MARCH NEWS
March has been an unusually quiet month for the Sheffield Cats Shelter, and we are still looking for suitable homes for our SOS cats, Danny, Venus, Pablo and Katty. Despite this we have found 18 cats and kittens loving new homes including two very special kittens that had been at the shelter for a while. Vimto and Ocean were brothers brought to the shelter when they were 3 weeks old. As time went by the vets discovered they both suffered from heart murmurs. Further investigations have identified that Vimto has a small hole in his heart which is the cause of his heart murmur, and Ocean has an irregular heart beat. Despite this they are both very happy and healthy, and were very lucky to find a home together with a very caring person. The shelter also re-homed a beautiful old cat called George who went to live in a residential home where he will have over 50 people to keep him company. He was such a friendly laid back cat it is sure to be the perfect home for him.
During March the shelter has had 20 new arrivals including two long haired cats who were both in very bad condition when they first arrived at the shelter. Gypsy, pictured here, is a very beautiful long haired cat who had been a stray for a while, over time his long fur had become so matted the only way to relieve him of this discomfort was to shave the tangled fur off and let the coat re-grow. Long haired cats need grooming on a regular basis, once a day would benefit the cat the most to prevent any knots forming. It is advisable to get any cat/kitten used to being brushed every day and try to make it an enjoyable experience for the cat and not just a chore for the person doing it. The benefits of regular grooming can be easily seen in the healthy appearance of the cat. Through neglect a long haired cat can become very uncomfortable.
