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A small non-profit rescue dedicated to the treatment and re-homing of sick, injured, stray, abandoned and feral cats in the CW area.
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We are a non-profit rescue dedicated to the welfare of stray & abandoned cats in the CW area. We offer the following services: Collection of stray/abandoned/feral cats and kitten in need, Collection of deceased stray cats for microchip checking, Trap, Neuter and Release schemes in the CW area, Fostering of cats in need, Re-homing of stray cats and kittens General advice on welfare of cats Please contact: 07521 389908 or 01270 487542 if you need our help or alternatively message via facebook.

18/10/2023

2023 has been the worst for me.
On Sunday after being discharged from Stoke Royal hospital on the Saturday, I made a spirited attempt to die from fluid on the brain. I don't remember anything apart from going to bed on Saturday night and then waking up Tuesday morning after my 6th emergency brain surgery on the Sunday. Then my oldest rescue cat, Jerry, had a stroke and passed away.

I am unable to do much moving about due to the wound in my stomach and brain and I now have a shunt from my left brain ventricle to my abdomen. I can't drive and looking after the rescue animals is very difficult. Whilst I'm normally the most stubborn person in the world I have to admit defeat and ask for help in the form of transport, cat food, house help etc. So if anyone can spare any of the above please let me know as my life is a disaster at the moment! Thank you for reading. Xx

26/07/2023

Guess who's back? Again.
Final (I sincerely hope) surgery has been done and staples coming out on 1st August and I can finally go back to work the week after. Which is great because I'm going insane in this house!

08/06/2023

Well that didn’t go to plan:
Brain surgery went fine……
Meningitis from the surgery was unbelievably horrific and I lost nearly a month of my life.

So just to let the world know I am finally out of hospital and “celebrating” my 42nd birthday as much as I can from my bed.

Thank you to all my friends and family for the support and presents and I’ll be back on my feet in another couple of weeks.

❤️😷🥰

10/05/2023

Hi all,

As most of you know I have been very quiet due to dealing with an extremely painful brain condition since Feb last year. Tomorrow is finally the day of surgery and then an 8 week recovery.

If all goes to plan, the rescue will be back to full running once I’m fully recovered. I wasn’t supposed to take any more in over the last six months but of course sometimes I just couldn’t say no to the worst cases so we still have plenty of cats that will be up for adoption after the operation.

In the event of the worst happening, I have made arrangements for the cats to go to various rescues and fosterers so they will be safe if I’m no longer around.

I have love for each and every follower of the rescue and we could never have got this far without you so thank you and I will post again as soon as I’m able.

Take care of yourselves and hug your fur babies for me.

Sarah
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31/08/2022

REUNITED 12/09/22 🙂

One of our rehomes has gone missing from Welsh Row, Nantwich. Please keep a look out. He has a curly tail which is very obvious.

29/08/2022

And here’s the after pic! B***y in car ready to go.

28/08/2022

This used to be our quarantine room but as you can see it’s now not usable! That’s the car boot stock that has built up over years and as we are so low on funds, I have taken the decision (against medical and family advice) to get some of it sold tomorrow at Weston Cricket Club.

Still waiting for a surgery date as getting covid in July delayed it for 9 weeks but it’s looking like mid September. I hope!

Please come down to the car boot if you can and buy a trinket or two to keep the cats in food, litter, meds and vet visits.

❤️‍🩹💰🚗🐈‍⬛🐾

16/08/2022

I’m still here….brain surgery delayed due to getting Covid but still here!

And so are this lot….

16/07/2022

Things to be aware of in the next few days. This also applies to dogs.

Now what to do in these circumstances:
1. Move the animal to a shaded area if you can
2. Pour TEPID water onto the animals body particularly the paws and stomach.
3. Offer TEPID water to drink but never force any fluids into the animals mouth
4. Place towels soaked in tepid water on the animals body. Refresh frequently.
5. Contact your vet and advise you are on route with an animal suffering heat stroke: this will save valuable time to prep the fluids etc while you are on the way.

If you see a stray outside, please please bring it in if you can catch it. I see many posts of strays with the comment “I would bring it in but I already have cats/dogs”: putting a stray into a room away from other animals with water and food could save its life during this weekend. Even if you have to release it again on Wednesday.

And this should go without saying: do not walk your dogs in the heat. As the saying goes- no dog has died from missing a walk but plenty have died because of a walk in hot weather.

🌡☠️🏥🐾

14/05/2022

It’s been a while since I posted: Since I’ve been diagnosed with Trigeminal Neuralgia everything has stopped. It has affected what I can do at work, at home and with the cat rescue and I’m having to admit defeat.

