Poor, sweet Patience is a 4 year old silver tabby Maine Coon girl, who came to Strawberry in an absolutely terrible state, very near to death. She had an advanced case of pyrometria (infection of the womb), entropion (eyelashes turning inwards, scratching her eyeballs every single time she blinks) and rotted teeth. Patience had been used for breeding and the breeder thought her swollen abdomen was a pregnancy. Strawberry arranged and paid for her to have emergency surgery to remove her womb, and thankfully she managed to pull through. Despite the pain and large scar, she has been rolling over for tummy strokes, chirruping at her fosterer, and playing with her water (like a typical Maine Coon!).
Patience has a long way to go before she will be ready for adoption, as she will need an operation on her eyelids to relieve her of the torture of entropian, and several teeth must be extracted. Strawberry will fund all of this vet work, which will cost far, far more than her adoption fee – so if you are able to make a donation towards her care, please, please use the link below or above to our Go Fund Me page, or PayPal (see link at top right of the website page), or contact the vets directly (during working hours) on 01684 573333 and explain that you would like to make a payment towards the Strawberry Pedigree Rescue bill.
Patience would be happy to live with other cats, but cannot live with dogs.
Once she has fully recovered and is ready to adopt, Patience will have been vet-checked, wormed, flea’d, vaccinated, microchipped and neutered, and will come with a blanket and litter tray. Adopters can buy a carrier from us for £23 if they cannot bring their own to collect the cat.
Adoption fee to be confirmed.
Located in the West Midlands.
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Before applying for a Strawberry cat please read the following:
- Unless otherwise stated, our cats are strictly indoor-only. This means that windows/doors cannot be left open in any room to which the cat has access. A cat cannot be trained to be indoor-only – it must be supervised. All members of the house must be in agreement and understand about keeping doors and windows closed. We are happy to re-home to a flat but, likewise, this means windows closed and no balcony access, unless the balcony is totally cat-proofed (netting all the way), same is true for roof terraces, so that they cannot drop to their death.
- Unless otherwise stated, we do not re-home to households with children under 8 years old. If there is nothing stated to contrary, assume the cat cannot go to a home with any children under eight. For other cats, please also bear in mind that some cats may also be found to be unsuitable, even for children over 8. WE DO NOT HOME WITH PEOPLE PLANNING CHILDREN, AS SO MANY CATS ARE GIVEN UP JUST BECAUSE CHILDREN ARRIVE OR CATS DEVELOP BEHAVIOURAL ISSUES AFTER BABIES ARRIVE.
- It is a requirement of our adoption policy that lifetime insurance is obtained and maintained for every cat adopted. We provide 5 weeks’ free insurance with every adoption, but the original policy may not suit you, and as we are not financial advisors, you should seek out the best and appropriate insurance to suit your own needs.
- Most cats are in Greater London, Essex or Worcestershire (an hour from Birmingham), with some fostered further afield like Durham at times. See each listing for details – if not detailed it will be Greater London, London or Worcs. Cats cannot be adopted by public transport – you must be able to collect by car or get a taxi home from fosterer’s home (many get a lift or get a taxi home with cat and things).
If you are happy with the above criteria and want to enquire further or reserve a cat (for reservations, please complete and submit our form), email Strawberrycatrescue@outlook.com