Facebook and

knocking on countless doors didn't bring him back, it was

the microchip, so I just want to say thank you Cats

Protection and the very kind gentleman that brought him in.

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Notice Board Looking for ways to show your support? Look no further!

Did you know that our funds can benefit greatly from the Gift Aid

scheme, without costing you any more money on your donation? If

you are a taxpayer but have not yet filled in a Gift Aid Form so that

we can register you – PLEASE DO SO! For every £10 given, we can

claim back £2.50 from the Tax man and we can make a claim for a

gift as small as £1. We are able to claim on membership

subscriptions, sponsorship and donations, the exception is the ‘100+

Club’, which is classed as a lottery. If you did not receive a form with

this newsletter, please contact our Treasurer, Secretary or the

Adoption Centre (see contact details on page 2).

You only need to send us the form once – we can then claim for any

donations, etc that you may make in the future or backdated

donations of up to six years.

PLEASE LET US KNOW IF AT ANY TIME YOU CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS

OR YOUR TAX STATUS CHANGES AS OUR CHARITY COULD BE LIABLE

IF YOU DON’T.

WANTED!

Cakes, preserves and crafts for our Fayres

Please contact Margaret Mimpress on 01245 492613 (cakes

& preserves) or Jill Jeffreys on 01245 460372 (crafts)

We are always grateful to receive new or good quality nearly

new clothes, new pieces of carpet, new items such as

jewellery, toiletries, toys, unwanted gifts etc.

Good quality bric-a-brac, CDs, DVDs, new stationery,

complete jigsaw puzzles and small items of furniture.

(Please note we can no longer take videos and that

upholstered items should conform to EEC furniture and

furnishings (fire safety) regulations)

CATS SEEKING ALFRESCO HOMES

We often have feral/semi-feral cats

that desperately need homes, as

they find life in a pen very

stressful. They would ideally suit a

stables, farm or smallholding as all

they want is the outside life, a

shelter to sleep in, food and

someone to care about their well-

being. If you think you could give a

home to one of these cats or

would like more information,

please contact the Adoption

Centre on 01245 478389

If you would like to buy a gift for

our cats, why not visit our Amazon

Wish List?

We have a range of items to suit

every pocket. You can place your

order online and the gift will be

sent direct to the Centre.

Thank you to everyone who has

purchased from Amazon so far!

Have you got a Co-op

Community Card?

Why not pick one up

from the Centre and

help us every time

you shop!

We are currently looking for

volunteers to help with the daily

cleaning of the cat pens on

Mondays, Tuesdays and weekends.

If you can help on any of these

days we would be pleased to hear

from you.

Please contact the Adoption

Centre for more information.

We are collecting Felix tokens and used

postage stamps - please drop them into the

Adoption Centre!

Why not join us on Facebook, Twitter

and Flickr?

Keep up to date with the latest news,

photos and events!

You can access all of the above from our

website homepage.

We would like to apologise if you were affected by the postage and delivery problems experienced by many of our

readers of the AW14 newsletter. If you incurred the £1.44 Royal Mail surcharge, we would like to offer you a

discount of this value off your next membership renewal. We received a written apology from Royal Mail regarding

the length of time the items were held at the sorting office, a copy of which is available to view upon request.

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Why Do We Encourage Neutering? Adoption Centre Manager Kieron Adams shares some neutering facts

One unneutered female can produce 18 kittens a

year: three litters per year, 5 to 6 kittens in a litter.

If all these are left unneutered this could lead to

20,000 descendants over five years!

Cats can start breeding from four months of age.

Kittens can be safely neutered from four months of

age.

Cats will readily breed with their brothers and

sisters.

The length of pregnancy is nine weeks.

A female cat can come into season again just six

weeks after giving birth.

Female cats in season will call and wail every three

weeks during the breeding season, January to

August.

Unneutered females are at risk of developing

cancers of the ovaries, uterus and mammary glands.

A neutered cat is:

Less likely to spray or have toileting issues indoors.

Less likely to roam - most instances of

cats involved in road accidents are young

unneutered male cats under one year of age.

Less likely to fight, and transfer diseases. Fighting

can be the cause of diseases being passed from one

cat to another cat, through biting and saliva.

