Just take a look at these adorable Mammy cat and her 5 sweet kittens. They will be looking for their fur-ever homes in a couple of weeks.
All the kittens are extremely friendly and playful and thankfully very healthy too.
If you would interested in adopting any of these kittens, please contact us by email animals@fingalspca.ie to register your interest.
As ever a home check will be undertaken to match the right cat with the right home.
Donations of any size are incredibly important to charities. They enable us to continue our work and reserve our cash for the bills we need to pay.
So we were DELIGHTED to receive three incredibly generous donations from the Kinsealy Pet Store, Maxizoo Clarehall and Lidl Swords recently.
Maxizoo and Kinsealy Pet Store donated food for cats, dogs and rabbits, some litter, treats and 3 carriers, which will be so useful when we trap, neuter and return some of the wild cat population.
And the Lidl vouchers will be spent on food, litter and other essentials for the animals.
So thank you very much to Lidl Swords, Maxizoo and Kinsealy Pet Shop for their generous donations, the Society and the animals in our care, really appreciate it.
With Easter fast approaching, we are urging pet owners to keep all chocolate safely out of the reach of our pet companions. Over the past year, many people have welcomed a dog or cat into their home and so we want to highlight how toxic chocolate, that is meant for human consumption, can be for our furry friends.
We also want to make owners aware of the signs of chocolate toxicity in a dog, after research revealed that vets are twice as likely to see pets with chocolate poisoning at Easter.
Veterinary and Welfare Manager at Dogs Trust Ireland, Niamh Curran-Kelly said: “Please make sure that children know their chocolate eggs are not for sharing with their furry friends. As toxic doses vary greatly, depending on the size of the dog and the type of chocolate ingested, if you suspect your dog has eaten any quantity of chocolate, please contact your vet for advice immediately. Prompt veterinary treatment can really improve a dog’s chances of making a full recovery”
We also recommend storing you vet’s out of hours contact number in your phone, in case of an emergency this weekend, such as your dog getting their paws on some chocolate.
What are the symptoms of chocolate toxicity in dogs?
Even if your dog is showing no symptoms, but you suspect he/she may have eaten chocolate, please contact your vet as they may be able to give emergency treatment to prevent poisoning.
How can you keep your pet safe?
Our thanks to the good people at Dogs Trust for this excellent information.
If you accidentally uncover a hibernating hedgehog, please don’t move it. Cover it over again with a thick layer of dry leaves and leave it to sleep. Put some water and some dry or wet cat/dog food (non-fish based food) nearby in case you have woken it up and it comes out of hibernation. Please do not give it bread or milk.
Initially, we ask you watch the hedgehog to see what it does for a short time. Please do not pick up a healthy-looking hedgehog unless you have concerns.
If you are still concerned about the hedgehog, pick it up (wearing gardening, or thick, gloves), put it in a high-sided cardboard box/cat carrier/hamster cage. Line the box with an old towel/fleece at the bottom for it to hide in and keep warm (or plenty of newspaper if you have nothing else). Put down more water and cat/dog food and put the hedgehog somewhere quiet, dark & warm. Please keep away from children and domestic animals.
For hedgehogs who need our help, please call, or text Hedgehog Rescue Dublin on 086 881 0492, as soon as you can. If you don’t get a respond right away, please keep trying as they might be out on a hedgehog rescue, or on feeding duty and may miss your first attempt.
Our thanks to Hedgehog Rescue Dublin for this invaluable information.
Hedgehog Rescue Dublin, based in
Rush, are a non-profit organisation, dedicated to rescuing sickly, orphaned and/or injured hedgehogs in the Leinster area.
Their ultimate aim is to return hedgehogs back into the wild once we have nursed them back to full health. They do not rehome hedgehogs to the general public, but have a number of safe wild habitats where they release the hedgehogs to live out the rest of their lives.
You can contact Hedgehog Rescue Dublin on 086 881 0492, on Facebook or via their website
She was one of two stray kittens who were being fed by the generous people in Naul. Unfortunately one of the kittens became entangled with netting from a goal post. And despite best efforts she could not be caught.
So our assistance was asked for as it could not be caught. Up stepped our volunteer Claire and sped to the rescue!
With a LOT of patience, Claire was able to trap the kitten and bring it home and remove all the netting. The kitten is now being looked after in our foster care and we already have a loving home lined up for her.
Don't worry the second kitten also found a home with the family who had been feeding the two siblings.
