Success Stories

Ivy’s adopters have told us how well she’s settled into her new home, and that she is a much loved little cat.

Hannah’s family sent us an update recently:

Six months to the day since Hannah came into our lives, & we can honestly say she has brought so much happines & laughter.  We were told that she had never been heard to bark at the kennels, but on day three when the Postman came she definitely came out of her shell & let out an enormous bark which suprised us & Postie.

In September we all enjoyed a seaside holiday in Cornwall, maybe this was Hannah’s first experience of the sea.  However, she thoroughly enjoyed bounding across the sands with other dogs.  Trips in the car are few as she does not take to travelling to well.

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Willow’s new family sent an email :

“I have attached some photos of Willow, she has settled really well Willow gets lots of walks each day as everyone in the family loves to take her out and about, so she is getting very fit and enjoying seeing new places and meeting new people.

We are starting Dog Training classes this coming Sunday when she is booked in for an assessment . And, she has a new friend, Sonny who is a 13year old gentleman Shih Tzu. Willow seems to respect him and doesn’t bother him at all as can be seen from their photo ”

Oscar’s family recently got in touch:

“We adopted Oscar about six years ago and we never got in touch to tell you how he setteld in. Oscar, currently sat on my knee watching me write this email, is a very happy cat. He has grown so much and we all love him. He is a fantastic cat and lives life to the full, mostly sleeping all day! I am so glad I adopted him from your branch and he has made the whole family happy.”

…and a new 4-legged friend, Archie! This is what their family sent us:

“It has been almost a year now since we adopted Betty and Bruce (formally known as Tia and Dazzler). As you can see they have settled in very well and Betty especially likes our dog Archie. Bruce (the one lay on his back in the basket) after a while has now come to trust us and he loves his life with us and we in turn adore him even though he regularly brings us a present in the form of a mouse or a bird!! Betty is a gentle girl who settled pretty much immediately into our home. She is very chatty and extremely loyal and loving. It has almost been a year as well since I starting volunteering at the RSPCA at Denton and I’ve seen many cats get re-homed but there are always plenty of cats still needing a chance to have a loving home and family. Doris does a fantastic job at trying to get the cats re-homed and my family and I will always be grateful to her for her help with our adoption of Betty and Bruce.”

Louis’ American cousins would be called Tuxedo cats because they are always dressed for dinner, wearing their black coats, white shirt fronts, gloves and spats. We received this update from his adoptive family:

“We adopted Louis (previously eclair) in July of this year. We just thought we’d let you know how he is settling in. As you can see in the photographs he is cheeky as ever and has come out of his shell exploring all over the house. He has quite a habit of carrying things round in his mouth and the other day we found him carrying an alive spider inside his mouth. We will keep you posted on how his first christmas is going in January 2012.”

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Just thought I would keep you updated with my progress. I love my forever home I am SO happy here with my best friend Belle who has now totally accepted me……….I know that because she gives me little kisses and nuzzles me. I do forget sometimes that she is a lot older than me when I bump into her but I don’t mean to upset her. We sleep close together now too as you can see from our photograph.

I have just had to have some dental work done as I had an abcess but I didn’t have to have any teeth out when it came to it . My teeth are now whiter than white. It was just an infection caused by gingivitis so my Mum says we will have to try to keep my teeth cleaner and cut out the rich tea biscuits. I’m not that bothered as I will get a healthier treat instead. I didn’t like it though when I was at the vets so I howled all day after I woke up until they told my Mum to come to get me. They knew I was very anxious and very relieved when I saw my Mum. It was all worth it though because I got a lovely chicken breast dinner for my supper

Here’s another piccy of me showing my best profile. I really do look the dog’s whatsits don’t I ? Anyway, I am just off for my evening walk so I will say Tara for now. I hope all my carers there at the RSPCA are well and helping other canine friends as well as they have helped me. Licks and wags to everyone Sunny (My mum spells it this way because it describes my personality as you know) xxxx

Hi everyone,

Just to let you know how well I’m doing, I was weighed at my vets, and I am now 44.3 kilograms. I have lots of new friends that I walk out with, they are Millie, Molly, Cassia, Ivy, Boss, and my best buddy is Dudley, who is just a year old and a little Jack Russell. I have the now began to learn how to run, play and have fun, but I still do get tired. I have my own bed that I sleep on each night, it stops me trying to squash in with my dad and mum, I love to do it, but they grumble at not having enough room when I stretch myself out. Last week I made mum sleep in my bed and I slept with my dad. This is the photo she took of us as proof!

I go for lovely long walks with my mum, sometimes we set off in the car and park up, and then walk round woods and by rivers, other times we set off and walk by the canal near my home, I saw some cows last week that were the same colour as me, they came to say hello, two of them were licking me, mum said that they thought I was a calf, I was not scared, but they made me very wet and soggy.