Neutered cats do need less food than an

unneutered cat, they tend to become more relaxed

and homebodies, rather than spending time out

and about looking for a mate!

Unneutered males are at risk of developing

tumours of the testicles.

It is a simple procedure for males and no stitches

are required.

Some cats may receive pain relief for several days

after surgery.

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Cash for the Kitty Our fundraising update and ways you can help us raise money

100+ Club winners

Oct 1st prize 13 Mr & Mrs Lees, Galleywood

2nd prize 87 Mrs W Phillips, Saxmundham

Nov 1st prize 175 Mr P Mackshea, Maldon

2nd prize 2 Mrs Moynihan, Maldon

Dec 1st prize 52 Mrs Cook, Brecon

2nd prize 96 Mrs Sellers, Chelmsford

Jan 1st prize 80 Mrs Pavely, Downham

2nd prize 157 Mrs Syrett, Heybridge Basin

Feb 1st prize 6

Mrs J Wong, South Woodham

Ferrers

2nd prize 70 Mr T Charrington, Writtle

Fundraising Summary:

October 14 - February 15

Animals in Need £411.95

Pat & Robin Davidson's Christmas

Fair £2,000.00

Christmas Fayre £835.71

Jumble Sale £449.95

Snip & Chip Event £400.00

Feed a Cat at Christmas £820.00

Have a flutter and help our furry feline friends!

Join our 100+ Club today!

The annual subscription is £10 and you will receive written confirmation of

your number. Each month two numbers are drawn, the first receives £30 and

the second receives £15. As a Christmas bonus, the prize money increases to

£50 and £30 respectively. All profit made by the 100+ club is used to help the

cats in our care.

So come on, fill in application form F2 at the rear of this newsletter and have a

flutter for our feline friends!

Help us by donating your rubbish!

Please bring your aluminium cans to the

Centre for recycling. We are collecting soft

drinks cans, lager cans etc but not steel cans

such as baked beans or soup.

They are usually labelled "Alu" but if in any

doubt, check with a magnet, which will not

stick to them.

You'll be helping the environment, too!

In 2014 we raised £212.25

Turn your old mobile phones and ink cartridges into cash with

Total raised in 2014 = £151.50

Feed a Cat at Christmas winners

1st prize: Mrs L Dowling, South Woodham Ferrers

2nd prizes: D Reeves and Mr K Coombes, Basildon

Most entries: Denise Kirby

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Dates for your diary 2015

Jumble Sale, Danbury Village Hall - 14th March 1.30 - 3pm

Spring Fayre, Chapter House Hall - 18th April 10am - 12pm

*NEW EVENT* Xtreme Run Obstacle Course - 19th April

Bocking Fayre - Bank Holiday Monday, 4th May

Pat's Spring Fair, Springfield - 9th May 12 - 2pm

Heavy Horse Show - 14th June

Blackwater Show - 21st June

*EXTRA EVENT* Jumble Sale, Danbury Village Hall - 11th July

Adoption Centre Family Fun Day - 8th August

Autumn Fayre, Chapter House Hall - 19th September

*UPDATED* Animals in Need, St. Luke's Church Hall, Moulsham Lodge -

3rd October

Many thanks to all who

support us via the Co-op

Community Card, two of

our younger residents

are seen here receiving

a cheque for a

wonderful £127.50 from

Co-op Membership

Officers Georgina

Leather and Amanda

Jennings.

Unfortunately we didn't

receive any entries for

Honey's Caption

Competition (AW14

newsletter) so the prizes

kindly donated by

tattypuss.co.uk will be

used in a future draw.

The Felix tokens total

for 2014 is a massive

£417.60.

A big thank you to all

our collectors as well as

Jackie Tilsley, Jill Piper,

Penny Bloom and Jill

Jeffreys for helping to

process and submit the

vouchers.

You can now help us raise funds just by shopping

online! Visit

www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/cpchelmsford

for more details and to sign up.

So far we have 23 supporters and have raised a

brilliant £221.71!

The Pets at Home Summer Fundraising

Drive ran from 6th August - 2nd

September last year and raised a

fantastic £847.81 for the Adoption

Centre.

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Abandoned and Alone

Cat Care Assistant Louise Mullis highlights a worrying trend

In the last few months, the Adoption Centre has had to make space for newcomers who have literally been

dumped on our doorstep.

