Whinnybank News
A cat called Spider was handed in to us, lame, in June – the people who had found him thought he had been hit by a car but it turned out that he… Continue reading
A cat called Spider was handed in to us, lame, in June – the people who had found him thought he had been hit by a car but it turned out that he… Continue reading
It’s the time of year for orchard fruits again – we have plums for sale in our Newburgh shop & we are busy picking more to keep up with demand… plum crumble –… Continue reading
An update on last week’s feral family – the tortie mum has turned out to be a domestic & the 3 kittens, who had been living in damp & cold conditions since day… Continue reading
Sue & Aaron were busy trapping a cat & her 3 feral kittens in Leven, when Sue realized that the mum cat was crossing a very busy road at least 3 times a… Continue reading
Eleven year old Crombie has now found his forever home after 2 months at Whinnybank 🙂 Another boy, Smokey (called Pavarotti online), who lost 2 owners in 7 years, is well into his… Continue reading
Sue has 14 cats who are ready to go to new homes – they will be listed on our website & Facebook page asap. Some of them have health problems (the elderly ones)… Continue reading
We have a few cats going onto our website (they are not all there yet) for homing – most of them do have problems but that shouldn’t stop them from getting loving homes… Continue reading
Every summer brings the vixens & their cubs during the day. Sue’s son Steven has strimmed the paddock so the birds can see the foxes coming & they get on the pond where… Continue reading
Sadly the feral cat with the broken leg had to be euthanized as the bone had not knitted together as hoped & it was badly infected. With a domestic cat the vet could… Continue reading
The cat with the fractured leg at Leslie, who Sue had been trying to trap for 6 weeks, was finally caught on Tuesday morning by one of the workmen. She is putting weight… Continue reading
Sue’s SOS for the cats’ favourite food worked well – many thanks to everyone who responded. Cat problems are continuing with injured cats, strays & ferals. Sue is still trying to trap the… Continue reading
Sue has her work cut out with injured cats coming in at the moment. A feral she released in Leslie about 3 years ago has obviously broken her leg – because she has… Continue reading
Would the kind lady who left a message for Sue saying she had lots of wool please call again as you did not leave your number for Sue to call you back. Sue… Continue reading
Despite the fact that of late we are homing cats quicker than usual, we still have a waiting list of cats to come in – some domestic & some feral. An update on… Continue reading
This week we have a very sad story – but it does have a happy ending! A lady handed in a very pregnant young cat – she was like a football so Sue… Continue reading
So far Sue has managed to trap 6 of the cats at her friend’s smallholding in Aberdeen. The farmland around the cottage is crawling with rabbits which means that sadly, any kittens are… Continue reading
We have some more domestic cats up for homing – Ozzy, Ben, Lady, Bella & Marlow are all looking for special homes – you can find photos & descriptions on our website or… Continue reading
Sue had a call from a lovely couple who took on 2 of Sue’s feral kittens 11 years ago. They told her they were emigrating to Italy & Sue expected them to want… Continue reading
Sadly Sue lost Maggie, the last of her 3 dogs, last week – it is the first time in her life that Sue has been without a dog. Sue spotted Maggie as a… Continue reading
Some of you may remember Sue rescuing a kitten a year ago from Cluny Clays – she was a tiny wee soul & close to death, so cold that she was shaking all… Continue reading