Mickey finds a home at last

Mickey is a very special cat, and one of our longest-ever residents. He was dumped at the Sanctuary with a note explaining that he had a polyp or growth near his brain. Thanks to the generousity of our supporters we raised around £1,000 to get Mickey treated - but while he was stabilised, he still had dodgy balance for a cat.

All this meant he needed a very safe environment with understanding owners who would look after him and make sure he didn't fall and hurt himself.

It took a while, but finally the right people came along! Mickey got in touch a few days later to tell us all about it....

Hey guys,

It’s me, Mickey. I left the Chestnut Cat Sanctuary about a week ago to live with my new friends Andrea and Alan.

I settled into my new home straight away. Alan and Andrea are very nice and I give them lots of kisses and cuddles.

I had so much fun exploring during my first weekend here, and now I’m doing my best to try out all the sleeping spots I’ve found around the house.

Of course, lazing around isn’t the only thing I do here.

I love running up and down the hallway in the morning and batting around my toys.

I’m also becoming an expert at catching moths!

I’ve been out on my lead every day apart from when it rained.

I enjoy being able to sniff around somewhere new. I’ve even tried to make friends with a group of ducks that waddled into the garden!

Alan helped me put up some pictures from my adventures: http://www.flickr.com/mickeycat/ I hope you like them!

Lots of love,

Mickey

It's wonderful to hear how you're getting on Mickey!