ANIMAL ACCIDENT RESCUE UNIT - ANIMALS NEEDING HOMES

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Cats Urgently Needing Loving Homes

Puffin & Scamp (Males)

Both being fostered in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Three and a half month old tabby boys Scamp and Puffin were living rough in a man’s back garden with their pregnant mum when we were called out to help catch them. They were both very scared on arrival. Over time, they have become braver and are now used to human company. Cheeky Scamp and timid Puffin are very close companions and play and sleep together. They love toys and string and use a scratching post and tower. They must be homed together so that Puffin’s confidence can increase by having his brother with him.

SCAMP
Scamp is friendlier than Puffin and is happy to have a fuss (he loves having his face rubbed). He likes to rub himself round your legs and purrs like crazy when it’s dinner time. He rolls over to have his tummy tickled but only lets you do it for a little bit before he’s off doing something else! He’s not very keen on being picked up and tends to wriggle until you let him go but he is getting better and, with time, Scamp will improve. He likes to play
with his toys and runs about chasing toy mice.

PUFFIN
Puffin is much more shy than Scamp. He will let you stroke him but only when he
is eating - otherwise he runs away and hides. He is still very nervous around people but all he needs is time and someone with patience to help him learn to trust. Underneath all the scarediness is, no doubt, a lovely little cat who just needs a chance of a happy future in a secure new home with his brother.

A minimum donation of £60 is required, please, to pay towards their mum being spayed. These two boys will need to be neutered when they are 6 months old but have been de-fleaed and wormed.

If you"re interested in young Puffin & Scamp, please contact us by telephoning their fosterer, who is based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, on 01480 417667 (please leave a message if no reply and we will get back to you as soon as possible).

Scamp (Male)

Puffin (Male)

Apart from the vet (and I'm sure most other cats will agree with him there), George simply loves the company of humans. He also seems not to be bothered by the presence of the other cats in his foster home, so we think he may possibly be fine with them, too.

As you might expect from such a whopping great chap, George certainly does like his food. He's also managed to make himself very much at home on the sofa.

He's a cat who knows his own mind, and we think his mind (not to mention his stomach) would be very happy indeed if someone offered him a loving home, with company, a sofa and plenty of food.

(If a vet is reading this, please also feel free to ask about adopting George - but only if you promise not to wear your uniform. Perhaps you could pretend to have a different job? A petfood manufacturer would probably go do down well with him. Or anything, really, that doesn't involve being a vet.) :-)

Pensioner thrown out of home!

Magic came from an old folks' home, where she lived in the smoking room and kept the old folks happy. Unfortunately, when the smoking ban came along, the room was used for another purpose and Magic was turfed out.

She's such a nice girl who was used to being fussed and loved. It must have broken her heart to have all that, and the only home she knew, suddenly wrenched away from her.

Magic is an elderly cat who has a old spinal injury, which meant that she dragged her tail and walks with a wiggle. We decided that the best thing for her was to have the tail removed. Magic is not in any discomfort.

Unfortunately, she is also not very house trained, and this could be as a result of the spinal injury. We are working on her, though, to see if she can be improved through training.

She is now very happy at her foster home, where she spends most of her time outside. She's OK with kids, grumbles at other cats but keeps away from them (she is currently living with 5 other cats). She is very friendly and ideally needs someone who can put up with the mess by confining her to one room, such as a kitchen, and give her free access outside.

Imagine how you would feel if you were poor Magic. Now can you imagine her curled up on your lap, enjoying a cuddle? Imagine how much happier she'd be then? If so, please contact us now.

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