The CatWoman

19/02/2024

Shelters in Ukraine are running out of food.

12/12/2023

13/11/2023

***REMEMBERING THE CATS***

Thousands of cats were dispatched to the trenches during WW1 to keep rodent numbers down and act as early warning detectors for mustard gas. So many gave great comfort to the troops as companions and mascots. How many cats survived we will never know?

Paws At The Ready -
The cats of World War One had significant role in all the campaigns, we must honour their bravery too.

Give thought to all the kitties
who served in World War One.
A battalion of the finest
who never fired a gun.
What was their role?
Whether hunting rodents out at sea,
or loyal friends to men,
these many cats had vital roles,
time and time again.

The food was saved.
A common sight in trenches deep,
dispatching mice and rats,
the soldiers’ had a special bond
with many of these cats.
Many were treasured mascots.
Five hundred thousand cats were sent
to serve in the Great War.
Some detected mustard gas,
whilst others were off shore.

Some of the feline heroes -
Togo was the Dreadnought’s cat,
The Swan had their lad Ching.
Pincher was the Vinex’s mog,
it was luck they hoped they’d bring.
‘Martinpuich’ was aptly named,
by The 9th battalion chaps.
Pitouchi was the orphaned kit,
who’d survived on army scraps.
Spark Plug, Tabby and many more
were companions to the troops.
The feline unsung heroes,
those cats who became recruits.

We’ll never truly realise
just what these cats went through.

So spare a thought and give some thanks
for what they did for you!

Lest We Forget!

A gunner with the regimental cat in a trench in Cambrin, France, February 6th, 1918.

14/06/2022

https://gofund.me/f3509cd5

Hello, my name is Claire and I’m a very proud single mum to the most incredible autisti… Claire Astley needs your support for Help Jace find his best friend.

14/11/2021

Jason Manford I heard you talking about feline behaviourists on your show this morning.
I’m local to you(Cheadle Hulme) I have over 30 years experience and I’ll visit your cats for a donation to Cats Protection

21/09/2021

I know I have a lot of cat friends here.
Would anyone like to donate a new item to Cats Protection please? Like a Christmas gift that would be suitable for for a raffle prize? I can collect. The amount of post lockdown pets is crazy, shelters are overwhelmed and so we are doing as much as we can at our shop to raise funds this Christmas.
Thank you. 🐱🐈‍⬛🐈😻🐱🐈‍⬛🐈

21/08/2021

02/07/2021

Love Cats? Why not volunteer with us at the Cats Protection Shop in Cheadle?

There are so many brilliant reasons to start volunteering - like making new friends; using your existing skills or gaining new ones; making a positive contribution to your local community; as well as proven health benefits!
And everything you do contributes to helping cats!

What are you waiting for? Give us a call on 0161 428 1739

15/06/2021

** UPDATE - PETS AT HOME ARE TONIGHT REMOVING ALL APPLAWS DRY AND AVA DRY FOOD FROM THEIR SHELVES **

**FURTHER UPDATE - OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE AND ALL PRODUCTS LISTED HERE **

https://www.foldhill.co.uk/fold-hill-foods-ltd-is-recalling-a-number-of-products-it-manufactures-on-behalf-of-partner-brands/?fbclid=IwAR17huXxIXZO3IPhwK_UQknCgepe4OP0a3mjK3aemJVb_eaIH4EJqOogYdw

We have become aware of an increase in cats within the UK falling ill with pancytopenia (symptoms below).

The Royal Veterinary College London are leading investigations into this.

So far it seems there MAY be a link to one cat food manufacturing establishment, which is used by several different brands.

We must emphasize that IF the cause, this is likely be traced back to a small number of INDIVIDUAL BATCH NUMBER/S and date of manufacturer.

However, we feel there is enough evidence at the moment along with the severity of illness caused to advise not feeding dry food with the following establishment registration number: GB218E5009.

Again- at present we do NOT know that this is the definite cause, or which individual batch numbers or dates may be effected.