In 6 weeks time I’ll be having surgery (see below example) to open my skull and remove the artery and vessels wrapped around the nerves, and the recovery time is 8 weeks which will be extremely tough as I am not able to have any op**te based pain medication. Until I’m recovered I cannot do any car boot sales so I’m unable to fund the 10 cats currently in rescue.

I have 1 cat that needs neutering and a hernia fixing (£348 estimate) and I am also completely out of flea and worm treatment.

I had decided not to take any more cats in due to the lack of funds and being unable to cope with the pain in my face however after I found a cat in a plastic bag with her legs tied together with elastic bands on my doorstep, that decision swiftly changed.

So I am begging anyone who can help to either call the vets and make a donation, or donate via PayPal or Amazon.

The vets are Cheshire Pet Vets Winterley, on 01270 765555.

Or if you could buy something from the Amazon list that would help too as we are out of food and biscuits: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1DNX67K1WXELD?ref_=wl_share

Other ways to donate are PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/smithse1981?locale.x=en_GB

And bank transfer: Lloyds Bank, Miss Sarah E Smith 49323168 77-48-17

For the first time ever I am asking that no more car boot stock is dropped off as I have a garage and a spare room full of stock that I can’t do anything with at the moment.

Once I have had the surgery and providing it’s successful with no complications I’m aiming to be back to doing car boot sales as soon as possible before the season finishes. I’m also looking at setting up a sister page to sell items to cw followers.

Thank you to everyone who has wished me well and for the get well cards.

I have a few cats up for rehoming, the first of which I will post tomorrow.

Much love to you all and your furries,

Sarah, Angus, Dot, Doris, Colin, Herbert, Felix, Renna, Wendy, Edward & Jerry (and the seven ferals).

❤️🐾🤕🏥🐾❤️

10/03/2022

Shared from Crewe News.

This boy is chipped but owners aren’t able to be contacted. Chip details may be out of date. Please share so he can go home to rest in peace. He is now resting at Macon Way vets.

07/03/2022

I’ve also had “I want rid of the cat because we are getting a new 3 piece suite” and my favourite “we’re having a baby and it will steal its breath if it gets in the cot” as well as “need it gone because the poo will make me miscarry”……yeah it might do- if you’re planning on eating cat s**t for tea.

22/02/2022

I am in hospital at the moment due to unforeseen neurological illness. As a 1 person operation there is bu**er all I can do so if there is an urgent cat problem please contact one of the other local rescues.

If you wish to rehome one of our cats please message and I will get to it.

If you have anything to drop off please leave it at 10, The Pike, CW57AP.

Thank you for your patience.

❤️

07/02/2022

We had a sad start to the New Year as we had to say goodbye to Lily. Although the antibiotics brought her temperature down and resolved her incontinence, she started to swell up with abdominal fluid and the awful realisation that she had FIP dawned on us and the vets.

Although there is now a cure for FIP as of August 2021, Lily had severe knee displacia, a heart murmur and other neurological issues. Therefore it was concluded that she would not survive the invasive procedures needed to overcome the virus.

Although it was a heartbreaking decision as she was only 6 months old, I wanted to ensure she didn’t suffer in her last days and so she was put to sleep on January 6th. She was still purring and eating although she was unable to move very far as her legs could not support the weight of the fluid in her tummy so I took her where she needed to go for the last day. Thankfully she had the most peaceful passing I’ve seen of any cat and was purring until the very end with her head in my hand when she shut her eyes and left us a few seconds later. On the 11th Lily was cremated at Sleepy Meadow in Sandbach and returned home with me to be with the others.

Her brother Edward also shows signs of the disease although he has the suspected “dry” version which doesn’t cause severe fluid build up. He also has slippy knees but not to the same degree as Lily so he is a candidate for treatment. The treatment is very expensive and intrusive and as he is still grieving the loss of his sister (he is still looking for her and cries if he is left alone) we are holding off whilst funds are raised to get him through it.

Sadly Colin and Renna are still here as their homes fell through (no fault on their part) and Domino is up for rehoming too. All 3 are special in their own way so let me know if you wish to know more about them.

The little fluffy tabby kitten caught just before Christmas on the timber yard is now named Wendy thanks to suggestions on a previous post. She’s doing very well and apart from a small hernia, that will be fixed when she is neutered, she has no issues and is enjoying being the baby of the tribe….I.e. getting away with everything.

As much as I need to do a car boot, my car is out of action until it goes into the garage at the end of the month for repair,so funds are non existent.

If you would like to help by sending some dinners for the troughing monsters or donating to Edwards treatment costs you can do by:

Amazon wish list: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1DNX67K1WXELD?ref_=wl_share

PayPal: https://paypal.me/smithse1981?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB

Direct to vets: Cheshire Pet Vets, 01270 765555

Dropping car boot stock/food to 10 The Pike, CW5 7AP.

