Help a Stray Cat

✨Meet Ruby✨ Ruby was dumped on my street last month when she was sick. She had an infection, her left eye was melting away from cat flu and she wasn’t even spayed. She had surgery on her eye, she was spayed and she was treated for an upper respiratory infection. She was at the vets for almost 5 weeks. And it turns out this poor girl is also FIV+. She’s had a tough life on the streets but she’s now in my care and life’s about to be very different for her. She’s going to have her Titer test done next week so that she can travel to Europe and the UK in 3 months time. Please consider sponsoring, fostering or adopting this partially blind FIV+ girl. She deserves a better life and i can only provide her with one with your help🙏🏻 ✅ Female ✅ Around 3-4 years old ✅ Spayed ✅ Microchipped ✅ Vaccinated against Rabies ✅ Can live with other calm natured cats or with other FIV+ cats ✅ FIV can only be passed on with deep bite wounds ✅ One of the most affectionate cats we’ve ever come across ✅ Gets along well with other cats ✅ Must be indoor only #rescuecat #catsofinstagram #cat #catsofistanbul #straycat #sickcat #turkishcat #uk #turkey #london #adoptdontshop #helpastraycat #leeds #partiallyblindcat #fiv #fivcatsofinstagram #fivcatsneedlovetoo #fivcatsrule

✨Jack✨ My first ever FIP warrior. He’s been in his forever home in the US for almost a year now. He’s helping his mummy make cat toys for other FIP cats in need🥹 From the streets of Istanbul to Pittsburgh, USA💫 . . . #rescuecat #catsofinstagram #cat #catsofistanbul #straycat #sickcat #catwithfip #turkishcat #uk #turkey #london #rspca #blindcat #catsprotection #animalaiduk #everycatmatters #gofundme #gofundmecampaign #donationsneeded #pleasedonate #adoptdontshop

✨Senior Cat✨ According to the vets, this guy’s around 7-8 years old. It’s a miracle when cats survive this long on the streets as the average life span of a stray cat is maximum 2-3 years. And until recently he wasn’t even neutered! He always had a runny nose but after we had him neutered he kept becoming really ill all the time. He also had a few rotten teeth but everytime he returned to the streets following treatment he would always get sick again. He’s currently got a runny nose and he’s lethargic. A cat his age shouldn’t be on the streets. Life’s already hard enough on the streets but it’s much harder for older cats. I’d like to put him into a cattery and then hopefully find him a home. I’d love for someone to sponsor his treatment, monthly cattery fees of £50 and his titer Test which is currently £130. Please help me save this boy before it’s too late🙏🏻 ✅ Microchipped ✅ Vaccinated against Rabies ✅ Neutered ✅ Gets along well with other cats ✅ Extremely Affectionate #rescuecat #catsofinstagram #cat #catsofistanbul #straycat #sickcat #turkishcat #uk #turkey #london #gofundme #gofundmecampaign #donationsneeded #pleasedonate #adoptdontshop #seniorcat

✨Meet Rosie✨ Rosie aka Güneş lives in my street and last April she was heavily pregnant. I was trying to trap another female cat when she went into the carrier and refused to leave. So, i took her to a cattery where she would safely give birth. And she did, exactly 3 days later! She raised her 4 kittens there but 3 of them died after 2 months. Despite all of our efforts and after lots of trips to the vets they didn’t make it. The owner of the cattery rehomed her last remaining kitten and I had her spayed and released her back in the street. Anyone who’s a fan of ginger cats will know that 80% of ginger cats are male. Female ginger cats are rare and so very special. Rosie is such a smart and affectionate girl. She runs towards me everytime she sees me from afar so she’s always been very close to my heart. When my neighbour called to tell me she had a massive wound under her belly i quickly went to look for her. But she was in pain and scared so she hid for more than 24 hours. As soon as he found her again we rushed her to the vets to find out she’d been attacked by a dog and that she had a punctured lung. She had surgery that day and she was in a critical condition for 2 days. But she’s doing much better now and i really don’t want her to go back in the streets after what the trauma she’s been through. So, i’m looking for a home for her in the UK, Europe and the US. Please consider opening your home to this beautiful girl🙏🏻 #rescuecat #catsofinstagram #cat #catsofistanbul #straycat #sickcat #turkishcat #uk #turkey #london #gofundme #gofundmecampaign #donationsneeded #pleasedonate #adoptdontshop

