Help for K9 cat sanctuary

Tuesday, Bec and myself were on the rota for driving and help at K9, K9 now have a small cat sanctuary in the campo just outside La Marina, where the lady who runs it (Jill) needed some assistance with the tasks that had built up, There are 20 cats there at the moment from young kittens to full grown adults, so we helped by cleaning the litter trays, assisting with administering medication, feeding them and tidying up,If anyone would like to spend some time helping at the cattery, Jill would really appreciate the assistance and the cats would love the extra company.

Queen Suzi

With all this talk of dogs thought I had better give Suzi the cat a little blog space. Suzi is a bossy cat and soon puts any foster dog in its place, which she sees as second to her. She is not to naughty, just a little tap on the nose when they first meet, after that she will tolerate the incomer and has even been know to be friendly, all on her terms of course. Well she is top dog so to speak and must be treated as such. Suzis always done the odd crazy thing the latest is sitting in the bath, don't ask me why I have no idea,cats are strange and amazing creatures. When we first moved here the place was over run with feral cats, poor things that lived by there wits. Leo was a street cat until he moved to Becs. There are very few feral around now mostly due to the hard work and dedication of some of the animal loving Brits and the local vet Javier. Lots of time was spent catching the cats and getting them neutered. Just about everyone we know has a cat or dog that was rescued. There not all as bossy as Suzi but then she is the Queen of queen cats after all..

The processionary caterpillar

If you look in the pine trees at this time of year, you are sure to see a weblike covered cocoon, in it are hatching and growing processionary caterpillars, Not only do they devastate thousands of hectares of pine woodland every year. They cause bad skin irritation and can cause blindness, sometimes permanently, if handled. Dogs and cats are inquisitive and can suffer very painful death if they sniff or lick them.
If you have them in trees on your land the best thing is to try and set fire to the nests or cut out the branch and burn it.