Some kittens are shy and timid with new people but Bo, who came in to us recently, isn’t an affectionate and friendly young lady. She’s about six months old, half grown but still a kitten in her ways and behaviour. She is a spotlessly clean young lady, a tabby and white with the most pristine […]
Most ginger cats are male but this kitten who was born five weeks ago is definitely a little girl. We’ve had fewer kittens this year, the litters have been smaller, only two of them in this family. Most cats are spayed and never get the chance to experience motherhood. It’s all about balance – too […]
They are still a raggedy looking pair but Jimbo Jackdaw and Carlos Crow are the very best of friends. These two (big!) fledgelings are only showing the slightest interest in flight and they like to stay together. They have formed a bond, which is unusual in different types of birds. How much attached they are […]
Calico cats, with their black, white and ginger markings, are something special and Lulu is no exception. She was brought in to us because of a domestic emergency. Her sister Bo, is with her and these two friendly young ladies are around 10 months old. Bo is a tabby and white and both of them […]
If you thought that Katcabins were just for winter use you’d be wrong. Our cats love them all year round. It’s really warm today but the moment I put this katcabin down, one of the cats was in it. Getting them to come out is sometimes a problem, we don’t have enough to go round […]
The ducklings are doing well. There’s a big sigh of relief with that statement. They were so tiny, frail and bedraggled when they first came in and getting them to eat was tricky. We made them a nest of hay, a dish of water nearby, a pile of grass and gradually they settled down and […]
Yesterday evening we were closed and the gates were fastened for the night. There was no way we could know that some person had left a cat outside. He would have been there all night if our kind neighbour (Steve from J.J.’s cattery) hadn’t noticed the cat basket and gone to investigate. The poor cat […]
A black cat dumped at the gate in a cat box, a pigeon brought in with a bad eye injury, a poorly hedgehog, a fledgling crow, a cat with four kittens, five orphan ducklings, a young dog …….. these are just some of this week’s arrivals. Thank you to everyone who have not walked on […]
These ducklings are very young, they’re tiny and there are five of them. They were found in a corner of a factory yard and brought in earlier today. There mother was nowhere to be seen and although they were left for several hours and watched closely, she did not reappear. When cats began stalking them […]
It’s great to be appreciated and when Julie Eley of Autorestore Car Bodyshop, put our name forward to the Peak FM annual Local Hero Awards, we were very pleased. When she told us that we were on the shortlist the excitement started to build.We were invited to the award ceremony which was a grand affair, […]