These timid babies were born outside to a feral mama cat and are needing a special home! With a little patience and love, the rewards of bringing up previously feral kittens, are immense-each little step shared with them on their journey to learning to trust is such a thrill! I was called out to them over two weeks ago and had to trap them high up on a 10 ft wall which was quite a feat in itself! I had […]

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People are fab! Jess has been donning her running shoes at the crack of dawn getting into practice for the Richmond half marathon this weekend which she so kindly offered to do in aid of Mama Cat Trust-what a wonderful support! If you would like to offer Jess your support on the 1st May, please go along to Richmond to cheer her on! Her boyfriend Adam has also just decided to become her race buddy-let’s hope the weather cheers up […]

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It is that time of year! The birds and bees and cats and dogs and foxes and all are doing what comes naturally which means lots of work for those of us working in rescue!  Wildlife is wildlife but those animals that we have domesticated need to be neutered because there are more kittens and puppies than there are homes for them. It is a huge crisis which is never ending-THE most important thing you can do for your beloved […]

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Well, what a year that was! I have rescued and homed many cats as usual but also dealt with more foxes than ever before! A day does not go by when I am not helping treat several foxes: we have a big problem here in London where there are a large number of foxes needing assistance but rescuers are very thin on the ground so this is a huge undertaking. Some days I am inundated but always do my utmost […]

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It has been ages since my last update as it has been the busiest Spring ever, especially since I have out of necessity, become very involved in fox rescue as well as cats! It really has been absolutely non stop with foxes from the very beginning of cub season; small ones, big ones, abandoned ones, sick ones, injured ones and some who just needed a helping hand from getting themselves stuck somewhere! It was very stressful and traumatic at times […]

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Not all Mama Cat Trust supporters and followers celebrate Christmas but for those who do, Merry Christmas to you! For those who don’t, have a wonderful week! There are exciting changes coming in the new year-more of this soon but for now, thank you for all your support-it is very much appreciated and helps to save many animals. Please spare a thought for strays and wildlife at this time of year by leaving out a bowl of water, food and […]

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Neo is not a stray but needs a temporary foster home for 6 months in the UK while his owner is travelling abroad. I know and love Neo so want to find him somewhere which will make him happy! He will make you happy too-he is a lovely boy with a lot of character. Food etc would be provided and any expenses covered. Any vet visits would also be paid for. He has a couple of very easily managed health […]

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This has been the year of the garden cats! It has just been one lot after another-I have never known it to be so bad…it’s never-ending. Of course, none of this would happen if people neutered their cats. Female cats can get pregnant at 4 months old and although some vets still recommend neutering at 5-6 months, many now realise that this is not early enough and thankfully, have changed to earlier sterilising. It is obviously better to neuter early […]

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I have hardly had a minute to breathe as I have been rescuing so many cats and kittens-it is worse than ever on my own doorstep let alone elsewhere and in Spain. I have never known it to be so bad-it is never ending. Please, if you see a pregnant stray cat or suspect kittens have been born outside, please contact as many rescues as you can as soon as you possibly can until you find one who will help-it […]

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  It is that time of year when some Spring cleaning is in order and some ‘out with the old and in with the new’ so here at Mama Cat Trust, in what is supposed to be a quieter time, I have been trying to catch up with everything I haven’t had time to do because there are always animals to be be rescued. As well as pulling out all the stops to re-home animals who have been waiting quite […]

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Well, what an adventure-Carmen is here all the way from Spain just in time for Christmas! In writing the title, it has just occurred to me that she is the same calico colour as the original, now sadly deceased, Mama cat who started it all. I like that! When I first picked her up from the streets, Carmen was blind and had a huge ulcer on one eye which looked like her eye was popping out but with careful nursing […]

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Well, it has been a stressful few months with lots of problems but so many happy endings which make it all worthwhile. All the cats and kittens that I have homed have come up trumps with the very best homes-I am very happy! The church grounds kittens were homed in pairs and the lovely young mummycat is now chasing toys and playing ‘fetch’ much to the delight of her new family, when she drops the toy at their feet to […]

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A few weeks ago, I was called out to a young cat who was desperately begging for food in the neighbourhood. When I caught her, I checked her over and immediately spotted that she was nursing kittens so had to release her and try to locate them. This was easier said than done as after eating, she would hot-foot it over fences leaving me clambering after her, grazing my knees and ending up with twigs and leaves stuck in my […]

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I am juggling cats and dogs like crazy at the moment, not literally-that would be very wrong! It is non-stop with the phone and inbox and it is quite frustrating to invest a lot of time and energy trying to help those who contact me for help to solve their animal problem for it to suddenly go quiet. There is a big flurry of fevered activity then nothing. Phones and emails not answered and no explanation. I just hope all […]

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Super-urgent! Please find a place in your heart for poor Marlon who lost his owner in a tragic house fire. He’s been wandering aimlessly ever since with no owner and no home-I need a home by tomorrow-could you foster? He needs a permanent loving home but for now, just needs love and shelter-could it be you?

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It is one long and heartbreaking week today since I had to say goodbye to my lovely Queenie, just one month off her 21st birthday. She was the only one of my cats who was kind of normal, that’s to say, not a feral, stray or unwanted cat-she was wanted from the second I saw her being born in the middle of the night, several hours after my ex-partner’s little boy cat, ahem, gave birth to two boy kittens! We […]

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I should be in Spain now on a rescue trip but due to my own old Queenie cat being too frail to leave, I had to cancel. I had recently been getting many reports from Cambrils that some of the street cats were hardly been fed at all as some of the feeders had either left the area or simply couldn’t afford to feed them anymore. The crisis has hit badly there and times are really tough which means street […]

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The October trip started out with a big problem-my trap had been  broken so catching any cats was going to be almost impossible as most that need to be sterilised are feral and impossible to handle. I spent much of the trip feeding cats as it was immediately obvious that there was no food in many of the usual feeding areas. I did some emailing in the internet cafe, (I go lo-tech when I’m there!) and discovered that their usual […]

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I’ve been so busy doing animal stuff that I just haven’t been able to catch up with myself-at every turn, something needs to be sorted-be it a cat, a dog, a pigeon or a fox! Back in April, it was the first ever Mama Cat fundraising night at Cottons where loads of lovely people came and supported all the fab acts who were kind enough to offer their comedy/magic/singing services free of charge. Adam Hess and Iain Lee Thank you […]

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