Well, today was wet, windy, misty and miserable but in spite of the awful weather , we had several visitors and 4 adult cats were rehomed, 2 of which were Cocoa and Poppy. These were lovely dark tortoishells which as I have mentioned before are NOT a popular colour in cats , they are also 7 years old which did not add to their appeal. I am so pleased for them. It occurs to me that if human beings were put up for adoption in shelters and were chosen for their looks, youth and temperament, just how many of us would be placed in homes? I suspect very few would ever leave the confines of the institution.I, for one would definitely be on the unhomeable List!!!!
We had a new volunteer today, Mark was a great help and promises to come again tomorrow. Sunday would be a very hard day without our voluntary staff.They are worth their weight in gold. The horses were glad to come in from the fields today, they do not like this weather at all and are always waiting at the gates for Mei to take them in for their evening meals.It is so satisfying to see them enjoying their food and a nice warm stable.We love to hear them munching away contentedly, it makes all the hard work worthwhile.
Tara, the old collie who shares her room with Monty is coughing a lot and needs to go again to see the vet, whereas Monty has had a new lease of life with his new heart tablets, Tara is not enjoying the same quality of life at the moment. Another old dog Poppy is becoming very frail, she also will have to see the vet. Most of the resident dogs ARE elderly and It is a fact that when you take on old animals you also have to face the inevitable loss. Nevertheless I would still always recommend giving an elderly animal a home, they give so much pleasure and satisfaction, it is very rewarding.The shelters in both Wales and Liverpool have many such animals and we are lucky enough to find good homes for many of them.
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