Muffit

Muffit's story is one of the saddest rescues we have ever dealt with. She was one of nine cats that belonged to an old lady. In 1995 we were asked by a national rescue society if we could rescue nine cats that had belonged to an old lady who had died and had not been found for a week. It was obvious from the state of the cats and the flat in which she lived that the lady had been too ill to take care of her self or the cats for quite some time. It would not be appropriate to say what the cats had been feeding on since the old lady had died but they were quite emaciated. One of Muffit's kittens was dead and partially eaten but all the other cats were alive though' traumatized.

One cat, an adult, was in such a bad state from kidney and liver shutdown that she had to be euthanazed. All the other cats except Muffit and her son Gussy were eventually tamed and re-homed. Gussy stayed with us for five years. He had a serious lung problem that required periodic treatment. He lived well until 2000 when his lungs finally gave out on him and we lost him. Muffit still remains in care. She is still very nervous although we can stroke her when she is eating, she does not trust humans at any other time. She will probably stay with us for the rest of her life.