Hello from your favourite out and about reporter at the Cat and Rabbit Rescue Centre, Hulky Bear.
Although we did have some interest sadly, last month’s pet of the month Toffee Delight is still waiting to find his forever home. The centre unfortunately hasn’t been able to take many rabbits in lately because of how full we have been but back in the end of last year we did have one female rabbit finding herself at The Centre. She is lovely little white and grey young female who was found as a stray near the Asda in Selsey. Someone gave us a call about spotting her in a bush, being unable to catch her and because of how close to the busy roads she was getting I sent two of my staff to try to help. Sue and Vikki were on the scene in minutes and after a bit of chasing and hopping over fences and with help from the kind caller, they were able to finally catch the rabbit. She was taken back to The Centre and was treated to a nice dinner in a warm pen after a scary afternoon. Sadly, after being here over a month already now no one has come forward for her, so very soon she will be up for adoption and my staff will find her a new forever home.
I wanted to share some statistics with you from last year that I thought you may all find interesting. So in 2021 The Centre took in 647 cats, rabbits and guinea pigs, this is up by over 100 from 2020. This was to be expected as 2020 was a quieter year due to COVID and we did think we were busier this year. But, this is the good bit, in 2021 we are so happy that 550 cats, rabbits and guinea pigs found their forever homes. I also have some more interesting statistics for you that my staff worked out – in 2021 our veterinary team spayed or neutered 347 animals and gave out 834 vaccinations. Lastly in 2021 my lovely staff gave out over 133, 200 meals to the animals in our care! Love Hulky.
NELSON IS PET OF THE MONTH
This month we would love to introduce you to the very handsome Nelson. Nelson is a 6 year old neutered male cat who has been with us at The Centre since August. He was brought into us because he was not getting on with the child in the home and after he bit a couple of times his owners thought he would be happier in a different home. He is a very sweet boy who loves loads of attention and strokes but he does have a cheeky side. He can still bite occasionally and we are not sure why, it may be due to being overstimulated but he is a really playful boy who loves to chase his toys around his pen. Because of this Nelson is looking for a home with new owners that have lots of time to spend with him but will understand that he could still bite. Nelson would be best suited to a home where there are no young children and where he is the only pet.
When Nelson first arrived, he did suffer from loose stools, our vets did try different medication but it seemed to work best when he was changed onto a raw food diet. Because of this, his new owners will need to continue to feed him a raw food diet but once he settles in they may be able to change him back to normal food.
If you think you may be able to offer Nelson a loving home please give the centre a call on 01243 967111 or visit our website www.crrc.co.uk
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