Chekov
Hello, my name is Chekov, and I am one of the resident cats at The Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre.
I want to tell you about the newest arrivals in our Mum and Baby Unit. Gorgeous mum cat Tip arrived with her two day old kittens after she has become upset in her home because of the dog. My staff felt that she had probably become very overwhelmed after she gave birth to her kittens. Unfortunately, because she was not happy she was not feeding or looking after her newborn kittens. Her owner was worried about hand feeding them in this difficult situation, so they contacted us to help. Thankfully, we had a space for this family in our Mother and Baby Unit. We were also able to help with taking two more adults and four kittens from the same home.
The Mother and baby unit offers the mum cats a safe, quiet and calm space from which to look after their kittens. My staff kept Tip separately from the rest of the cats so she was as calm as possible, hopefully she would then begin to look after her kittens. My animal care staff were always there to keep an eye out and were ready to jump in and hand feed if Tip didn't. I am very pleased to say that not long after arriving in our Mum and Baby Unit Tip began to care and feed for her kittens. Now at two weeks old the kittens are thriving and Tip is the perfect mummy.
I am so happy that The Centre was able to help these 11 cats and could offer them a safe space to raise their kittens. We are so pleased that Tip adjusted to life at The Centre so well and she is now a very proud mummy to her four kittens.
PET OF THE MONTH
This time we would love to introduce you to Montague, a very handsome 2 year old male cat. Montague has been at CRRC since April as he wasn’t getting along with the male children in his home. It did take him a bit of time to adjust to being at The Centre and he can still be a little unsure. However, Montague really is a sweet boy and once he knows you he loves to have his head stroked and to play. Montague is looking to find a calm home without any young children or other pets. He would also much prefer to live with females as this is what he is used to.
If you think you may be able to offer Montague a loving home please give the centre a call on 01243 967111 or visit our website www.crrc.co.uk.