CumbreCats TNR and Rescue

COMMUNITY COMPASSION  The humane treatment of stray cats is a fundamental responsibility that requires compassion, education and proactive measures to ensure their welfare.  It is wonderful to realise that together we have created a community where stray cats are treated with kindness and respect, ultimately improving their quality of life and reducing the population of homeless cats. POOR PUSSY HAD A BAD PAW Trapper Report: "Once again our CumbreCat caretaker in the Monte Cala area had to use her homemade trap to capture an injured cat. A fluffy grey CumbreCat, already neutered, was discovered with a badly swollen paw. He was limping and licking his paw. The caretaker first tried the normal trap, but the cat gave the trap a wide berth to avoid it. He trusted the caretaker, so she could approach him. While he was eating, she was able to catch him with her self-made trap. She immediately called me to help transfer him to the metal box. The next morning he was taken to Veronica,...

WOW, WHAT AN AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT!  Thanks to the incredible generosity of the wonderful people who attended our fundraiser lunch, a whopping €324 was raised. Today, it was used to purchase high quality cat food from the fantastic Victor's in the charming village of Benitachell, who allows us to leave a cat food donation basket right at their front door! The Victor's staff were absolutely fantastic and tirelessly filled bag after bag of delicious and nutritious cat food. They even helped load everything into the car.  The grand total? An impressive 280 kilogrammes of cat food! Thanks to this incredible effort, we can split the food equally between our beloved CumbreCats and the village cats of the amazing organisation Gatos Felices.  This is truly an outstanding result that would not have been possible without the support and kindness of everyone involved. Congratulations and a big thank you to everyone who made this possible! ** TRAPPING FOR PARASITES Trapper's Report: ...

TREATING OUR CUMBRECATS WITH CARE Trapper's Report "As many of you know, it is always very difficult to get a cat that has already been caught into a trap a second time. Nevertheless, I tried again. The poor CumbreCat has been having problems with parasites for some time now, and they are massively bothering him. But mostly they are so cautious and fearful that you can not treat them without trapping them. Equipped with all kinds of fish and tasty treats, I started my attempt. One difficulty is that in Begonias, there is an already neutered female, and she is totally greedy and has absolutely no fear of anything. When she smells something to eat, she always runs into any trap. So I have to keep her busy so that the focused cat has enough time to go into the trap. However, since I trapped his friend a couple of weeks ago, and he did not come back, he was very wary. For your information, his friend was very sick and had to be put down. The focal one danced around the trap, half ...

We owe the "fun" in Fundraiser to a fabulous group of very kind people who supported our Feed The Cats campaign on Saturday 29 April 2023. The team at Antiquary Restaurante in our village of Benitachell lovingly prepared a fantastic pizza lunch with the most delicious tiramisu you can imagine. It started with drinks, then salad and pizza and yes, we had tiramisu and coffee at the end. Afterwards there was a raffle along with some very strange cat jokes which elicited a few sad groans, but all in good fun! We managed to gather everyone for a happy group photo with sunglasses before the afternoon came to an end. A total of 324.00 Euros was raised, plus two bags of cat food. We will spend this money at Victor's pet food shop in the village and see if we can get a discount on bulk orders of cat food to help all our dedicated cat carers. THANK YOU * THANK YOU * THANK YOU & LET'S DO IT AGAIN!!!  PHOTO GALLERY ***

HELPING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY CATS Trapper's Report: "A few days ago I saw a new 'face' in the midst of the usual 'morning cat choir performance' at 6.45am. A shy cat who kept a bit in the background. I saw her again the next morning and also the next but one. She did not look very well, and I decided to capture her, which was a really easy as she was very hungry and very slow. At this point I did not see that her ear was clipped, so I took her to Veronica's to have her neutered, saying that I was not sure about her general health. Well, the poor girl had two ulcers under her tongue, but she was clipped! So Veronica gave her antibiotics, cortisone and a tablet for worms, and I was able to take her back. I decided to call her Maria Catharina, because that's my sister's name, and because I caught the cat on my sister's 65th birthday. Yesterday I saw Maria Catharina sunbathing in the garden, and she looks much better. I think she has chosen a...

Since we started the  Feed the Stray Cats Campaign  on March 27, 2023, the support of our partners and the community has been an overwhelming success! FOOD COLLECTION REPORT First on board was Victor's Pet Supplies in our village of Benitachell. The collections have been made there twice since our start date.  Our partner on the mountain is Pepe La Sal in the Cumbre del Sol community. They have been wonderful, and the community has really chipped in.  TOTAL = We now have 400 grams of kitten food that will go to foster carers and 41 kg of adult food.  FUNDRAISER & SOLIDARITY LUNCH Ticket sales have been good. The Cumbre del Sol gang has snapped up their share of tickets and a few are left in Benitachell. They can be bought at the Cat Kingdom - CALL # 695 13 60 91 We are still accepting raffle prizes if anyone want to donate. They can be picked up or dropped off at Cat Kingdom or Benitachell Properties.  ***

HAPPY AND PROUD! Trapper Report "This week we were finally able to capture and neuter Felice, who we know is a mother and grandmother.  Over the last 2.5 years, we have watched her give birth to at least 3 litters with a total of 8 surviving kittens. Twice she has brought them into our shed, and once under our bedroom window. We have caught and neutered all 8 of her kittens, but have never managed to catch Felice herself, who keeps hanging around our street and immediate area. She is so wild about any strange cat or dog that happens to be curious that she can defend herself and her kittens.  Over the last few days, she has been consistently hanging around near our car, our street and our garden. This week she was actually trapped! It was a surreal experience because she did not give a single cry, moan or outburst of protest during the drive to the vet. It was if she said, "Yes, I have made up my mind, enough is enough!"  Just half an hour before on the same morning, we c...