Following the success of the current Elvis film, a cat charity is searching for a brand new house for one in every of its missed feline guests who does an amazing impression of the king of rock ‘n’ roll.
Five-year-old Marmalade got here into the care of Cats Protection’s National Cat Adoption Centre in Sussex as a result of sadly the canines in his family weren’t eager on him. This meant that he was having to stay upstairs with out backyard entry, the stress of which was inflicting him to overgroom.
Despite this, employees say that with cautious introduction Marmalade could be okay in a house with a canine, as he’s beforehand loved the corporate of canines, though he’d moderately be housed with out different cats or younger youngsters.
Cat Care Assistant Emily Abrahams stated: “Marmalade is an absolute celebrity with baggage of character. He’s an actual ‘teddy bear’ who loves a superb fuss and can provide a stunning purr in appreciation.
“Just like Elvis, he’s an actual charmer and definitely gained over all of us right here on the centre along with his loving nature and occasional lip curl. He’s an actual people-cat so we might like to get him into a brand new house as quickly as doable.”
Since 2018, gamers of People’s Postcode Lottery have been serving to Cats Protection to look after hundreds of cats like Marmalade at its centres in England, Scotland and Wales, and this yr they’re additionally supporting the charity’s behaviour work.
Cats Protection’s Central Behaviour Officer Daniel Cummings stated: “The first step while you discover your cat is overgrooming is to hunt assist in figuring out the basis trigger. This could also be medical or behavioural and the steps required to unravel the difficulty might fluctuate relying on this.
“It can be essential to not punish or intensely interrupt the cat when they’re over-grooming as this may increasingly trigger misery – doubtlessly making it worse. Instead, attempt to direct your cat’s consideration gently to one thing they like, corresponding to a toy.
“As Marmalade’s overgrooming is stress-related we’re actually eager to get him into a brand new house as rapidly as we will as it will undoubtedly assist cut back his stress ranges, significantly as soon as he is ready to get open air once more.”
If you reside within the Sussex space and want to enquire about adopting Marmalade, please contact Cats Protection’s National Cat Adoption Centre on 01825 572 850 or at cattery.reception@cats.org.uk
If you reside elsewhere, please see www.cats.org.uk for particulars of your closest department or centre.
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