We have all ages, colours and sizes of cats in our Tŷ-Nant sanctuary, and all of them deserve to have a safe, loving, forever home. We have many beautiful and affectionate older cats, which are often overlooked in favour of kittens but who are already toilet trained, calm and ready to be loving and loved. We also have our fair share of the difficult cats, who have been mistreated and are less trusting, but with time and patience, they will reward you with their love and affection.
Every adult cat up for adoption is health checked, and spayed/neutered, microchipped and vaccinated. If adopting a kitten you must sign an adoption contract to state that you will neuter at 4 months and provide proof. We want to be sure that our cats are going to loving, safe, homes, so we ask some questions about you and the environment you are offering our cats and ask for you to provide home check videos.
Our adoption process is below, please read criteria then click on application from for questions. .
Adoption Process
PLEASE READ ALL CRITERIA BELOW BEFORE APPLYING.
Thank you for choosing to adopt a rescue cat from Ty-Nant Cat Sanctuary.
Process –
Step 1 - Please answer the questions below fully, Yes and No answers don't always give us the information we need.
Step 2 - We also need a home check video with your application. See details below.
Step 3 – If we have a match, we will contact you by email to invite you in or sent an email to say if we don’t. PLEASE CHECK EMAIL INBOX.
Our criteria to adopt is below.
All our kittens are microchipped, Vaccinated, treated for flea and worms and health checked our adult cats the same but also neutered. If anything is found on a health check you will be made aware of this.
CRITERIA - We do have some stipulations below, after all they are our most treasured furballs and we need to find the best home for each and every one of them.
1. Adopters must be over 21
2. Must not live on or very close a busy road or railway track. Having an outdoor cat enclosure would be the only way we would rehome to a home like this.
3. Our cats need safe outdoor access, unless posted as indoor only.
4. Young kittens won't be rehomed to homes with toddlers or young children, kittens have no control over their teeth or claws when they are kittens so it's a risk we won't take, we would try and match a suitable older kitten or adult cat here instead.
5. We do not rehome to small flats; cats need space to run around and exercise. Large flats may be looked at on a case-by-case basis, depending on the cat.
6. Areas where there have been reported poisonings or cat cruelty, we will not rehome to these locations.
7. Multicat households are a no sorry. i.e., 4 or more, adding cats to a home can be very stressful for resident cats and the cats joining the home.
Please only apply if you are ready to take a cat or kitten home in the next few weeks. We only reserve in person and must be collected within a few days.
All adopters must sign a declaration that they are prepared to get the kitten neutered at 4 months, so that we are not contributing to the overpopulation of unwanted cats and kittens
HOMECHECK - For the home check video we ask you to provide videos of your home. Please make sure your camera or phone is facing up and NOT down at the path in front of you. These videos do not need to be long; a brief look is all we need. It would need to show the roads to the front and if applicable the rear of your home. A quick run though of your downstairs and show any pets and also your garden. As though we were attending in person. These can be emailed to cats@tynantcatsanctuary.org or sent via Facebook messenger, please ensure it is from the same name as the name on this form.
If you would prefer to have a WhatsApp call this is possible but could possibly delay your application as we only have 2 people processing applications before and after work.
Once your video has been received and processed it will be deleted and is never shared outside of the platform in which it is sent. The application questionnaire will also be deleted off google forms.
The home checks are important as we have the welfare of our cats as our main priority.
Please be aware that there are only 2 of us processing the many applications we receive and we cannot always give specific feedback if you are unsuccessful.
Thank you
Adoption Fees
Our adoption fee is £80 for an adult cat that covers neuter, microchip, health check and vaccinations.
Our kittens will be with us for at least 9 weeks going forward and will receive their health check, microchip and vaccination and will be £95. If our kittens are also neutered our adoption fee will be £135.
Our cats/kittens can only be reserved in person and on full payment. Any deposits made on a cat/kittens are non refundable. If our kittens are not neutered when they leave us, then you must arrange this yourselves. Kittens must be neutered at 4 months and proof provided as we are trying to reduce the number of unwanted cats in rescues.
Please note we only accept cash or bank transfer at the sanctuary, we do not have card facilities or accept cheques for adoptions.
SOME OF OUR CATS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
Lucky
This sweet, gentle boy was surrendered to us in January after his owner sadly passed away.
