Dawn sent us some pictures of Bonnie and Bailey in their new home.
They seem to have settled right in.

Merlin

Hi Judy,

We had a brilliant holiday, however, we were happy to arrive home knowing we were collecting Merlin. (not too happy with the rain) ha

The initial day Neil collected Merlin was very uneasy - he was extremely weary - so was we - still, after 3 days he has exposed himself from under the sofa and allowed us to make a fuss of him (using food to motivate Merlin) He is actually coming up to us and head butting us for us to smooth him... he is such a cheeky, lovable, and funny character- very vocal also - after such a short period of time he has made good progress but we still have a long way to go before he trusts us completely - however, we know Merlin is going to be totally happy here in his new home.
Geez, we hope that he settles in completely soon as we are both absolutely shattered, we are not getting to bed until approx 1am, playing, talking, and just watching him rolling around on the lounge floor has taking its toll, we are shattered with work and all - but WE LOVE IT!! haha
We have taken loads of pictures already, once I download them we will send them to you.
Thanks again, speak soon.
Sarah and Neil xx

Jack and Millie

Hi judy  , Its nearly 3 years since we had jack and millie from you and they have turned out to be wonderful cats .they are so funny one of my sons has moved out and jack has moved into his room and every night when i go to bed he gets into bed with me for a cuddle and then goes back to his room. Millie is so sweet she is a beautiful cat, she is very much my husband's cat. We are so glad we had them........................thank you from Helen and John Morrissey.

Katy

Hi Judy,

Just thought I'd let you know I'm doing well in my new home where I came to live in February, I love it here in fact now that I have got my staff fully trained. I'm working hard with the mice as you'll see from the photo but I spend a lot of time warming my toes by the Aga too.

Hope you have a Happy New Year,

Love from Katy xx

Amy

Hello Everyone,

We just wanted to wish you all a Very Happy Christmas and good 2012!
We adopted lovely Amy the spring before last.
She is a real delight and full of mischief still.
Also I am very pleased to say in good health.
Here is a picture of her in her latest favourite spot, on top of the microwave!
(when not in use!)

Kind Regards to you all
Toni and John Hubert

Foggy bear

Hi Judy,just to let you all know that Foggy (or foggy-bear as we call him) has well and truly settled into his new home. Hes so playfull and full of fun,love and cuddles. Banksie-moo (our other cat) seems to have adapted well with Foggy-bear being here. Best wishes Lindsey,Christian,Banksie and Foggy xxx

Ruby

I like to relax on my bed

 Sue adopted Ruby from us at our last homing day in July and has sent us these photos of Ruby making herself at home.


and chill out the sofa



but most of all I like prawn crackers.............mmmmmm

Daisyboy

Hello Judy,


hope you are well and enjoying the summer. Thanks for helping us to adopt DaisyBoy. He is just so brilliant and has settled well into his new home. He was a little nervous to begin with but once he got too know us, he was very confident. He loves affection and playing with his toys. He's got quite a collection at the moment. He also loves the turkey and rice food from the local market, his fur is lovely and soft.

Thankyou once again, please say a fond hello to Sue and Jodie, they did a wonderful job.

Lots of love from The Phillips Family and kisses from Daisyxxxxx.

August 19th 2011.

Coco

Hi Judy,
 I hope you are well. Just thought I'd send you a quick update to let you know how Coco has settled in. She has grown in confidence every day since we had her in February and is now a cheeky, playful and confident little madam (a typical tortie). Coco and Tess (my other cat) are getting on ok, Tess tolerates Coco, although Coco is still learning boundaries and hasn't yet figured out that it's not ok to hide behind the door and jump on Tess when she walks past!


