Cat Cradle Rescue Uganda

08/04/2024

Lunch time

05/04/2024

This definitely isn't going to be a good sight for many but so many apologies.
This nothing but sweet girl was found by an immensely good cat and dog mom who found her straying the streets of kisasi.
She not only called us for help but offered to bring her to us which was a huge relief on transportation fees on our side.
Anywho the girl is not more than 2 months but God knows how much pain she endured with her eye and on top of that having to look for food and shelter till she met her guardian angel, the good Samaritan that reached out.
I wonder how many saw her and ignored her pain and suffering but all is well now that she is with us.

Dr Singh of has worked on her and she's baack at the cradle getting more treatment ie pain meds and antibiotics till she gains enough weight and strength for her enucleation(eye removal) surgery.

We've named her Mulan....and are looking for a sponsor for her

How to help 👇
https://www.paypal.me/CatCradleUG
Kristen White
MM 0779682744/0706119255(Ella Nankoma

In kind donations like food, newspapers, formula, feeding bottles and bowls, basins, detergent, soap, shampoos, antiseptics etc can be picked up from you or sent or delivered by you to our location in bweyogerere kirinya
Something small may have a huge impact in our cause and the lives of our fur babies

03/04/2024

UPDATE ON OUR LITTLE OLA aka Baby Yoda

Shared are photos
1- of when he first got into our hands
2- After some clean up and prescribed medication thanks to Dr Singh
3- What he looks like now. There's been lots of progress on his side....the pupils are all the way dilated but he is actually doing everything a normal kitten his age would do. We have his big appetite to thank for his continuous weight gain🤭

https://www.paypal.me/CatCradleUG
Kristen White
MM 0779682744/0706119255(Ella Nankoma

27/03/2024

We love it here ❤️❤️

22/03/2024

He got to us and is in a so sorry state. Pus filled eyes and dirty body but such a strong voice!
We've gotten him warned up and luckily didn't have to tube feed....he latched onto the bottle quite easily and was super hungry!
Tomorrow morning he'll see the vet and we will know more. I believe he's a survivor....I feel it
He is 3weeks old

PS: Many thank yous Sharon Tsui for the formula donation it was greatly needed!

https://www.paypal.me/CatCradleUG
Kristen White
MM 0779682744/0706119255(Ella Nankoma

22/03/2024

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON'T ATTEMPT TO CARE FOR A NEWBORN KITTEN IF YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE. (They are at the most delicate and any mistake is life threatening)

I've been sent photos of this baby who was apparently rescued off the road Wednesday. The rescuer tried to look after it for the days by syringe feeding God knows with what and reached out today. I could hear him wail while on the phone with him(rescuer). He has decided to surrender the kitten to us thanks to an a vet (who rescuer didn't mention) that shared who shared our contact.

Waiting anxiously for him or her to get here so we can provide him with the appropriate care he needs.

https://www.paypal.me/CatCradleUG
Kristen White
MM 0779682744/0706119255(Ella Nankoma

22/03/2024

Meet Wingu! 🐱 He's been adopted, and we couldn't be happier! Sending our warmest wishes to Wingu on his adoption day and heartfelt congratulations to Corrine (the new owner) and the whole family on this wonderful new addition to your family. May your home be filled with love, joy, and lots of purrs from Wingu!

21/03/2024

Happy Birthday to a remarkable team member whose heart and actions are as kind as they are impactful. Your dedication to rescuing cats and giving them a chance at a better life does not go unnoticed. We're so proud of the compassion and hard work you bring not only to our team but to the community. Enjoy your special day, knowing you've made the world a better place for our furry friends!

11/02/2024

We are a cat rescue, but sometimes just some(many) times we just can't help it when a pup or dog somewhere needs our help. I mean who would? More so when you know you could be this dogs only chance to survive. Like this sweet heart right here.