✨Evie✨ This is my favourite video of Evie and her mummy. She was such a timid girl but not long after she went to her new home she started giving her mummy cuddles and kisses! I pray that all my rescues have homes like this💜 #rescuecat #catsofinstagram #cat #catsofistanbul #straycat #sickcat #catwithfip #turkishcat #uk #turkey #london #rspca #blindcat #catsprotection #animalaiduk #everycatmatters #gofundme #gofundmecampaign #donationsneeded #pleasedonate #adoptdontshop

✨Adopt Theo✨ Theo fka Oscar is once again available for adoption. He was adopted in January 2023 however his current family want to rehome him due to no fault of his own. Apparently the resident cat doesn’t get along with him. He was born in my garden in Istanbul on 8 July 2021. It’s actually his birthday soon🥹 I brought him and his siblings to the UK in September 2022 as i couldn’t find them homes in Turkey. A Liverpool based charity said they’d help me rehome them so i took them there but they weren’t looked after well there so took them back 2 months later. They were living there with 42 other cats apparently so it was a little traumatizing for them. Oscar is timid but very affectionate once he gets used to people. He has travelled so much and had 5 changes of environment so it might take him time to get used to his home. If you’re sure you can give him his forever home and won’t abandon him please message me. His next home has to be his final home. Both of his siblings have amazing homes and my heart is broken for him. He was always my favourite 💔 You’ll need to fill out an adoption form and be willing to do a home check. ✅ DOB: 8 July 2021 ✅ Neutered: Yes ✅ Fully Vaccinated ✅ Nature: Shy but very affectionate once he gets used to you ✅ Indoor only ✅ FIV negative ✅ FeLV negative ✅ Gets along well with other cats ✅ He’s never met a child ✅ Currently in North London #rescuecat #catsofinstagram #cat #catsofistanbul #straycat #sickcat #catwithfip #turkishcat #uk #turkey #london #rspca #blindcat #catsprotection #animalaiduk #everycatmatters #gofundme #gofundmecampaign #donationsneeded #pleasedonate #adoptdontshop

✨Jack and his mummy✨ For those of you who don’t know Jack, he’s the reason i started this account back in March 2022. He was one of the cats i was taking care of on my street and he had a limp for 2 weeks but i wasn’t able to trap him. One day he got really sick and his corona turned into wet FIP. I had no experience with FIP and what’s worse was his limp was actually the result of a broken leg. He had to have surgery on his leg whilst battling an upper respiratory infection and wet FIP. Thanks to our lovely followers we were able to raise the funds for his 84 day FIP treatment, surgery, 84 day observation period and his flight to the US. It cost over £2000 to make all this happen but it was worth every single penny! He was adopted by @purrsonifiedfip and her amazing family. Him and his mummy have such a special bond. They’re the best family i could have ever wished for him. It really took a village to save him and i’m grateful to every single one of you for helping Jack get better. From the streets of Istanbul to Pittsburgh💫 . . . #rescuecat #catsofinstagram #cat #catsofistanbul #straycat #sickcat #catwithfip #turkishcat #uk #turkey #london #rspca #blindcat #catsprotection #animalaiduk #everycatmatters #gofundme #gofundmecampaign #donationsneeded #pleasedonate #adoptdontshop #fip #fipwarrior #tuxedocat #fipwarrioruk #pittsburgh #usa #miracle #miraculous #miracleshappen

✨Adopted✨ Lola, fka Emma is now in her new home in Manchester! As you all know she beat neurological FIP a few months ago. She was only 5 months old when she was diagnosed with FIP. She got sick right after I had her spayed. Cats can get pregnant as young as 4 months so we had no choice but to have her spayed. Unfortunately, stray cats have a weak immune system and lots of underlying health issues so we weren’t surprised to find out she was sick. I sent her to the municipality shelter where they spay and neuter around 150 cats a day. They give them rabies vaccinations and microchip them. However, they’re not registered anywhere. Once Emma recovered from FIP i was gonna take her to my garden but one of my followers asked if she can adopt her so i took her into my care. In order to bring her to the UK i’d need to have her government microchip registered in my name. It took countless phone calls and 5 visits to the government clinic, the local municipality and the ministry of agriculture to finally have her registered in my name cos nobody knew how to actually do it. Apparently, they register dogs in the system but not cats. So, i was trying to do transfer of ownership of an unregistered chip, which they said they’d never done before. After 4 weeks of unsuccessful attempts she was finally microchipped in my name. And after her Titer test and a 3 month wait in Turkey we finally travelled to the UK last week. It takes a total of 24 hours to get from Istanbul to the UK via Amsterdam. Her mummy came all the way from Manchester to pick her up and drover a further 5 hours to take her home. She’s only been there a week and she’s already settled in. She’s one of the most affactionate cats i’ve ever met so she won’t leave her mummy’s side! It makes you wonder how she possibly lived in the streets without the love and companionship of a human. Thankfully, she has all the love in the world now😍 #rescuecat #catsofinstagram #cat #catsofistanbul

