This little nugget came on board last night. We are less than a week old and hoping that they will thrive with 24 hour care.
Just a reminder to everyone, if you see a kitten alone like this, please leave and observe. Mum is usually not too far away and it’s always best to keep them with mum as long as possible.
Catrescue901
🎅😺Adopt (or Foster) a pair of Elves on the shelves! Edward (black and white) and Sansa (grey torbie) are two very shy cats that have such a lot of personality (when no one is looking - kinda like Elf on the Shelf!)
What does fostering them look like? (I have a foster room so they have stayed in that to gain some confidence):
🐾They will hide in their cat cave for a few weeks. They love their food, so within that time you will be able to pat them whilst they eat. They are able to be picked up, and they just freeze (hence their elf-like state!) This is definitely a must-do so they become used to you.
🐈After a few weeks, they will come up to you for their food - you can definitely bribe them with treats, Sansa more so than Ed.
🎉When you are not in the room, they LOVE their toys, running and tumbling after each other and having a ball.
It will take time with these two, however I think it’s ABSOLUTELY worth it! The shy ones are always the best at showing love to their people!
If you have a room that you can spare for these two, please reach out!
Kirstie xx
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🐈🐾Available for Adoption! 🐾🐈
Mr Monty is looking for a home! He is the most amazing boy - and he LOVES people. He is such a confident boy and would be great in a home with or without other animals. He loves rolling around (as you can see from this video) but be warned....only tummy rubs with his permission!
Check out his profile here for more info 👉 https://catrescue901.org.au/monty/
CatRescue901 xx
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❤🐾🐈Feel Good Story - the Adoption story of a Shy cat (it's a long one!):
Ferrari came on board in August 2023 at 3 months of age, extremely shy, skittish and scared of everything except for one thing, other cats! Ferrari blossomed watching the resident cats, gaining confidence from them and started trusting his foster carers. He was hiding the fact that he was a Casanova and very smoochy boy.
A few months ago, we received this very lovely enquiry from a teenage girl who had been looking at his profile for a while and really liked him. She did not blink at the fact that there would be no point in a meet and greet, she accepted he would take the time he needed to settle in a new environment and that he would likely always remain a timid cat at best. She managed to convince her parents that he was the cat for them and well …. He truly has proven to be!
It hasn’t been easy and it has taken a long trial of a good few months, as his new friend Skye wasn’t all that pleased with his presence while Ferrari just really wanted to be her friend and share her space! Ferrari (now Arlo) knew very early on how special his young adopter was as he trusted her very quickly and showed her his very sweet and cuddly side. Whilst she is definitely his special person, he also loves cuddles with the rest of the family.
This teenage girl will have a special place in our hearts forever - not only did she want a rescue animal, but she went to bat for a cat who will always remain quite timid and nervous in many circumstances. She put in the hard yards to bond with him, at his pace and didn’t give in when her cat Skye was disgruntled and unhappy.
Sadly, shy cats are very hard to re-home. They take us, foster carers, a long time to get them ready (in some cases, years) for adoption and even then, they will often remain quite timid. They will never provide an instant connection and in meet and greets there is often no meet, nor greet. We so appreciate it when potential adopt
Nemo has just moved to his foster home with carer Mel. I think it’s fair to say he likes it there.
100% there will be a house full of biscuits made by him!!
Thanks to all involved getting him off the streets and thanks to Parkes Street Vet for letting us board him until we found a suitable carer.
CatRescue901 xx
Please help find Cassidy a home!!!! She is at Petstock Dural and would love to come home with you!!!! #rescuecats #FosterCat #adoptacat
Lenny came on board after he was found outside a home of one of our carers. He was a very scared and timid boy who had no chip and no owners!
He has come a long way already and his resident foster cats are helping him learn how to trust and be safe. This video is Balu teaching him where he stands and when to stop. (no cats were harmed in the making of this video 🤣)
He will be looking for a family (when he is ready) that can take the time for him to settle in and trust his new environment.
CatRescue901 xx
Adoption update!
Marvin found himself a home just over a week ago and from the minute he walked in he was home. He has settled in and loves watching the world go by from his numerous windows.
Have a great life little man!
CatRescue901
🐈 🐾 Our third intake this week is the beautiful Pollie. She was found on the streets and was too lovely that her finders had to help.
We have been able to assist some of these cats this week, due to @Parkes Street Vet helping us with temporary boarding. Thank you to all our vets that help us help our cats!
Pollie is not yet ready for adoption, keep an eye on our website for when she is!
CatRescue 901 x
Our little babies have found legs to play on!!! Just four little bundles of fluff!!
UPDATE - After much deliberating.......His name is Nemo! Thanks everyone for suggesting loads of great names!
Another boy on board this week! We are referring to him as Mr Ginga at the moment but he NEEDS A NAME!!
One of our volunteers found him and we just had to fit him in somewhere!!!
"Last week while trapping a heavily pregnant cat at a western suburbs park, mr ginger came and sat on my lap. I knew we had to help him. He’s awfully skinny, covered in lesions (which I think are suspicious), has a broken tail and someone has cut his whiskers off."
We got you big boy! Hit us with some name suggestions!
Catrescue901
New on board!
Welcome to the handsome Monty. He turned up at a colony that we have helped out and had him on our waitlist. So glad that we could help him and get him off the streets.
Welcome on board dude!
CatRescue901 xx
