Cats In Crisis Bamber Bridge: November 2008

Christmas will soon be here and may we wish you all a very Merry one and a Prosperous New Year.

In the current climate it is difficult enough to get by, but please do not forget to look after your pets, they do not expect anything extra or special.

A little bit of regular food & water with a sprinkling of tender affection will be repaid many times over.

Remember: Pets are not a good idea as a present at Christmas.

Cats and Kittens needing Homes

We have a wide variety of ages, colours and different temperaments of cats to be homed. Could you let one of these less fortunate felines into your life?

Buffy
Buffy is a 2 year old Black & White girl who would appreciate an outdoor home.

Kitty
Kitty also came to us from the vets after her owners decided she was too much of a handful, when she became a little aggressive, she is now progressing to be a lot friendlier, if a little frightened of men.

Cindy
Cindy has nurtured her 7 kittens to be a lively lot who have all now been homed.

Scruffy & Thunder
Mum & her final son who was born during a rain storm last June, Scruffy would suit an out door home, while Thunder would appreciate a new dry & comfy home.

Kenny, Kermit & , Kevin
Kirsty’s kittens were a wildie bunch who are slowly coming round to the quiet life and with love & care will be good companions.

Sushi
Sushi is a black girl whose owner no longer wanted her, she is a spicy lass who will put up with humans but does not like the company of other felines.

Kinkin
Kinkin is a black & white 11½ month old lass from Euxton of Polish extraction, she is a very friendly lass who understands when she is called for food or a tickle.

Bruno, Brutus & Blaze,
This litter of 20 week old kittens from Preston are full of fun and would love lots of room to run around in & a cosy place to sleep in.

Becks,
Becks is a 2 year old black & white lad from Rawtenstall who might make it as a footballer but more likely to be a sideline supporter, lazing his days away between snacks.

Evie & Marble
This collection of loving misfits including 2 Persians were no longer welcome at their previous home and are now settling into a pleasant life.

Snowball, Binx & Lenny.
This mixed family from Preston range from 4 youngsters aged 12 weeks and up to 2 years and are a friendly bunch.

Jilly & Grace.
Jilly was a good mum to 4 little healthy monsters who were born overnight without us knowing about the delivery, Glen & Garfield have already found new homes.

Becky

Becky is an 18 month old Black & White lass from Burnley who is quite affectionate.

Nero
Nero’s brother Samson has been homed this black lad aged 14 months from Preston would like a home of his own..

Aero
Aero has seen her sibling Fudge go to a new home, she is 18 weeks old, her brother has a new home, she is full of fun & enjoys playing with the older cats and is very sociable.

Bounty.
Bounty is also from Chorley who are 18 months old.

Boots.
Boots a tabby lad remains with us after Bridie & Boris have gone to new homes this 18 week old from Blackburn had to fend for themselves a little, and gave a little hiss & a spit is now a happy young lad.

Archie, Avril, Astrid, Arthur & Albert.
Yet more youngsters who have come from Houghton, this bunch are a feisty collection of Black and tabbies who all have a lovely thick coat, they will soon be ready for a new home of their own.

Katie
Katie is a 4 year old Black & White lass from Preston who became our 100th resident this year, after she wouldn’t settle with her room mates.

Poco
Poco has been left behind by & Paddy he is now 20 weeks old, a short haired black lad from Chorley who has fun all day long unless he is asleep.

Twinkle & Sparkle

Two bright little girls from Darwen are 11 months old Black & Whites and will bring light to any house they get chance to make their home.

Anna + Milo, Maisie, Mickey, Mitch
Anna gave birth to her kittens who are now 11 weeks old, this year she has been our super mum fostering Tabitha’s 5 at various times to help with being hand fed, before we lost them all and has now accepted a three week old that came along with Basil, Bentley & Friends.

Sasha, Sadie & Smokey
Sally’s kittens are two black & White girls and a Smokey Black lad are from Nelson are aged 19 weeks who are ready for a new home.

Sherrie, Sophie, Sylvester & Spencer
A family of 6 of mixed colours arrived from Leyland after being dumped in a

dustbin.

Wendy
Wendy, a tortie lass is a 15 month old mum whose family have moved on to new homes, she is looking forward to her new home.

Basil, Bonnie & Friends
A load of busy Bees whom we are still trying to find new homes for these 20 plus, Black or Black & White cats who are quite friendly, aged from 5 months to 3 years, due to their owners health problems.

