Woodland Nook Cat Rescue Centre: A Tour

I'm going to let the video do most of the talking for this post. 

Our wonderful little shelter is run entirely by donations and staffed by volunteers. We need your help to keep running. Please visit www.woodlandnookcatrescue.com for information on how you can help by donating/sponsoring/adopting/volunteering.

Fundraising for Woodland Nook

Huge thanks to volunteer Jane Bryson for holding a car boot sale stall and raising around £100 for Woodland Nook! It's thanks to volunteers like Jane that the shelter can continue helping neglected and abandoned cats and kittens.

Our next fundraising event is on Saturday, 30th May, 11am-2pm - tea and cakes on the lawn at 27 Delves Bank Road, Swanwick DE55 1HA. There will be a few stalls and a raffle, all in aid of Woodland Nook Cat Rescue. You may even get a tour of the fabulous shelter! Tell your friends and bring them along to help raise much-needed funds!

Wonderful news for Loki!

Hi, I'm Kayleigh, you may know me from my photo's and video's on The Woodland Nook Facebook Page. I am very pleased that my very first blog post is to announce that the little special needs boy that worked his way into everyone's heart has finally found his forever home!

Loki has been with us since 13th November 2014, coming from The Cats Pyjamas Rescue in Crete, Greece. Loki's beginnings were heartbreaking: He was found crying on the side of the road in Kalyves (Crete) roasting in the midday sun his eyelids stuck together by pus. He had pneumonia, eye ulcerations, parasite overload, dehydration & was starved sadly his rescuer saw half a dozen people walk by him. We suspect he was thrown out of his litter either due the fact he is black or because he was sick. The condition he was in is indescribable but after antibiotics, nursing lots of care from his foster mummy Isobel and from the Staff at Cats Pyjamas and Woodland Nook Cat Rescue. He was soon back to full health and full of energy, even though he can barely see past his own paws, but we don't think he's noticed that, as you've seen from my video's of him on the Woodland Nook Facebook Page.

He has been reserved by one of The Nook's own volunteers, and we know he will have a very loving and safe forever home with her. We will all be sad to see him go, but this is the reason we do what we do, to see cats and kittens like Loki have the best possible chance at a life where they don't have to be scared and hungry all the time. Thankyou to everyone involved in Loki's care, we couldn't do it without you 

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A new name for Snowie

Beautiful Snowie has been given a far more fitting name. Because she is so striking and panther-like, she has been renamed Panthea! Much more suitable...

Panthea needs a home. If you’re interested, please contact Jane.

Funds urgently needed

It’s been a bit quiet on the blog lately... and a little quiet at Woodland Nook, too. Unfortunately we can’t take any more cats in until we have more funds; it’s too risky in case there’s an unexpected vet bill.

Right now there are just a few cats needing homes – and they’re all colour co-ordinated! They are:

Paddington & Puzzle

These are adorable brothers. Puzzle is quite shy but would soon come out of his shell in a quiet home.   They are neutered males of about 10 months old. 

Ruby & Azazel

Brother and sister, these are a good-looking pair. Ruby is quite shy but is growing in confidence lately. Azazel is a man-about-town, quite dapper and enjoys a fuss.

Snowy

A shy black cat is particularly hard to home but we’re sure you’d find life with Snowy very rewarding. She’s getting more confident by the day and would love a forever home where she can truly relax.

Loki

Loki needs a special home as he has had a very tough start to life. He is blind in one eye and has limited vision in the other... but this doesn’t stop him chasing tiny stones – far more fun than cat toys! He has very sleek fur and an unusually thin tail, so you won’t mix him up with any other black cat. He also requires a special diet but this is quite simple – speak to Jane for more information.

So, as you can see, there are just six cats needing homes from Woodland Nook at the moment... but we know there are many more cats who need our help. It’s frustrating that we can’t do more until we have a financial buffer. If you have any fundraising ideas, please do get in touch with Jane!

Ruby... and the photobomb

It’s not often that shy Ruby comes out into the open (at least it’s not when I’m at Woodland Nook) so I was eager to get a photo of her enjoying her breakfast at the weekend.

I was merrily snapping away, trying to get the best shot, when who should perform the perfect photobomb but...

... Felix! And not  just a photobomb but an almost total eclipse!

Ruby is looking for a nice quiet home where she can rebuild her confidence. Could she find that home with you? If so, please get in touch with Jane.

Progress on the Isolation Unit

Progress has been made on the Isolation Unit! This draughty section of the shelter will soon be a toasty warm conservatory, with mesh doors behind the opening doors, so that the cats don’t cook in the summer!

With a new roof, too, this formerly dank section of Woodland Nook will soon be smart, draught-free and much more suitable for those cats who cannot mix with the others. 

There are many reasons a cat may need to be isolated. For example: 

• Newcomers aren’t always ready to mix straight away
• If a female cat is not spayed and there are young unneutered males in the main shelter, we can’t risk a pregnancy
• Some cats simply don’t get on with other cats and fights can break out
• Sick cats need to be separated so that illness doesn’t spread

So, as you can see, an isolation unit is a really important part of Woodland Nook and it’s even more important that the accommodation is suitable. 

We just need £500 to complete the job, then the cats can move in! 

If you can donate, please use the Paypal button or you can donate direct into the Woodland Nook bank account:

Woodland Nook Cats Home

Yorkshire Bank

Sort code: 05-07-15

Account no: 47127069

Thank you so much! And big thanks, too, to everyone who has donated so far!