I've attached a recent picture of Coco... which I managed to get her to stay still for !
Thanks
Emma

Dawn's 6 CP cats

Hi Judy,
Aslan still rules the roost, being quiet most ofthe time and letting Diva think she's in charge but beating them all down when they overstep the mark. The only one he's soft on is little Roo. He loves women and dances and rolls on his back for them but isn't fond of men apart from my partner Paul.
Diva is enormous! She's like a hoover finishing off everyones leftovers!
She mainly pretends to run the house and Aslan mostly lets her. She's very affectionate and very jealous of anyone else getting attention.
Ember is still a quirky little thing. She's a bit of a loner although likes to cuddle up with Diva or Cassius occasionally. She still has the loudest purr in the world.
Cassius has become a long lanky black and white version of a siamese much to everyones surprise! He's noisy like a siamese too and announces his presence very loudly when he comes in. He's also a rather good hunter. He's taken a liking to Babooshka.
Babooshka is a sullen faced little princess! She loves men and will always choose a male lap to sit on.She does adore my daughter though and seems to think she's her teenage friend, getting all excited when she comes home. She has also charmed my eldest son, refusing to be ignored by him and rolling around and lying on whatever he's doing until he gave in and fell in love with her!
Little Roo is the biggest surprise. After thinking she may never be tamed she is now the most affectionate little cat. She's very small and looks exactly like a tortie British Shorthair - all muscles and no neck!

She follows me around and is glued to my side. She scratches on my bedroom door to be let in to my bed at night and the first thing I see in the morning is her lovely smiley face. She's my little baby!
I've attached a few photos of the little beasts. They're all very well and mostly get on with the occasionaly spat - mostly Diva being jealous of Roo! We seem to have had an abundance of Maybug beetles recently and all the cats have delighted in hunting them and bringing them back alive for me! Charming!
Hope all is well with you!
Dawn

Katy

Dear Judy,

Picture attached of Katy (formerly Beauty) who I had from you 3 months ago.

Katy settled in immediately, loves her freedom in the garden and surrounding woods and is a real character. She has become a great friend of my other cat, a very large neutered tom, but she is the boss despite being less than a quarter of his size.

I am very pleased with her.

Thank you, Pauline.

Scruff formerly Whizz

Hi Judy,


Just wanted to send a few photos of Whizz, the handsome chap that we adopted in November. We've renamed him Scruff and as you can see, he's settled in quite quickly! He bagged his spot on the sofa within hours of arriving home!
He is independent but can be very playful and affectionate when he wants to be; despite having the biggest and plushest cat-bed I've ever seen I wake every morning to find him crashed out at the bottom of the bed.
Thank you for introducing us, we're so grateful that we've got him.

Best wishes
Beth, Hywel & Scruff.
xxxxxxxx

Lisa and Maggie

HI Judy


Just an update on the two kittens we had from you just over a month ago (formally Bizzie and Chocodrop)
We have named them Lisa (black and white) and Maggie (tortie). They are absolutely gorgeous and have settled well into their forever home.
Lisa and Maggie cannot bear to be apart. If one can't see the other then they both start crying and run around looking for each other and are always cuddling up together.
They also enjoy being naughty eg climbing the walls/curtains and scratching the sofa. They dont like the vacuum cleaner!
I cannot believe that someone put Maggie in a sealed plastic box!
Will keep you updated. Hope you like the photos.

Love from Alec and Gemma xxxx

Erik and Flash

Hello Judy,


We just wanted to let you know how well our lovely cats are doing. We came to the rehoming day at Kenwood at the end of June looking for two cats needing to be rehomed together and found Milo and Fizz. We've renamed them Erik [the red] and Flash as we wanted them to have a new start, and they've been absolutely perfect. They're very friendly cats and they've been very popular with all our visitors and loved the extra attention. It's been really funny seeing them meeting the neighbours' cats, who will have to change their ideas about our garden! I've attached a few photos of how they're getting on...

Thanks again,

Helena and Tom xx

Sponsorship money

The trekking team from Gibson and Jones

A big "thank you" to the team  of vets from Gibson and Jones, Gowerton who raised £890 in sponsorship money for climbing Snowdon. Moggy (reclining) accepted the cheque on behalf of the Swansea and District branch.

