Help a Stray Cat

21/01/2025

✨Juniper fka Casper✨

What a beautiful picture of this former stray cat in his wonderful new home all the way in San Francisco. We found him laying almost lifeless next to a bin as a kitten and now he’s living the life he deserves on the other side of the world. He literally went from trash to treasure💜

12/01/2025

✨Freedom Flight Fundraiser✨

These two lucky cats have found their forever homes all the way in the UK.
They will finally have a new lease on life after everything they’ve both been through. Cats like Morris & Robin are overlooked by most people in Turkey as they’re just ordinary street animals. There’re millions of them in the streets so it’s impossible to find them homes here.

Taking animals all the way from Turkey to the UK is a very expensive and long process. It’s costing us a total of £780 to relocate these boys to the UK. This doesn’t even include their microchips, pet passports, vaccinations, Titer tests and months of boarding and so on.

Thanks to your generous donations, we’ve almost reached our goal but we still need to raise another £270 before they sey off for the UK. Please help us raise this amount so that they can travel to the UK for a better life. We only have a few days left to raise the funds for their freedom flights.

It’ an incredible feeling being part of a rescue animal’s happy ending. We hope you can be a part of it too!

Lots of love from Morris and Robin x

05/01/2025

There’re many ways you can donate and support our rescues. We’re in constant need of donations as we come across new rescues everyday. Here’re some ways you can help our small charity rescue more cats in need💜

1️⃣ Paypal - our paypal address is [email protected]

- Please choose the friends and family option when donating so that we don’t get charged any fees

2️⃣ JustGiving - www.justgiving.com/helpastraycat

- You can set up fundraisers for us and opt in for GiftAid if you’re a UK taxpayer

3️⃣ Patreon - www.patreon.com/helpastraycat

- You can become a Patron from as little as £5 from anywhere in the world

4️⃣ E-cards - https://www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/charities/help-a-stray-cat

- You can support our charity by sending e-cards to your loved ones

5️⃣ Our UK bank account

- You can send donations directly to our charity bank account. You can also make monthly donations by setting up a standing order.

Account Name: Help a Stray Cat
Account Number: 32362287
Sort Code: 400333

IBAN: GB53HBUK40033332362287
Brach Identifier Code: HBUKGB414B

If the majority of our followers did a standing order each month for just a £1, less than one cup of coffee a month there would be no need for us to do any fundraising at all. Yes, your £1 donation a month can make a huge difference!

02/01/2025

✨Evie✨

It’s Evie’s 2nd adoptiversary today. Time really does fly! She went to her new home in London 2 years ago today. She was a timid girl but it didn’t take her long to get used to her new life. A life filled with lots of love and cuddles from her mummy🥰

01/01/2025

✨ Joy✨

I first met this girl in October 2022 in my neighbour’s garden. She was literally giving birth in front of the building. The people living in that building hate the presence of cats so they would have been livid to see her and her kittens there. So i scooped her and her three kittens up and took them to a cattery. Despite our best efforts two of her kittens passed away and the remaining kitten disappeared from my garden when he was around 4 months old. I have no idea what happened to him but just like his mummy he was always sick. She was always in and out of the vets for a chronic upper respiratory infection. I had her spayed and brought her to my garden where she stayed for around 8 months but i found her back at the same building a few months ago. She seemed fine there so i didn’t bring her back to my garden. Unfortunately, the last time i saw her she couldn’t walk straight and she had a runny nose again. I immediately knew she had neurological FIP. She was treated with GS-441524 injections for 84 days. Her treatment was extremely costly as we went through a bottle almost every 2 days. Her walking improved but she kept shaking her head and scratching her ear which only meant one thing. An ear polyp! As if neurological FIP wasn’t enough this poor girl was also dealing with an ear polyp. She had surgery to have it removed but her FIP came back and she received a further treatment for it for another 2 months. Shems all better now but she has been through so much in the past 2 years. I promised her i would find her the best possible home. She’s a gentle and loving tabby and i can’t wait to see her living the life she deserves. In order for me to find her a home abroad she needs to have a Titer test. She was due one on 16 September but we simply don’t have the funds for it. Please consider making a donation so that Joy’s one step closer to the life she deserves🙏🏻

01/01/2025

✨Adopt Robin✨

This gorgeous blue eyed boy was one of 7 kittens. His siblings passed away one by one and he’s the only one left. Life on the streets is tough for kittens and despite my efforts and countless vet visits i could not save his siblings. Robin barely made it too and in order for him to survive he had to have a full mouth extraction at the tiny age of 8 months. He’s still a kitten but he doesn’t have a single tooth in his mouth. Hence the reason i couldn’t return him to the streets. He can travel to the UK as of 7 November. Please consider opening your home to him🙏🏻

✅ Microchipped
✅ Fully Vaccinated
✅ Only 11 months old
✅ Male
✅ Neutered
✅ Extremely Affectionate
✅ Gets along with other cats
✅ Indoor only

27/12/2024

✨Minnosh fka Sophie✨

It was Minnosh’s first Christmas with her new mummy and her new fur sibling who’s also a former Turkish stray cat. Who would have thought these stray cats from Istanbul would be celebrating Christmas in Brussels this year?

