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We love to hear how animals are getting on after being rehomed from the GSPCA.
Dude who was recently rehomed was originally caught as a stray using one of our cat traps.
He was an unneutered male and kept fathering kittens and pestering female cats in the area he was living in and didn’t have anyone caring for him.
Ali Le Huray GSPCA Animal Care Assistant said “Dude came in last year.”
“He was not neutered when he arrived and kept chasing female cats.”
At the GSPCA we help 1000’s of cats every year but the numbers looking for homes have been decreasing over the years.
This has meant from time to time we have space in our cat pens and when we are able we help charities which are members of the Association of Cats and Dogs Home (ADCH) which are based across the British Isles and Ireland.
On Friday 29th October 2021 the GSPCA helped 5 cats from the RSPCA in Wales which were in need.
We see so many incredibly kind donations to help our 24/7 work at the GSPCA.
We often have no idea where donations come from and this week we received an incredible donation of a very large roll of purple vet bedding with paw prints.
Vet bedding is a great product as bedding as it is so warm and comfortable and the roll will be primarily used for the many cats that come through our care.
Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager “At the GSPCA we are often in need of items to help care for the 100’s of animals at the GSPCA.”
Many visitors to the GSPCA over the last 15 years will remember Eddie a black cat that arrived as a feral and who decided to make the Animal Shelter his home.
Over the years Eddie relaxed into his older years and became very friendly with many of the team and visitors.
Sadly his health has been deteriorating and on the weekend the GSPCA were extremely saddened as Eddie passed over to Rainbow Bridge.
Eddie will remain in our hearts and our memories.
Many may know Pongo the diabetic cat who arrived at the GSPCA during the first lock down.
Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said “Pongo has been at the GSPCA for over a year and might know him as he has been into the studios at BBC Guernsey and also featured in a calendar this year which is on sale across the UK from the ADCH.”
“All of the team think the world of Pongo and although there has been some interest due to the costs of food and treatment many were a little put off giving him a good home.”
An outbreak of a rare condition that causes severe illness in cats has led to a voluntary recall of multiple brands of cat food
Fold Hill Foods is voluntarily recalling a number of its hypoallergenic cat food products, from brands including Applaws, AVA and Sainsbury’s, over a possible link to an outbreak of a potentially fatal condition, feline pancytopenia.
The original article published below on 16 June 2021 stated that only the Applaws products with the Best Before dates of December 2022 to June 2023 were included in the voluntary recall.
Last May Hector a lovely black cat arrived at the GSPCA.
Sadly during his year we discovered a variety of health issues from diabetes to other ailments.
This meant many of the team handled this adorable chap twice a day as he required regular medications morning and night with a special diet.
Anna Paint GSPCA Senior Animal Care Assistant said “The Amazing Hector has left the building to go to his forever home.”
“He had lots of kisses, I gave him a kiss from everyone, he walked up the cattery chatting to all the cats, I’m sure he was saying goodbye.”
Just before Christmas we rehomed a lovely tortie female cat called Mittens who is now called Coco and is very much enjoying her new home.
Coco recently sent this lovely message -
‘Hello all of you at the GSPCA
I am sending this message to you all to let you know how I am getting on in my new home. I was adopted just two weeks ago.
Pongo is an incredible long haired black and white cat who is diabetic and we really want him to find his forever home.
Pongo arrived during the first lockdown and although we are in lockdown once again you can still complete an adoption form if you are interested in this amazing cat.
To see the adoption procedure and download a cat adoption form please go to http://www.gspca.org.gg/animals
The first pet cat in the UK has been confirmed to have the Coronavirus this week. Although this is the first confirmed case of an animal infection with the Coronavirus strain in the UK, there is no evidence to suggest that the animal was involved in transmission of the disease to its owners or that pets or other domestic animals are able to transmit the virus to people.