Poor little Nelson has not had the best of starts to his short life. He was found abandoned and alone by a fosterer who luckily happened to spot him on the side of the road whilst going out on a Cats Protection visit.

The fosterer quickly scooped him up and gave him some much needed food and called for one of her colleagues to come and assist her as it was clear that he needed immediate veterinary care as one of his eyes was very badly swollen. Nelson was rushed to the vets where he was given medication to ease the pain and to reduce some of the swelling. Sadly, it was confirmed by the vet that his eye would need to be removed in an emergency operation. A procedure that will cost the branch £1300.

Michelle, the branch coordinator had this to say ‘We will do everything we can to make sure that Nelson goes on to live a happy and healthy life after having such a horrible start, and he will remain in our care until he is ready to go off to his own home. The team here at North East Lincolnshire work extremely hard to support all of the cats and kittens in our district and we really do appreciate any donations that you can spare to help us do this.’

The North East Lincolnshire branch of Cats Protection is funded by donations and does not receive government funding for the valuable work caring for cats in need and supporting better feline welfare. Surgical treatment such as this needed by Nelson, takes a toll on the branch finances.

Any funds raised over our £1300 target will go towards supporting other cats and kittens in our care.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity. Our vision is a world where every cat is treated with kindness and an understanding of its needs. Cats Protection has simple and clear objectives to help cats:

Homing - Finding good homes for cats in need

Neutering - Supporting and encouraging the neutering of cats

Information - Improving people’s understanding of cats and their care

Achieving this vision is only made possible due to kind cat lovers who support our work. Visit www.cats.org.uk for more information.