Although grieving, he has settled in to sanctuary life well and has enjoyed soft blankets, tuna applaws and lots of fuss from our volunteers.
He's 12 years old and is booked in with our vet to get dental work done soon.
Given his age, Lucky would be suited to a quiet home to peacefully live out the rest of his golden years.
If you can offer this gentle boy a home, please fill out an adoption application
If you'd like to support us with the costs of caring for our cats, we have an Amazon wishlist available. Any support, no matter how small, would be greatly appreciated:
http://amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/EFDX3DZDIGZ3/...
Leo
This handsome dude came to us after his owners moved country and couldn't take him with them.
He was a little shy at first but has now come out of his shell and is loving all the attention from our volunteers. He's a sweet boy and would make a lush addition to a family.
He is 2.5 years old, microchipped, neutered and had his first vaccination.
If you can offer Leo his forever home, please complete the adoption application on our website.
If you'd like to support us with the cost of caring for our cats, we have an Amazon wishlist available. Any help, no matter how small, would be greatly appreciated: http://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/EFDX3DZDIGZ3/...
Betty and Fergus
This little duo aren't from the same litter but have lived together since they were tiny. Both approx 5 months old now. Neutered, chipped and fully vaccinated.
Fergus was found in the middle of nowhere, absolutely tiny and wanting human contact, he found someone to rescue him who contacted us. His fur is like velvet. Absolutely adores his big foster brother (adult cat) and purrs when he spots him. It will be sad to seperate them but I can't help more cats if I keep all my fosters. Betty was part of a feral colony, she is mischievous and very playful where Fergus is more laid back.
They are looking for a home together. Betty is obsessed with toes and attacks mine regularly. She loves spring toys too and the laser dot.
They love playing out in the enclosure so a home with safe outdoor space would be great for them to explore safely or a catio would be even better.
If you have room in your home for a beautiful pair then see comments for application process.
If you have a gentle maternal resident cat they would get on great with these 2 as they love being cleaned and loved on.
If you'd like to support us with the costs of caring for our cats, we have an Amazon wishlist available. Any support, no matter how small, would be greatly appreciated:
Princess
Princess was surrendered into us in December and has settled into sanctuary life well, other than the small issue of her not using her litter box. Our little Princess would much rather a soft blanket to go to the toilet on
We have tried all different types of litter, hooded litter box, open litter box, different litter box placements, puppy pads, putting her soiled blankets in the litter box to encourage her to go toilet in there, feeding her on her blankets to try deterring her from soiling where she eats... She did this past weekend use the litter box containing a soiled blanket...but later proceeded to pee again in her bedding.
She's been health checked by our vet and had the all clear. There is nothing evident that could be causing her to do this.
She might be fine in a home environment, and this could just be a behavioural issue of being at the sanctuary, but unfortunately we just don't know.
She is around a year and a half old, has a great personality and will always greet you with lots of purrs. She's such a funny girl as you can see from some of the (not so flattering!) pictures.
It's such a shame that this issue is holding her back from being adopted.
She's microchipped, vaccinated and neutered.
Princess has only ever been an indoor cat
We are hoping someone, who doesn't mind a little mess, can take a chance on her and give her a castle to call her own
If you'd like to support us with the costs of caring for our cats, we have an Amazon wishlist available. Any support, no matter how small, would be greatly appreciated:
http://amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/EFDX3DZDIGZ3/...
Special Home Needed
Elved
Look at those eyes.. We'd love to know what he's thinking
Big handsome Elved has been with us since June now. He is 7 years old and came to us after he had been straying for a long time.
He has always kept to himself in the shadows of his room and has sought to avoid interaction from our volunteers.
Very recently, however, he has become more trusting and has started allowing touch from our volunteers. See comments for video of a little interaction with him
We think that with time, he may come further out of his shell. We aren't sure if he will ever be a cat who enjoys a lot of affection, but we’re hopeful there’s someone out there with the patience and understanding to give him the space he needs to blossom.
We’re ideally looking for a home where Elved can choose whether to stay inside a warm shelter or live outdoors—perhaps on a stable or barn property where he can have his independence.
He is neutered, chipped and fully vaccinated.
