Lala.
Female,
Born 1997.
Lala is a beautiful Siamese mix.
Very
much a lady, gentle and polite and will let everyone else eat first.
She suffers from an eye condition and requires treatment for life.
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 Misha.
Female,
Born 1997.
Shy
but very sweet.
She
has a stiff leg, which is because of an old break that was not treated
before she came to live with us.
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Soppy.
Female,
Born 2001
Nervous
of people but loves her cat family.
She
just turned up in the garden one day in September 2003 and has never
left.
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Ethel.
Female,
Born -- Unknown.
A very
old girl who came to us during Spring 2007. She was found living in
a rubbish bin and already pregnant, however was having respiratory problems
and sadly her kittens had to be aborted. After a lot of medical care
and love she is now in good health and will live out her life at our
farmhouse.
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 Jumpy
Female,
Born 2005.
Found on
our trip in April 2007, in a car park in Caleta de Fuste, and though
not in poor health she was in need of sterilising.
She was at risk of being run over with so many cars around, so we decided
to keep her as a farm cat.
As
the name suggests jumps all over the garden like a new born lamb. Loves
to go for walks along with Molly our dog.
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 Pumpkin
Female, Born 2005.
She came
to our farmhouse in 2006 at approx 1 year old, after she was found with
1 surviving kitten (her other kittens were found dead close by). Her and
her kitten were in danger and could not be left where they were.
Initially
we tried to home Pumpkin but as no home could be found she now lives at
our farmhouse. She was a very devoted Mum and has a soft nature.
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 Sofi
Female,
Born 2006.
During
our trip in 2007 she was found by our front gate in a cat basket with
no note or any way of knowing where she had come from.
We
sterilised her and as we did not know where she had come from we could
not release her. So we decided that she had to stay with us. She is
very cheeky and now shares herself with us and a few cat friendly neighbours.
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 Maude
Female,
Born 2004.
Maude
was brought to us by a local cat lover, because she was concerned as
Maude was having breathing problems and was living homeless on a resort.
Since
becoming a farm cat her health has improved but unfortunately her condition
cannot be cured. She still needs regular visits to the vets for checkups
and medication.
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|  Princessa
Female,
Born 2006.
Brought
into us by a Spaniard after he found her in a terrible condition. She
had broken ribs on both sides and needed to have a bone from her hind
back leg removed. She will always walk with a bit of a limp but runs around
the garden like a greyhound. She was up for adoption but as nobody has
offered to rehome her we are going to keep her with us at the farm. |
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Was
caught the end of 2006. She had been living in a supermarket warehouse
(much to the annoyance of the owners) and was trapped by them and ended
up coming to us. She will stay with us at the farm and we love her.
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| MALES: |
|  Loudmouth
As
his name suggests is one of the loudest cats we have. When he wants attention
he yells until he gets it. Normally all he is after is a cuddle and a
chat.
He
is a large cat and is so fond of the other cats he charges up to them
with such affection and almost knocks them of their feet with a powerful
head rub. |
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Lümmel
He's
a large cat like Loudmouth and has one clouded eye from an old infection
that was not treated.
During
the day he stays away, enjoying playing in the cactus fields but when
he comes at night he loves a cuddle and is quick to spot an empty lap
and hops on for a head burying cuddle.
He’s a real gentle giant.
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Ryan
Male,
Born Nov 2007
He was brought into
us during our Nov 07 trip in a bird cage. Just 5 weeks old he had crawled
onto someone’s patio late at night and was very sick.
After
lots of medication and TLC from Leahn and Sascha he grew stronger and
although still a small cat he is bursting with character and loves to
join in with what ever you doing. At night he loves to sleep around you
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 Boo
Male,
Born 2006.
Came
to us with his brother in 2006 at approx 7 months old. They were living
rough in the main town of Puerto del Rosario, and were in need of help.
Boo is rather shy of people and afraid of dogs (except Molly the dog).
Boo
even spent a day and a night on top of an electrical pole after being
chased up it by some local dogs. Once he knows you he is so pleased
to have a stroke and cuddle and purrs very softly.