He was at a construction site around naalya for days and the engineer there was trying to feed him but he got weaker and weaker. He asked for help aton with no response so he reached out to us. Once I saw these photos I just knew we needed to act fast and sent our volunteer junior over to go pick him and take him to Aman's vet surgery where they spent the day slowly pushing fluids into him. His temperature was way below normal and he was severely anemic to no surprise. He got wormed and specific antibiotics and supplements he needed and we, him and the vets couldn't help but keep our fingers and paws crossed for his survival. Its a miracle how he's still alive..

We named him dobby cause he looks so much like him of you've watched Harry Potter.

Just you wait for the updates we are to share and for now let's pretend he's a cat cause just like all cats we try to help, his life matters too and it would be selfish of us not to share his journey.

https://www.paypal.me/CatCradleUG
Kristen White
MM 0779682744/0706119255(Ella Nankoma

10/02/2024

Look at me, I am a mom. Not a human mom but I am a mom. And even though I'm a cat and can't speak your language doesn't mean I don't feel the things you do. I too want to feed my child and make sure they are healthy. Looking after babies isnt easy. It takes alot from moms.
I used to stay at a market in bweyogerere. And Usually would hunt for food or wait till someone throws something to me to eat. At night, when tge humans all have left I eat whats left of the fried fish and bones from meats and all that. Ah life!

Now that I have a kitten I couldn't move so far away cause I needed to keep him safe and fed. But you know how breastfeeding gets us (moms) all tired and hungry. I needed to eat, I had to eat so I grabbed what I could and got punished. For a piece of fish I got burned with hot water. The human said that would teach me a lesson. For days I suffered with the wound with no help. Until a young man asked the fish vendor what my story was and this young sir carried and my kitten, put us in a crate and brought us to the cat cradle. He said they'll look after us and they really are. My wounds are being treated at they are drying now. I used to hiss at everyone but now I know they are trying to help. After I heal I'll have to get spayed and my baby boy has gotten weaned.
I think I like my new life. God knows how many cousins of mine have received worse punishments for trying to survive. Maybe somewhere being kicked or thrown by another human mom, dad, child or cousin.

https://www.paypal.me/CatCradleUG
Kristen White
MM 0779682744/0706119255(Ella Nankoma

05/02/2024

OH HAPPY TAILS🐈🐾❤

This family came to adopt two kittens and even while these were older than they wanted they chose to have them anyway being that they were siblings. Now they will never be separated fur life.

They come from a litter of 3 whose famous mom adopted 2 abandoned kittens (Bruno and Sparkles) for those who remember and have been following us for a while. Hopefully the last two photos of them will juggle your mind.

Their mom raised her 3 with Bruno and Sparkles till they were of age. Bruno and Sparkles got adopted not so long ago and these two's sister passed on from siezures at just 5 weeks old.
All we have left of the fur-mily is their now spayed and happy mom.

Happy Adoption babies, we love you so meow-ch!
I'm sure they are going to be loved and that they will definitely love their new family back❤

04/02/2024

Every year since the birth of the cradle Stephanie Gillis flies over and visits us and for twice now she's come along with our dear Amy. And it always feels like Christmas for the cats whenever they touch base lol with lots of toys and hard to get(in Uganda) meds and supply.
She brought us formula, taurine(that we've literally been praying for), catnip, dewormer, syringes,gloves, pet carrier, flea meds enough for all our cats! and alot more.
Together they helped us deworm all our babies haha, I admire their willingness to participate in our daily activities its a beautiful initiative really.
Thank you so much Stephanie for the constant yearly donations and Northshore ND Dr. Amy Punké for the monetary donation made towards the cradle cat food.
Hopefully we'll see you next year!

02/02/2024

These itty bitty babies just turned 10 weeks, have been vaccinated and are looking for their fur-ever home and love, could it be you?

