Bristol And Wales Cat Rescue

Before we rehome a cat or kitten we will arrange to come and see you in your home, not to evaluate you or your home but simply to discuss with you all the costs and responsibility involved in adopting a cat or kitten. We will also need to take into account other pets, children, your location and what sort of cat you are looking for.

It may sound a bit intimidating but all our homecheckers are friendly and informative and it is more than likely you will end up swapping cat stories!

Having survived the homecheck you will then be invited to view some likely candidates at a fosterer's home. If you decide the cat isn't right for you, don't worry, just say so and we will do our best to find you the right one. However, if you like the cat and (s)he likes you and you have all the equipment (litter tray, cat carrier etc) you can take the cat immediately. We do however ask for a suggested donation of £50. Please view our How We Use Donations page to find out what the donation is for.

All our cats are neutered at 6 months and microchipped if large enough. It's a very big needle so you'll be given a chip to go if your babies are too tiny!Unfortunately we just can't afford to vaccinate our kittens as we home so many. We also offer discounted neutering and vaccinations at our partner veterinary surgeries within the Bristol and Weston areas. As we rehome kittens from 8 weeks of age we will give you a chip for your vet to implant when the kitties are older as it's a VERY big needle!

After 12 weeks another home visit will be arranged just to make sure everything is alright. If you have any questions or problems in the meantime, please feel free to contact the foster home or the homing line.

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In honour of their partly oriental mums these 6 babies are all named after Japanese fruits! So we have....Ringo, Mikan, Momo, Ume, Nashi and little Yuzu.

They're all friendly, affectionate and playful or, as their foster mum prefers, 'little hooligans'!!

• Mikan - the biggest, boldest, naughtiest kitten. Just don't leave any important papers around as he'll wrestle with them and chew them to pieces!REHOMED
• Ringo - a handsome, all black boy who likes to help his foster mum keep the place tidy by putting his toys away when he's finished playing with them. Okay, so the litter tray isn't the best place, but he means well!REHOMED
• Ume - Ringo's twin, a glossy, dainty beauty with a purr out of all proportion to her size.
• Momo - pretty Momo is a bit shy but easily won over by a tummy tickle!
• Nashi - with her little white bib, little Nashi is super friendly and usually the first to run to greet you. She likes swinging from your clothes - especially when you're wearing them!
• And finally, there's the baby, little Yuzu, a miniature version of Sushi, her mum. She's also very friendly and likes to 'help' with the household chores! REHOMED

14 weeks old

Six little furry sausages just two days old here; 2 boys and 4 girlies with their very proud momma.

Ready Mid October.

Foster mum Tracey has finally named them! Mum is Sweet Pea because she's a 'little sweetie' and the bablets are Daisy, Lily, Pansy, Poppy, Bud and Bramble.

Another proud momma - Tasha and her four babies, ready end of October.

Tabby mum Sparkle and her black daughter Smartie both have 3 kittens each, just 2 weeks old. 2 tabbies and 4 little black babies.

Ready mid October.

Aaaw aren't they cute!! Momma had her babies in a shed but they're all now safe and well fed and enjoying the finer things in life as befitting a feline!

These kitties love to play but are unfortunately very shy of humans - they're not hissy or anything but will choose to run rather than be picked up so will need a patient home that will give them time..

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Cute as buttons and confident as anything these little terrors are just 5 weeks old and sooo cheeky! Ready end of September.

Right little monkeys!!EDWARD RESERVED

Tiana, little 15wk tortie princess who wants it to be all about her, needs a human slave with no other pets who can dedicate all their spare time to her. Very sweet natured, very mischievous & loves cuddles. Should be ok with children though has not meet any. Fully vaccinated by her previous owner who sadly had to give her up due to unforeseen circumstances.

2 gorgeous ginger and white boys 5 months old - loving, affectionate , playful and very handsome - what more could you want?

One has an umbilicial hernia which can be easily repaired when he's being neutered and we will pay for this part of the operation.

Two pale ginger boys and two tortie girls - all absolutely gorgeous and just 7 weeks old. Confident, playful and affectionate - great for children.

Animal Affairs in Whitchurch have kindly offered to pay for the neutering of these 4 kittens when they're old enough in order to help them find loving new homes (owners must be in Bristol).

Fluffy black girlie Nightingale has 5 kittens just 3 weeks old - ready mid October.

3 torties and 2 black and whites -we can't tell yet whether the kittens are going to be little fuzzbutts too.

Kittens and children are a wonderful combination but choose your kitten wisely.

Go for the most outgoing, confident, bomb-proof one, don't feel sorry for the shy one hiding at the back - we will find it a loving child-free home.

A terrified kitten and a scratched, crying child is not a match made in heaven.

Also, a slightly older kitten of about 12 weeks will be easier for little hands to hold - less wriggly and those needle sharp little claws won't be out quite so much!

Lucky, adopted when he was 10 weeks old, with his new owner!

If you have an older existing cat a new kitten will be in its face wanting to play and your cat may not be impressed! Consider getting two kittens as they will play with each other and leave your oldie alone.

Kittens need company, either human or feline, to become 'normal', well-socialised adults so if you're out at work all day we would recommend getting two tinies or one older one of around 12 weeks that is more independent.

Vaccinations:

We strongly recommend you vaccinate your kitten, not only with the basic jab for flu and enteritis, but also with the jab for leukaemia.

Kittens have their first jab at 9 weeks of age and a second jab 3 weeks later, after a further week they are fully immune.

Unfortunately, although we would like to, we cannot afford to vaccinate our cats and kittens - we home so many that our annual vaccination bill would be around £30,000! 

We often get kittens that are timid, either feral or just not well-socialised.

People are understandably nervous of taking them on believing that they will never be 'normal' friendly cats especially as we deliberately don't tame them too much so they don't bond with us.

Just to prove what lovely cats they become here is the story of Itsy and Bitsy- two tiny kittens that were dumped in a cardboard box and were terrified of everyone.

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Itsy                                                    Bitsy

 Hissy and spitty little girls who hated being cuddled!

 AFTER: