Shekinah Cat Rescue

25/04/2024

If you give love and compassion to an unwanted creature, even inviting them into your life and home....
They will be thanking you for the rest of their life !

23/04/2024

Dear sweet Scarlett went to her new home this afternoon.
As expected, due to her very relaxed personality, she is already settling in very quickly!
Look at her 🥹. I'm going to miss her, she is a very special young cat.

22/04/2024

Soooooo......
Saturday night at 3 am, I couldn't sleep.Derek woke up and asked what was on my mind....
So I told him I was trying to think of names for the kittens....
Immediately he said : " That's easy.... 'Mary', 'Mungo' and 'Midge'.... Then he fell straight back to sleep again !!!!!
So here we have, at 3 weeks old, Cassie's beautiful babies...
Mary, Mungo and Midge !

22/04/2024

Dear Scarlett had her stitches removed and her 1st vaccination this afternoon. She was rolling round and purring and making it difficult for the vet 🤣. She is extremely affectionate and whilst the vet was giving her a health check, Scarlett wouldn't keep still , she was purring loudly and head bopping 🙈
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18/04/2024

Cassie and her kittens are doing really well. 🤗

16/04/2024

Cassie's kittens are now 16 days old !!! They have started moving about a little and the two little boys have started a tiny bit of rough and tumble too !!!
Cassie is looking fantastic and is a lovely mum.
Scarlett had her post op check up yesterday and all is healing well. The stitches are coming out early next week.
Bless them all.

11/04/2024

Scarlett is back after being spayed today. She is a bit woozy after the anaesthetic, but it's all done now 🤗

11/04/2024

We have some little peeping eyes open !!! 😁

10/04/2024

Cassie's kittens are 10 days old now !! Their little eyes are beginning to open slightly and they are moving around a little. Cassie is looking really well and is a really lovely cat.

09/04/2024

Hi, we just received these from Amazon and only 1 box had a name on, which I do not recognise.
I am totally blown away by such kindness and generosity and it will certainly help us to care for the rescue cats... Both current and future ones too !!!!
❤️❤️ THANKYOU ❤️❤️

08/04/2024

Thankyou very, very much to the kind people who sent donations of food for the rescue cats and kittens in our care X

08/04/2024

💥💥Scarlett is RESERVED to a lovely family 😺😊💥💥

She will be with us for a few more weeks yet, for neutering, microchip and 1st vaccination.
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07/04/2024

Hi, if anyone is able to help, I have added kitten food to my list. Cassie needs the extra nutrition that kitten food provides.
I am currently getting through 14 sachets per DAY on Cassie, Scarlett and Polly alone. !
Gilbert and Jasper are extra to this.
If anyone is able to help, it will be very much appreciated.
🧡

06/04/2024

Cassie's kittens are 6 days old now ! They have all filled out and gained weight nicely. Cassie is looking fantastic. What a lovely gentle nature she has !
I think we have 2 boys and a girl, but not 100 % sure yet.
Aren't they adorable? 🥰

03/04/2024

I'm sad to say that Cassie's little black female kitten passed away early this morning.
All kittens were totally fine yesterday and last night.
Rest In peace little baby girl.
🌈

01/04/2024

Dear sweet Cassie, what an anxious few days it must have been.
You and your babies are safe now. X🥹

01/04/2024

Cassie arrived here on Friday. Her former owner said they didn't know how far pregnant she was and I guessed approx 5-6 weeks, because she wasn't very fat.
I was WRONG!
Yesterday evening, after just 2 days being with us, Cassie went into labour and gave birth to 4 healthy kittens !!
Despite having 6 different beds, she chose to have them in her carrier.
Kittens are all suckling and moving about. Cassie has eaten and has cleaned them.
Well done dear little cat.

31/03/2024

It's a beautiful Easter Sunday !
Our latest rescue girls are both quite happy and relaxed 😺😺

29/03/2024

This dear young girl has just come here.
She is 15 months old and is approx 5-6 weeks pregnant.
She has had a few owners already, is microchipped and vaccinated and we are renaming her 'Cassie'.
Cassie will be staying with us for a while and we will ensure that her and her kittens will be cared for and rehomed safely when it's the right time.
But for now, we are giving her time to settle in and will ensure she is properly cared for, as a mum-to-be....

28/03/2024

'Scarlett' was handed into a local vets on Monday, as a stray. She has been advertised, looking for an owner and if nobody claims her, by next week, she will officially be 'in rescue' and is booked in to be spayed in a few weeks time.
Scarlett is young, actually the vet staff say she is only around 6-7 months old. She is on heat at the moment, so they know she is not already spayed and is booked in for that to be done.
Scarlett is VERY sociable, she is very tame and affectionate.
She will be with us a while and hopefully ready to go to a new home at the end of April.

27/03/2024

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💥Please note that I DO charge for a consultation. The ONLY exception to this is that I offer my services for free to 'RESCUE Organisations and their Fosterers', only.
💥 Legally, there are no specific qualifications required to say that someone is a Feline Behaviourist.

💥 Vets only recommend someone who is on the ABTC register.