Cutie, Cato & Coco
Cutie came from Burnley complete with three day old kittens, she has had her problems having to be operated on within a few days, but was a real good mum looking after her kittens.

Daisy
Daisy arrived from a recue in Blackburn at 2 weeks old, on the same day as Cutie arrived, she was reared by Cutie along with her own three and is now 9 weeks old.

Cherry & Coral
Cherry & Coral are two 13 week old Tortie lassies from Clitheroe who are very lively and friendly.

Olivia & Owen
Olivia & Owen came to us with as a family of mum & 4 kittens Mum & Owen have seen three of them go to new homes & would like a chance to do the same.

Angel
Angel is a Black 18 week old lass who is a real loner, she would suit a home where she would not be bothered and left to get on with things in her own way.

Yorkie
Yorkie is a chunky young black lad of 13 weeks old who loves to run & play all day.

Leo, Dusty, Sophie & Snowy
A family of 5 week old kittens were brought to us from Blackburn, they are now 9 weeks old and are a 3 Blue & White girls, a and a Black & White boy.

These four came in with their mum, Belle by the person who had been feeding them for about 13 weeks who when she was taken to the vets after a couple of days was recognised by one of the nurses as being her cat who had been missing about 14 weeks. She was being fostered for a Rescue in Blackburn having had kittens who sadly died but had raised a couple of Ferals which were adopted by Louise as her children were missing their mum cat.

We were more than happy to reunite Princess with Louise & her family.

Sindy, Sky & Summer
Three 6 week olds from Hoghton are 3 little black lasses who are now 9 weeks old and love to get to the front of the queue when it comes to feeding time. A week or so later they were followed by their siblings:

Sheba, Samson & Spike
These three tabbies are 9 weeks old and are a little scarred but are not too timid, they will soon be ready for a new loving home.

Amber & Tigger

These two 7 month olds, a Black lass & a Tabby boy came to us from Blackburn.

Twinkle
Twinkle is an 8 month old Tabby & White lass from Preston, who was described as being 8 weeks old on the phone, a bit difficult as she was pregnant when she arrived.

Cats and Kittens Homed

Leon, Lawrie, Lance & Linford
Four youngsters from Longridge have gone to new homes in Chorley, Ashton & 2 to separate homes in Adlington.

Paddy
Paddy has gone to a new home in Higher Walton leaving Poco to have fun with his new mates.

William
Willie was a young Black & white lad from Blackburn, who now has a new home in Leyland.

Chilli & Paprika
Two feisty siblings from Bacup were trapped, along with mum a few days later, who was returned home have now gone to a new home together in Buckshaw Village.

Wilson & Wesley
Wilson & Wesley came from Chorley with mum Wendy who they have left behind them on their travels to Leyland & Clitheroe.

Bashful, Happy, Grumpy
Three of the dwarf’s from Burnley are now happy chappies in their new homes in Chorley and 2 separate homes in Leyland.

Twinkle
Twinkle was from Darwen and has gone to a new home in Walton - Le - Dale where she is brightening things up with her attitude to life making things a lot lighter in the house she has made her home.

Shredder
Shredder came to us from the Vets as an RTA who following a long session of convalescence, and not living up to her name, fully recovered & has gone to a new home in Leyland.

Garnet

Garnet was one of Jilly’s kittens who is still with us but this young upstart decided on a new home in Preston.

Bentley, Bertie, Bobby & Beth
A number of the busy Bees who all came from the same home have found new homes in Ribbleton, Brindle, Clayton—Le– Woods, & Holt Lane.

Izzy
Izzy was a lively young lass from Brookfield who soon settled and found a new home in Hoghton.

Cody
This 2« year old Mum from Barnoldswick saw her 2 kittens, Cassie & Casper go to new homes., she now has a new home in Whittle - Le - Woods.

Caramac, Bounty & Smartie
The last of the Chocy bar gang, have now gone to new homes after being with us for just over 2 years, Caramac, Bounty’s new home together is in Blackburn Smartie has a home in Bamber Bridge.

Oscar, Olive & Opal
Three members of a family from Blackburn have gone to new homes, 2 together in Leyland, & 1 to Fulwood leaving Mum & little Bro behind them.

Tabitha & Sally
Tabitha has gone to a home in Adlington of her own where she can have her own space as she has an allergy to any Poultry in her food & can be fed separately, and looked after, Sally has gone to the same home and will be a goog companion.

