The Cat Welfare Group

18/02/2025

Meet Custard who we took on last night

Custard shouldn’t be yellow, but he’s very poorly indeed and is now at Lumbry Park with suspected FIP. He’s just 6 months old.

We didn’t (and still don’t) have a foster space for him, but if we hadn’t agreed to take him on, he would have been put to sleep.

Tracy’s exact words ‘we can’t let him die, say yes and we will sort it’.

We have two more cats than we have spaces for and, just like Figgy, he will be on a 12 week course of treatment with a bill of £3000 plus

As of today we have to say no to any other cats, which is a position we never wanted to be in

17/02/2025

** UPDATE **

This kitten is NOT pregnant

***LOOKING FOR OWNER***
Female
Unchipped
Please contact Fareham Creek vets if you recognise this friendly girl

This little cat was brought in to us today by a concerned member of the public, she has been hanging around Roberts Close PO17 5HH since Thursday. She is not chipped and isn't wearing a collar but is very friendly, she also looks to be pregnant, overall she seems to be in good health and is very friendly. Please contact us if you recognise her.

17/02/2025

The biggest thanks to Midhurst Vets for their incredibly kind donation of £1000!

You may remember the gorgeous flowerpot kittens and also Maggie, the beautiful girl with the terribly infected leg, who all came to us from them

In the post below you will see updated photos of them all. Some much-needed happiness after a dark few days

17/02/2025

An update on our darling boy.

The positives are that he had a good night, is eating well and in himself appears a little brighter.

However, his skin is very sore from being sat in his own faeces and urine and his ears are so thick with gunk that they can’t even be examined, it’s truly awful

The nystagmus is about the same, but his menace response is worse today, so the decision has been made to do an MRI this afternoon.

He now has a name. He is Norman Stanley Fletcher, to be known as Fletcher.

We can’t thank you enough for enabling us to get him this far. As of 2.30pm you’ve raised enough to pay his bill up until tomorrow morning, including the MRI.

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/tcwgdiamond

** remember to change the additional donation to zero as we do not get that amount, it goes to Just Giving **

To donate direct:
Sort Code: 20-79-31
Account: 73934551
Name: The Cat Welfare Group

And don’t forget that if you donate direct, we can claim a further 25% on your donation if you complete a Gift Aid form here

https://thecatwelfaregroup.org/gift-aid-declaration

£2 really does make a massive difference

From us all, thank you so very much x

16/02/2025

Last night we told you about our new boy, 8 years old, kept in a filthy rabbit hutch and used for breeding.

We have made the decision to show you exactly how he has been living. We need to show you the truth of unlicensed breeding and the abhorrent way some cats are kept. Please DO NOT scroll though the photos if you do not want to see the devastating reality of cruelty and greed. This was his life, for how many of his 8 years on this earth we do not know.

Without your help we can’t keep picking up the pieces at £5-10k a time - but we won’t stop until we can’t financially continue

He is now in the absolute best hands at Lumbry Park, but the urgent referral and all of the tests he needs will be around £5000. Not treating him is not an option. Of course the ‘easy’ solution would have been to put him to sleep, but this darling boy deserves a chance and we need to give him that chance and to show him how his life should have been.

Please please can you help him
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/tcwgdiamond

** remember to change the additional donation to zero as we do not get that amount, it goes to Just Giving **

To donate direct:
Sort Code: 20-79-31
Account: 73934551
Name: The Cat Welfare Group
And don’t forget that if you donate direct, we can claim a further 25% on your donation if you complete a Gift Aid form here
https://thecatwelfaregroup.org/gift-aid-declaration
£2 really does make a massive difference

From us all, thank you so much

** For the time being we won’t be giving out any further information on where he was found as there are believed to be more cats who need to be removed

15/02/2025

** URGENT APPEAL **

When you think you have seen and heard everything in rescue a day comes and absolutely rocks you to the core.

We had just finished bringing in a mum and her kittens, dumped in a bin shed, when we took a call from friends in rescue, asking if we could help

This boy was rescued from being kept imprisoned in a filthy RABBIT HUTCH, that was his life. He was used for breeding, over and over and over. No love, no warmth, not even a litter tray, just absolute barbaric cruelty.

