Mann Cat Sanctuary

20/01/2025

We're excited to finally introduce to you Fern! She's had a rough couple of months, originally coming to us a stray from a lady's garden. She'd been hanging around for a couple of days and the lady had noticed that one of her eyes looked to be in a bad way. She was brought to us and was quite aggressive and unhappy which made treating her almost impossible. The treatment we gave her wasn't working and no owners ever came forward her despite advertisements and so, it reached a stage where her eye had to be removed. The surgery went well and following that, Fern is now one of the most loving, affectionate cats we have here, which shows what discomfort and pain she was in before. She is due to have her stitches removed very soon.

Our January £1 day was a great success, considering it's always a difficult month following Christmas, the total was an excellent £777 so thanks to everyone who contributed towards it. www.manncat.com

15/01/2025

As today is 15.1.25, we have our special ‘donate a £1 day’. It's our first £1 day of 2025 and whilst we know January is naturally a difficult month for spending, our work and running costs remain the same so although £1 may not seem a lot to donate, if everyone on this page donated just £1, then obviously the result would be huge. If you are outside the UK, Paypal will convert the currency automatically for you. Please follow this link to our main sponsor page and you will find the Paypal button which says donate in the yellow border to donate any amount to MCS, https://www.manncat.com/donate. Thank you!

12/01/2025

Today's photos are Cleo, and Remy with one of our tabbys who was part of the 28 we rescued several months ago. The snow and ice has now gone and it is slightly warmer, it has left everywhere very wet and so we won't be opening today. Tegan has been in this weekend and we must say a big thanks to Katya who's been volunteering on Saturdays but offered to come in as well today and has been a great help.

We must also say a big thanks to Hounds Hyrdo and the Tearooms, both in Castletown, who fundraised for us over Christmas and delivered their donations to us this week. And of course thanks to everyone who contributed the donations to them. www.manncat.com

10/01/2025

We're in the middle of a very cold snap here on the island with temperatures not rising much above freezing. We've had some snowfall as you can see and whilst it all looks very pretty, it makes the work harder and longer, but Helen and Tegan have been doing a grand job this week! The cats haven't ventured far and we've only been able to capture Penny having a cold wander, however it's given us a chance to feature our other animals!

After a chaotic last couple of weeks, we have had a more sedate one this week, which we've needed with the weather. You'll see our old Donkey, Mary in one of the photos. She is coping well following the loss of Bubbles recently, who she shared a stable with. Hopefully it looks like it may warm up over the weekend and next week we have a couple of cats scheduled to come in. We also have a cat recovering from an eye operation who we'll introduce to you shortly. www.manncat.com

05/01/2025

We won't be opening today apologies. We have avoided most of the snow but we have a lot of rain and mud about.

29/12/2024

We're all very sad to say that our 32 yeard old muh loved Shetland pony, Bubbles passed away today. Helen came in to find her having an episode of Colic this morning and despite her best efforts she couldn't be saved. We will all really miss her, rest in peace Bubbles

29/12/2024

Unfortunately we won't be opening today, sorry for any inconvenience.

25/12/2024

From everyone here at the sanctuary we wish all our supporters a Merry Christmas. The work continues as normal here with Helen and Darryl out ensuring all the animals are clean and they'll be serving them their Christmas dinners later! Thank you all once again for your support.

22/12/2024

The weather is not great today and as such we won't be opening today, sorry about that. Last week we were so carried away with our festive weekend that we forgot to post about our monthly £1 but thanks to everyone who still donated and to those of you who have it set up automatically. We've also received a lot of Christmas cards containing donations and gifts from our Amazon list so thanks to everyone for that.

We've had a busy week here, on Friday four of our cats had dental work, including MiMi in the photo. Vego has developed a nasty abscess on his face which is being treated and finally we spayed a feral. An new cat called Crunchie joined us as her owner sadly passed away, she is on the older side but has settled really well. It's also been a sad week as we lost one of our elder statesmen, Rio and one of the visitor's favourites Neo. Rio was a character here and we thought we were going to lose him several years ago but he rallied and developed a new lease of life until age finally caught up with him. Neo had unfortunately always suffered chronic illnesses and was on constant medication but we were unable to save him on this occasion, we'll really miss having them both around. www.manncat.com

15/12/2024

We will be open today 2pm-5pm the decorations are still up so come and enjoy a festive theme whilst sitting with the cats this afternoon. Please remember to bring some whiskas for their tea as well. www.manncat.com