I am a very happy girl, and very loved and spoiled, and have everything I could need. My mum keeps forgetting to take her camera with her when we go out but when she remembers, I will send some more pictures for you.

Give my love to everyone,
Sheena

A heartwarming update from Snickers and Biscuit’s new family:

“In summer 2010 we looked to expand our little family with a kitten and after a trip to Tameside and with help from Doris we found Biscuit! It was love at first sight and we knew he was the one for us, a cheeky chappy but sure to worth it all. Biscuit settled in great and after a few months even started to explore outside. His favourite place to be is at the top of a tree arguing with the magpies or cuddled up with his new mummy on the sofa.

Then in January we decided Biscuit needed a brother and took another trip to Tameside where we went to the foster home of Snickers. He was so small and charming that we just had to take him home, even though he simply cannot meow! Despite how hard he tries we are still yet to hear a noise! Him and biscuit were slightly unsure for the first 4 weeks or so but they soon became the best of friends and now cuddle up together, share toys and even give each other a wash.

Working together to keep us on our toes these two fantastic kittens have a new life we are sure they love, which the pictures seem to show. We wouldn’t change them for the world. Thank you so much to Doris and RSPCA Tameside for taking care of them until we could bring them home.”

Millie’s family have moved to a new home in Rhos-on-Sea. Their garden backs onto a nature reserve, so Millie is always busy listening for squirrels and waiting amongst the garden plants for mice to come up out of their holes in the rockery stones. She’s so happy there and they all go to the beach almost every day, where she plays ball until she is tired, and then goes to lie down at the edge of the sea.

Berwick (aka Cheeky Chap Sam) sent us some photos recently. Actually his mum and dad posted them to us on his behalf.

He told us that he was guest of honour at his mum and dad’s wedding with his big sister and he has now got a new brother Spingo the collie to play with. He can now be let off the long lead to run and play and is loving life in a happy family home.

“We’ve attached a couple of pictures to let you see how Jin is doing. One of them was taken in Morecambe and the other was taken on the Ullswater steamer. She didn’t like the boat too much although she loved the walk we did afterwards.

We regularly take her on long walks and have recently been walking in the Peak District, on Saddleworth Moor and up in the Lake District. Just the other week we walked 40 miles (over 4 days) and she kept up really well, in fact she still had more energy than us by the end of the day. She’s really well behaved and I think has settled in a treat. She loves saying hello to other dogs and is rarely (if ever) aggressive, although she does like to chase squirrels and pigeons!”

Yasmin’s new owner recently wrote to us:

“I just wanted to let you know how Yasmin (formerly Mischief) is getting on in her new home. We adopted her in October 2010 at about 15 weeks old. She got used to her new hame of Yasmin and settled into her home straight away as if she’d always lived here?

I can’t believe nobody snapped her up before we did, so it must have been fate that she came to live with us and lovely 14 years cat Woody. She has such a great personality and never fails to make us laugh. Her favourite toy is her little fishy, or make that her second favourite – her favourite toy is actually Woody!

As you can see from the pictures Yasmin loves drinking water from the sink and she also adores Woody and just wants to be near him. Adopting from the RSPCA is just the best thing to do and I would always rescue a cat from now on! Thank you Doris for letting me visit this beautiful little bundle of joy and for doing all the good work before she came to live with us.”

Dottie and Shei’s (aka Poppy and Faye) adopters wrote to us recently to let us know how they have settled into their new life together. They absolutely love living in their new home town which has lots of gardens and woodlands to explore. It’s very peaceful there and everyone loves them especially their new people. The happy pair send thanks to the RSPCA for rescuing them and to the staff in Denton who looked after them.

We received a lovely update from Mango’s adoptive family:

“We adopted Mango last September when he was 18 months old having just lost Bailey a much loved ginger tom to a sudden heart attack aged only 4. Mango was predicatably jumpy and a little wild. Keeping him in for the first weeks was the hardest part but he eventually gained his liberty and loves to explore his territory of gardens and woodland. We nearly lost him in November when he spent 3 nights caught in cage trap for foxes. The smell of the carrion bait must have been iresistable. Fortunately we found him before the snow and arctic temperatures arrived. So that was 1 life down and 8 to go.

A recent dive off the conservatory roof after venturing out of a bedroom window has since reduced this to 7 lives. He doesn’t wander so far now. He comes in at night when we call him although sometimes if the weather is good he will play hide and seek until we finally find him.

Mango is the most wonderful intelligent friendly and affectionate cat. He is a real character and an accomplished hunter. He has brought us mice and voles in abundance, 2 squirrels (one was a mean looking fully grown buck squirrel) and most recently, a mole. He has also had the occasional bird too despite wearing a bell.

He is a fully socialised member of the familly and we love having him. If you are thinking of adopting, go for it, it’s very rewarding.”

