The Cat Welfare Group

22/03/2025

**LOOKING FOR OWNER**

Please contact The Pet Vet Southampton directly

18/03/2025

Overnight Tweety gave birth with Tracy, to five perfect little ones

Weighing between 102 and 120g, they are all healthy and chubby. She’s exhausted but doing really well

17/03/2025

**LOOKING FOR OWNER**
Please contact Stubbington Ark if he is yours or you know his owners.

‼️Found Cat‼️

We have had a young adult male cat come into us who has been found in Stokes Bay Home Park area of Gosport. He has been hanging around since mid December.

He is a young adult male cat who is unfortunately not neutered or microchipped.

If you believe he could be your cat, please email photos and proof of ownership to our reception team on: [email protected].

Please share so we can try and find out if he has an owner 🧡

13/03/2025

**Looking for owner**

Unchipped, female. Please contact Companion Care Portsmouth directly if you believe she is yours.

*FOUND*

Lost Cat 🐱

We’ve had an unmicrochipped cat brought in to us by a member of the public. Black and white female.

If you have any knowledge on the owners, or think they may be yours; please give us a call on 02392 650655.

11/03/2025

Meet our latest rescue, the beautiful Tweety

Her skin is full of thick scabbing from a reaction to a flea-infestion. She’s young, scared, not chipped or neutered and is heavily pregnant

Safe now little one

10/03/2025

Meet Elmer

Elmer was handed in as a stray a week ago after being fed in the community for around three years

An older boy, over ten, he was not chipped or neutered. He bears a few injuries and battle scars from his life on the street, was riddled with fleas and has a couple of teeth missing. Unbelievably he was FIV negative

We have been a little quiet on socials over the last week, it was a difficult week but we will aim to do updates over the next few days, including Fletcher, Figgy, Custard & Morgan

04/03/2025

Custard update

Custard came to us on 18th February with FIP, very poorly indeed (top left picture). He was going to be pts if we didn’t take him, we didn’t have a plan but couldn’t allow that to happen

Over the next few days he struggled with his breathing and thanks to his team at the referral centre he had a heart scan and was diagnosed with Myocarditis (Inflammation of the heart’s muscular wall) leading to Transient Myocardial Thickening (TMT) and Congestive Heart Failure (CHF); Stage C

The FIP treatment is making a huge difference, his breathing is also much better and as you can see in the bottom two photos, he is less yellow.

We have just had his bill and his treatment to get him better so far is £4000

We didn’t plan for this and alongside Figgy with FIP and Fletcher so poorly. We really appreciate that it’s a big ask to once again ask if you can help with just £2.

Every donation amount is greatly appreciated and as we’ve seen REALLY does make a difference, so please do not think that £2 is not enough because it really is!

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/tcwg-custard

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

Or you can donate direct;
Account name: The Cat Welfare Group
Account Number: 73934551
Sort Code: 20-79-31

Thank you so much xx

03/03/2025

** URGENT APPEAL TO FIND OWNER **

RADSTOCK ROAD AREA, SOUTHAMPTON SO19

Do you recognise this young boy? He is not chipped or neutered

He was found with burns/abrasions on his legs, back and neck and his fur covered in grease – we believe he was sheltering in an engine

Now in our care, please share to help us find his family

Tel: 0300 365 4 999

Email: [email protected]

FB Messenger: https://m.me/thecatwelfaregroup

01/03/2025

Yesterday Fletcher had his next check-up at Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists

Unfortunately the poor boy has not responded to treatment so far and has also tested positive for Mycoplasma.

His neurological examination showed the same horizontal nystagmus with the fast phase to the right and synchronous head movement. The menace response was at times reduced bilaterally but given the spontaneous nystagmus this was hard to interpret, so we are still unsure about how good is sight/focus is.

There was also a mild postural deficit on the left pelvic limb, which could be from the infection spreading or could be from the years of restricted movement.

Given the poor response to treatment and the concern with the postural deficit of intracranial involvement, he is starting on marbofloxacin, on top of his existing treatment and is likely to be on this for at least 6 weeks.

Our plan had been for him to move to RaggiePaws - Ragdoll Rescue & Rehome this weekend but at the moment he’s simply not well enough to travel, so will be staying with us

26/02/2025

** 6.30PM - NOW DOWN AND SAFE **

** UPDATE - TREE SURGEON REQUIRED AS TOO HIGH FOR LADDERS **

**LOOKING FOR FAMILY OF CAT IN SO16**

LOOKING FOR OWNER - Olive Road, SO16

DESCRIPTION: tabby, wearing a collar

FOUND: has been stuck up a tree for 2 days

DATE: 26/2/25

CONTACT: The Cat Welfare Group

E. [email protected]

T: 0300 365 4 999

M: https://m.me/thecatwelfaregroup

We are looking for assistance from tree surgeons who may be able to help this poor little cat

24/02/2025

An update on Fletcher

He looks like a different cat, now that he is clean and his fur is free from poo!

