Maria's Cathouse

Maria's Cathouse I’m Maria & I look after 160+ cats, most with special needs. I neuter, treat and rehome stray cats 🐈

At the end of 2024 I want to thank you all amazing followers from the bottom of my heart ❤️, thank you for every donatio...
31/12/2024

At the end of 2024 I want to thank you all amazing followers from the bottom of my heart ❤️, thank you for every donation every share and every comment, thank you for helping me keep the food bowls full and thank you for helping me take the cats to the vets , without you I wouldn’t have been able to do 1/10 of what I did. Happy new year 🥳

Confused about Christmas and holiday gifts? Look no further! How about giving someone a virtual gift voucher which will ...
14/12/2024

Confused about Christmas and holiday gifts? Look no further! How about giving someone a virtual gift voucher which will go directly to helping the cats here at Maria’s Cathouse?

Choose an amount between €5 and €100 (see the photos above!) and we will either complete the voucher for you with the recipient’s name and message typed (and send to you or straight to them) or we can leave it blank for you to print and hand write.

All you need to do is donate the amount via either PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=N2N4JR9ZCBFA8

or GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/0cee5319

Or bank transfer to:

IBAN: GR91 0172 7580 0057 5810 0177 879
SWIFT code: PIRBGRAA
BANK: PIRAEUS
ACCOUNT NAME: Silogos Gia Tin Prostasia Tis Gatas

Once you have done this, please email [email protected] with the method of your donation (so we can cross reference) and your instructions for how you want to receive the voucher.

We will email you the voucher by next day at the latest.

We hope you will spread some festive cheer to the cats here at this time of year and thank you so much for your support!

From tiny kittens dumped in a box in a cemetery to surviving against the odds. Souvlaki, Daisy and Arthur (and their ado...
11/12/2024

From tiny kittens dumped in a box in a cemetery to surviving against the odds. Souvlaki, Daisy and Arthur (and their adopted brother) were nursed by another mother cat and thankfully made it. Though they survived panleukopenia and parasites which could easily have killed them. Arthur is a wobbly cat as a result of this horrible virus and needs special care.

But they are just three cats out of thousands whose lives Maria has transformed. It takes a huge toll on Maria to help so many cats and she can only do it without your support. Please, please donate to help with food, vet and supplies. Links are in the bio. Thank you so much dear supporters ❤️

If my cats could talk 💔
29/11/2024

If my cats could talk 💔

This blind cat is temporarily at a vet’s clinic in Ierapetra I don’t know her story but her kitten got adopted and there...
14/11/2024

This blind cat is temporarily at a vet’s clinic in Ierapetra I don’t know her story but her kitten got adopted and there is no one for her , she is coming to live with us . Ierapetra is quite far from Chania and we will use a pet taxi 🚖 it is going to be 100 € can you help? https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=N2N4JR9ZCBFA8

HELP ME BUILD A CAT SHELTER 🏡❤️My lease is up very soon and I finally need to create a new, permanent shelter for the ca...
10/11/2024

HELP ME BUILD A CAT SHELTER 🏡❤️

My lease is up very soon and I finally need to create a new, permanent shelter for the cats in my care. Please help me to do this for the 160+ cats I care for on site. I need to raise €70,000 to make this dream come true!

You can donate via PayPal: (reference:
shelter appeal)
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=N2N4JR9ZCBFA8

The GoFundMe shelter appeal:
https://gofund.me/a44d56cc

Or via bank transfer: (reference: shelter appeal)
IBAN: GR91 0172 7580 0057 5810 0177 879
SWIFT code: PIRBGRAA
BANK: PIRAEUS
ACCOUNT NAME: Silogos Gia Tin Prostasia Tis Gatas

Thank you for your kindness ❤️

I’ve amazingly already been gifted a plot of land near Chania, and the main area of the shelter will be about 5 acres and cats will be able to roam and explore the plot.

I can transport the current enclosures, which can be taken down and re-assembled, but I still need to raise urgent funds for several projects at the new site:

- New fencing and gates for the plot so that cats can roam freely across the site, and have no way of being attacked by predators, getting lost or hit by vehicles

- A kitchen and storage area where I can clean bowls, have fridges for food and medication, wash bedding, store supplies etc

- A new isolation unit where all new cats can be quarantined when they are taken in, to stop the spread of disease (this is a very hard task at the moment)

- A dedicated, sterile and temperature-controlled hospitalisation unit where cats can be hospitalised when recovering from illnesses/surgery and where eventually, I hope vets can help

- An enclosure for the most vulnerable cats with FeLV with heating/air conditioning, as they are very susceptible to illness

- Solar panels to supply energy to the site and to make the sanctuary as environmentally friendly as possible

- Creating enrichment of opportunities for the cats including platforms, beds and planting trees

- A container home that I can live in on site and where I can host volunteers

Please help fulfil this dream by donating towards this project - I am very happy to accommodate personal requests such as a cat unit being built in dedication to someone etc.