Cat Care Assistant Louise tells us about some of the cats who found themselves abandoned and alone.

10th October: Bailey is found in a cat basket in the

lane.

Bailey was left abandoned by our gate. A big

handsome cat who did not seem to suffer to much

from his ordeal. Bailey knows his own his mind and

was looking for owners who would be happy to

share their home knowing that he would be the

boss. He can be a good boy when he chooses to be

and is happy to have a cuddle but generally he likes

to do his own thing.

Bailey was with us for 36 days before finding a new

home, considering he wasn't neutered and needed

his vaccinations he was quickly snapped up.

The Adoption Centre staff were recently invited to a

tea party to see Bailey "the new cat on the block" in

his forever home...

Centre Manager Kieron attended the party in

Bailey's honour and says:

"Bailey was so sweet, he sat at the table for some

time before heading off to his sofa for a snooze."

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12th November: the weekend of the big bonfire displays.

A neighbour spotted a cat basket again in the lane, this time containing four kittens.

Suitably named Flash, Phoenix, Cinders and Sparkles, our best firework names!

These four cuties were really shy to begin with, but considering their horrific ordeal of being dumped, they

were extremely trusting and quickly learnt that we were only trying to help them.

They were in our care for just over a month before finding their forever homes.

8th January: Jess & Julia found in Deadmans Lane - without a

basket.

Jess and Julia (named after two of our vets!) were left abandoned

in our lane with no regards for their safety.

Pushed out of the car, poor Julia was found in our lane absolutely

terrified and frozen with fear. After a four hour rescue attempt by

staff and volunteers in very wet conditions, Jess was found

cowering in the hedge.

Both cats are recovering now but are looking for sympathetic

owners who will give them the care they deserve.

Understandably after such an ordeal, these two are looking for a

quiet home, with no other pets or young children.

We hope to be able to bring you an update on Jess & Julia in the

next newsletter!

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Home Sweet Home

Catch up with ex-residents as they settle into their forever homes

Dear All,

I just wanted to drop you a short note to say thank you

once again for looking after Mitzy and Mopzy (now

Dashie and Fluff!) so well.

They have settled in brilliantly at home and are very calm,

happy and loving cats. They have obviously been very

well looked after and lovingly handled whilst in your care.

They really enjoy human company and are even happy to

play with our two overexcited boys (aged five and three).

They are eating very well and are perfect at using the

litter trays.

We are absolutely delighted that they are now part of our

family!

Kind regards,

Nina.

Do you remember meeting Winnie & Nelson

in the last newsletter?

The shy pair were in the care of the branch

for a total of 7 months, finally finding their

forever home in February.

Their new owner Martin shared this update

with us on our Facebook page...

Hello! It's been just over a week since Nelson

and Winnie came to live with me. Now called

Felix and Charli - they are both still adjusting

to their new surroundings and have made

their home underneath the staircase! But

slowly they are adjusting and becoming

braver, Felix in particular is venturing out and

exploring. Last night was a big step forward

as they both came into the living room. Felix

is also beginning to play and roll around.

Both are eating well. It's going to be a slow

process but it's going to be worth it.

The photo (left) shows Felix and Charli dozing

in their armchair after sharing a delicious

Sunday dinner!

We love to receive updates from previous Adoption

Centre residents - why not write in and let us know how

your cat is doing - perhaps you would like their story to be

featured in a future edition of the newsletter?

Please note, letters may be edited for clarity and length.

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While the Cat's Away!

From cats settling in at home to cats sunning themselves abroad

As we look ahead to the summer, you will no doubt be thinking about taking a holiday. Whether it's a

couple of days enjoying our weather or a couple of weeks a little further afield, I'm sure, like me, you'll

find yourself befriending the local cats!

On a recent trip to Turkey, our Minutes Secretary Jenny Smith discovered her hotel was welcoming not

only human guests...

Jenny says:

"It's the first time I have been to a hotel that has done anything for stray cats - I think the notice gives all

the information. There were bowls of dry food and water around the hotel grounds as well as in the Cat

House. I am not sure how many cats there were but I think there were at least 14. I didn't see any of the

cats in the house as it was far too hot but they may well go in there during the winter."

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