Looking After the Animals in Kent
Can You Offer a Cat a New Loving Home
Rspca Medway West Branch opened its first cattery in March 2004.
Within the first year we managed to find 200+ cats new loving home.
If you could offer a cat a home please contact
Penny on 01634 294831
to arrange an appointment to view.
Cattery Based in Strood, Kent.
Due to people cancelling cheques, all donations for re-homing must be cash only.
Donations
Due to Increasing Cost of Vaccinations and Veterinary Treatment Our
Minimum Donation is Now
£70 for a cat 7months and over
£75 for a kitten under 7 months
£35 for a cat 10 years old +
Payment
By Cash Only
Due to the amount of cheques that have been returned to us unpaid, we now ask for the donation in cash only.
All cats that are adopted have had at least their 1st vaccination (2nd if they have been with us more than 3 weeks), been microchipped, neutered or come back to us for neutering at the appropriate age, wormed and de-flead. If the cat has only had it's first vaccination when adopted, it is the responsibility of the adoptor to get the 2nd vaccination done at their own vets.
If you compare this to the price you could pay at a private vet
| Neutering | £50 - £70 |
| 1st Vaccination | £25 - £40 |
| Microchip | £20 - £30 |
| Flea Treatment (per month) | £5 - £10 |
| Worming (per month) | £3 - £5 |
Of course this doesn't take into account a lot of cats coming into us either are injured or sick and can run up large vet bills. Also the food, litter and general costs of caring for a cat.
Name: - Bellatrix (Trixie)
Sex:- Female
Age: - 27/03/12
Breed:- Semi Long Haired
Colour:- Black & White
Temperament:- Nervous of new people, but friendly
Vaccinations: - Fully Vaccinated
Neutered:- Yes
ID Chipped:- Yes
Good With Children:- Older Children recommended
History:- Born to semi feral mum from multi cat household, abandoned by his mum and reared by another cat in the same house hold.
Suitable Home:- Looking for understanding home. Bellatrix needs time to get use to people but loving when she gets use to you. She loves other cats and gets on well with a German Shepherd x who she has been living with in a foster home.
Date Admitted:- 30/03/12
We ask for a minimum donation of £70 per cat
For more information or to arrange an appointment to view,
Contact Penny at the cattery on 01634 294831.
Based in Strood,
Name: - Cleo
Sex:- Female
Age: - Approx 2-3 Years
Breed:- Domestic Short Haired
Colour:- Black
Temperament:- Friendly
Vaccinations:- Fully Vaccinated
Neutered:- Yes
ID Chipped:- Yes
Good with Children:- Yes
History:- Found as stray with flea allergy. This is kept at bay with regular flea treatment.
Suitable Home:-Cleo is quite a relaxed cat and would fit into any type of home situation
Date Admitted:- 30/08/12
We ask for a minimum donation of £70 per cat
For more information or to arrange an appointment to view,
Contact Penny at the cattery on 01634 294831.
Based in Strood,
Name: - Amanda
Sex:- Female
Age: - Approx 18 months (maybe younger)
Breed:- Domestic Short Haired
Colour:- Black
Temperament:- Friendly and Independent
Vaccinations:- Fully Vaccinated
Neutered:- Yes
ID Chipped:- Yes
Good with Children:- Yes
History:- Came into us after found with kittens outside, unfortunately 4 had already passed away when she was discovered and she hadn't the body weight to fed the remaining two.
Suitable Home:- Amanda needs to be the only cat in the household, she not keen on other cats at all. She is a friendly cat who likes fuss and attention but also quiet independent and doesn't demand attention and would be happy left on her own if people work longer hours as long as she had food and water and somewhere warm to sleep.
Date Admitted:- 25/10/12
We ask for a minimum donation of £70 per cat
For more information or to arrange an appointment to view,
Contact Penny at the cattery on 01634 294831.
Based in Strood,
Name: - Dino
Sex:- Male
Age: - Adult Approx 7 Years
Breed:- Domestic Short Haired
Colour:- Tabby and White
Temperament:- Friendly (Can be over affectionate)
Vaccinations:- Fully Vaccinated
Neutered:- Yes
ID Chipped:- Yes
Good with Children:- Older Children
History:- Been stray in area for many years but admitted after being in a big cat fight and needed treatment on wounds.
Suitable Home:- Understanding home want, Dino is a lovely boy, but can get a bit excited and over affectionate and will occasionally nip, if doesn't hurt he never marks the skin but does make you jump, it is his way of getting attention. We are trying different methods to stop him from doing this and he is doing it less but wouldn't recommend him to live with young children because of this.
