Fred's Blog: Summer Update
12 June 2014
Hi Fred fans!
I hope you're all enjoying the weather? I love these little snapshots of summer we get. I am currently sunning myself while my scribe types this up for me!
Just thought I'd post a bit of an update on what's been happening here at the Wrexham Adoption Centre. We have had a good run on homing recently with our long stay cats Bobtail, Mercy, Louie and Corinthian having all gone home during the past couple of weeks! Even our gorgeous Gertie is reserved too! We have a fair number of pairs in at the moment so please take a look on our "Adopt a Cat" section to read all about them. The beauty of a pair is they keep each other company if you are out at work and you get twice the love! We have some older pairs who are easy going but enjoy having fuss and play time too. They have great characters and should not be overlooked in favour of younger cats! Although there's only one Fred and I'm sure some people are probably glad of that, I know I am!
As well as affectionate cats we also have some who prefer to be more independent. Take Sapphire and Onyx, two beautiful black sisters. Sapphire is happy to have fuss but Onyx prefers to have attention on her terms. They both love to play, either with toys or each other! They would rather not live with children but would make a great duo for an older family or a young couple. Please take a look if you are interested!
We are smack bang in the middle of kitten season at the moment and I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that if you are taking a kitten on to please please please ensure you have him or her neutered! Many vets will now neuter both males and females from four months of age as this is when kittens can start coming into season. Have a read of the main Cats Protection Neutering page to find out more about why it is so important. Alternatively, adopt an adult cat from us who is already neutered for you, problem solved!
June is National Microchipping Month! It is the most effective way of identifying a lost pet and the procedure is very simple. Call your local vets now to find out how to have your cat microchipped. Our policy here is to microchip all our cats before they go home and we register the new adopter's details for them. More information can be found on the main CP website - Microchipping
We are always looking for more volunteers to help at the Adoption Centre in many different roles. We would love to recruit another fosterer for kittens as we have outdoor pens available to be assembled. This would be to house kittens ready for homing for the public to come and meet with a view to adopting. Alternatively, we would be interested in recruiting a fostering assistant to tend to the kittens when our existing fosterers are on holiday or are just in need of an extra pair of hands! We are also in need of a hand rearing fosterer to care for very young kittens who come to us without a mother but this does entail round the clock attention for the first couple of weeks! There is also a vacancy for a volunteer to represent us in the media and to help with advertising. If any of these roles interest you please visit our volunteering page to see the vacancies and to sign up! www.cats.org.uk/wrexham/volunteering
Well I think that’s quite enough for today, don’t you? Please come to visit the centre soon and give me a fuss! Oh and if you’re wondering about my shaved belly on the photo, I had to have a scan a few weeks ago but all is well and I lived to fight another day!
Love and purrs,
Fred x