Well, I made a start on one of by NOW goals yesterday - Aim for the Heart!
I have been waiting for the cat protection to get back in touch with me after I attended my frst meeting to arrange my going out to look after the cats.
So last night I took my first trip to the pens I will help with every Wednesday. The pens are in someone’s garden and they are absolutely brilliant – like little houses for cats! She has 5 pens, each of which can hold two cats (But only if the cats are form the same home).
So she has 6 cats in at the moment.
I tiny little black kitten called Kerry (and he’s a boy.. it made me think of our Kerry!) who they think has wandered from his owners house – so they have put up posters hoping his owner will call. He’s such a little cutie and when I was with the other cats he was yeowling away as he was desperate for attention. He was purring away when I went in to play with him and clean up his pen area, fill the bowls. He was busy climbing the walls literally too.. soo funny!
Then there was tom and jerry to mostly white cats with black patches. They were in ahome but the elderly owner has had to give them up, apparently they came I with a big list of likes and dislikes from the owner – they were cute too – Jerry was the friendliest of the two and I think they’ll be rehomed fairly quickly.
Then there was Jimmy – he was another black cat who had a found low sounding meow. He was a bit stand offish to start with but son had a little purr.
Then there was coco – and reminds me of my childhood neighbours cat as she is black and white patched. She was another one that mieowed when I was in the other pen – and she was an attention seeking one too.
Lastly there was Henry – who hissed when I first went near him, but hes in a bit of pain – his pad on his paw needs removed they think and although hes been to the vets to get it dressed its still bleeding so it will have to be dressed for a few days/weeks until they decided what is required. He then let me pat him, but was definitely not a purer ans stayed in his bed in the corner of the pen.
I was trying to find pictures of the type of pens.. and these were the best could get.
They each had a little heater in their open for when it got cold at night and a little electric blanket if you’ll like for under the covers of their cat bed.
So that’s my new thing.
I stayed for about 90 mins last night – you can stay longer or shorter If you like its up to you as long as the bowls are filled and the pen is clean. And the cats aren’t in trouble. But I think I will be there having a play with each of them too.
So it’s a fun little thing to do and ticks of one of my now list!!
Crossposted at
Dalek Does a Blog and
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