Success Stories

We lost of beloved cat Dodger at Christmas 2011. We had adopted him 6 years ago from the RSPCA Rescue Centre in Denton and have never regretted this decision for a second. Therefore, when we decided to get another cat in we decided to again look at rescue cats.

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Kai as you can see from the first picture was one of our pups and the other one shows him 12 months on.  

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Hello everyone,

It’s me Sunny, just thought that I would let you know that one year on life is good for me. I am very happy and feel as if I have been here for ever. I am now totally relaxed and my “sunny” personality is beaming through. I feel confident enough to have a daft 5 minutes after I have eaten and to creep into my Mum’s bed when she isn’t looking. For instance, as you can see in the picture below, I thought I would have a comfy snooze while she was having a bath but when she saw me did she tell me off ?…………Nooooo, of course not, she took this fab picture of me instead. Tee hee hee.

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This is a quick note to say thank you for our two cats that we adopted from you at the end of last October, Lily and Lucy (who is now called Dash).

They have settled in well although Lily is still quite nervous around people but very happy in the garden, unfortunately she brought in a half dead crow last week! Although Dash/Lucy was quite thin when she came here, she is much bigger now and has grown a lovely thick coat of fur. They both love going out in the garden and on the whole get on reasonably well together and keep fit rushing round after each other. I have attached some pictures although the first picture is from early on, the others are more recent.

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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!

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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.

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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.”