Even a pound means 2 meals for 1 cat so every little bit makes a difference.

🐾❤️😺🍗🐾❤️

18/01/2022

Stolen as it says everything I wanted it to:

23/12/2021

Gone to catch this little lady but no sign which is very unusual. She is a neutered and ear tipped female tabby cat, very affectionate and last seen at Rowlinson in Wardle on Wednesday. May have got into a car/van.

If anyone knows anything please let me know.

22/12/2021

We are closed for the festive period however tonight I have managed to catch this little girl, with the aid of a laser pointer and my coat, who is now snuggled in an igloo in the one spare room I had left.

She is about four months old and feral born. She’ll be acclimatised over the next few weeks to people.

Name suggestions are welcome. We tend to go for an old people vibe- Doris, Angus, Edward, Dottie, Lily etc to name a few so ideas of that theme are ideal.

Lily is still with us and halfway through a very long and aggressive course of antibiotics, the result of which will be decided after Christmas.

I’ll post updates on both as they happen.

🎄🐾🦺🪄🎄

01/12/2021

Lily looks a little better today. She’s back at the vets for an update tomorrow.

In the meantime, there is another little addition to the feral family. Looks like a boy.

The process of taming him has begun.

29/11/2021

Unfortunately Lily the kitten has become very ill and, after a hurried vet trip on Saturday, she has been diagnosed with an infection (unknown origin), is likely FIV+ looking at hat gum inflammation, a neurological issue affecting her bowel and luxating patella’s (her knees pop out). Unfortunately she got the shallow end of the litter gene pool.

She is now on antibiotics twice daily, forti flora and baths due to her incontinence. If we can get the infection sorted with the antibiotics, we can look at the bowel but it comes down to quality of life ultimately. Please keep your fingers crossed for her. She’s a purring machine and didn’t stop even when we took her temperature. Here’s her uncle Jerry looking after her.

❤️🐾😷

29/11/2021

Harold went on his last journey at the weekend. Here he is back in the house with the others on the sad shelf. Special thanks to Sue at Sleepy Meadow for a lovely service as always and Lee Daniel Appleton for very kindly paying for his cremation.

22/11/2021

Harold is booked in for cremation on Friday afternoon at Sleepy Meadow.

The vet bill will be cleared in its entirety on Wednesday morning so we’re finally back in the black thanks to all of you wonderful people.

So in memory of Harold and from the rest of the gang- thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

19/11/2021

In between all the chaos I have been working on taming the most recent feral kitten addition. Here’s how we got on today.

15/11/2021

Bit of an incident has led to unforeseen delays- I grind my teeth when I’m asleep and I’ve broken one leaving the nerve exposed so tonight is painkillers and hopefully sleep with a bit of screaming in the middle! Tomorrow morning is an emergency appt at the dentist to have it ripped out (which indicates how much it hurts as I am petrified of those sadists) and as soon as it’s done I’ll reply to everybody and call Sleepy Meadow and the vets to arrange Harolds cremation thanks to you beautiful people. Can’t talk without dribbling at the moment!

🤤😩🦷💉💊🏥😱

13/11/2021

I am very sad to say that Harold is still in the freezer at the vets as they made an oversight and forgot to charge for the Thyronorm meds which we do not have the funds to cover at the moment. I would like to give him the dignified goodbye he deserves by having him cremated at Sleepy Meadow but funds do not allow for that either. The final hurdle is Lily the black kitten, abandoned at the kennels with her brother Edward, will need a big operation as she has congenital hip dysplasia that is causing the leg to dislocate.

The good news is a lovely vet nurse is coming to meet Colin and Herbert next week with a view to adopting one or both and Edward, Felix and Ren are all now ready for adoption: I’ll add their details in separate posts.

I am selling as much as I can on Vinted to raise funds so please find us by searching sellers “CW Cat Rescue” however we are very low on cat food, to the point everyone is mostly on biscuits now, so please please help if you can by sending some dinners or knocking a few pound off the vet bill via:

Amazon wish list: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1DNX67K1WXELD?ref_=wl_share

PayPal: https://paypal.me/smithse1981?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB

Direct to vets: Cheshire Pet Vets, 01270 765555

Dropping car boot stock/food to 10 The Pike, CW5 7AP.

Anything is very gratefully received and although we couldn’t save him, I want to be able to do the final things for Harold that shows he was loved by us all.

🐾💔🐾

27/10/2021

When you get the kids a paddling pool…..

18/10/2021

I haven’t posted since Harold as my mental health and physical health took a downturn, however I am slowly creeping back to normality.

Lily and Edward are 6 months old but are the size of 3-4 month old kittens due to being born premature.

