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In the Cat House #9: Diary of an Animal Charity Volunteer

IN THE CAT HOUSE #9: DIARY OF AN ANIMAL CHARITY VOLUNTEERDrain Surgery, the Unadoptables and Don’t Cry for Zoos, Ayamonte. Wednesday - A cat down a drain: the cat was presumably minding its own business before being chased by a dog, and fled down a drain.  This was a feral cat that could not then be coaxed out.

In the Cat House #8: Diary of an Animal Charity Volunteer (feels like 10 litres per day)

IN THE CAT HOUSE #8: DIARY OF AN ANIMAL CHARITY VOLUNTEER (FEELS LIKE 10 LITRES PER DAY)Friday in clammy August. I read that in extreme temperatures we can sweat between 10 -14 litres a day. Doesn’t surprise me, as I wring out my clothes when I get home  Just hope we can get through this without hellfire and high waters. Horses sweat, like humans. Dogs and cats have fewer sweat glands, apparently, and have to pant and release sweat from their paw pads. A good temperature gauge is to look at the length of a cat when supine.

In the Cat House #7: Diary of an Animal Charity Volunteer (summer weight melted down to 65kg, 99% fluids)

IN THE CAT HOUSE #7: DIARY OF AN ANIMAL CHARITY VOLUNTEER (SUMMER WEIGHT MELTED DOWN TO 65KG, 99% FLUIDS)Saturday. Two more female cats have been neutered and released, paid for by public donations to the ADAPO* Urban Cats Project in Olhão. This time from a colony around the Olhanense stadium. A tabby was named Mel, or ‘honey’ and a black cat, Ratinha, which could translate as ‘little mouse’ or ‘little rat’, depending on whether she’d been behaving herself, as there is always some ambiguity in translation.

In the Cat House #6: Diary of an Animal Charity Volunteer (Not quite all own teeth)

IN THE CAT HOUSE #6: DIARY OF AN ANIMAL CHARITY VOLUNTEER (NOT QUITE ALL OWN TEETH)Saturday.  Two cats are released after neutering. The previous week Célia had only managed to capture one cat in the bairro of Horta do Pádua in Olhão.  We asked the vet to name her Siouxie Sue on the microchip, but then it was found that she was quite old and had no teeth. And she was pregnant. Perhaps we’d better drop the ‘have a cat named after you’ idea. We certainly don’t want to link anyone with a toothless old crone of a cat.

Back to School Campaign kicks off - donate by Sept 4th

BACK TO SCHOOL CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF - DONATE BY SEPT 4THACCA Kids and Castelo de Sonhos are once again appealing for assistance to ensure that children who often “do without” will, this year, have all they need to return to school. As well as the backpacks every child needs black exercise books, pens, pencils, rubbers, sharpeners, A4 files, set squares, scissors etc.

In the Cat House #5: Diary of an Animal Charity Volunteer (10 sacks per wk)

IN THE CAT HOUSE #5: DIARY OF AN ANIMAL CHARITY VOLUNTEER (10 SACKS PER WK)Monday. I receive a birthday card that reads “You are one year closer to being a Crazy Cat Lady”.  Hmmm. Too late. What was I supposed to do with retirement? I played Candy Crush for a year, then I helped in a charity shop. I’ve found, though, that nothing beats shifting sacks of cat poo. You can keep your watercolours and golf.

In the Cat House #4: Diary of an Animal Charity Volunteer (289 in dog years)

IN THE CAT HOUSE #4: DIARY OF AN ANIMAL CHARITY VOLUNTEER (289 IN DOG YEARS)Saturday.  We’re just about to lock up and leave the ADAPO* cat refuge for the day, when Célia gets a dreaded phone call from the bombeiros: another litter of newborn kittens has been rescued from a subterranean rubbish bin.

In the Cat House #3: Diary of an Animal Welfare Volunteer (2 Pfizer jabs)

IN THE CAT HOUSE #3: DIARY OF AN ANIMAL WELFARE VOLUNTEER (2 PFIZER JABS)Tuesday. A cat stuck in cladding and a runaway dog. I should be out gallivanting, or at least celebrating the development of antibodies after my second vaccination. Instead, I’m standing around outside a supermarket in 30+C heat.