26/12/2024

✨Benjamin✨

It’s Benjamin’s first Christmas with his new family. Who would have thought this former Turkish stray cat from Istanbul would be celebrating Christmas in London this year? His grandma even painted a bauble with his face on it! He’s truly adored by his family and we couldn’t be happier for him. What a lucky boy🥰

26/12/2024

✨Lokum and June✨

It’s Lokum and June’s first Christmas with their new family. Who would have thought these former Turkish stray cats would be celebrating Christmas in their London home this year? Look at them patiently waiting whilst their dad unwraps their presents🥰

20/12/2024

✨Sponsor a Cat✨

We currently have 7 cats at our office. Soon to be 8 when Nala’s discharged from the vets this week. It costs £30 to take care of a cat on a monthly basis. This includes their food, litter and supplements. Please DM us which one of our lovely kitties you’d like to sponsor. You can set up a montly donation via Paypal or set up a standing order via our bank account. Here’re our UK account details💜

Account name: Help a Stray Cat
Account no: 32362287
Sort code: 40-03-33

05/12/2024

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03/12/2024

Today is Giving Tuesday. Join us in making a difference to the lives of countless stray animals in Turkey by making a small donation today💜

29/11/2024

✨Cookie fka Maggie Update✨

Four weeks ago today this former stray cat travelled to the UK all the way from Istanbul and became a British kitizen! She has a lovely mummy who absolutely adores her. It took her a few days to settle in but it wasn’t long before she started to showcase her exceptional biscuit making skills! Life on the streets was so tough for this precious girl. Those days are behind her now as she now has a safe and warm home with a mummy who’s smitten with her. What a lucky girl🥰

29/11/2024

✨Benjamin Update✨

Four weeks ago today this partially blind boy travelled to the UK all the way from Istanbul and became a British kitizen! He was adopted by a lovely couple who absolutely adore him. They said he’s been life-changing for them! He settled into his new home rightaway. It’s as if he’s been there for years. Life on the streets was so tough for this precious boy. Those days are behind him now as he gets endless snuggles and hours of playtime everyday. What a lucky boy🥰

18/11/2024

✨Meet Ella✨

We found this gorgeous fluffball when she was just 6 weeks old. Apparently, her siblings had died and her mum had abandoned her so the locals put her in a building shaft to keep her safe. We were releasing back Jade’s mummy after her spay surgery when we heard Ella’s little meows. We were surprised to see her down there all by herself amongst all that rubbish. She had no shelter to protect her from the elements and no food or water. When we knocked on their door, we were told they had no choice but to put her there to stop her from getting run over like her siblings. But we couldn’t leave her there so, we took her into our communal garden where she joined Jade. They didn’t hit it off at first but they quickly became inseparable. They’re a bonded pair so they will be rehomed together. They were microchipped and vaccinated against rabies this weekend so they will be able to travel abroad in 4 months time☺️

18/11/2024

✨Meet Jade✨

We found this gorgeous Calico x Van cat when she was just 5 weeks old. Her mummy was trying to taking care of her and two of her siblings on a busy street. Both of her siblings sadly passed away. One of them was run over by a car and we don’t know how the other one died. Kittens are faced with all sorts of dangers on the streets and it’s a miracle some of them survive against all odds. Jade is one of millions of kittens born on the streets of Turkey every year. She was laying almost lifeless on the pavement when we found her back in August. She spent a week at the vets and received treatment for a respiratory infection, anaemia, diarrhea and dehydration. And she was riddled with fleas hence the reason she was anaemic. Despite her beautiful eyes and charming character we couldn’t find her a home in Turkey. Just when we thought we did people would let us down. One neighbour even brought her back the next day cos she meowed too much. So, we decided to care for her in our communal garden. She was joined by her friend Ella 10 days later so she had all she needed. Food, shelter and a friend. But it’s winter in Turkey now and we couldn’t leave them all alone outside so we decided to take them into our care with the help of a friend. They were microchipped and vaccinated against rabies this weekend so they will be able to travel abroad in 4 months time☺️

25/10/2024

✨Titer Test✨

We’re sure you’ve all heard us mention the Titer test everytime we rescue a new cat. But do you know what a rabies Titer test is and why our cats need it to travel?

Pets need a rabies blood test if they’re travelling from a country that is not part of the EU or a country that’s not listed, including Turkey.

Turkey is considered a high risk country for rabies, therefore even if our cats are vaccinated against rabies they must have a blood sample taken at least 30 days after the rabies vaccination.

Our vet sends the blood sample to an EU-approved blood testing laboratory all the way in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. The results of the blood test must show that the vaccination was successful (rabies antibody level of at least 0.5 IU/ml).

Even if the results come back in a few weeks time we still have to wait 3 months from the date the blood sample was taken before our cats can travel. Overall, it takes a total of 4 months before a cat can leave the country and enter the EU or the UK.

Without the Titer test, our hands are tied and our cats cannot begin their journey. A Titer test currently costs £240 which is financially crippling for a small charity like us. We currently have 4 cats whose Titer tests are long overdue, therefore we need your help to get them one step closer to the lives they deserve. Last but not least, we can’t rescue new cats until the cats in our care are ready to travel🙏🏻