Thanks to ALL our Sponsors for your very special & regular contributions towards the care of the Elderly and more Unusual cats we are looking after.
Many of you have set up Standing Orders, which really do make a really pleasant surprise when we check the Bank Account.

A Reminder & A Big Thank You

Are you one of the few members who has forgotten to renew your membership this year. The vast majority have Thank You very much, but no matter, Why ?
Just fill in the membership application form, and start all over again, and receive your newsletter by post, as usual.

CATS HELPED

Cory
Cory was found wandering the local streets of Bamber Bridge by our Granddaughter Kailey and a friend (Cory) they were was asked by a neighbour if they wanted him as he was moving out of the area, so she brought him to us, and he was homed within a few days.
Imagine the horror to found out 2 days later that he belonged to someone who had not moved and was being looked for.

Fortunately his new owner was very understanding and allowed him to be reunited with his family.

SPONSOR CATS

The Senior Citizens
Some very special Cats, Gone but not forgotten

Mr Crisp

Mr Crisp came to us from an old peoples home in Brookfield, he stayed with us for a short while but was in a very poor condition and had to be put to sleep.

These folks are a collection of older cats who are well past their pensionable age and want to enjoy life to the full.

Barney

Barney has many problems and has turned out to have epilepsy and in need of constant care, he has lost his front left leg in a car accident, but is a happy chap who sometimes sees Aliens, that he tries to catch.

Boomer
This Happy girl, who is a long haired tabby & white had been abandoned in Blackburn and would not settle with the neighbours cat who was feeding her, she is still a little bully and occasionally grumpy, has now been diagnosed as having been developed Kidney problems.

Guy
This fine fella turned out to be a lot younger in reality than everybody thought, he has a Liver problem, but loves to play with the kittens, which keeps him young at heart, he now has an Inner Ear problem which has meant him having an Operation to have a number of Polyps' cleared out.

Jessie
Jessie is a real youngster @ 17 but her owner was moving and didn’t want to take his cats with him, the previous day he had had his other, older cat put to sleep @ the vets Jessie is a very pretty silver cat with a chinchilla like coat. She keeps her self very much to herself, unless there is food about.

Lulu
Lulu is an 20 year old Tortie lady, who is a pain, her owner has cancer and could not look after her. She is a cute lass who is as friendly as could be if she feels like it, but is not too keen on the other cats.

Tut
Tut is an old lad who had been left in a flat for 3 weeks when his owner moved away. The Landlady found him when she was preparing the flat for the new tenants. He is a grumpy chap who has already gained the nickname "King Tut" as he seems to think he is above all others.

Tinkerbelle
Tinkerbelle is an lady of 17½year old lady who enjoys getting her own way, she puts up with the other cats but keeps pretty much to herself, but does share her affection with humans and likes her food.

Sam
Sam is our new older gentleman who likes to take things easy, and is a gentle giant with a pleasant disposition.

Susie
Susie is an old lass of 16 years who enjoys a quiet life whose owner had died after having her for 16 years.

Mrs Winston
Mrs Winston has had a sex change this month following a little check up at the Vets, he is now an old doddery lass who likes her home comforts and want no more that a comfy bed, until there is food around when she can be seen dancing to get your attention and the smallest morsel.

Rogue
Rogue is an old guy who looks like a lovely old rogue and loves a quiet time.

The Younger Ones

These folks are the harder, if not impossible to home, due to their personality or health problems.

Vicky
The little girl from Colne, is now 4 years old, has a lung and liver problem brought about by the state she was in when she was picked up, struggling to breath. and has now developed Throat Cancer.
She is now a happy little soul with many more problems and much in need of lots of TLC.

Rosie
Rosie is now 3½ years old, who looks to be about 6 months old, her multiple problems, have been whittled down to her needing a Liver Shunt, When she went in for her operation the Vets were unable to get to the area they needed and could not complete things, she is well but will always have her problems.

Noddy
Noddy is a sweet lad who has been homed twice, but because of his problems, he has been returned to us. He suffers from brain damage which causes him to swing his head and run around in circles, he has recently started to have an odd fit now & again.

If you could help these special cats or any other of our cats by offering them a special home, please give us a call and ask for further details

Sponsorship Scheme

Thank you to all those who continue their help in this way the donations of cash and Direct Debits, food, litter and blankets have been most warmly appreciated by the cats and kittens.

