Slough CATS&kittens Rescue

19/04/2025

This poor old battered entire tom from Chalvey is with us now on a 7 days stray hold (no microchip). If no owner comes forward, he will be rehomed after necessary vet treatments. If you think it's your cat please email [email protected]

19/04/2025

Happy Adoption Bruce!

We wish you and your new family a fab life full of love, paper balls and warm blankets!

18/04/2025

This is why we do it! Credit to foster homes! 😻

16/04/2025

Cuteness overload❤️

Peanut&Orange rock again😻

Show us your cuties 😍

11/04/2025

Look at Peanut & Orange 4 months after their adoption! They spent over 8 months in foster home where they were socialised, they had a very long road ahead being born outside and taming them wasn't the easiest. We are super proud of them and their new parents who offered them the best home despite them not being lap cats! Every cat deserves a chance for a loving home 😻

07/04/2025

Have you heard about the trend of teaching cats to use a human toilet? While it may seem amusing and convenient for pet owners, this practice can actually be quite detrimental to our feline friends. Cats have an innate instinct to bury their waste, and forcing them to adapt to a toilet can lead to significant behavioral issues and increased stress. This disruption can ultimately impact their immune system, making them more susceptible to health problems.

Moreover, using a human toilet poses various risks that shouldn't be overlooked. For instance, if a cat accidentally falls into the toilet, it could result in serious injury. Additionally, monitoring their litter habits becomes challenging, making it easy to overlook any signs of bowel or urinary issues. If, for any reason, your cat has to revert back to a litter box, it may also create additional challenges. Remember, our sewage systems are designed for human waste and may not handle feline bacteria effectively. On top of that it puts enormous stress on their joints with unnatural position, discouraging older cats from using it. Let's keep our furry companions healthy and happy by respecting their natural instincts!

03/04/2025

Can you imagine you just gave birth few days ago and two intact males are howling to get you few meters above your head where you are nursing your newborns? Imagine this horrible matting sound, unfortunately we didn't manage to capture it on the video.

This is what happened when we were trapping mum and newborns yesterday.

There were 5 different not neutered males walking around this poor stray mum. We've been told they are all owned and this is her 3rd litter.

Neuter your cats for **** sake!

Mum and newborns are safe with amazing Alley Cats Rescue now🙏

29/03/2025

😻Caturday😻
❤️we love tiny toe beans❤️

How often do you check your kitty's paws and nails? Any sores, swelling, discharge, crusting or redness might indicate all sort of diseases.

Check them over regularly✔️

28/03/2025

Even a lick of water from lillys is poisonous!

Mothers Day approaching, please stay away from lillys, daffodils, tulips and rhododendrons if your mum is a cat lover!

You can check if plant is safe on https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants

21/03/2025

'𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠'

Yesterday 2 newborn kittens were brought into the vets. Person who dropped them off said the third one was taken by feral mum. They didn't want to disclose anything else, but the address was mentioned on the beginning. It was a known site full of ferals and strays where the other rescue tried to help in the past. Luckily Sylwia was available and went back there. Found the third kitten in a squashed cardboard box. And a young mum was also trapped.

One of the two kittens dropped of at vets, died shortly after. The second one died the same evening. The third one, found later, was much stronger, crying and wriggling as she supposed to. The weight of the third one suggested they were around 4-5 days old. Mum didn't have any milk, which means the ones who died, were starved to death. Mum was super young, didn't nurse them and didn't really know what to do.

Today the third one went to Alley Cats Rescue to be fed around the clock and will be rehomed once neutered, microchipped etc in a due course. Mum was neutered today.

Unfortunately the site they come from is full of strays and ferals. When the other rescue stepped in to help, they hit a wall. Without peoples cooperation it's impossible to help.

One of the residents said 'I don't believe in neutering' then do you believe in starving kittens? Do you believe in kittens having kittens? Do you believe in pain and suffering of those poor abandoned and left to breed creatures?

No matter how badly rescues are trying to help, they need help from residents. At least a good will. Volunteers are spending their own time and money, trapping for hours in all weather, dropping to and from vets, looking after them at their own homes while they recover. It's really not fair on cats to be denied help if everything is already covered. All residents need to do is to cooperate.

This two little ones wouldn't be born and died in excruciating pain if their mum was neutered. Blind, cold, hungry, with organs failing one by one, never knew warmth, full belly and care. This happens all the time. The third one was lucky, but many are not. I can guarantee you there is at least one newborn dying somewhere in Slough right now.

❗️PLEASE EDUCATE PEOPLE AROUND YOU ABOUT NEUTERING❗️

Family Friends Vets, Alley Cats Rescue and Sylwia - team work again, thank you 🙏

20/03/2025

Sleep tight little one😭😭😭😭
That's the second one dead today. Photo taken when he arrived at vets with his sibling who was dead shortly afterwards. Third one found later is strong for now. Keep your fingers crossed. More info tomorrow.

NEUTERING SAVES LIVES AND SPARES SUFFERING!!!!

11/03/2025

❗️Update on post with more details❗️

With all household bills increased from 1st of April, Half Price Neutering is available in RSPCA Hillingdon Clinic.

Cost is £50 for a male cat, £65 for a female cat.

Offer includes cost of microchipping, now a legal requirement.

