The story of Lily, Reed and Newt.

Their story is typical of what we’re experiencing and with the festive season approaching we’re expecting the arrival of more animals just like them. Lily, a young female cat, and her male companions, Reed and Newt, were found together dumped in a box. We don’t know how long they had been left without food or water, but when they came to Raystede they were all very hungry.

They urgently needed food and water, a warm quiet space to hide or roam in and a comfortable bed. Once they were settled we also had to provide basic veterinary care, including worming and flea medication.

The story of Atticus

Atticus’s story is a vivid example of the complex challenges we are facing. As an unclaimed stray, when he arrived at Raystede he was in a terrible state, likely injured and traumatized after being hit by a car.

He was incredibly stressed, and our vet saw that he had so many urgent medical needs that it was difficult to know which to address first!

His left eye was damaged with a nasty discharge coming from it. In addition, he had rotten teeth and infections in his ears and nose – he was very poorly. We were worried that Atticus’s eye might need to be removed, but after our vet checked it, she confirmed that although he was blind in that eye, it wasn’t causing him pain.

Poor Atticus needed special eye drops to soothe his eyes, an operation to remove his rotten teeth, and his ears were cleaned. A gift of £25 helps us provide a warm pen with a cosy bed, food and toys so that cats like Atticus can recover from their trauma.

It took several months for Atticus to regain his health, but thanks to the support of people like you were were able to help this poor cat and now he is happy in his forever home.