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Saul
Male, Born
Oct 2007
Caught by our volunteers
during our Nov 07 trip, just 7 weeks old but suffering from malnutrition
and cat flu.
He
needed a lot of trips to the vet but as you can see he has grown bigger
and is now a healthy boy. Although shy when outside he’s real sweetie
and loves a cuddle. |
Oliver
Male, Born
sometime 2006
On the final day
of our trip in May 08, volunteers Cat and Linda stopped as they were
driving by a house when they saw Oliver. He was living around a house
and the woman resident was threatening to kill him if he was not removed.
Making an on the spot decision he was brought back to our farmhouse
where he will now live.
Not
sterilised, he also had an inner ear infection, which makes his head
tilt to one side and the vet also discovered he has an air rifle pellet
in his left side. He has now been castrated and being treated for the
ear infection and he may need to have the pellet removed. He loves his
food, it's as if he can’t believe its all his and it's hard to get a
photo of him not eating.
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 Tommy
Male, Born
2000
Arrived
in the garden in November 2002 and was trapped on the patio late at night.
He
had been living in the village roaming from house to house annoying everyone
because he would spray his scent everywhere.
He
is pretty much in charge of the guys of the garden but once he has shown
he is the ‘top cat’ he lets new comers join the family. |
 Socks.
Male
,Born late 2002.
He
arrived in the garden in January 2003. He was very small and underweight.
Each day he would only eat 1 or 2 cat biscuits and a small bowl of creamy
milk and this he could only manage to eat very slowly.
He was born in
a neighbours garden and was the runt of the litter but he had made his
way over to our house.
After
a very quick but calm sedation he was given a life saving operation
by our Twinkle vets and nurses that almost certainly saved his life.
He had a very rare condition that meant that his lungs and other vital
organs were pushed up into his chest, leaving him with a small pocket
in which to use for food and for his lungs to expand when he breathed.
It was no wonder that he could not manage a normal appetite or an active
life.
He
is now a cheeky little cat that loves to chase and play. Then when he’s
out played all the other cats he loves to snuggle on the bed for a cuddle
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 Basha
Male,
Born 2003.
He
turned up one night on our patio in 2004. He is a bit allusive and moody
around other cats.
He
can only be seen now and again but never the less he is every part ‘one
of the gang’.
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Robbie
Male,
Born Sept 2007.
During
our Nov 07 trip, Twinkle volunteers Chris & Deb were at a Finca catching
cats and found little Robbie, he was suffering from cat flu and very thin.
He was too sick to go back to living rough and so after a lot of medication
and TLC he now lives with us at the farmhouse.
He
very affectionate and sweet natured, another one that loves to cuddle
up in bed. His purr is so load it can keep us awake.
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 Midnight
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Male,
Born 2005
So
called because he was trapped at midnight on the patio during our trip
In April 2006. After he was sterilised and released he kept returning.
This always amazes me. You would think that after being trapped and
sterilised these cats would run on their release and never come back
– but come back they do.
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 Cracker.
Ginger
Male, Born 2005.
He
came to us in September of 2006, he had been living on a small hotel
complex where he used to get fed by the bar owner.
Although
he needed sterilising, we could not help but notice that he was suffering
from an eye complaint. Both of his eye's were very infected and causing
him a great deal of pain. He would not (could not) open them.
Initially
we treated him with antibiotics for the infection, as he eye's became
less swollen we could see that the problem stemmed from his eye lashes,
they were growing inwards, which was the cause of the problem. He had
surgery to correct this condition and his eyes improved tremendously.
Because
he needs monitoring we were unable to release him without someone to
look after him, so we will be keeping him as a farm cat, that way we
can see to his medical needs and look after him.
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 Norman.
Male, Born approximately 2003.
Another who has suffered with an eye complaint that we are trying to
treat, it seems he may be allergic to the sunshine!
He
also has something wrong with his facial skin the cause maybe an unusual
type of cancer. We will have to wait and see.
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