Once again
Many Thanks to YOU ALL.

Special Thanks:

Mike Seed from Feline Helpline has assisted us when we needed help with the loan additional equipment to complete the essential work to be done.
Patricia and Jennifer ran the Stall for us @ the South Ribble Pet Cat Club Show @ Walton-Le-Dale High School, while we were @ the Cumberland Cat Club Show, helping to make the day an overall success.
Alan & June once again stepped into the breach to look after the cats & Kittens while we were away @ the Cumberland Cat Club Show.

Donations Received

Numerous donations have been gratefully received, but all as important as each other, Goods to sell, food to feed the ever growing number of hungry mouths to feed:

Various donation for taking in Cats & Kittens

£335.00

For all donations big & small have been received

Thank You.

Jam Jars

Due to the number of events we are attending the sale of Jams & Pickles is outstripping our supply of Jars.

Do you have any unwanted Jam or Pickle Jars or similar that we can recycle to use for our Homemade Jams & Pickles etc?

Please ring to arrange for us to collect any that you may have.

Membership Application Form

I................._________________________________________________________

Of.............._________________________________________________________

.................._________________________________________________________

Signature...._________________________________________________________

Date..........._________________________________________________________

wish to join "Cats In Crisis" for which I enclose my first annual subscription of £7.50 for which I

understand I will receive a Membership certificate and a regular newsletter.

Would you like a receipt?................Yes/No
Would you like to help in any way?.Yes/No
If so HOW?________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

Please return your completed application form to:

Mrs M Brewer,

36, Stockdale Crescent,

Bamber Bridge,

Preston,

Lancs PR5 6NA

Thank you for helping Cats In Crisis

Sponsorship Form

Do you wish to have a cat at home but it would cause a "Crisis" at home?

We can help you if you would help us by Sponsoring one of our Cats or Kittens to keep them away from another "Crisis"

For your Sponsorship you will receive a certificate, and we will send you a regular update of the Cat or Kitten of your choice along with an annual photograph.

I................._________________________________________________________
Of.............._________________________________________________________
.................._________________________________________________________
.................._________________________________________________________
.................._________________________________________________________
Signature...._________________________________________________________
Date..........._________________________________________________________

Wish to sponsor... ____________________________________of Cats in Crisis

I will donate a fixed Monthly / Annual
Amount £5 £10 £15 £20 £25
I will donate XXX tins of cat food per 6 12 18 24 30
I will donate XXX bags of cat litter
litter per month

Direct Debit Bank Details
Halifax Building Society, Station Rd, Bamber Bridge.
Sort Code 11-06-17
Account No. 00413086

Please return your completed Application Form to:

Mrs M Brewer,
36, Stockdale Crescent,
Bamber Bridge,
Preston,
Lancs PR5 6NA

Funds Raised

The Open Day on Saturday September the 14th

Raised: £284.70

Table Top @ St Aidans on Saturday September the 27th

Raised: £98.10

The South Ribble Pet Cat Club Show

Raised: £80.00

The Cumberland Cat Club Show

Raised: £386.53

Table Top @ St Aidans on Saturday October the 25th

Raised: £123.65

Homings, during the last two months have amounted to:

£1220.00

Please support is in our future efforts.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

We will be attending the following events:

The Cheshire Cat Club Show. The Epic Centre, Ellesmere Port.

Saturday November the 8th

The North of Britian Long Haired Cat Club Show
Concord Sports Centre, Shiregreen Lane, Shiregreen, Sheffield.

Saturday November the 15th

Bingo Night @ Doreen’s. 25 Church Lane. Charnock Richard
For Directions please phone Doreen on 01257 - 230781

Friday November the 21st. 1st House @ 7:00 pm

Christmas Fair The Christmas Fair Day will commence at 11:00am
Gifts, Jams & Pickles, Tombola Etc.
At 36 Stockdale Crescent, Bamber Bridge

Sunday November the 30th

The Trans Pennine Cat Club Show. Stockport Masonic Guildhall.

Saturday December the 6th

The West of Scotland Cat Club Show
The John Wright Sports Centre, Calderwood Road, East Kilbride

Saturday December the 13th

Thank you for helping Cats In Crisis

36, Stockwell Avenue,

Bamber Bridge

Preston PR5 6NA

01772 498053
Once again A big Thank You
to everyone who has helped
and donated things, without
YOU ALL, we could not do
the job that needs to be done.

Marlene