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Archie's Cat Sanctuary (ACS) is a cat sanctuary is located in Galatas opposite the island of Poros. It is dedicated to Archie our paraplegic cat (2019-2023).

We take in vulnerable sick cats and dogs that require long term medical assistance. We have 24 rescued street cats that have required urgent medical care and been nursed back to health; such as Archie who is paraplegic, Nelson who lost an eye as a kitten due to severe cat flu, Perrie who lost one leg as he was run over and our latest rescue Lulu who was found as an abandoned two-day-old kitten (no

w 10 weeks old). This page is dedicated to Archie who has taught us so much about resilience, during his short life as he battles infection after infection, undergoing major surgery and is now having major surgery again. Archie, our paraplegic cat desperately needs an operation. Archie is a precious little boy who is a lively loving cat, with a strong will to live. He was rescued at around three months old in 2019 on the Island of Poros, Greece. We don’t know if he was run over or was born like this. During his short life, Archie has had his share of health problems but has always pulled through. We know and love him as Archie our little fighter

Archie suffers from gastroenteritis, (and this is managed by providing a special diet) and Urinary tract infections (UTI’s). Due to constant UTI’s he underwent a perineal urethrostomy procedure in February this year. He has been fine until recently. Since early August he encountered complications from his early surgery resulting in an abscess on his leg, and he has been in and out of the vets for treatment including being hospitalized for a few days. Which we have managed to cover until now. At the moment Archie is at the vets waiting for his surgery, once his abscess has healed and is strong enough to undergo surgery. We cannot afford Archie’s operation and continued treatment. We try raise funds by having a stall or a fundraising dinner every few months, but due to Covid restrictions, we have been unable to do either. Unfortunately, we are now in a position where we have to ask for help with Archie’s operation and ongoing treatment not forgetting looking after all his rescued fur family. Our vet is very understanding as she knows that we help street cats, not only rescuing those in dire need but including sterilization programs and feeding but we still need to pay our bills regardless. Any donations however small will be greatly appreciated towards Archie’s care and to help us keep on top of the (feeding, worming, fleeing) bills. If you would like to donate, please send donations to Paypal: [email protected] - we are thankful for every donation to help us to help.

15/08/2024

White paw (has a tiny bit of white on one paw) getting cuddles.

09/08/2024

Trying to have my morning coffee. Kittens have another program. 🇬🇷

01/08/2024

One of our kittens is watching the Olympics. She may want to take up swimming

29/07/2024

Bob has arrived safely but with an issue. He wasn't put on the same plane as his parents for the last leg of the journey home (internal flight). Luckily his mum made some inquiries and managed to get him on the next internal flight, otherwise he would have spent the night at the airport. Everything ended well, apart from being confused he is doing well and had a good meal.

29/07/2024

Bob on his way to start a new life. Have a safe trip and your best life in Germany

29/07/2024

Bob getting ready to leave.😥

29/07/2024

Bob left this morning and he will be missed so much. You brought us so much joy and kept entertaining us.
Bob have a great life in Germany and we are pleased that you found your forever home. You will have an elderly companion (dog) to keep you company and show you all the ropes.

29/07/2024

Today Bob goes to Germany after being adopted. He spent the night upstairs with his new parents and this was him this morning. He got stuck in the gate and had to be cut free.

17/07/2024

One of the kittens is trying to stay cool with me in front of the fan. 🇬🇷

15/07/2024

. Puka at her stomping ground. She looks content and is now weary of people which means that she is now feeling her old self. She run off when we approached her.

12/07/2024

Lenny getting his leg treated. He has developed sores and keeps licking his paw making it worse. We have to wash it with saline, followed up with a surgical wash washed off with more saline and dried and sprayed with an antiseptic dose. Is not allowed out for the rest of the day.

12/06/2024

More sad news. This beautiful stray cat we picked up on Friday passed away on Monday. RIP little one. We tried but it was meant to be. Run free in cat heaven.

07/06/2024

Yesterday we picked up this poor soul yesterday evening. We believe that she is old and she has no teeth. She looked in a state that when we went to the vet we were expecting her to be euthanasia. The vet said that there was a problem with her lungs and that she was very dehydrated. He suggested that we try for a few days and see the outcome. He gave her some sale under the skin and a 3/4 day antibiotic. So we are looking after her.

