Category Archive: News

NALA

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Due to unfortunate circumstances, Nala was given to the Sanctuary for rehoming. Nala is a lovely friendly 8 months old female and is looking for a loving home. Nala has been a house… Continue reading

Whinnybank News

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Sue is in the very unusual position  that there are no domestic cats waiting to come in, and she has only one feral to trap just now. No doubt it won’t last long… Continue reading

Whinnybank News

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Sue is being forced to take things a bit easier for a while as she is being treated for a bleed in her eye. She is also very worried about her 89 year… Continue reading

Whinnybank News

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Sue has managed to catch up the last of the kittens. Sadly, one has an eye problem and, it seems, is almost blind. She is currently being treated with steroid eye drops from… Continue reading

Whinnybank News

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As usual Sue is really busy – we have winter’s usual shop & cat problems, and her answerphone is always full so please be patient. Please remember to leave your phone number when… Continue reading

Whinnybank News

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We are pleased to report that we have had a good run of homing cats including the oldies! We currently have 2 pairs of pure black cats in need of homes – a… Continue reading

Whinnybank News

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This year has been stressful and hard work with feral cats popping up everywhere. At the start of January, when there is more daylight, Sue will be trapping the 7 remaining ferals. Lots… Continue reading

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We have had quite a few calls from kind people offering to foster the elderly cats – Sue has not yet had time to call everyone back. Unfortunately, these cats will not cope… Continue reading

APEAL

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Sue is appealing for a kind hearted soul to foster a Luna for the winter. The Sanctuary have one elderly cat is looking for a cosy home to keep warm and be looked… Continue reading

Whinnybank News

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Sue has experienced many rescues in her lifetime and one day, when she has time (LOL), she would like to put it all in a book. The latest one was on farmland at… Continue reading

Whinnybank News

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Well, what a weekend Sue has had!! Saturday morning brought a major flood to the Sanctuary – Sue thought they had avoided it, being higher up, but all the water from the higher… Continue reading

Whinnybank News

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Thank you to the kind people who follow us on our Facebook page and came to see us in Dundee and St Andrews. The weather on Friday 11th November prevented us from being… Continue reading

Whinnybank News

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Sue thanks everyone for their kind birthday wishes! She has always said to herself that when she is 80 she will retire from new cats coming in and just enjoy caring for the… Continue reading

Whinnybank News

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The kittens Sue caught last week are being a lot of hard work for kitten fosterer Linda. As they are only 4 weeks old, not only does she have to feed the hungry… Continue reading

Whinnybank News

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Sue found the last litter of kittens at Annsmuir caravan park near Ladybank – at 4 weeks old they will be hand reared so they don’t turn feral like the others. The mum… Continue reading

Whinnybank News

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This year we are really feeling the impact of COVID as there are many feral and strays who were not reported in their first year. We believe this was mainly due to people… Continue reading

Whinnybank News

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We are, at last, getting some of the older cats into new homes. We do have one lovely young male called Wilson who has been at Whinnybank for 4 months and keeps being… Continue reading

Whinnybank News

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Heather Vets have put a plan in place to get the many feral teenagers at Whinnybank neutered. Mairi, Heather’s locum, will spend a whole day 2 weeks running to get them all done.… Continue reading

Whinnybank News

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We feel the need to make it known that Sue is inundated with feral work just now – she currently has 28 ferals at Whinnybank who are waiting to be neutered, with at… Continue reading

Whinnybank News

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Rain at last!! Our two ponds have brought in wildlife that we don’t normally see and two badger cubs have been enjoying the cat biscuits as the ground has been too hard to… Continue reading