We will update you as soon as we hear more from the RVC.

Temporarily use an alternative food with a different establishment number e.g Royal Canin, Hills or Purina ProPlan.

Do not throw your bag away. Do not rush to return bags or contact the manufacturers yet.

Brands manufactured at this establishment include:
Applaws
Sainsburys
AVA

Pancytopenia is reduced levels of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
Symptoms include: Lethargy. High temperature. Pale gums. Blood in the urine or faeces (faeces will usually be dark black). Small areas of bruising to the skin or gums.

If you notice any of these symptoms contact your vet immediately.

We believe there have been around 80 cases, so compared to the whole cat population a small percentage and we do not want to cause panic. However, severe pancytopenia is usually a rare condition, so this increase is concerning and warrants investigation.

If you think your cat may have been affected please ask you vet to complete this questionnaire: rvc.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/pancytopenia

More information:
https://www.rvc.ac.uk/news-and-events/rvc-news/rvc-study-to-investigate-mysterious-recent-spike-in-severe-feline-pancytopenia-cases

15/6 - update
https://www.rvc.ac.uk/news-and-events/rvc-news/feline-pancytopenia-update

15/6 - ALL PRODUCTS LISTED HERE

https://www.foldhill.co.uk/fold-hill-foods-ltd-is-recalling-a-number-of-products-it-manufactures-on-behalf-of-partner-brands/?fbclid=IwAR17huXxIXZO3IPhwK_UQknCgepe4OP0a3mjK3aemJVb_eaIH4EJqOogYdw

18/04/2021

Can you spare a few hours per week to volunteer at your local Cats Protection charity shop?
The Cheadle branch has vacancies for sorting and till staff.
We would also really welcome any donations.
We’d love to see you. 😻😻😻
Mon - Sat 9am til 5pm.

05/04/2021

Looks like Facebook business page ‘updates’ mean not notifying people about inboxes! If you have messaged me or you plan to please chase me if I’ve not replied. I’ve just found 2 inboxes by chance. 🤷🏼‍♀️

12/03/2021

Remember no lilies for Mother’s Day. Even licking pollen off their is enough to kill them. It’s just not worth it.

07/12/2020

Always worth remembering. Especially at this time of year.

16/06/2020

Awww RIP Bob the cat. X

11/03/2020

Please share to local groups.

10/02/2020

I’m sharing this for Stopford Cat Rescue. Maybe you could too? Please. X

COMPETITION HAS CLOSED AS OF 3PM 14TH FEBRUARY 2020!Love is in the air! 😍 Simply state your favourite UK animal welfare organisation in comments, ‘share’ our post, and we'll choose one name at random on Friday 14th of February at 3pm. Their nominated rescue🦊🐱🐰🐶 will then receive a pretty pink carrier! Good luck!

17/01/2020

A local cat has been hotly tipped for an Oscar after pretending not to have been fed five minutes after stuffing his face.

31/10/2019

Happy Halloween cat fans. 🖤👻😺🎃👻🖤

30/10/2019

Ooooh. Bless him.

The odds of a male tortoiseshell like Cresta being born are one in 3,000, Cats Protection say.

12/10/2019

More keys being returned today.
I dropped lots off yesterday and if you didn’t see me it’s because I ran away!!!
It’s very emotional. 😢😢😢

Anyone still waiting for keys please message me especially if you need them soon, it’s taking longer than I thought and I’m dragging my heels a little because I get so sad!

08/09/2019

This weekend some keys have been returned.
Check your letter boxes for my white envelopes.
I’ve not knocked, I’ve posted and ran! I can’t say goodbye to all of you because I am far too tearful.

If you’ve not had your keys back yet and you need them soon please message me.
Otherwise I’ll be delivering every weekend until all are returned.
If you don’t need yours back at all do let me know, it’ll save me a job!

26/08/2019

This little fella is missing in Wythenshawe. Keep your eyes peeled for Merlin.