Support Neutering 14 Cats in County Louth

Here is a primary example how two cats can turn into fourteen in the blink of an eye. Unfortunately situations like this can get out of hand really quickly and leave people feeling defeated and helpless, especially when the funds aren't there to support such an undertaking. When we got a call about this colony and heard no local rescue is available to help due to many otbers in need, we simply couldn't decline. We really want to help neuter these 14 cats, treat them for parasites and hopefully even place a few in foster care. The costs of such a mission are huge! We are not only talking about the cost of spaying but also medication, parasite treatment, diesel and supplies.

Want to support The Cat and Dog Protection Association of Ireland? Your donation will make a huge impact to help these cats.

We are all volunteers working together to provide rescue, rehoming and TNR to cats and kittens in Ireland. We get cats and kittens adopted to loving forever homes and help sick and injured animals. We do not have a facility therefore we rely totally on our foster carers in their own homes.

Thanks in advance for your contribution

06/02/25 Update! 8 cats trapped, neutered and treated for parasites so far. We are hoping to place 4 in foster care to give them a chance to find loving homes 4 males have been returned.

4 more cats trapped and a surprise kitten

Just when we thought all the cats were neutered, I got a call from their feeder that there's probably 3-5 more cats that need to be trapped. When I went down there at the beginning of the week I just spotted one teenage kitten. I noticed she had a bent tail but quickly set a trap, moved away and had her within a few minutes. When she was checked by the vet, we discovered that her tail was badly injured and completely dead. It was a nasty injure and the tail needed to be completely amputated. There was also a risk that she may not be able to control her bladder as the amputation would have to be done at the very base of her tail. We decided to go ahead and give the surgery a try anyway. We had to give her a chance. This little girl is about 8 months old but she is the size of a 4 months old kitten very malnourished. She was spayed at the same time and now recovering quite well with me. She's also using the littertray which is a huge relief. She is a pretty spicy girl but I don't blame her. She has peace and quite to recover now. Hopefully she'll realise she's safe soon I'll be back down to Louth for any remaining cats.

**warning - image of tail injury**