Friday 29 April 2016

One Act Of Kindness

You guys are all familiar with Elsa’s story and how we struggled to get her to eat after her emergency c-section and septicaemia.

Well someone who helped us with getting Elsa to eat again was Riley and his owner Helen. Riley stopped eating last year, quite suddenly without explanation but after trying everything, Helen found some biscuits called Royal Canine Exigent, Savour Sensation.


Helen having read Elsa’s story emailed us and told us about Riley and these biscuits so we tried Elsa on them and with a little chicken Elsa started to eat again.

Riley has kindly donated a bag of the biscuits to MK Cat Rescue for Elsa. We thought it was only right that Riley's owner Helen got to meet our darling little girl and we know that Carole was genuinely touched by Helen’s kindness.



We know how kind our friends are but when we're entering the busiest and toughest time of the year for cat charities we wanted to share you the story of Riley and Helen. It lifts our spirits when people show so much love to the cats in our care and one act of kindness can go a long way.

We’re off this weekend attending two fundraising events where we are hoping to help raise lots of money for both MK Cat Rescue and other organisations helping those in need. Whatever your plans this weekend have a lovely weekend x

Wednesday 27 April 2016

......exciting news

What’s that you say….a new charity has registered with the Charity Commission and their Registered Charity Number is 1166769.
Nearly a year on since we founded MK Cat Rescue this is a significant stage of our journey and it wouldn’t of happened without everyone who has supported us.
Thank you, you have all contributed to making MK Cat Rescue what it is today and our focus will always be the cats x

Tuesday 26 April 2016

Update on Elsa

Beautiful Elsa had her feeding tube removed today. We will monitor her closely over the next week but fingers crossed x



Saturday 23 April 2016

So far today I have scanned 5 yes 5 cats for chips. Two were chipped. This is the story of Tinker.



Tinker has been living with a family for a year or so. Leaves the house once a day that's it. The family thought it was a female but in fact it's a neutered male. A quick scan revealed a chip & confirmation that Tinker was registered to a couple who lived a road away. Turns out Tinker was a stray that they took in but he never really settled.

I got Tinker together with the registered owner & the family and Tinker sat & listened whilst they discussed joint ownership.

As a volunteer who sees so many cats where no one but us care I had a big smile on my face Tinker had two families that loved him. Claire

Tuesday 19 April 2016

Hidden Talents :-)

With so many fundraising events to attend this year do you fancy coming along and joining us? 

Were always up for a giggle and just to prove it we challenged Annie to put together a limerick for us - hidden talents that one oh and she occasionally likes to pretend to be a cat..... ;-)



It’s a scary thought, I cannot deny
Meeting new people, giving it a try

But when you have a friend by your side,
Or a person or dog that with you doth abide
The scariness goes and in its place
You’ll find a confidence that you cannot replace

And after a time you’ll find it easier to smile
And you’ll no longer wish to run a mile!

As your confidence grows, you will wonder why
It ever seemed scary to give it a try

So why not try fund raising with us
Bring a friend along we wont make a fuss

At the end of the day, when your shift is all done
You’ll remember the cats, still out in the sun

The cats that now will get a new home
No longer outside, hungry, cold and alone

And that satisfaction will warm your heart
Because of MK Cat Rescue, you are a part!

New arrivals

So on Saturday we collected 5 little kittens from a home in Buckingham.  The owner was struggling to cope but wanted to keep mum.  We agreed to take the kittens as long as mum was neutered and asked the owner to contact a national cat charity for assistance with getting mum neutered.


Sadly the owner was refused any assistance to get the cat neutered as her husband worked so mum is being shut indoors until they can save the money to get her neutered. 

One of the kittens was clearly suffering and needed to see a vet so off we went for an emergency vet appointment - not cheap! On a course of antibiotics Penny is doing ok at the moment, the others showed some signs of flea dirt so were treated on Saturday but are thriving as these photos show.

They are currently enjoying some of the lovely kitten food that was donated to us x If anyone is interested in them please private message us via here with your contact details or via mkcatrescue@gmail.com. One of the tabbies is already reserved subject to Mr Vet visit and a home visit but the other three are available. The black and white and tabby are little boys and the black kitty is a very sweet little girl.  Penny isn't featured as she is suffering a little at the moment x

Saturday 16 April 2016

Thank you Willow Vets

This little one came into our care today with its other 4 siblings. Sadly one little one (not the one in this picture) needed to see a vet so off we went for an emergency appointment. 


With more mouths to feed we are delighted with the donations from the clients at Willow Vets, thank you all so very much.



Monday 11 April 2016

Hello little one welcome to the world

We've been a bit quiet over the last day or so as we've experienced another difficult and upsetting labour with one of our foster cats Molly. Molly is in fact Noodles mum for those who regularly keep an eye on what we are up too. They were found in an underground car park in Milton Keynes. Molly was already pregnant with her next litter by the time we were called out and she went into labour yesterday lunchtime.

Sadly three of her kittens haven't survived but this little one has and Molly has given it a good clean and the little one has had something to eat.

If anyone is heading to their local supermarket or pet store this week please consider purchasing some kitten food for us. All of the cats in our care as of today are on kitten food - that's 10 cats.

We are happy to collect or it can be delivered to our registered charity address, you can also purchase goods via our Amazon Wishlisthttp://www.amazon.co.uk/…/reg…/wishlist/ref=nav_wishlist_btn

We'll keep you posted on this little ones progress but a big thank you to Angela and Carole for staying up most of the night to keep an eye on Molly and handling the situation with such compassion and love.

Saturday 9 April 2016

Mission Cat Pen

Phase 1 of mission Cat Pen is complete.

Next we order cement & get the base laid.

Big thank you to those who came along and helped today x A job made so much easier with laughter, support and muscle!



Saturday 2 April 2016

The Morning After :-)

As we wake up this Saturday morning we wanted to say a big thank you to everyone that came to our quiz night last night. We had 14 teams and the Wolverton Top Club was full. We raised an amazing £220 whilst sipping drinks and trying to answer those questions - our quiz master is a hard taskmaster and fairly certain some of us resembled this picture on some occasions.

Well done to the Coca Cola team for coming first (they have now won twice in a row so must be defeated next time!) and for supporting us all at MK Cat Rescue. It was also lovely to see some familiar faces from the world of animal rescue.


Our thoughts are with Elsa hoping that she can be discharged today from the vets and some of our volunteers will be heading out into Milton Keynes, Buckingham and Cosgrove to check out some reported cats that may need help.


Whatever your plans have a safe and happy weekend.