✨Adopted✨ Henry is finally in his new home in the UK! We travelled all the way from Istanbul to the UK so that he can live the life he deserves. It takes a total of 4 months to take animals from Turkey to the UK as Turkey’s considered a high rabies risk country and we still can’t directly fly there unless it’s with an agency. They charge £1500 per cat so that’s out of the question for us unfortunately. That’s why we fly to a European country first and then either get a pet taxi or the ferry to the UK. This time we flew to Amsterdam and got the ferry from Hook of Holland to Harwich International. It takes a total of 24 hours but this is the most affordable way of taking animals to the UK. Henry’s parents were away when we arrived in the UK so he stayed in a cattery for a few days. They picked him up today and it’s as if he’s been there for years! He’s already settled in and loves his new home, his parents and all his toys! Life isn’t easy in the streets for cats and my beighbours and landlord hated the fact that Henry would sleep in the car park. They always threatened to get rid of him. That’s when i took him under my care and decided to rehome him abroad. He was supposed to travel to Chicago back in February and he couldn’t go due to problems with the paperwork. I’m so glad he’s now a British Kitizen and no longer has to worry about cruel people. From the busy streets of Istanbul to London. This special boy deserves all the love in the world. His parents even got him a personalized collar. What a lucky boy!😭😍 #rescuecat #catsofinstagram #cat #catsofistanbul #straycat #sickcat #turkishcat #uk #turkey #london #rspca #catsprotection #animalaiduk #gofundme #gofundmecampaign #donationsneeded #pleasedonate #adoptdontshop #helpastraycat

✨Meet Katniss✨ This 3 legged girl was living up the road from me. My friend had told me about her but i had never seen her until today. We don’t know what happened to her but she’s had one of her back legs and her tail amputated. Life’s already extremely difficult for stray cats and although she’s survived in the streets this long a disabled cat should not be in the streets. It’s incredible that nobody’s helped this girl find a home. This just goes to show even disabled animals are left to fend for themselves in Turkey. I already have 9 cats in my care so i didn’t want to take on another cat but i just couldn’t turn my back on her. Especially after she started following me home! She might be 3 legged but this didn’t stop her from running after me. Hopefully, this 3 legged girl will have a safe and warm home soon. She’ll be ready to travel to the UK in September💜 #rescuecat #catsofinstagram #cat #catsofistanbul #straycat #sickcat #catwithfip #turkishcat #uk #turkey #london #rspca #blindcat #catsprotection #animalaiduk #everycatmatters #gofundme #gofundmecampaign #donationsneeded #pleasedonate #adoptdontshop #helpastraycat #threeleggedcat #disabledcat

✨Meet Henry✨ Henry was one of the first cats to come to my garden when i moved in so he’s my day one! He’s such a special and smart cat. And a little chonky too! The whole neighbourhood knew him cos he went into everyone’s gardens looking for food and i’d often find him sitting in front of the fish restaurant down the road. But he’d always come back to my building and sleep in the car park most nights. As some of you already know my i’ve gotten into many arguments with both my landlord and the other residents over the cats and Henry was one of the cats they threatened to dump somewhere if i didn’t stop feeding them. They actually put Harry in a box and were about to dump him somewhere before i intervened. I wasn’t going to let them do this to Henry so i took him under my care. He was in a cattery for a few months and he was supposed to fly to Chicago in February but he couldn’t go so instead of sending him back to the cattery i asked my mum if she’d foster him. And although he loves my mum him, she keeps him in a room alone as she has a senior FIV+ cat. As lovely as he is he doesn’t seem to get on with every cat, in particular cats who show the slightest aggression towards him. He was in a cattery with lots of other cats and only didn’t get along with one cat there. With proper introduction he should be fine but my mum’s 70 years old and introducing a new cat’s a little overwhelming for her. Please consider opening your home to this gorgeous boy. He’s so affectionate and he just loves to be around humans. He’ll be ready to travel to the UK beginning of June and i’d hate not being able to bring him with me🙏🏻 #rescuecat #catsofinstagram #cat #catsofistanbul #straycat #sickcat #catwithfip #turkishcat #uk #turkey #london #rspca #blindcat #catsprotection #animalaiduk #everycatmatters #gofundme #gofundmecampaign #donationsneeded #pleasedonate #adoptdontshop #helpastraycat

