It's been an expensive few months at the sanctuary, we usually average around £2500 a month for vet bills, but in the last five months, we have far exceeded that.

We have had many older cats who have needed complete tooth extractions, hernia ops, eye ops, very sick kittens, poorly mums, UTIs, and skin infections, to name a few.

We usually take the cats off the streets in deplorable condition, but we feel they deserve a chance and will do all we can.

We have lots of fundraisers coming up over the next few months. However, if anyone can spare a couple of pounds, we would massively appreciate it.

Here are a few of the cats we have treated this month:

Albus - You have all read about Albus. He is currently at the vet's in an oxygen tent, getting the treatment he needs for a suspected infection. When he fully recovers, he will have an operation to correct an eye condition where his eyelashes are growing into his eyes.

Jess - She came into us in a horrific state. She has had half her body shaved to relieve the mats she had all over, pulling at her skin. She was crusted in flea dirt and is now starting to groom herself. Once she is settled, she will have blood tests to see if any underlying issues are causing her back legs to be weak.

Millie - She was found to be straying at the university in Swansea. On arrival, we saw that she had issues with her mouth; she went in and had all her teeth removed and is recovering well.

Nancy - A blind foster cat, her foster mam noticed her breath started to smell. She went in for an examination and was booked in for dental. She eventually had all her 16 remaining teeth removed.

Megan - A young cat from a multi-cat household had to have 13 teeth removed.

Ash - A very nervous cat, mistreated in his past, suffered severe anxiety and stress as a result. Causing him to pull his fur and suffer from painful UTIs. He has to be hospitalised for these and tested for suspected bladder cancer. After some significant TLC from his fosterer, he is now coming on leaps and bounds. He still wears a collar to prevent overgrooming, but this is getting lesser by the day.

Smokey - Sadly, Smokey didn't make it; she came in from a hoarding situation, she had seven babies, and we quickly discovered she had an infected womb. Smokey was rushed to the vet and remained on IV antibiotics for almost a week. Her babies were all hand-reared, but one by one, they were hospitalised. The infection had spread to them, and only two survived. Smokeys condition was so poor that she wasn't recovering; we eventually had to make the heartbreaking decision to let her go to sleep. The only thing that made that easier was knowing that had she had the kittens in the home she came from, she would have suffered far worse.

I could go on and on. These are just a handful of the stray cats who came to us and needed our help.

We can only do this with the generous support of the people who donate to our sanctuary. We are so lucky to have amazing people who donate monthly and sponsor our cats, but we are finding with the increase in food, litter, vet bills and meds, we need a little more help. We know times are hard for people right now, and it's the worse time of year to ask for help, but if you can spare anything, even 50p, we would appreciate it. If you can't spare it, please share our posts until they reach someone who can help. We would massively appreciate it.

If you would like to sponsor our cats, anything from £3 a month, please message us, and we can set this up. We send out a monthly newsletter to show what has been happening in the sanctuary that month.

Finally, thank you so much for your continued support and for helping us help the cats in our care.

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