Whinnybank News
We are pleased to have homed quite a few cats recently and we had a huge response to our request for people to take on the elderly cats, though not all of them… Continue reading
We are pleased to have homed quite a few cats recently and we had a huge response to our request for people to take on the elderly cats, though not all of them… Continue reading
We have 9 elderly cats in our care just now and we desperately need kind fosterers to care for them – all vet bills (only through our Newburgh vet) will be covered if… Continue reading
The last kitten of the litter was trapped in St Andrews this week – at times we thought it had perished – it took 2 long months of nights with cold feet and… Continue reading
Christmas Eve at Whinnybank was a bit of a nightmare – the day began with a call at 8am & the calls continued all day from people wanting cats (for Christmas!!!) with kids… Continue reading
You may already know that Sue’s cat bank account has sadly been subjected to fraudulent activity by persons unknown – this is now being investigated by the fraud squad. As a result, the… Continue reading
Please be aware that due to a scam affecting Sue’s Bank Account has been uncovered and is now under investigation by the Fraud Squad. This scam has forced the immediate closure of Sue’s… Continue reading
Sue likes to put cat’s stories in the news so people know what can happen when rescuing cats. Lucky is a young black male who was with us for about 10 weeks. His… Continue reading
Crosby, a grey and white 11 year old who was re-homed in July has sadly been returned to us as he was not happy in a house with young children. So, he is… Continue reading
The number of cats who are waiting to shelter at Whinnybank is unbelievable – many people are waiting to give a cat a new home but it all takes time. The shortage of… Continue reading
Sue has lost another of her faithful feline friends – a cat called Bernie who was about 19 years old. He came into Whinnybank with many feral adults & kittens from a farm… Continue reading
Sue says: “Thank you for my many Birthday Wishes & cat food. I often wish I was 17 again!! My secret is ‘Think young, be young.’ & at 8 o’clock in the evening… Continue reading
This week it is thanks all round! Thanks for all the donations sent in for Wolfie’s vet bills so he could be put on the right track & re-homed. He has now been… Continue reading
In Scotland, the closure of Cat’s Protection League groups in Fife & north of Arbroath has put a lot of pressure on us & the SSPCA. There are many sad cases of people… Continue reading
This week, Sue was called out to pick up a mum & kittens in a garage – the people had gone to move a sack & heard the kittens, although they hadn’t seen… 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 is with great regret and after a long discussion we are sadly having to put the price of the kittens up to £80. This increase is primarily due to our vet costs… 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