Some information about their personalities from 1 to 4 respectively;

LUNA:
Energized and playful, enjoys sleeping on laps and shoulders (!) and is a very social kitten. Will happily disrupt the others while they are sleeping peacefully, if it means she can get some playful wrestling in.

LILY:
Already a hunter, takes on both ants and geckos. She's playful and social but more independent and adventurous. Will come for a lap nap when it suits her.

ATLAS:
A very gentle and sweet kitten with an appetite. Will keep close to you, but prefers his own space. Loves observing what's going on but won't interfere. When the others are playing, he goes for a second breakfast.

PIPER:
The smallest of the batch! Very vocal, will let you know when it is time for food, cuddles or will call for you just to check where you are so he can come join you. Playful, cuddly and cheeky. Don't be fooled by his size, he often wins the playful fights.

For more information please reach out here or
📞📲 +256779682744
📧📩 [email protected]

22/01/2024

This Furmily of 6, a mother and her 5 kittens were surrendered to us. Owner simply couldn't keep them

https://www.paypal.me/CatCradleUG
Kristen White
MM 0779682744/0706119255(Ella Nankoma

21/01/2024

We recieved these two 8 year old siblings 13 days ago. Sadly their family was leaving the country and couldn't take them. Ofcourse upon arrival they were so confused but are now transitioning into their new life.

Katie the calico tends to lose fur on her back legs, tests were run on her by her previous family's vets and nothing came up so it is no health concern. Other than that she is more of a chill cat, she sleeps eats and goes about her day.

Jackie, the tortie on the other hand is full of emotions, I can tell she is a lover of touch and pets and all the change hit her most.
Their love language is food and we are trying to love on them as much as we can because they deserve it.

If anyone is thinking of adding either one or two cats into their family or home please consider them, and this time maybe be Fur-ever.

https://www.paypal.me/CatCradleUG
Kristen White
MM 0779682744/0706119255(Ella Nankoma

13/01/2024

SOME GOODBYES ARE PRETTY HARD TO SAY even the 'good' goodbyes (ADOPTION POST)

Once upon a time, 2 years ago I went to rescue what I thought was a kitten and ended up learning on site that the cat was actually an adult of 11years. He had it so bad on the street he had lost almost all his teeth....he had a tiny cut on his one crooked ear but all I saw in him was love. Scared, he cried all the way home and tried to jump out of the basket I, during those times used for rescue.

We named him Boris. Had him vaccinated and neutered and everyday I loved on him cause being old, I didn't know what tomorrow had in plan for him and guess what? He loved me even more and wasn't afraid of showing how grateful he was to be off the street....he loved to be touched and be loved on...maybe cause he hadn't experienced such in fur-ever. He gave the best hugs.(watch the video) Boris was always purring and making biscuits around people.

While I loved Boris with all my heart, and because I did, I knew the best gift I'd ever give him was a home where he wouldn't compete for love, care and food.
Everyday I looked at him I hoped someone would see what I saw in him.
I tried to love on him harder but prayed he found his fur-ever home and love.....he really deserved it.

Yesterday was the day we had to say goodbye to my love and while I wanted it for him so bad, I've learned today that I was never ready for it.
At 13, My beautiful boy got a new humom and is now a French lord🥹 I can't help but cry due to the mixed emotions. I miss him dearly but know that sometimes to love is to let go....and I always let go for their own good. He will be happier and healthier and probably live longer now. I can also help more cats now that need my help.

I love love the last photo of his face in his humom's palm. I can tell he has a calm and peace he deserves my baby. Wishing he were still here would be very selfish. Thank you Carole.....for choosing to have him as your fur-ever child ❤️

Happy Adoption Boris, I wish you lots of life, love and happiness 😊

08/01/2024

Our first admission of the year is this little(actually big in size) girl who was rescued by Tonny(gentleman in the photo). He is one of the boda man (motorcyclists) who stage and work right from our home and has at times rode us for rescues and to the clinics.