14/12/2024

Our festive day is in full swing! Still time to come and enjoy the afternoon with all the animals, we're open until 5pm

11/12/2024

COME AND ENJOY CHRISTMAS WITH THE CATS! SATURDAY 14TH

We're getting into the Christmas spirit here and on Saturday 14th (this Saturday!!) we will be open between 1pm-5pm for our festive open day. Our day will include a raffle with lot's of great donated items, prizes for the best & worst Christmas jumpers, bottle stall and you can enjoy some mince pies on arrival. You'll be able to purchase food for the ducks and we'll have all our regular giftshop items available as well. Entry is free but please remember to bring the cats some Whiskas for their tea and come and enjoy our festive day with all the cats, ponies, sheep, geese and goats!

We are working our way through the storm damage, we've been able to repair most of the fencing and must say thanks to those who have helped us. We also had a very generous cash donation yesterday to put towards the cost of repairs and purchasing the new materials, thank you. www.manncat.com

07/12/2024

We are currently taking a battering here with the storm. High winds overnight which are still continuing now have caused us some severe damage.

As you can see, a large amount of fencing is down into our main field which is occupied by our sheep, ponies and geese. The ponies are tucked up in their stables and we have secured the sheep in a section of the field with their shelter, however the roof is currently lifting so we are not sure how much longer they will have a roof for!

The winds currently aren't easing and are also due to still be strong tomorrow so it will be no surprise that we have already decided that we cannot open to the public tomorrow. Helen and Lorna are currently battling the elements and ensuring that all the animals are warm, clean and fed. Once the winds ease we will properly assess the damage and begin the clean up/repair period. www.manncat.com

01/12/2024

We are open today 2pm-5pm. The cats are looking forward to seeing some visitors and please remember to bring some whiskas for their tea!

30/11/2024

We recently featured some of our recent ferals, including Narla and Freddie. They've now discovered with the help of other cats that they can open the cupboard to the clean beds and blankets and they looked very comfy indeed when we found them!

It's been a busy week. We have homed three cats this week, they are all settling well and we're enjoying the happy updates from their new families. Earlier in the week we responded to a call regarding a small feral living in a derelict building, luckily he was very hungry as once we set the trap he was in it within half an hour. He's settled in OK but has a heavy worm infestation at the moment and a couple of days ago we also attended an emergency at night where a very old cat was in a garden looking very sorry for herself. We managed to get her despite her being very feisty and she is now here in the warmth and enjoying Gourmet and Sheba! We were glad to get her as she is skin and bones and wouldn't have survived much longer living rough.

Thanks to everyone sending donations and items from our wish list, and also for purchasing from our gift shop. We still advertise Christmas cards in stock with free next day postage to anywhere in the UK. www.manncat.com

23/11/2024

With the current weather today and the forecast for tomorrow, we have taken the decision to remain CLOSED tomorrow (Sunday). Apologies for any inconvenience.

21/11/2024

We'd like to thank Hounds Hydro for thinking of us and the cats this Christmas! Please do visit their shop in Castletown where they have ways to donate to us from their Christmas Tree!

Hounds Hydro Wellness Shop is doing Christmas with a twist! Our shops Christmas Tree will be decorated with Gift Tags as well as the traditional decorations we all love, with every gift tag sponsoring the ManxSPCA or Mann Cat.
Each tag will give you the opportunity to make a purchase in our shop (eg. A pack of Canagan Softies) with that purchase being donated straight to the ManxSPCA or Mann Cat Sanctuary.

Starting from Thursday 14th November and ending Saturday 21st December.

We look forward to seeing you all in the shop soon!

Arbory Street, Castletown, just off the Square!

www.houndshydro.co.uk

19/11/2024

Today we're featuring some of our latest ferals, Narla, Freddie and Dusty! They are currently living in one of the Rowanberry rooms and have really settled well. We never push the ferals to tame, it's always on their terms and is a very long but rewarding process when they learn to trust us and eventually enjoy attention and strokes. We're now at that stage with these three, with Freddie the large tabby even looking to sit on a knee whenever we're sat in the room! They are really happy now and should the right home come along we'd be delighted to see them start a new life as a family pet!

Thank you to everyone who donated towards our £1 day, the total was £762 which will go towards our vet fund. The weather has turned very cold here with snow on the hills this morning so the heaters are now going on more to keep our cats cosy and warm. We've also had a good delivery of Amazon goods today thanks to everyone who has sent the items from our wish list, we've had some really useful ones arrive today! www.manncat.com