07/06/2024

This is our sweet Mary. Who we have had since 2022, when her adoption fell through due to COVID. She went over the rainbow bridge yesterday after spending a couple of hours hospitalised. The vet said that she must have had some kind of virus but she was clear of Fiv/FELV. Or that she may have eaten something poisonous. She had been lethargic on Wednesday but we put it down to the heat. She came in to eat but Robert spotted her collapsed. We rushed her to the local vet but he wasn't open so we rushed to another vet about an hour away.

24/05/2024

We had another weekend of sterilizing stray cats as volunteers for Poros animal welfare society and the Poros municipality who organised it with EDKE veterinarians

12/05/2024

We have just heard sad news from the vet. Our darling Juno has gone over the rainbow bridge. Rest in peace our sweet soul. You put up a good fight.

10/05/2024

Remember Cutie, who has an enlarged heart and required an echogram on her heart. She had this done today and was given the all clear. Her heart is working properly even though it is slightly enlarged. This is excellent news. Next we shall have to see if her breathing has improved as the vet also suspected bronchial asthma.

10/05/2024

Update on Juno. She didn't have her heart ecogram today as she was very ill to travel and the vet did not want to risk it as it would have been a long day for her. We had to take Blue to see a specialist first (13:00) and the heart ecogram for Juno was scheduled at 4:00 pm. The vet said Juno had a neurological issue and was being fed by a syringe.

26/04/2024

Naptime includes cuddles

10/04/2024

A sweet memory of Archie with one of his favourite people. Litsa the vet nurse

10/04/2024

We have had a busy four days. We were busy sterilising stray cats and dogs in Galatas. A Danish charity 'Danish Friends of Animals' sent a team of vets to carry out a tnr over four days and Bob was one of the dogs sterilised. We were hoping that DFA would find him a home in Denmark but unfortunately it was not the case. So we now have to find Bob a forever loving home. 🐾

06/04/2024

We are so grateful to the Danish Friends of Animals (DFA) charity for sending over a vet team to undertake a sterilisation program over four days to neuter stray cats and dogs in Galatas. A huge thank you to DFA and the vet team. We had an amazing day today. And we thank the Galatas municipality for assisting with the invitation.

03/04/2024

Update on Puca. She saw the vet today and he was amazed that the swelling in the intestines had disappeared. She is eating well but still a bit shy. She continues with her medication for another two weeks. We shall keep her until she puts on weight if not another vet visit. Luckily a ,he is being treated under the local municipality animal welfare funding for now.

01/04/2024

Awe. A memory of our darling Archie just popped up. He was enjoying the winter sunshine in November 2022.

01/04/2024

Wonder what this herb tastes like?

27/03/2023

Hey. Pleas feel free to browse and purchase a digital photo from my website - https://archiescatsanctuary.picfair.com
The funds will be used to help look after adopted cats with disablilites or require long term medical care and can't be released back to the streets.

10/03/2023

Two weeks after we lost Archie we also had to euthanize Babis. Babis suffered from constant cat flu (this virus ate away the bones in his nose) plus he had FIV. One evening he was struggling to breathe and we were certain that we would find him dead the following morning. He was still alive the following morning but his breathing was labored and shallow. We took him to the vet who said that the best thing was to euthanize him as he wouldn't last the day. You fought a good fight mate and you were such a loving, chilled-out cat. You will be missed dearly.

10/03/2023

February was a sad month for us. Three weeks ago Archie went over the rainbow bridge. He was taken to the vet to see how his podo dermatitis was healing. Unfortunately, the vet said that the tissues and muscles in his tail and leg had died plus the area around his p*e hole was beginning to die. The only solution available would have been to amputate his leg and tail. We said no as he had already been through enough with two major surgeries within the last 12 months. After his last surgery, we were warned that his life expectancy was six months (his new p*e hole was located on his tummy) but he beat that milestone by over a year. The vet agreed that it was best to euthanize him. Archie will be missed dearly as he taught us a lot about overcoming challenges. And most of all his fighting spirit. Rest in peace little guy.

06/11/2022

Will be sharing photos of the rest of my family.

06/11/2022

Sweet Babis. He suffers from a constant cold virus and has now tested positive for Cat Aids. Receiving palliative care.

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