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😻 Calling All Cat Lovers 😻

***Long post alert!***I support the CPL (Cats Protection League) and follow them on Instagram. I recently read about 2 tiny kittens that were rescued by the Fareham branch. Here is CPL link from when they were rescued:https://www.instagram.com/p/B16fVyzhtDb/?igshid=ffr795nqhbpv One of the kittens they named Nigel 😸he was healthy and was homed very quickly, but the other kitten, a female they called Nellie, has serious problems with her back legs, plus other health issues. However she was adopted and her owner (Charlotte) is desperately trying to help her. She is giving Nell hydrotherapy twice a day plus massage to strengthen her little legs but ultimately Nellie will need a complex spinal op which will be very expensive and her pet insurance is unlikely to cover it. Charlotte has just started a crowdfunding page and the link to it is shown at the top of Nellie's Instagram page. The problem is that Nell doesn't have many followers, so I don't think it will raise much money. Here is her link to follow her journey (the photos are adorable😻) from adoption to now:https://instagram.com/villanelle_kitty?igshid=3jgerrecl7pn  I don't personally know Charlotte but from reading the notes she puts on Instagram I don't think she does FB in order to share Nellie's plight. I don't do FB either so is where I would like your help. Please could you share this with any cat lovers you know and ask them to do the same? If enough people could donate just a couple of pounds we could all help Nell to get the operation she needs. Thankyou.

Sue Hammond ● 2609d5 Comments

Thank you Sue. I'm a volunteer at Cats Protection (they've dropped the League bit) in Mitcham. Sadly, stories like this are all too common in every branch but rest assured that no cat is ever  put to sleep unless there really is no hope. Crowd funding does work and I'll have a look at your link. Some of the reasons people give up their cats are mind blowing. "The cat kept miaowing" "The cat scratched my child" "I didn't realise it (a long haired Persian) would need grooming every day".

Hugh Walton ● 2609d

Thankyou Hugh. xx CPL is a wonderful charity and the fact no cat is ever put to sleep if it can be nursed back to health, and hopefully homed, is why I have donated to them for years. I do wish people wouldn't treat animals as disposable objects.🤬

Sue Hammond ● 2609d

It's on FB now as a public post 🐱

Michael Ixer ● 2609d

Hugh I am just wondering why the CP wouldn't ensure an animal is adopted by a person with the financial means to provide the needed treatment. ??

Lisa Cottam ● 2609d

Lisa you have obviously not followed Nell's story. She was born with a problem affecting her back legs and other health problems which she has been having ongoing treatment for. Her owner does have pet insurance for Nell which covers most of this but her vet has now found a specialist vet who does complex orthopaedic surgery and this is what Nell needs. It will be very expensive and Nell's insurance may not cover it, hence the crowdfunding she is trying to raise to pay for it. Any money left over would be donated to the CPL.Please try not to be so judgemental in future.

Sue Hammond ● 2608d