Date Admitted:- 05/07/12
We ask for a minimum donation of £70 per cat
For more information or to arrange an appointment to view,
Contact Penny at the cattery on 01634 294831.
Based in Strood,
Name: - Dizzy
Sex:- Male
Age: - 14/05/12
Breed:- Semi Long Haired
Colour:- Black
Temperament:- Shy, Nervous.
Vaccinations:- Fully Vaccinated.
Neutered:- Yes
ID Chipped:- Yes
Good with Children:- Older Children.
History:- One of four kittens born in a garden to stray mum.
Suitable Home:- Looking for an understanding home, where someone will have the patience to work with him. Once you have him on your lap or in your arms he will be fussed but will run and hide when someone comes into the room. Needs lots of love and TLC to bring him round.
Date Admitted:- 16/05/12
We ask for a minimum donation of £70 per cat
For more information or to arrange an appointment to view,
Contact Penny at the cattery on 01634 294831.
Based in Strood,
Name: - Jiminy Cricket
Sex:- Male
Age: - 27/03/12
Breed:- Domestic Short Haired
Colour:- Black & White
Temperament:- Shy & Nervous
Vaccinations:- Fully Vaccinated
Neutered:- Yes
ID Chipped:- Yes
Good with Children:- Older Children
History:- Born to semi feral mum from multi cat household, abandoned by his mum and reared by another cat in the same house hold.
Suitable Home:- Understanding home, with a little work he will come around, his sister has come on leaps and bounds, he is slightly shyer. He loves other cats but will hide when people come in. Needs confident cat owner who is willing to keep picking him up to get him use to human contact.
Date Admitted:- 30/03/12
We ask for a minimum donation of £70 per cat
For more information or to arrange an appointment to view,
Contact Penny at the cattery on 01634 294831.
Based in Strood,
Name: - Joey & Phoebe
Sex:- Male & Female
Age: - Sept 2011
Breed:- Domestic Short Hair
Colour:- Tabby & White
Temperament:- Joey - Friendly and outgoing
Phoebe - Shy & Nervous
Vaccinations:- Fully Vaccinated
Neutered:- Yes
ID Chipped:- Yes
Good with Children:- Yes
History:- Removed from a multi cat household when cats were being neglected.
Suitable Home:- It's been very hard for us to find this pair a home, we could of homed Joey a dozen times but people aren't willing to take on his sister as she is nervous and hides away. The problem is they are extremely close and when we have tried to separate them they pine for one another. They have been in a foster home and got use to other cats, dogs and been around children, Phoebe will come to people for food and the odd stroke and happy to play with her brother in front of people but not confident enough to let people approach her or for her to sit with them. These are our longest residents, they had a very bad start to their lives and need that loving understanding home.
Date Admitted:- 24/11/11
We ask for a minimum donation of £70 per cat
For more information or to arrange an appointment to view,
Contact Penny at the cattery on 01634 294831.
Based in Strood,
Kittens
RSPCA Medway West Branch occassionally have kittens looking for new homes.
Before thinking about taking a kitten from us please read the information below.
Kittens are like children and need company, they do not like being left alone and will become destructive if left alone too long. If you are working we suggest you take two kittens so they can keep one another company or if you have an existing cat so the kitten doesnt get lonely.
At 6 months old the kitten(s) will need to come back to our clinic at 174 Walderslade Road, Chatham, Kent to be neutered (this is included in the donation fee) on a Tuesday. The Cat will need to be at the clinic between 8.30am 9am (no later) and will need to be collected between 1pm 1.30pm. If you refuse to get the kitten neutered or a female kitten gets pregnant you will be in breach of the adoption contract and we will remove your adopted cat and any kittens that it may have from your care.
We ask for a donation of £75 for kittens under 6 months old, they will have had at least their 1st vaccination (the adopter is responsible for the 2nd if not done), they will be micro chipped, de-flead, wormed and their neutering will be done at 6 months old.
If you wish to get the kitten neutered at your own vet the donation fee will drop to £60 but proof must be sent to us when the kitten has been neutered, failure to neuter will mean we will take the cat away under breach of contract.
We ask for a £75 donation per cat under 6 months old.
For more information or to arrange an appointment to view,
Contact Penny at the cattery on 01634 294831
All new owners enter into an animal adoption agreement with us in which we clearly set out how we expect our animals to be looked after with the final reassurance that if, for whatever reason, it does not work out and the animal can no longer be cared for we expect the animal to be returned to us at Rspca Medway West.