Charlie and Pippin

Hello Judy,


I hope you are well!
Just wanted to give you an update on the two black kittens we got from you a couple of weeks ago.
I attach a picture where you can see that they feel right at home.
We called the smaller one Pippin. He is very busy and friendly and loves his fuss. The bigger one, Charlie, is quite shy but also already likes a cuddle when he is in the mood. They love their toys and their food (and the food of our other cats!).
Boo has accepted them and tries to join in playing but is a bit too rough sometimes, whereas Milly just ignores them. They fit in very well with us and we are very grateful that we got them.

Best wishes,
Berni and Darren

Cookie

Hi Judy just a line to let you know that cookie has turned out to be a fantastic little boy,he has really made our house his home and he is a real little companion he watches TV with us and he sleeps with us. Him and chardonnay while not completely enamoured of each other have learnt to live together and do occasionally rub noses and lay down together on the bed. We have attached some recent photos so you can see what a wonderful boy he has turned out to be, we will be eternally grateful to you and all the volunteers that do fantastic work to ensure that cats like our boy cookie get placed in the best possible homes to suit their needs so thank you again for introducing us to cookie.
He loves going out in the day to explore the allotment and he is now great at using our new cat flap and this is the best thing ever for him. Please see a couple of attached photos
Best Regards,
Ceri, Mair, Chardonnay and of course Cookie

Mosey, Choccy and Muffin

Hi Judy,
These are a few photos of our cats we had off you back in November 2009.

If you remember we took Mosey (Moses), Chocy & Muffin (who I believe was originally called Marmalade).

They have settled in brilliantly and they are a big part of our family. It's as if they've been here for years! Muffin wasn't welcomed at first by the other two but that was understandable as they were both used to being around each other but they soon got to like each other and are all the best of friends. Chocy and Mosey are constantly play fighting and it's like a cartoon scene at times with one cat chasing the other around our lounge. Chocy is the busiest of the three although lately she is starting to get more affectionate towards us. Muffin has always been a lap cat as she is a little bit older and wiser. Mosey being the only boy is my favourite and I think he like me most too. He's a very affectionate little boy and always looking to curl up on your lap.

I hope you enjoy the photos

Chris & Cath Richards

Annabell and Tommydog

Angela wrote:

Here are some photos of my cats, including the gorgeous Annabell (grey and white) that we adopted from Anne and Fran. Also, Tommydog (tabby and white) who was kindly neutered by Swansea Branch.

We received Annabell in September 2008, when she was a young kitten. She has developed into the most beautiful, loving and cheeky madam!! Loves teasing next doors dog, by sitting on the fence and staring at him!! She has a gorgeous, shiney almost blue/grey coat and her white patches are a pure white. She spends most of her time, watching the dog and any bird that flies over. She also loves to snuggle up to my 14 year old Burmese girl, keeping her nice and warm.

Tommydog turned up in the garden, as a stinking, smelly, very nasty full tom. He was in very poor bodily condition - resulting him in being underweight, full of fleas, worms and had the worst conditioned coat I have ever come across. It was like wire. I borrowed a trap from Anne, but after Annabell went in it THREE times, I abandoned that idea. (She actually went to sleep in it and quite liked being in there!!). Eventually, Tommydog was put in a basket and whizzed to the vets to be neutered. Swansea Branch very kindly sorted that out and he was returned to me for recuperation. He also had an infection and a gastric problem that has been cured with specific cat food, a vast amount of worming and a lot of patience!! Within 2 weeks, he stopped hissing, attacking, growling and has turned into the most LOVEABLE cat. He is called Tommydog due to the fact that he was originally a tom, and he won't leave me alone. He would cry for me on the botrtom step of my stairs when I went up and would be permenantly at my side downstairs. He has truely found his feet. He is a firm member of our family and accepted by the others.

A very BIG thank you to Anne, Fran and Judy for letting me have the honour of adopting both these cats and we all love them dearly.