He has nystagmus, the cause of which we don't know. It could be from the filth and mould he was laying in or it could be neurological. He was unable to stand, but we don’t know if that is because of how he was kept or just out of fear.

We knew he needed urgent care and needed to get to Lumbry Park as soon as possible. He is now in the absolute best hands, but the urgent referral and all of the tests he needs will be around £5000. We did it for Rosie and we need to do it for him. It is simply unimaginable that all he has known is a bloody filthy rabbit cage.

Please please can you help us again? After Aura we didn’t think we would take on such a big case so soon, but we simply couldn’t say no, this boy needs to know what love is and that people care

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/tcwgdiamond

** remember to change the additional donation to zero as we do not get that amount, it goes to Just Giving **

To donate direct:
Sort Code: 20-79-31
Account: 73934551
Name: The Cat Welfare Group
And don’t forget that if you donate direct, we can claim a further 25% on your donation if you complete a Gift Aid form here
https://thecatwelfaregroup.org/gift-aid-declaration
£2 really does make a massive difference

From us all, thank you so very much

** For the time being we won’t be giving out any further information on where he was found as there are believed to be more cats who need to be removed

14/02/2025

Roses are red
Violets are blue
We had an emergency
And WE THANK YOU

Thanks to the amazing vet and nursing team at Heathside Veterinary Surgery, Aura has four chunky and healthy boys who they have named Cupid, Casanova, Valentine and Romeo

And thanks to you we have already raised £1000 of the estimated cost of £1600 to £1700

Can you please share some love this Valentine's Day and help with just £2?

To give just £2:

** remember to change the additional donation to zero as we do not get that amount, it goes to Just Giving **

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/tcwg2025

To donate direct:

Sort Code: 20-79-31
Account: 73934551
Name: The Cat Welfare Group

And don’t forget that if you donate direct, we can claim a further 25% on your donation if you complete a Gift Aid form here

https://thecatwelfaregroup.org/gift-aid-declaration
£2 really does make a massive difference

From us all, thank you so much

14/02/2025

Roses are red
Violets are blue
We have an emergency
And WE NEED YOU

We have a full-term pregnant queen just going in for an emergency c-section to save her and her babies

The estimated cost to us is £1600 to £1700

Can you please share some love this Valentine's Day and help with just £2?

To give just £2:

** remember to change the additional donation to zero as we do not get that amount, it goes to Just Giving **

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/tcwg2025

To donate direct:

Sort Code: 20-79-31
Account: 73934551
Name: The Cat Welfare Group

And don’t forget that if you donate direct, we can claim a further 25% on your donation if you complete a Gift Aid form here

https://thecatwelfaregroup.org/gift-aid-declaration
£2 really does make a massive difference

From us all, thank you and please keep her in your thoughts

14/02/2025

Happy Valentines Day!

13/02/2025

Little Sidney is eyeing up his escape

12/02/2025

Meet Hudson

Hudson came in last week. He was cold with open and infected wounds on his leg and ear. He had an abscess on chest, large deep pyoderma covered in purulent discharge on his neck and puncture wounds on both shoulders. He wasn’t neutered or chipped

Hudson had clearly been fighting, as entire males do, and the result of those fights is that he has FIV. He was matted and dirty, both very clear signs that he was in pain; a dirty cat is not a healthy cat.

Because his immune system is impacted by the FIV, his body couldn’t fight the infections on its own. He has now had his wounds treated, his fur clipped to remove the painful knots and he has been neutered.

Hudson is living proof of why we are constantly reminding that male cats simply must be neutered. And until they are, do not let them outside.

11/02/2025

In what we do, we sadly see the worst of people. But…we also see the best of people!

On 1st January, Little Ellie came to us having been dumped from a car and, after seeing the very clever people at Lumbry Park, it was confirmed that she has congenital hypothyroidism, an incredibly rare condition and one which would mean that she would be on medication for life, with blood tests several times a year.