💥 I AM qualified, I have a RECOGNISED QUALIFICATION and am currently studying hard to get the qualification needed to be on the ABTC register (level 5)

💥 My level of qualification is reflected in my charges (£35 per hour 1st Consult and £25 afterwards) and I offer a discounted service to people on low incomes and benefits.

💥 A vet-recommended behaviourist's charges range from £75 to £150 per session upwards !!

💥 Please understand that I have spent thousands of pounds in training costs and reference books and many hundreds of hours studying very, very hard to be able to offer my service. My intentions are not to earn lots or become well known, but are simply to help cat owners and their cats and especially help prevent cats from being rehomed unnecessarily.

If you would like to arrange a consultation , I do offer free support between sessions.
Thankyou for reading this.

24/03/2024

From long-term 'feral' stray.....
To THIS 🤭
'Gilbert'.......
Probably the most 'Demanding For Constant Affection' cat we've ever known !!

18/03/2024

Has it really been a week already since my beautiful Amethyst went to heaven ?
I miss her terribly: her gentle nature, her beautiful eyes , her soft fur and most of all, the deep bond we shared. She was my dear little girl, so vulnerable, yet so devoted and loving. I miss kissing her head and the feeling of peace that she brought to me and everyone who loved her. So, calm, so gentle, despite her health issues, she looked into my eyes with such trust and devotion.
In the past year I've lost 4 of my special friends, all girls, all unique in their ways , yet so precious and comforting. I miss them all very, very much.
All of them passed away at the vets, due to different health issues and all of them were rescue cats, that had been abandoned, unwanted or in the case of Sally Cat, her beloved owner had passed away and she had nowhere to go.
Losing my Rosie so unexpectedly totally broke my heart, then my dear Delilah with heart failure and other health issues and now my darling Amethyst too. She had been on 'borrowed time' for a very long time. I knew this day would come, but the emptiness left is still very hard. Our daily routine of medications and constant care, was never a burden. I loved looking after my darling and keeping her well, until her body couldn't carry on. 💔

I will never stop thinking of or loving my dear special friends. Our bonds and love, so pure and innocent, goes far deeper than and is much more spiritual than with humans.
💜

12/03/2024

Today I'm having a duvet day , getting my head together after the past few weeks of Amethyst's illness and sad passing yesterday morning.
Gilbert is snuggled up too 🥰

11/03/2024

My precious cat, my dear sweet Amethyst went to heaven today.
She was just 6 years old, but she far outlived our vets expectations.
Amethyst was born with a congenital heart defect and it was discovered when she was 7 months old.
She came to me as a rescue kitten at 4 months. She was severely malnourished, emaciated, had so many fleas she had anaemia and was a very sad case of neglect.
Her gentle nature and sweet ways soon won my heart and I decided to keep her instead of rehoming her.
We found out about her heart disease when she was spayed, but as a rescue cat she wasn't insured.
I promised her I would care for her and I did, I did everything possible and she cost me many thousands of pounds in veterinary fees, but I gave her the best care and she had many different medications which enabled her to live far beyond her original prognosis !!!
Amethyst was such a treasure, she had a calm and gentle spirit, she loved everyone and always made visitors welcome. She was kind to other cats and even helped with nervous rescue cats, by visiting them and sitting nearby. She was never hostile and all of our own cats loved her and used to lick her head.
She and I had a very unique and special bond. She used to watch me a lot and when I played Christian worship music, she closed her eyes and seemed to embrace the sound with pleasure.
Because I knew she could pass away at any moment, I would tell her about heaven.
She came into my life soon before my father became unwell and her love comforted me throughout his illness and his passing. She knew if I was low or unwell and would lay close and reach out a paw, to offer her love.
My darling was a treasure. I learned so much from her, as she loved life. She wasn't able to run around as much as the others, but she would watch the other cats and she never seemed or acted sad, she never hurt anyone, human or animal. Amethyst had such a gentle spirit and our relationship was built on pure unconditional love.
I worked hard to pay for her veterinary care. I went without to pay for her medications, but I never once have begrudged or regretted taking her in, because her heart and mine were entwined.
I will love you forever, my dear precious one. You taught me about unconditional love and your grace, beauty and gentle spirit touched everyone who knew you.
We will be together again in heaven someday and I thank God for the gift he gave me.... You !!!
Until we are reunited, run free my love 💜x 😘
Thankyou SO much to all staff at Medivet Gravesend , especially Nigel, Cathy, Amy and Louise who went above and beyond with their care and support for dear Amethyst, I am so grateful for everything you did for her.

07/03/2024

Dear Loki, went to his new home yesterday evening. We were prepared for him to be shy and to want to hide for a few days, maybe a week or more. His new owners made him a quiet space to hide......
We weren't prepared for THIS !!!!! 😁😁
This handsome fella is already quite happy 😸
Thankyou to his lovely new owners, who have given him such a lovely new home. 🥰

04/03/2024

Handsome Loki was microchipped here today by CS Microchipping and he was good as gold 😻
He will be going to his new home later on this week .