✨Taking animals to the UK✨ As you all know by now we’re not allowed to fly directly to the UK with animals. The only way we can fly directly is if we go through an agent. They currently charge around £1500 to send animals by manifest cargo. This is not an option for me as it’s just too much money for one animal. The most affordable way of taking animals to the UK is by flying to Amsterdam and then crossing the North Sea by ferry from Hook of Holland to Harwich International. Hook of Holland is an hour away from Schipol Airport and the overnight ferry is 6.5 hours. And even if we don’t travel directly to the UK taking animals to the UK requires a microchip, a rabies vaccine and a Titer test which is currently £180. The Titer test is done one month after the rabies vaccine and even then we still have to wait 90 days in Turkey before we can travel to Europe. One cat weighing less than 8 kgs can travel in the cabin on the flight and the rest of the animals have to travel in the cargo hold. Depending on the airline and the destination animals in the cabin are charged £60 whereas it’s around triple that in the cargo hold. We also have to pay around £50 for export documents per pet as well. So, it’s a lot of effort and money to take an animal to the UK and since i was already going to travel with Daisy i asked @sponsradog if she had any dogs that needed to fly to Amsterdam. I would never pass up an opportunity to help another animal or another rescuer! But to my surprise she had a dog that needed to travel all the way to the UK!😅 Continued in the comments…

✨Meet Pepper✨ Pepper, formerly known as Nazlı had been living outside my mum’s building for almost 3 years. My mum takes care of the cats on her street but Pepper was always her favourite. She really is such a speacial girl with her unique meow and the little beauty spot on her nose. My mum loved her and she tried to get her neighbour to adopt her but the resident cat didn’t take well to Pepper so she ended up back in the street again.There’s a busy road in front of their building and it broke my heart that she was back on that road again. That’s when i posted her on my page hoping someone would offer this special girl a home in the UK. A very special lady has adopted her and i couldn’t be happier for Pepper. She’s going to have the best home in Kent soon, just in time for when they move into their new home. They’re going to make Pepper part of their family and give her the life she deserves. She’ll be ready to travel to the UK at the end of May. I can’t wait to take her to her new family☺️ P.S. Last year, she stepped in fresh cement and by the time i found her it’d already dried up. She had to have it all shaved off🙈 And soon after she got adopted we discovered she had rotten teeth like most stray animals so she had those extracted before i sent her to the cattery #rescuecat #catsofinstagram #cat #catsofistanbul #straycat #sickcat #catwithfip #turkishcat #uk #turkey #london #rspca #blindcat #catsprotection #animalaiduk #everycatmatters #gofundme #gofundmecampaign #donationsneeded #pleasedonate #adoptdontshop #helpastraycat

✨Emma✨ As you all know Emma beat neurological FIP a few months ago. She was only 5 months old when she was diagnosed with FIP. She got sick right after we had her spayed. Cats can get pregnant as young as 4 months so we had no choice but to have her spayed. Unfortunately stray cats have a weak immune system and lots of underlying health issues so we weren’t surprised to find out she was sick. I do a lot of TNR through a local charity i work with. We trap around 10-15 cats at a time and send them to the municipality shelter where they spay and neuter around 150 cats a day. They give them rabies vaccinations and microchip them. However, they’re not registered anywhere. Once Emma recovered from FIP i was gonna take her to my garden but a few people from the UK asked if they could adopt her so i took her into my care. In order to bring her to the UK i’d need to have her government microchip registered in my name. It took countless phone calls and 5 visits to the government clinic, the local municipality and the ministry of agriculture to finally have her registered in my name cos nobody knew how to actually do it. Apparently, they register dogs in the system but not cats. So, i was trying to do transfer of ownership of an unregistered chip, which they said they’d never done before. After 4 weeks of unsuccessful attempts she’s finally microchipped in my name, vaccinated against rabies and will have her Titer test done next week. So, she’ll be ready to travel to the UK in 3 months time. And she’s currently in a foster home. The things i go through to rescue these animals is truly unbelievable. So, if you commit to adopting one of my rescues please bear all of this in mind. And if you change your mind please let me know in advance as it’s really heartbreaking to go through all of this to then be told you can’t adopt them😔 #rescuecat #catsofinstagram #cat #catsofistanbul #straycat #sickcat #catwithfip #turkishcat #uk #turkey #london #rsp