To qualify, applicants need to be in receipt of means-tested benefits or have a household income of £25,000 or less before any outgoings.

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RSPCA Hillingdon Clinic offers discounted neutering for low income cat owners from Slough.

Proof of low income, address and ID would need to be seen at the time of appointment.

Contact:

📞 01895 231435
📍 16 Crescent Parade, Uxbridge Rd, Hillingdon, UB10 0LG

02/03/2025

Today, March the 2nd, is

▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲!▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎

We are still looking for home for Salem&Draco and Bruce who are waiting for their own family for ages now. Nobody gave them a chance. Black cats are always the last ones to be adopted😢 They are extremely friendly and would love to be able to curl up next to their own furrever family. More info about them here:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EGcsvM6Rg/

Please email [email protected] if you would like to enquire about them🙏

01/03/2025

✔️Important part of a rescue work.
✔️Feeding strays and ferals is not enough.
✔️Support TNR programmes.

27/02/2025

⁉️Did you know you can safely neuter cats from 8 weeks of age⁉️

✅️NEUTERING SAVES LIVES AND SPARES SUFFERING✅️

Meet X, a cat who doesn't have a name. She is one of 250.000 cats who live on the streets of UK. Why does she have to endure harsh life on the streets?

▪️Because somebody didn't neuter their male cat who fathered thousands of kittens

▪️Because somebody didn't neuter their female cat who run off and had kittens in the bushes

▪️Because somebody decided that their female cat needs to have at least one litter of kittens who then ended up given away for free without neutering

▪️Because a backyard greeder decided to breed their moggy to sell unneutered kittens for a quick £

▪️Because a so called 'rescue' rehomed her unneutered mum on a 'neutering contract' and she run off

None of this is her fault. She is one of those kittens born on the street or their offspring. She shouldn't suffer lifetime of freezing, starving, injuries and illnesses because of irresponsible human beings.

✔️Do the right thing and neuter your cat
✔️ Educate others
✔️ If you are a rescue, there is no excuse to rehome unneutered kittens
✔️ Lead by example, be a part of a solution, not a problem

25/02/2025

💡Did you know that one cat is responsible for producing over 𝟏𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝟎 cats in 4 years?

❗️Today is a WORLD'S SPAY DAY❗️

Why you should neuter your cat?

➡️ reduces unwanted behaviour like wailing and spraying

➡️ reduces injuries and risk of catching FIV and other infectious diseases

➡️ reduces chances of ovarian cancer, mammary glands cancer, pyometra, testicular cancer

➡️ reduces chances of being lost or hit by a car, neutered cats do not roam as far as unneutered ones

➡️ reduces stray cats population

Today we are trapping 5 ferals for neutering. That means over 50.000 cats won't be born within the next 4 years, they will not freeze to death, starve or get gravely ill while living on the streets. Neutering saves lives and stops suffering.

There isn't more important job for a rescue than spreading neutering awareness and educating people. But we can't do it without your help. Do the right thing and neuter your cats, tell your neighbours, friends and family how important that is. Educate them it can be done as early as 8 weeks. Be the one who solves the problems, not adds up to it!

http://petrefugeabcclinic.com/statistics/

23/02/2025

There is no excuse, you can do it from 8 weeks of age and so called 'neutering contracts' are worthless, you can't enforce them. You are a part of the problem and not any better than backyard breeders!

'It is IRRESPONSIBLE to adopt out a kitten that is not spayed or neutered. If you're running a rescue or are a good Samaritan fostering a litter that you've found, it is IMPERATIVE that those kittens are spayed/neutered before they are adopted. If you don't, you're contributing to the problem as we'll all be rescuing their litters 6 months later'

It's Spay/Neuter Awareness Month!

What's the best time to spay or neuter a new kitten? Depending on the veterinarian and the status of the kitten (pet vs. community cat), the window is between two and four months of age. Kittens reach sexual maturity at four months of age. Wait any longer and your kitten may have kittens -- and that's NOT a good thing.

Best practice dictates that all kittens are spayed/neutered before adoption. Many clinic veterinarians practice the "2 pound/2 month" rule: the kitten needs to be healthy, weigh at least 2 pounds and be 2 months of age before surgery. Most rescues/shelters will aim to vet the kitten as soon as it reaches 2 pounds so it can be adopted sooner, allowing the rescue/shelter the opportunity to save more cats.

If the kitten lives strictly indoors with no opportunity to reproduce, a veterinarian may advise to wait until the kitten reaches 4 months of age.

📢 Allowing a kitten to have her first heat cycle or delivering her first litter before spaying is a MISTAKE. There is no benefit to the cat and you're contributing to overpopulation. Fix that cat!!!

According to veterinarians, early spays/neuters are safer, faster, and easier than surgeries in cats 6 months or older. Today's Veterinary Practice published an informative study on risks and benefits in January 2021. Access it here: https://todaysveterinarypractice.com/.../optimal-age-spay-neuter-cat/

👉FINAL NOTE: it is IRRESPONSIBLE to adopt out a kitten that is not spayed or neutered. If you're running a rescue or are a good Samaritan fostering a litter that you've found, it is IMPERATIVE that those kittens are spayed/neutered before they are adopted. If you don't, you're contributing to the problem as we'll all be rescuing their litters 6 months later. Find a clinic and crowd-source for funding to spay/neuter if necessary. Do the right thing!