Anywho, Tonny found the sweet girl by the road where she was almost ran over by a car, he got her and rode her to us before he went home calling it a day.

Peggy welcome to the cradle. She is actually huge for a 3-4 week old and seems healthy. She just wasn't in the safest place by the road

https://www.paypal.me/CatCradleUG
Kristen White
MM 0779682744/0706119255(Ella Nankoma

30/12/2023

November-December recipients of 's donation towards spays and medical care

We had 10 spay/ nueters. Do you know how many babies we saved from being born to suffer by next year? 120+

We also had several treatments and test done plus a necropsy to find answers on how amd why we mysteriously lost one of ours.
, & thank you so much for giving us a paw in all this

21/12/2023

One out and one in.
While we are celebrating mama's adoption a newbie joined us. This little Lion we've named Aslan was brought in today by the boys in the of photo one. They sent a photo of him by the roadside and sent their location but unfortunately none of our bodas(motorcyclists) was available at the time and guess what? The boys offered to bring him if we paid for their boda and we did!

Welcome to the cradle Aslan, we are going to love the hell out of you🤭🥰
https://www.paypal.me/CatCradleUG
Kristen White
MM 0779682744/0706119255(Ella Nankoma

21/12/2023

Months ago, she came to us as a TNR case with her babies from a restaurant. We spayed her and had her babies adopted out. She stayed with us but won't be having Christmas with us. Instead she will have her first Christmas with a family of her own....she got adopted 🥰
Knowing how hard it is to adopt out adult cats make us celebrate her new home even more, she didn't even make a year here.
Mama you are so lucky, I wish you lots and lots of love in your new home. Our work and journey with her fur-mily has come to a beautiful end❤

19/12/2023

She has come to us in polythene bag. o
Owners didn't want him anymore so they surrendered him with the threat of we either take him or they throw her.

Welcome SSEBO(luganda meaning Sir) to the cradle family

https://www.paypal.me/CatCradleUG
Kristen White
MM 0779682744/0706119255(Ella Nankoma

17/12/2023

This is Birba and Cuciolo.
They came to us September 13th at 3 weeks old after their momma died from an infection. The family that owned them couldn't care for them at the time but promised to adopt them when they get ready..
They were 3 kittens but their brother in photo 9 didn't make it even though he seemed strongest.
Cuciolo (orange and white) was the runt and I actually tube and syringe fed him alot of times as he had no interest in feeding. I worried everyday was his last as he had chronic diarrhea but regardless we fought.
Birba on the other hand fed double the times you'd expect, once they weaned she could eat my hands off if they smelled like food.
I moved with them everywhere cause I knew they needed me. For the world rabies day/adoption even fundraiser and even when u had to go to kalangala for some work(that was an experience cause the vessel(ferry) doesn't permit animals on board so I had to stay out with them. On the ferry we met an Italian lady who helped me bottle feed them and named them too!(see 📸 4)🤭Their names Birba and Cuciolo mean Naughty and Cub respectively.
Cuciolo after weaning started promising life but we still have him more attention as he was so small but later grew into his body.

We were wary their previous family wouldn't fulfill their promise to adopt them as many do but they did! They reached out and this is the last photo of me and them before dropping them off to the home they've always belonged.
Thank you Tracy and Francis for adopting them back. They don't even know how lucky they are
Keep scrolling right to see how far they've come

Goodbye Naughty and Cub. I know you know I love you....endlessly

I don't know if I'll ever meet the lady that named them again but I believe she thinks of them too somehow, maybe one day she'll know they had a happy ending as she wished them

13/12/2023

This baby was found by itself on the roadside by some very sweet girls and is on the way to our sanctuary.

