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Tiggy – Update 21st Sept

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Tiggy is doing well.

There are no signs of infections and she has a very healthy appetite.

Occasionally she holds her paw in the air  but she can walk on it.
I examined her leg and paw and she’s not in any pain, but the bones in the wrist area don’t feel right. This is possibly an old injury. We’ll get the vet to look at it when we save up enough money for her inoculations.

Tiggy will cost us £175 in veterinary bills over the next six months.
£75 for two sets of inoculations including anti-rabies serum. Plus a mandatory micro-chip.
Then in around six months a further  £100 for neutering.

I’ve added an Adopt Tiggy option in our “Gift Shop” @ £25.
If we can find seven people willing to adopt her for a month this will pay for her veterinary bills.

We’ll send a special set of photos to you taken during the month you adopt Tiggy.

Sorry to have to ask for your help but the bills for caring for the animals are very high and our reserves are currently zero.

 

Tiggy – Adopt A Kitten

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Jane found Tiggy lying stunned in the road near Gaucín, Andalucia, Spain on Wednesday night.
We think she was “clipped” by a car as she has a small cut on her face and a swollen paw.

She’s about six weeks old, skin and bone, typical of a kitten from a feral litter.

She doesn’t have any visible infections which is good news for Tiggy in her condition.

She has a very healthy appetite. Jane bought some pouches of specially formulated kitten food with added vitamins and minerals. Tiggy loves them!

She’s stopped hissing and spitting at us, and now doesn’t run and hide when we come in the room. She’s making herself at home and purrs very loudly. It doesn’t take long to tame feral kittens, patience, food and gentle strokes.

Chances of finding her a home are about zero. Not many Spanish people like animals in the house especially cats.

We are happy to give Tiggy a home. We already have six rescued cats, including two amputees, victims of traps.

Tiggy will cost us £175 in veterinary bills over the next six months.
£75 for two sets of inoculations including anti-rabies serum. Plus a mandatory micro-chip.
Then in around six months a further  £100 for neutering.

I’ve added an Adopt Tiggy option in our “Gift Shop” @ £25.
If we can find seven people willing to adopt her for a month this will pay for her veterinary bills.

We’ll send a special set of photos to you taken during the month you adopt Tiggy.

Sorry to have to ask for your help but the bills for caring for the animals are very high and our reserves are currently zero.

On a brighter note I managed to take some photos of Tiggy just as she woke up.
She wouldn’t pose yesterday.

We’ll take more photos and update the site on her progress.

Cats in Spain

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We currently have six seven cats. This number has been as high as eighteen.

In Spain cats and dogs are in general very badly treated, especially in country areas. Although this attitude is slowly changing. There are many Spanish people who care for cats and dogs and they are educating others by example.

In the cities, towns and villages many cats are feral, living off scraps and out of rubbish bins.
Some are fed a minimum of food to keep them around (outside!) the house to catch mice and rats.
They have no value because they breed twice a year. Producing a never-ending supply.
The feral cats are never inoculated so disease and infections, poor diet and harsh outdoor life means they won’t live long. Four or five years is old.

We have rescued so many cats and kittens, some left on our doorstep with injuries or infections, a few adopted us.
We treat their wounds, clean their crusty infected eyes knowing that most of them have cat flu, aids, herpes or a combination of diseases and they will die because their immune systems can’t cope.

We give them food, beds, a name and love.

By law in Spain cats must be micro-chipped, and inoculated with anti-rabies serum. 
This costs £75.
Neutering females costs £100.

This means every kitten we save that makes it to six months old will cost us a minimum of £175.

Latest Kitten.
You may have notice at the top of the page our cat count has increased to seven … Jane found “Tiggy” in the middle of the road as she drove through a neighbouring village a couple of nights ago. We think she’d been “clipped” by a car as she was lying in the road stunned. She has a small cut on her head and a swollen foot.

Tiggy is around six weeks old. Skin and bone, but outwardly looks infection free.
She’s eating solid food. No signs of internal bleeding. She has a chance of survival.
She’s a pretty little Tabby.
I’ll post pictures of her later today and post daily progress reports.