Cork Cat Action Trust - Rover and Skippy

Long-term foster cats 2011
We'd like you to meet some of our long-term foster cats.
They are all characters in their own way, and if interested in sponsoring any of them then feel free to do so in any way one can. If you want to send them a care package or just send them a donation please go to our 'sponsor us' page or our donation page and follow any of the sponsorship options you wish to.

Ginge and Fluff puss are two of our latest permanent residents. They are very very shy and now that they are neutered they are free to roam at their permanent foster home but are too nervous to go outside as the picture shows. Granted who would want to go outside if you have the comfort of your own soft cushion on your own chair?

MILLY

Posted 3rd July 2010

This is Milly.
She was rescued from behind a number of beer barrels in the back yard of student digs. She had hidden herself and her three kittens there because she was a clever girl and safe from prying eyes and hands.
It was a tough job getting her out and she did give us a few scratches as she was determined not to leave her safety zone. She and the kittens were eventually taken from behind the barrels and to a foster home. This foster home became her permanent home as she is still wary and wont let herself be touched.

After her kittens were weaned she was neutered and allowed free reign. At first she never let herself be locked in at night for safety but now she will come into the shed that she shares with other cats. This is in fact a major achievement. However, once morning comes she goes to hide for the day only coming back after 5pm for supper. Maybe she has a daytime job we don't know about.

NONAME

Posted 3rd July 2010

This is Noname.
Who Noname came from we do not remember but it was about 2007 that he joined the gang. He, like the other semi tame cats, was wary of us at first but of late has become more chilled out. It started with him letting us give him a chin scratch and a head rub when we opened up the shed in the morning. Now, with the fine weather, he is letting us rub him and as one can see from the photo above he is showing us his tummy. This is a sure sign that he is more relaxed.

Goody is a dark tortishell cat. We don't know how old she is, but we think very old. She was found, collapsed in a gutter, in the city, on Good Friday, 3 years ago.
The vet didn't think she would make it through the night, but make it she did, and now, although she sleeps a lot, and has poor eyesight and is still very timid, she seems to enjoy the company of other cats, regular meals, and a warm bed.

Another torti cat is Muffin.
Muffin is also a dark tortishell cat, infact she looks like Goody's twin.
Muffin is determined to get her own way. Like both Bluey and Goody, she was originally very wary of humans, but she is now very bossy and confident with anyone she knows. Muffin is a special case, as she tested positive for FIV, and needs to be fed separately from other cats. She does suffer a bit with gum disease, and will have to get some teeth out soon, but she is basically healthy, and certainly much happier than she was when she had to scrounge her food and had nowhere to sleep. Posted 25th March 2010

Update November 2010: She has got very vocal now and demands her breakfast and supper very loudly until she gets her food. It brings a smile to me to hear her.
Update June 30th 2010: Skippy is still living large and is thankfully fit and heatlhy. She still will not let us rub her but she lets us feed her and she will come into her shed when we are in it so that's a great advancement for a feral cat.

When Skippy our resident redhead, came into our care in 2002 she had three and a half legs and three little kittens. Her half leg was off at the “knee” and the bone was showing which often bled and became infected but this did not stop her protecting and feeding her kittens. Sadly, two of her kittens died. The third kitten she raised it until it was rehomed, (but unlike mum it was very tame). Once Skippy was ready to be neutered it was decided that she should have the stump amputated the same day so that she no longer suffered from infection. All went well and both operations were a success.
Six years on and Skippy is still with us. She is still feral but at least now when one enters the garden shed where she sleeps she does at least stay put. She still believes that she has four legs and is often seen trying to scratch her left ear with her missing leg. Unfortunately, she still won’t let us touch her so we cannot scratch that ear for her.
Up until 2007 she had a constant companion in Bruiser, (pictured above in black and white), and the pair were so close that they were known as Mr and Mrs. However, old age caught up with Bruiser in late September 2007 he passed away. They had spent many a happy day and night cuddled up together and after he had died she was out of sorts with the world. There has been a recent development in skippy's attitude to one of the other felines in our care, Socky, whom Skippy now lets sleep with her and they keep each other company.
Skippy never allows herself to be touched. She is well cared for and has had a better life than that which she had before we rescued her and there are many cats like her that need the chance to live a life free of pain. This is why we do what we can to help when we can. If you wish to help more cats like Skippy please sponsor her and make this possible.

Update November 2010:
All three cats are still with us.
The shyest Sockie is still shy and is best friends with Skippy in her shed and stays close to her at all times.
Suzie and Stevie are well and live with Pinky in the kitchen except when the kitchen is overrun with kittens. They both do not like all the little kittens in their place of residence, but once the kittens are old enough to be adopted the two of them will be back in the kitchen.

These three sisters have been rehomed in the same home as Skippy and Rover. Sockie sleeps with Skippy in another shed and is feral and wary. All three have settled into country life and all are neutered .