He or she is a little too thin and missing fur by the head and shoulders as per their report and evidently from these photos and videos they have sent. Also he or she is such a talker (watch the video) and has already charmed me into falling inlove with him or her through just the phone 🥲
It's possible he strayed or got abandoned but for a while now

For any help towards him or ours please donate here
https://www.paypal.me/CatCradleUG
Kristen White
MM 0779682744/0706119255(Ella Nankoma

10/12/2023

OH HAPPY TAILS(Sparkles and Bruno's journey with us has come to an qend and they have started a new life with their FUR-EVER family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🐈🐈❤

These photos from 1 to 10 tell a story from when I held their cold and wet bodies that morning. The poor darlings were found by our fence where they had been dumped in a wet dirty polythene bag and box.
Sparkles the ginger was almost gone....I had to tube feed him for days(photo 4).

We did antibiotics and formula for a week and just then a pregnant stray we had taken in gave birth. We were sure she was healthy and both boys has recovered and become strong enough. Anyway this mama cat adopted the boys for us and looked after them along with her 3 kittens. Bruno and Sparkles were 2 weeks older than them haha.(see 📸6)

When they were old enough mama got spayed and the boys continued to grow...Blessing (my little sister and protégé) spent most time with them as the foster(see photo 8)

They enjoyed their time here with us from their kennels to the play room to the garden time like in

Anyway the last two photos were the last I took of them as they were adopted together by this lovely family. Sparkles was renamed Linus and Bruno is now called Luigi.
The last photo speaks so much about their typical sibling relationship
Thank you so much Tiia for opening arms for them

08/12/2023

Rate this before, then and after of our sweet mama who had an aural hematoma surgery on her painful and swollen ear thanks to medical health grant she got everything taken care of as early enough.

The last two photos are of her now and I promise thats her resting cat face 😆
Her ear will never go up again but she is still beautiful, healthy and pain free atleast!❤

05/12/2023

Remember the mama and kittens that were dropped by our home in a came box?

Her babies are on their way to their fosters. The foster already adopted one cat from us, Salt and has intentions of adopting these babies as well. We and the foster are already sure they have foster failed but that's no surprise cause they are so very adorable and their story touched him!
Good luck babies, the last three photos are the last ones taken of them on the cradle grounds 💓
Mama is going to be spayed Thursday along with other cradle cats 🐈 ❤

01/12/2023

Unfortunately this boy gained his angel wings a few minutes past midnight yesterday.
You probably remember him by this 1st photo but I would love to remember him by the next series of photos I took the same day he left us. I really thought he was going to make it cause he had fought along with us and the vets.

6 days course of strong antibiotics but the last day though I noticed he got jaundice hence my concerns about his liver. He seemed to be doing better till his color changed to yellow.. We discussed tests that he was meant to have taken the next day but sadly he could wait any more.
3 days prior to his death he had started purring. I wanted to hold him and let him sleep with me but couldn't risk getting the others sick just incase. But from time to time I watched him like a hawk. He gave the vets a hard time but not me....not me.

He was buried in the same place we do all our babies. Fly high little angel, you were and still are loved so dearly. Thank you for letting me into your life and last days❤🐾🌈

28/11/2023

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She has a bunch of really adorable handmade crafts to give as gifts and stocking stuffers this holiday season 🥰🎄
Remember to message or leave her a note with the word "Uganda 20" when purchasing
She is doing this for many more rescues with their personal codes too, how selfless!

Sarah Herbert thank you so very meow-ch, you have consistently helped us from the very beginning. You know we love you🐾❤

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27/11/2023

When it starts raining kittens it pours! This is the 8th kitten we've taken in in just the days!

One of the ladies who works in mom's salon woke up to this kitten who had sought shelter at her veranda. She came with him and boy is he such a cutie patootie!
He has been named HOUDINI, thank you Chad😸

Lately we've found many cats, pups and kittens dead in trenches and everywhere from the heavy rains(it is raining non stop). Even while we are struggling, saying no to any baby as small as him would be leaving his chance at life in fates hands so world meet our new admission!

https://www.paypal.me/CatCradleUG
Kristen White
MM 0779682744/0706119255(Ella Nankoma