Kyra is about 12 years old and has had a very sad life, 8 years of which were spent living in a shed.   Her owner fed her but did not allow her in the house.

When the owner died a gentleman who lived in a nearby property offered her a home but she does not like other cats and therefore did not get on with the resident cat.   So once again she was "out in the cold”.

She was trapped and C.L.A.W.S. was asked to take her in.   What could we do but say "Yes” 

She had been deeply traumatised by her treatment and sat behind her bed in her cat cabin refusing any human contact.    Then she started to peer through the cat flap and eventually ventured out into the pen itself.

It still took a while but gradually she became more confident and relaxed.  

We started to look for a home for her.  It would have to be with an experienced person who would give her time and space and allow her to settle in her own way.  Eighteen months had passed and the right person had not come along.

A supporter who had taken cats needing a special home in the past had recently had to have her beloved companion put to sleep.  She was devastated but said she best way to remember her was to offer another cat a loving home.

Had we such a cat ?    We immediately thought of KYRIA.

A few days later we took her to her new home.  We let her out of her carrier and she immediately disappeared upstairs.   Only a few hours later she came down to have a look round and within 24 hours it was as if she had always been there.