Persians in peril
THREE Persians needed help when their young owner Lee was sadly found dead by police at his home in Plumstead. He had been a fosterer for the Greenwich branch when he had adopted the pedigrees Simnel and Sir Garfield (pictured below after coming into us) and Willow.
The police had asked other animal charities for help with no joy, with one even telling them the cats were 'not in need'.
So they were very relieved when they called our branch and we were able to take in the cats.
Lee had been dealing with serious personal problems. Sadly his elderly pets had been neglected and were in a poor condition with badly matted fur and needing dental treatment.
Simnel and Sir Garfield, 13-year-old males, had lots of TLC and vet care to get back on track. Meanwhile, Lee's former partner Mark found out what had
happened to the cats and offered to home to Willow, aged 11. She was very timid and only had one eye so he feared no-one else would adopt her.
Mark, from Wolverhampton, also kindly donated £100 to care for the other Persians.
Simnel, who is all black, and Sir Garfield, beige and cream, were sweet and friendly boys despite everything which had happened to them. Their fur was so matted that we had to send them a grooming parlour to be shaved. Simnel resembled Puss in Boots afterwards (see photo). The picture below shows them both looking a lot better after their fur grew back. Then we were contacted by Lee's mother Linda, who had
had no idea that her son had the cats and was a Persian owner herself.
So, out of respect for Lee, she wished to take them on and drove from her home in Basildon, Essex, to collect the boys.