Thank you so much, love Maria ❤️

Goodnight from Luna ❤️🌘
23/10/2024

Goodnight from Luna ❤️🌘

These cats will need to be trapped to be treated. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far. They are just two of lit...
23/10/2024

These cats will need to be trapped to be treated. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far. They are just two of literally hundreds of cats that Maria either directly or indirectly takes care of.

Please consider donating so that she can help with vet treatment for cats like these - cats with flu, infections, injuries, and for cats infested with parasites or in need of blood tests and investigations.

Your help means so much to these cats who suffer so much. You can donate via the links in the bio. Thank you so much ❤️❤️

Jerry is a nervous boy who sadly has FeLV (feline leukemia virus). He has very bad teeth, and has had many removed. FeLV...
12/10/2024

Jerry is a nervous boy who sadly has FeLV (feline leukemia virus). He has very bad teeth, and has had many removed.

FeLV is a horrible disease which shortens the lifespan of cats - it’s practically unheard of for these cats to be adopted because of the complications and expense of their health issues.

But they still deserve love and a good quality of life for however long they are with this, and Maria is passionate about letting these cats live with dignity.

Please, please help save Lucifer who is very sick with FIP.https://gofund.me/856e044bAll donations are matched by the dr...
08/10/2024

Please, please help save Lucifer who is very sick with FIP.

https://gofund.me/856e044b

All donations are matched by the drug provider (the organisation is called Cure FIP) so if you donate €10, they will provide €20 worth of the treatment drug GS-441524.

Thank you for helping! ❤️

Maria and Harry - a love affair! Harry is a very special cat and the sweetest, friendliest boy. Another lucky soul to ha...
30/09/2024

Maria and Harry - a love affair!

Harry is a very special cat and the sweetest, friendliest boy. Another lucky soul to have been saved from the grim reality of life on the streets in Crete.

Vet bill appeal !!!This is Rena she is a former municipality cat (now adopted by me). Tourists notified me about her, sh...
27/09/2024

Vet bill appeal !!!

This is Rena she is a former municipality cat (now adopted by me). Tourists notified me about her, she was taken to the vets for neutering and got a death sentence diagnosis for her nose cancer.

However, my vet gives her very good chances with surgery which will cost 150€. Can you help with her vet bill?

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/catschania

THANK YOU! And sorry to ask again…With your wonderful help Maria was able to purchase food last week. Can you help again...
22/09/2024

THANK YOU! And sorry to ask again…

With your wonderful help Maria was able to purchase food last week. Can you help again? It truly means the world.

Just last week alone the bill was over €600 as you can see. It’s very costly to feed 160+ cats at the rescue, as well as many more in stray colonies.

PayPal:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=N2N4JR9ZCBFA8

Bank details:
IBAN: GR91 0172 7580 0057 5810 0177 879
SWIFT code: PIRBGRAA
BANK: PIRAEUS
ACCOUNT NAME: Silogos Gia Tin Prostasia Tis Gatas

GoFundMe:
https://gofund.me/70de422c

Thank you so much!!!

I forgot to post this update on the beautiful blind kitten Leo. This is him at the vets about two weeks ago. He had alre...
18/09/2024

I forgot to post this update on the beautiful blind kitten Leo. This is him at the vets about two weeks ago. He had already put on 50% of his bodyweight in just a week!

Leo was so underweight when he was found in a very dangerous location.

He has improved even more since these photos and there may even be some very good news about his sight!

Thank you to everyone who has donated towards his care. If you would like to help towards his vet care please donate via one of the methods below:

PayPal:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=N2N4JR9ZCBFA8

Bank details:
IBAN: GR91 0172 7580 0057 5810 0177 879
SWIFT code: PIRBGRAA
BANK: PIRAEUS
ACCOUNT NAME: Silogos Gia Tin Prostasia Tis Gatas

GoFundMe:
https://gofund.me/70de422c

Thank you!!!

📣 PLEASE STERILISE YOUR CATS 📣Gisele is the only surviving kitten in a litter, but this never needed to be the case. She...
13/09/2024

📣 PLEASE STERILISE YOUR CATS 📣

Gisele is the only surviving kitten in a litter, but this never needed to be the case. She was born outside and was found by a kind woman who noticed how sick Gisele was.

Thankfully she is doing fine now and is the sweetest and most placid cat, but if only her parents were neutered, her poor siblings wouldn’t have experienced painful deaths.

Please, do not breed your cat or risk them getting into fights or getting pregnant because they have not been neutered.

Gisele has been vaccinated, treated for parasites and is now ready for a forever home. If you think you could offer her a loving home, please message the page.

11/09/2024

If you come across kittens while walking please don’t touch them and don’t move them. They don’t grow like flowers - a cat gave birth to them and she will be looking for them.

Only if you find them in trash cans or screaming for hours, do they need to be rescued. Taking a kittens that are a few days old is a bad idea unless you have a nursing cat.

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