They are bonded to each other and need a forever home together. Both are very confident and Lily will purr as soon as you touch her. Edwards purr is very unusual and sounds like there is an alien in the corner- specifically predator.

Lily has got clicky hips and Edward has a slight head shake. This is due to being born at the shallow end of the gene pool. Their sibling was born severely deformed and only lasted a few days sadly. Their slight health issues do not impact on their daily lives and they are active, happy kittens.

If you wish to meet them please message.

Home check and donation applies (£40 per cat/kitten) and proof of being able to afford to have them neutered.

They are able to be outdoor cats when they weigh enough to be neutered. Families with sensible children are considered.

22/09/2021

Sometimes in cat rescue, you win the battle but lose the war.

It is with great sadness and a feeling of the universe being f*cking unfair that I have to report that Harold passed away at 8:30am this morning. When I woke up and checked on him at 7am his breathing was a little laboured but he was comfortable. He fell asleep and shortly after unconscious and by 8am he had started Cheyne Stokes breathing (the last breaths). As my emergency vet is in Stoke, I was preparing the carrier to get him there but he chose not to take that journey and passed away in my arms.

I’m absolutely gutted. Either he had another underlying condition that decided to rear its head or we were just that bit too late and his body had gone into organ failure as it simply couldn’t keep going. His heart was under huge stress as the hyperthyroid kept it racing and I suspect it just gave out.

I will take him to sleepy meadow to be cremated with dignity and affection.
Thank you to everyone who helped this boy. He passed away warm, fed and cared for which is far better than being left to die alone outside.

Thank you for all your help.

###X

21/09/2021

HAROLD UPDATE:

Thanks to you lovely people he has had his bloods done and, lo and behold, they show all the signs of hyperthyroidism which is treatable. With his body score, without medication to stop his thyroid from making his heart race and metabolism burn far more calories than he could ever eat, he would have lasted a week at best. So you’ve all saved his life.

He’ll be kept on thyronorm meds daily for 3 weeks to allow him to get some weight on from his food. Then back to the vets to evaluate the surgery option as a tumour on his thyroid is the cause of the issue. Left too long it will metastasise into a cancer so the removal will let us stop his daily meds and completely resolve the problem.

He may have some underlying issues that are being masked by the hyperthyroid but at the moment there nothing untoward in the rest of the bloods.

He weighs 2.5kg. A normal male cat will weigh between 4 & 5 kg. He’s not out of the woods yet because of this but he’s got an infinitely better prognosis than he would have done if left.

So from Harold & me, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. I’ll post a photo or video depending on how he feels when we get back.

🐾❤️🐾❤️🐾❤️

21/09/2021

This poor boy is going to need blood tests. They cost 250 quid. I don’t have it.
If anyone can call the vets and make a donation of even a pound we might be able to save him as it could be a bad case of hyperthyroid that can be cured with an op. He’s not very very old- approx 7-10.

Vets are Cheshire Pet Vets @ winterley. 01270 765555, CW Rescue account. Harolds treatment.

Or you can send to PayPal: https://paypal.me/smithse1981?locale.x=en_GB

Thank you for reading this and supporting him. He deserves a chance. ❤️🐾

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I’m still here….brain surgery delayed due to getting Covid but still here! And so are this lot….

Unfortunately Lily the kitten has become very ill and, after a hurried vet trip on Saturday, she has been diagnosed with an infection (unknown origin), is likely FIV+ looking at hat gum inflammation, a neurological issue affecting her bowel and luxating patella’s (her knees pop out). Unfortunately she got the shallow end of the litter gene pool. She is now on antibiotics twice daily, forti flora and baths due to her incontinence. If we can get the infection sorted with the antibiotics, we can look at the bowel but it comes down to quality of life ultimately. Please keep your fingers crossed for her. She’s a purring machine and didn’t stop even when we took her temperature. Here’s her uncle Jerry looking after her. ❤️🐾😷

In between all the chaos I have been working on taming the most recent feral kitten addition. Here’s how we got on today.

We have no manners. We spend all day wrecking the place. Look out for the arse first slide out of the bed by the chubby kitten.

Day 8- video speaks for itself really. Next step is transfer to my bedroom to learn about comfy beds and having company at night.

I was allowed to touch him shortly after this. He wasn’t pleased about it but didn’t bite me. We are definitely getting there. Booked tomorrow off so I will be able to expedite the process. In related good news, he had a poo. 💩

Believe it or not, this is an improvement. Because he didn’t try to run up the wall. All curtain poles and upturned litter trays etc have now been tidied up. He’s still not eaten/drank or toileted properly yet. He woke me up at 4am as he was crying so I’m knackered and grumpy today.