Adoption

Interested in adopting?

Visiting the cats is by APPOINTMENT ONLY once we have processed your adoption enquiry. 

If you would like to enquire about any of our cats please fill out our adoption enquiry form and someone will be in touch with you for a chat. Please keep in mind that we are run entirely by volunteers who do this around full time jobs and families, but we will try to get back to you as quickly as possible.

MEET OUR RESIDENTS

PEGGY

  • Female
  • 7 years old
  • Indoor cat
  • Shy pretty lady
  • Needs to be the only cat

Hi, Peggy here and I came to Pawprints when my hoomum moved and couldn’t take me with her. This made me really sad and I’ve struggled a lot with this. I’ve been staying in a foster home but have only been able to stay in one room as I’m not keen on the resident cat. The volunteers think I would be better in my very own furever home where I can have all the space I need and time to get to know you. I do have a little sass but doesn’t every lady? I have been to the vetty people and and I’m all healthy! I love catnip and dreamies! I really need a home of my own soon purrrettyyy please. I would like to be the only princess with no little people purrlease 🐾

MUEY

  • Male
  • Approx 4 years old
  • Needs Outdoor Access
  • Playful, cheeky and cute!
  • Can be homed with Victor or another young friendly cat

Hey, Muey here! I came to Pawprints when a kind family took me in after I had nowhere to go and got me some help. I kept getting bullied by the other tom cats. I’m a sweet cheeky playful boy who loves fusses! I’ve recently been making friends with Victor, he’s like an annoying little brother but we have some fun! I’m getting stir crazy here at the rescue, I really need a furever place to call home with a nice garden I can play out in when I’m ready. I can be homed with Victor if two handsome boys is better than one! Purrlease get in touch if you’d like to meet me 🐾

VICTOR

  • Male
  • 1 year old
  • Needs Outdoor Access 
  • Giddy kipper!
  • Can be homed with Muey or another friendly cat

Heyyyyy Victor here! I came to Pawprints when my owner was no longer able to keep me. I was a bit shy at first but the volunteers now say my personality is coming out and I’m very cheeky and cute! I love fusses & having a chat. I’ve been hanging out with Muey as we both wanted some company, he’s fun to hang out with but also tells me off when I get too in his face as I do get a little excited, he’s never mad at me for long though,, I’m too cute to be!  I’d love a nice warm furever home soon please and can go with Muey if you are looking for two super handsome boys! 🐾

LORD CLAWD (RESERVED)

  • Male
  • Approx 6 years old
  • FIV Pawsitive
  • Big Friendly Giant! 

Well hello there, Lord Clawd here but you can call me Clawd! The volunteers came up with my name when I first arrived as I had really long claws. I’ve had a trim but the name stuck and I quite like it! I came to Pawprints after spending a long time on the streets trying to take care of myself. I was looking pretty rough but I’m healing now. I have to wear this silly cone or my red robe for a bit longer but hopefully I’ll be free of them soon! I am pawsitive for FIV which means my immune system isn’t quite as good as some cats but the volunteers say with a nice warm home I will be all good and they can have a chat with you to answer any questions about it. I’m a big friendly giant who loves all the fusses! Oh, and don’t get me started on food, I lurve food!!! I’d love my own home now and a cosy bed in time for the winter, can you find a Clawd shaped space in your heart? 🐾

LARRY

  • Male
  • Approx 7 years old
  • Needs Outdoor Access
  • Special needs – allergies
  • Random sleep spot expert!

Hey hey, I’m Larry and I started visiting my foster mum a few months ago now. I learned to trust her and she let me sleep in the warm and fed me up. I’m a bit of a special case as unfortunately I’ve been having problems with my itchy skin! Its been quite a journey and my foster mum is still trying to help me but she said I need to be in a home as an only cat or one with another allergy cat where they can help me get to the bottom of it (with Pawprints’ support) as there are another 6 cats here and I always find their food no matter where she hides it, oops! She says I’m a quirky character and am forever finding random places to sleep! I like me some catnip and a play too. I’m pretty independent, I like some fusses but also just like to be able to do my own thing. If you have the time and patience to let me get to know you and help me get my silly itching better I’ll be your loyal boy furever 🐾

*Special home/s needed*

CHARLOTTE, ARCHIE, LILI AND LOUIS

  • Male and Female
  • Siblings
  • Approx 2 years old
  • Shy but sweet with lots of purrtential!

We are the ‘Furmouse 4’. We used to be the ‘Furmouse 5’ but we sadly lost our brother George when he and Charlotte got poorly. Charlotte was very lucky she managed to fight the virus with the help of the vets and after lots of waiting we have been able to live together again. We came to Pawprints early last year after being born outside, we were very timid and the rescue have been working hard to build our trust. Charlotte and Archie are the most confident and both love fusses once we get to know you, Lili & Louis are still very shy but we will let you stroke us and relax more after someone spends time with us. The volunteers would love us to find our furever home/s now and continue to grow our confidence. We’ve had a catsultation and the volunteers said we may need to go in pairs which we would be OK with. Of course if anyone wanted us all a special deal could be arranged! We will need a quiet home with someone who has experience of us shy cats. Can you offer us a chance? Please fill in a form for a chat with the hoomans about us if you can 🐾

PESHOO (RESERVED) 

  • Male
  • Approx 3 years old 
  • Needs outdoor access
  • Floofy sweet fella! 