It’s still very early days for him, his head still shakes and he still has the nystagmus but he is getting stronger on his legs each day and has even started to check out his little cat tree. He shouts at foster mum Fiona when she comes into his room and he loves human attention, sadly he has no idea what play is though :(

He has his next check up on Friday, so we will know more then

We would like to say a huge thank you to Ginger Cat Crafts for his super comfy bed, which he is currently kneading to make it just-so!

23/02/2025

I am afraid we have some heartbreaking news about Joey.

Unfortunately, Joey started to become unwell last week. He was taken to the vets and started on some treatment. However, on Thursday he deteriorated drastically so was taken back to the vets. It was clear he was very unwell so he was referred to a specialist vet hospital where he had X-Rays, multiple blood tests, ultrasounds and biopsies of his intestines - showing that Joey was severely anaemic. Later we learned that this was caused by a very aggressive form of lymphoma in his intestines. His immune system had started to attack his red blood cells. However, he was stable and his owners were looking at potential treatment options/ symptoms management to make him as comfortable as possible, despite the poor prognosis.

Unfortunately on Friday night Joey deteriorated drastically, and a joint decision was made with his owners and the vet/ oncologist that the kindest option would be to let him go. Joey passed away peacefully on Saturday afternoon, being cuddled and loved by both his owners.

Although his owners are both incredibly upset, they feel privileged to have been able to give Joey a happy and warm final few months being loved, cuddled, spoiled rotten, and cared for.

He was a very special character and will be missed by so many

Sleep tight Prince Joey

23/02/2025

Another reminder of incredible people, after a week filled with too many who disappointed us.

Remember Hudson?

Hudson came in at the start of the month, 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, he was matted and dirty, a clear sign that he was in pain/not well. He’s FIV positive

Just look at him now! He is white, with a magnificent coat of fur - he loves to be brushed, which his amazing foster mum Cecilia has been doing daily as he pads in appreciation

Today he goes to his forever home! Going with him is his squishy new bed, thanks to the awesome humans at Ginger Cat Crafts and their campaign.

22/02/2025

After all of the terrible sadness this week, let's start the weekend with some wonderful news

A couple of weeks ago we told you about the very handsome old man, Basil, who was looking for a home for his last days. Well this week he went to his new home, to live the rest of his life surrounded by love and being thoroughly spoiled

We see the worst of people, but we also see the best of people and we really do try to hold on that

Happy forever handsome boy xx

21/02/2025

Not the news for Custard that we had hoped for

He has had his heart scan and has been diagnosed with Myocarditis (Inflammation of the heart’s muscular wall) leading to Transient Myocardial Thickening (TMT) and Congestive Heart Failure (CHF); Stage C

It’s a lot to take in and with him having FIP, we don’t really know what we are facing. We will discuss options with his specialist this evening

A sad end to a really crappy week

21/02/2025

Little Custard has had a worrying couple of days and is still at Lumbry

We had hoped that his appetite would pick up within a few days of starting his FIP treatment but on Wednesday he had a rapid onset of increased respiratory effort and rate, and went downhill.

The pleural effusion will often cause rapid and shallow breathing but the concern is that he may have an underlying heart issues alongside, so he’s having a heart scan at 12pm today

He’s only 5 months old, he should be zooming up curtains and causing havoc 😩

19/02/2025

** FLETCHER UPDATE **

He’s home with foster mum Fiona and just look at the difference from Sunday to today!

No amount of words can convey and do justice to just how grateful we are to the amazing team at Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists and to each and every one of you who have enabled us to get him to this stage.

It will take some time for the mental damage to be undone but just look at the difference in him in a few short days. He’s cleaner (although still smells terrible), his sore skin is starting to dry up and his coat has been cleared of all the matted in faeces

That right there is why we do what we do and what you help us to achieve. Truly, thank you from us all x

18/02/2025

An update on little Fletcher

His MRI showed effusion in his ear canal, which had just started to spread toward the brain. He’s now started a 4 week course of antibiotics alongside some gabapentin - we hope that the head tremors and his movement will start to improve as the medication starts to work and he begins to feel less nauseous. He’s still very sore around his bottom and back legs, but the skin has started to dry a little today, so hopefully he will be much more comfortable soon

All being well, he’s coming home tomorrow!

We are so humbled by everyone coming together to allow us to give him the chance of a life and thank you from the bottom of our hearts.