Timmy’s adopter wrote to say they hoped that his photos arrived safely via email.

“As you can see they are of our lovely Timmy. He is the most wonderful dog,and we are very lucky to be his owners. He settled in from day one as if he had been here for ever. His castration went without any problems and he’s very much loved and just seems to want to please in return.”

Just thought I’d drop you a line or three to let you know how I am settling in my new home! When I first arrived, I felt a bit down in the paws as all the other cats seemed to have lots of visitors but I didn’t get any. Deep down I worried that my cauliflower ear may put off any prospective families. Even when I was put on the web as ‘Cat of the month’, I still didn’t attract any attention. So you can imagine how happy I was to be picked by the first people who came to see me! My Mummy and Daddy said it was love at first sight and that my cauliflower ear only adds to my charm! Although I was a bit apprehensive at first coming into an unfamiliar home, especially with a new lively little sister, I have soon settled in! I was so shy when I first arrived and spent the first few days behind the hi fi and I wouldn’t even be coaxed out with food! But with a bit of patience and tlc, I’ve soon found my paws! My sister’s like my new best friend and she feeds me my breakfast and tea every day! You can just see her pink arm in my first photo. I spend most of my day sleeping under my Mummy and Daddy’s bed but I come alive at night and go in and out of my cat flap to explore!

I can’t thank all the staff enough for looking after me until I found a new loving home. I’m off now to have my bedtime milk! Purrrr!!!! Love George xxx

We thought you might like to know how Jasper is getting on. Although he’s only been with us for six weeks we couldn’t imagine being without him now.

He settled in straight away and didn’t seem at all nervous of his new surroundings – the first photo was taken just an hour after he arrived home! He is the most affectionate, playful and friendly cat – his favourite place to sit is on a willing-human’s shoulder, purring into their ear. We were a little bit worried about letting him go outside for the first time yesterday, but thankfully our fears proved unfounded – Jasper mastered the catflap within five minutes and kept coming back to the house every few minutes to check we were still there. He’s currently lying on the lawn in the sun – popping back inside every hour or so just to say hello!

Thank you so much for bringing Jasper into our lives. The branch does some fantastic work – and we’ll definitely be recommending you to any of our friends who are thinking about adopting an animal in the future.

Hello everyone, Just a quick update to let you know that I am doing very well, thank you, as I am getting my Mum really well trained.

I am now well and truly under her skin! As you can see from the photo she does like to sit under me as I keep her very warm on winter nights and once I am sat on her she has a job to get me off until I am good and ready.

I am still working on getting into her bed though as she calls me a big heffalump when I try……..which is most nights. I may seem laid back but I am very persistent. I have been to the vet recently as I caught my dew claw while I was running about at Aunty Julie’s while I was on holiday there. It was very sore so I went to the vet to get it snipped off so it is fine now. I made sure that Aunty Julie became besotted with me too, so much so that she keeps calling my Mum a “jammy pig” because I live with her and not Aunty Julie who said that I make her feel very tall and proud when we are out walking because that is how I am. She is so right of course !!

On my walks with Mum I know the exact tree where 4 squirrels appear to live so I do like to have a look at them most days when I squeal at them a bit just to let them know if I could get off my lead there would be less of them. They don’t take much notice of me really but I would show them if I could. Apart from when I see a squirrel or cat I have learnt to walk to heel and I suppose I have become a bit more doggy as I now take great pleasure in sniffing everything as well as looking at it and I like to get my Mum going by peeing up every gatepost, tree, hedge and postbox I can find. I didn’t do that at first because I was too busy looking where I was going but now I know my new home town pretty well so I can take my time.

Anyway, I am quite tired now after writing this so I will go to choose a bed to have a nap in. I really like the one next to Mum’s chair but there are several around the house to choose from.

I will keep in touch, Lots of love Sunny

Milly who was feeling middle-aged at 8 years of age, has now found a new lease of life and a new family who love her.

Hi, this is Milly. I went to my wonderful new home in beautiful Holmfirth in May 2010 to my new Mum Nancy, Dad Morris and Auntie June. I have lots of friends who want to come to see me or want to look after me if Mum and Dad have to go out for longer than the normal shopping trip. I have lots of garden to run about in. Sometimes I just sit and sunbathe, other times I am on “cat patrol” (which is really brave, when most cats are bigger than me!).

I went to a grooming parlour but they put me in a cage afterwards whilst Mum and Dad collected me and I was really scared and upset about this. So, in future the lady groomer is coming to my house to groom me.(Clever move eh!)

My best friend is Sophie she comes to see me regularly (when she is not at school) and takes me for a walk. We go back to her house and we sit on her bed and she tells me all about school. I am so happy, I just can’t believe I have got such a lovely home with family and friends who love me so much. Bye for now. Milly.