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.