Hey, the names Peshoo and I’ve been fending for myself the last couple of years with some kind folk feeding me. I’ve had all my nasty matts out and feel so much better! I’m a bit shy until I get to know you but once I know you I love a head bump and fusses. Chicken is the way to my heart! I’m now ready to find my special someone to give me my furever home purrettty purrlease! 🐾

TOBY

  • Male
  • 7-8 years old
  • Shy Special Gent
  • Needs outdoor access

Hello, i’m Toby and I came to Pawprints when my hoomdad passed away 🙁 I fled the house when it happened and the volunteers at Pawprints had to trap me to get me safe. I was very bonded to my dad and haven’t been used to lots of people so it has taken the volunteers a long time for me to get used to them. They took me to the vets for a health check, neuter and dental and I’ve now forgiven them so long as they keep me in chicken. I don’t let them touch me yet though, I’m still hands off but I will take chicken from the volunteers I know well and even do my chicken dance if you’re lucky! The volunteers say I need a special person who will give me all the time I need to bond with them. It will take some months but they say they can see my soft side under my tough boy act! Could you be that special someone? 🐾

MAOWI AND MIA (RESERVED)

  • Male and Female
  • 6 years old and 18 months old
  • Charming fella and sweet shy lady

Hey hey, we are Maowi and Mia and we came to Pawprints when our hoomans had to move away. I (Maowi) came all the way to the UK from Spain so I’m pretty well trained in the Spanish charm! My little sis Mia is much shyer but don’t let her shy act fool you, she definitely has a cheeky side once she gets to know you! We’ve both been living as indoor cats here in the UK so are used to this but the volunteers said they might consider us being allowed out if it was a super safe place to stay. I love lots of fusses and so does Mia once she gets to know you so we’d make good company! We are all ready and waiting list find out furever home purrlease 🐾

BANDIT

  • Male
  • Approx 5 years old
  • Shy but sweet
  • Pawsitively FIV

Hello, i’m Bandit and I came to Pawprints after living outside for a long time. I was getting fed by a kind lady who took me to be treated for my wounds and neutered. Unfortunately the vets told her I had FIV so they either had to put me to sleep or keep me inside. Pawprints stepped in to save me and I’ve been getting lots of TLC. I’m a shy boy, I get scared and hiss at you because of my hard life but once I trust you I let you stroke me and I quite enjoy it! The volunteers say I need a special home with someone who is happy to let me come around at my pace. Your reward will be a bonded gentleman for life! They think I will settle much better in a proper home with more attention than here at the rescue. Do you have a space in your heart for little old me? 🐾

SEEN ANYONE YOU LIKE? PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH US VIA OUR ADOPTION ENQUIRY FORM AND SOMEONE WILL BE IN TOUCH SHORTLY TO ARRANGE A VISIT TO MEET OUR RESIDENTS

KITTENS

 

We are a rescue that mainly focuses on adult cats. However, sometimes we do have kittens looking for homes which will be stated on this page. We only home kittens once they’ve reached the age of 12 weeks and we never home a kitten under the age of 8 weeks as it goes against the animal welfare act, kittens are far too young to be away from their mother at such an age. When adopting a kitten from Pawprints you enter into an agreement that the kitten will be neutered/spayed when it is old enough (usually around 4-6 months or when it has reached 2kg) and we will be informed by our vets when this has taken place.

Adoption Process

We are unable to home cats to anyone living on or very near to a main road or railway line, this is for their own safety. All cats are home checked (not as scary as it sounds we promise!). We appreciate that not everyone likes the idea of a home check, however, we are responsible for the welfare of the cats in our care and it would be irresponsible of us to let them go without knowing where they are going. We are not there to judge you or your decor! We are there simply to check that everything is OK, that you don’t live on a main road and that you know everything you need to know to get your cat settled in.

We will ask for your address initially so we can look up your home to make sure it is in a suitable location. If we believe it to be unsuitable, we will contact you to let you know. All final decisions are made by the rescue owner. A home check will be performed when we drop off the cat you would like to adopt to you, if everything is OK we will ask you to fill out an adoption form that signs the cat over to you. Up until this point we do have the right not to hand the cat over to you, however this only happens in very exceptional circumstances when we believe there is a risk to the cat/kitten and is very rare.

Adoption Fees

All cats adopted from Pawprints Cat Rescue come with 5 weeks free insurance from Agria Pet Insurance and have been health checked by a vet, neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and have received treatment for fleas, ticks and worms. The adoption fee is to cover part of the cost. This basic care alone will cost us upwards of £150 and that’s before we add in costs of food, litter and any additional vet care. We ask for an adoption fee of £80 for our cats, which is just a fraction of what we have paid out. This enables us to carry on our work of rescuing unwanted and abandoned cats.