This is a quite a tall order for a new family to take on but as a charity we are quite different because, when a cat is adopted, we cover any ongoing medication for existing conditions. For Ellie this will be approx. £100 a month, £1200 a year for the rest of her life.

Even with the costs covered, could we find a family to adopt her when she has such a rare condition and one which will require a huge commitment? Well, yes!!!! Not only have we found the most wonderful family to adopt her, they are also adopting Dougie, who came in a week later having been ‘found in the road’

We couldn’t be happier that they both have a wonderful forever, when it could have been so different. Financially it’s a life-long commitment for us but, with your help, we were able to save Ellie and will be able to cover her medication each month.

So today we are running Two Pound Tuesday and asking if you can help Ellie going forward? If we had 50 people set up a £2 a month standing order, this would cover her entire bill for the year! Just a £2 commitment would mean that you truly are giving a cat a life.

Or of course you can help via Just Giving -

To give just £2

** remember to change the additional donation to zero as we do not get that amount, it goes to Just Giving **

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/tcwg2025

To sign up for a monthly Standing Order

Sort Code: 20-79-31
Account: 73934551
Name: The Cat Welfare Group

And don’t forget that we can claim a further 25% on your donation if you complete a Gift Aid form here https://thecatwelfaregroup.org/gift-aid-declaration

£2 really does make a massive difference

From Ellie, Dougie and us all, thank you x

10/02/2025

** UPDATE - GILES IS NOW HOME WITH HIS FAMILY. A YEAR SINCE HE WENT MISSING **

** LOOKING FOR FAMILY OF THIS HANDSOME BOY IN BURSLEDON **

LOOKING FOR OWNER - School Road, Bursledon, SO31 8BW
DESCRIPTION: Black male, not chipped
FOUND: Seen visiting a garden in School Road for the last few months
DATE: 10/2/25
CONTACT: The Cat Welfare Group
E. [email protected]
T: 0300 365 4 999
M: https://m.me/thecatwelfaregroup

** PLEASE SHARE AND HELP US TO FIND HIS FAMILY **

10/02/2025

Good morning from Leonard and Sidney. Alphy and Will are hiding at the back 🤣

07/02/2025

Could you become a cat foster carer? Do you live between Portsmouth and Southampton?

We need more people willing to open up their homes, and their hearts, to help give cats a fresh start in life.

All you need is a spare room (if you have other animals in the house) and we provide everything else!

We rely on fosterers to provide temporary homes for cats in our care. Fostering a cat can help them recover from neglect, abuse, illness or injury. These are the first steps towards finding a new, loving forever home.

Many cats that we take in have either suffered or are not used to the care and affection that they deserved. Living with a foster family provides them with one-to-one care, allowing them time to build up their confidence and get used to a normal lifestyle.

It's rewarding to know that you have played a key part in helping a rescued cat recover from a life of suffering and start a new life filled with love

We have two Foster Volunteer vacancies to join our talented and dedicated team!

Do you love cats? Do you have a spare room (preferably with a hard floor)? Do you have the time to devote to rehabilitating rescue cats and kittens?

If so follow the link below to read through the Foster Volunteer description and FAQ information on our Website.

If you then think this is the right role for you, send us an application form, we would love to hear from you

https://thecatwelfaregroup.org/foster-volunteer

05/02/2025

Hello world!

Little Leonard got his peepers

04/02/2025

** LOOKING FOR A FOREVER HOME **

Basil is the most handsome of older men and is looking for a very special person to give him a retirement home.

All he wants is warmth, a lap and some love, sadly things that have been missing in his latter years. He is 18-20 years old, he deserves to be spoiled rotten for the rest of his life.

He has just had full bloodwork done, because at his age we expect something to need treatment, but his vet said he has the blood of an 8yr old cat! His heart and teeth are good, he's just a little slow and his joints aren't as mobile as they once were.

He needs a quiet home, no dogs and if other cats, someone who has the time and love to slowly introduce him to the rest of the family

If you think that you can offer him love for his twilight years, please complete our online application form and mention Basil in the comments

https://thecatwelfaregroup.org/adoption-form