A TNR (trapping, neuter and return to site) exercise was in progress in Slough.

Three cats had been trapped.   A helper realised that one was not feral but yet another abandoned domestic.   None of the people involved in the trapping had room for her so they rang CLAWS and we were able to take the cat in.

We took it to the vet for a check-up.   It was a female about a year old and in good health.  We arranged to have her neutered and vaccinated,

We called her "LITTLE ROSIE” to differentiate her from resident cat Rosie.

What a little spitfire !   She marched up and down the run of six pens spitting at all the other cats when all they wanted was to be friendly.   She likes humans and enjoys her cuddles and playing with her toys.

We hadn't considered re-homing her until one of our volunteers tòok a fancy to her and asked if he and his family might adopt her   Because we weren't  certain how she would react to a normal domestic environment it was agreed that she would be fostered first of all.

All went well so she was adopted 

Her new dad takes up the tale :-

"Once she'd been micro-chipped she began to explore the garden.

She is so happy in herself - the change over the last few weeks has been lovely to see.   She has taken over the radiator bed and now sits on our knees.  

She and Athena take turns to creep up on each other  -  it is funny to watch and helps to burn off their excess energy.”

What a transformation !  We are delighted.  It just shows what can be achieved given time, patience and lots of TLC!