No breakfast for Jack Spratt this morning – it’s the day of his operation. The vet has diagnosed testicular cancer but is hopeful that he will make a good recovery. He can’t be sure until he’s done the operation though. We’re giving Spratt lots of fuss and reassurance, he’s a plucky little chap and if […]
We’ve had these two tawny owls in for several months. Ozzie (the larger) is now fit and well and can fly. He is a timid bird though and very clingy. Open doors hold no attraction for him and he doesn’t want to leave! Ozzie ‘talks’ to us and clicks to tell us when he sees […]
We get injured pigeons and doves brought in to us nearly every day. There are seven in our ‘pigeon hospital’ at present. Often they don’t have obvious physical injuries but are stunned or dazed or have had a knock. A caller yesterday asked why the pigeon that had flown into his patio window a couple […]
We took Spratt to the vet’s yesterday and our worry over his part leg was eased. Although there is nothing can be done to help him, the vet gave him the all clear. Normally the leg would be taken off at the shoulder so the end would never touch the ground. This hasn’t happened with […]
Jack Spratt says ‘where are you taking me?” This little Jack Russell has been with us for the past ten years. He’s a disabled dog with only three legs and weakness in his remaining legs. He came in as a puppy, he was found tied to a tree in an emaciated state and with one […]
She’s a beautiful cat but has had to rely on the kindness of a disabled lady for food. Binkie has been living in a back garden with only the shelter of a greenhouse and no home of her own. She is a beautiful calico cat, lovely colours and markings and a sweet nature. The lady […]
She’s still a bit wobbly but Dulcie is gradually finding her feet and feeling a bit better. She’d still prefer to lie down than stand up but she is having a little walk, enjoying a fuss and eating and drinking. Dulcie was very dehydrated when she came in and although she is fine now, it […]
A cat who came in as a stray has just given birth to two beautiful kittens. It’s unusual to have only two, an average litter is four kittens, although we’ve known six or seven. Two is just right for this mum as she’s a youngster herself and new to rearing a family. So far she’s […]
This little cat has had a lucky escape, she was brought to us in a cardboard box covered with duck tape and with only a few holes for air. She’d been in there for a long time, she was salivating, very stressed and dehydrated. We were told that she was a stray who was going […]
It’s been a heaven-sent day for the lovely Ragamuffin cats who have been staying with us for the past few weeks. Although we have had many enquiries about them, no one has been able to offer just the right home – until now. And we’ve had the very best of outcomes for these three charming […]