If you'd like to support us with the costs of caring for our cats, we have an Amazon wishlist available. Any support, no matter how small, would be greatly appreciated:
Moomin & Amber
These two were brought into us after found straying together.
Moomin (white) is 4 years old and amber is 10. We’d like to rehome these 2 together as they are quite bonded.
Moomin had some dental work when he came in and we treated his ears as they were pre cancerous. He’s recovering well.
Both are neutered, microchipped and have had their first vaccinations.
We haven't had much interest in this pair but they are the sweetest, usually found cwtching up together. Could you offer this pair a loving home?
If you'd like to support us with the costs of caring for our cats, we have an Amazon wishlist available. Any support, no matter how small, would be greatly appreciated:
FOSTERING
Why foster care is important
We have lots of cats that come to us who are scared and timid, elderly or disabled. The sanctuary environment is not always the best place for these cats. So a foster home would be ideal, if you dont have the ability to commit long term or are worried about vet costs then we would cover those. All we ask is that you show her love in her golden years.
We also have lots of scared cats who need to learn to trust humans again. In cases like these, we try to find foster carers who have the time to spend one to one with them, to bring out their personalities, and allow them time to learn to trust humans.
Our foster carers are worth their weight in gold to Tŷ-Nant, as our volunteers don't always have the time to dedicate to socialising cats. Socialising is hard work, but incredibly rewarding.
If you are interested in becoming a foster carer for our timid, shy and less confident Tŷ-Nant residents, or would just like more information on fostering, please submit a foster application.
If you are still unsure about fostering, here are some words from some of our amazing fosterers
Brenda & Derek
My husband and I have demanding day jobs but we are both animal lovers and have a lot of love to give. We wanted to foster to give back to the animals who may need help the most, and also benefit from the fact that these can be shorter term depending on the cat(s) e.g., kitten foster.
Ty-Nant is such an amazing charity with exceptional people, but they need help, and they rely on everyday folks to make a little more room in their day to day lives that will potentially make a huge difference to cats and the organisation itself.
Fostering has given us so much. We have a house that is alive and warm and full of fun and love. We have taken so much satisfaction from it, and the support from Ty-Nant is incredible. They have made it so easy for us to help these little kitties, and we're so grateful that cats in this area have an organisation like Ty-Nant looking out for them.
Honesty
I am a long-term fosterer of Honesty she came into my life last April and changed it for the better. I was lost due to my recent losses, she loves to see people and makes everyone feel welcome in the flat. I come home from work to long stories and plenty of kisses, and yes she is spoiled. She loves her heated blankets and the iPad on CBBES.
My main reason for fostering cats was to be able to give them safety and enjoyment in the last few years and a good reason to come home everyday with a smile on my heart and sometimes a tear in my eye.
Elsie
When kittens are scared of everything and everyone, it's wonderful to witness them accept your love and care at home. Being a loving foster mam means working to gain their trust to build their confidence to play and interact so that they can grow into the happy and healthy cat they are meant to be.
All cats deserve to be loved and wanted so helping that to happen is a special experience.
FARM CATS
Why are farm homes important?
Outdoor homes are important and needed for some of our residents who are not suited to the domesticated life. Smallholding, stables etc are wanted to love these cats from afar. They are all neutered, vaccinated and chipped and looking for a home away from people, unless they search you out. They may come around in an environment they are more used to, but don't like the sanctuary home they have. They would need a draught free place to sleep and food and water daily as well as medical treatment if required and regular worming. In return, even their presence alone will deter vermin, that's without their hunting skills.
We adore these cats but know they're not happy being confined and won't get chosen for adoption as they're not domesticated. If you know anyone with these types of homes please let them know to try and find these cats the best homes.
If you have these types of home or know anyone who does, or would just like more information on farm cats, please submit a farm cat application.
If you are unable to rehome a cat but would still like to have a cat of your own, why not sponsor one of our Tŷ-Nant cats?
Or if you'd like to be more hands on, why not volunteer to help us with our cats?
Other cats looking for Homes
We post a lot of our cats on our facebook page.
Sometimes cats come and go quickly and we dont get a chance to update our page.
Why not contact us to ask about adopting or fostering our lovely cats, or to ask about what it involves.
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email: cats@tynantcatsanctuary.org
Telephone: 07746107022
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