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Updated 28/07/10 |
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Welcome to another newsletter to keep you up to date with both the
comings and goings, at Otterspool Animal Haven. How quickly the year is passing.
In our last newsletter we told you about Tom, a very handsome tabby cat who had been found in a garden,
and although he was not very old, he was in a very poor condition. Tom had every test possible in
order to try to diagnose his poorly condition in order that it could be treated. By the end of April we thought
we had got to the root of his problems and he was given the relevant medication. However, on Bank Holiday
Monday, he unexpectedly took a turn for the worse, and sadly he passed away. As you know, our policy
at Otterspool, with all the animals we rescue, is to give them every chance possible, and whilst Tom
wanted for nothing, unfortunately we were unable to save him.
Cat News
Just as we were
getting over the loss of Tom, we were approached
to take in another very thin cat
who had been living rough. Travis, as we
called him, was taken to our vets where he
was found to be hypo-thyroid. His teeth
were also in a bad state. Travis was put on
medication for his thyroid and antibiotics to
clear up the infection in his teeth before going
for dentistry. A few days before he was
due to have his dental work done, Travis -
who up until then had been eating fine -
suddenly stopped eating. This was another
cruel blow for us when it was discovered
that Travis had a tumour and to put an end
to his suffering, we had to have him put to
sleep.
Next to join us was Joules, a very large long-haired black and white boy
whom we had rehomed ten years ago, but
due to a change in circumstances, his
owner felt he was no longer able to care
for him. Joules has quite a few medical
problems, the main one being that he is
diabetic and has to be injected twice daily
with insulin. He is twelve years old and we
would be very pleased to hear from anyone
willing to foster him on a long-term
basis.
A telephone call from a lady whose
uncle had died, brought Colin to Otterspool.
The family of the deceased had not
known he had owned a cat and so Colin,
as we named him, had been locked in the
flat for a week before anyone realised he
was there. Another long-haired male,
Colin is a tabby and extremely good looking. When he came to us his coat needed de-matting and some dentistry
work needed to be carried out, and although quite shy and reserved at first, he has now become a happy
and loving boy who would love a lap to curl up on.
In March of this year, one of our long standing and
loyal supporters passed away, bequeathing to Otterspool
Animal Haven her terraced house and treasured
possessions. Some of you will remember Ina
who was a regular visitor to many of our fund-raising
events and was well-known for her fruit cakes. Whilst
we were emptying her house, we were told by her neighbours that there was a stray ginger and white
pregnant cat in the vicinity. As we were leaving the house on the Friday evening Lottie which was our
name for her, came running to us. Two of our foster carers Katie and Mike were put on standby to receive
an expectant mum and so Lottie was swiftly taken back to Stockport to the safety of Katie & Mike's spare
room, and only just in time, as the following Tuesday Lottie gave birth to three ginger and white kittens,
two females and a male. Two months on we are pleased to report a happy ending all round as the boy
(now called Monty) has gone to live with Janet and Ian, whilst the Taylor family could not resist giving a
home to Lottie and her two remaining kittens.
Following this, we had a fairly quiet spell until we had three
new arrivals within the space of a few days. First there was a telephone call about Lennon, a four-month
old kitten whose owner was unable to take care of
him. Next came Kitty, who - if she could speak
would have such a tale to tell. She had been found
three weeks previously and taken to our vets, where
her microchip revealed that she had somehow
arrived in Stockport from Stratford Upon Avon! Her owner was contacted and we were informed that Kitty
had been missing for two years. Arrangements were made for him to pick her up on the Friday, then he
telephoned us on the Thursday and said that he did not want her back! The advantage to us is that Kitty is
a beautiful grey female who should not be difficult to rehome. Then on the Friday afternoon a cat carrier
was left outside Blossoms Kennels, containing a very nervous young tabby female whom we have named
Cinders. At the moment she is very 'spitty', but we are confident that with lots of TLC she will soon settle
down. This presented us with a slight dilemma, as we were now running out of space. However, Sue who
works at the kennels, had been itching to take the lovely Rosie home with her, and this was just the excuse
she needed! Sox, who had been with us twelve months last February, showed little signs of becoming a friendly re-homable cat, and although he was always very
interested when we went to feed him, he was never very happy if we tried to stroke him, and if anyone
came to look at the cats with a view to re-homing, he would just hide away. Consequently, we have now
decided to give him his freedom and he now comes and goes as he pleases, happily climbing trees and
playing and showing no signs of running away.
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