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Bella

Our sweet Bella came into us on the 2nd June 2025 after a social worker who had been working with a family managed to convince the mum of home that keeping Bella wasn't the right thing to do & she'd be better + safer in rescue away from the children who were harming her. 

The lady agreed eventually and that is where we stepped in to try & help the situation. When Bella came in she was severely underweight, had blad patches of furr missing & scabs all over her body, from which we couldn't tell if Bella had done these by herself from the stress and duress she was living under or whether it had been inflicted on her by the children.

Regardless is was clear this poor girl really had not only suffered physically but also mentally. When stroking her she would absolutely freak & lash out if you tried touching her anywhere past her line of sight or head, it was like she was so petrified with anticipation of what you might do, she had to protected her self first before you would even get a chance to harm her.

It took us weeks to finally start getting somewhere with her and it truly was so beautiful to witness her grow in confidence once she realised we weren't out to harm her in anyway. Building her trust was just a wonderful thing to be doing. Not long after this we put her up for rehoming, a lady came, saw her, met her and fell in love with her. Only thing was we didn't know how Bella would react to living with another cat due to the fact she came by herself. However everyone included was willing to give it a chance as the lady was just fantastic.

On the 2nd of September exactly 3 months after she was signed into our care it was time for Bella to fly the best and all we could do was hope & pray this was going to be her happy ever after, the life she really deserved.

Here is her updates for you all.

1 month:

Bella came to me not having the best start in life, so we had a slow introduction into her new home and meeting her other feline friend. 1 month on and it's like she's always been here, she's settled in so well.
- Lisa

3 month update:

Everything is going good, she's a happy little kitty, loves playing with her toys, loves her food and even starting to love emira....lol considering you weren't sure how she'd be with another cat.

6 month update:

Bella has settled in well with me and my other cat Emira. They do the usual cat things, chasing each other, the occasional bopping moments then they chill out together in front of the fire, she also enjoys getting some fresh air out in the catio when the weather is nice ❤️

9 month update:

Bella has settled in really well, her sassy personality has come out, I call her bopping Bella because he's always bopping her sister but then they wouldn't be without each other now, where 1 cat is the other is always close by she has been enjoying her time out in the catio watching the birds.
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