Kats & Kits: Penny

In the introduction to the Kats & Kits blog I wrote about our commitment to all the cats we re-home for the rest of their lives. When the new owners sign the adoption papers their attention is drawn to the paragraph that states, in the event that they are unable to care for their new cat it should be returned to us and we will find it a suitable new home. This happens quite often as our original owners get older, people move abroad and relationships break up. As we have this lovely picture of Penny and her kittens I thought she would be a good illustration.

Penny started life in a very bad home, and when she had her kittens she carried them one by one through the catflap of an elderly lady who lived nearby. We were asked to care for Penny and the kittens, which we did, finding homes for the kittens when they were old enough to leave their mother. Penny went to live with the lady whose catflap she had found and this was very successful for several years until the lady became ill and Penny came back to us.

Her next home was with a nice couple who unfortunately went their separate ways and neither was able to look after a cat. Penny’s next home was with an older lady where she was very happy until recently. Her owner has been ill and is spending long periods in hospital, so once again at ten years old we have found Penny a new home.

This is an extreme case and it is very unusual for us to see a cat back so many times, but it does show how vulnerable cats are and dependent on us to be responsible in our care for them.

Kats & Kits

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17 September 2006

Penny

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