Hi All

I have recently read our local paper with the following article in and wanted
to share it with you (I intend to help...can you?)

Quote:

Felix, an 11 month old black and white cat, is blind because he has cataracts
- a condition very rare in young cats.
He is being cared for by staff at the Sheffield Cats Shelter in Broomhall,
who want to raise £2,600 for an eye operation to cure his cloudy eyes.
Trustee Elaine Underwood said; "Felix is a very fussy, loving young cat. "He
was brought into the shelter suffering with problems with his eyes. "Vets
have now confirmed he has cataracts in both eyes, probably due to an
infection when he was younger and these have left him almost blind. "The
ethos of the shelter is to do whatever we can to improve the lives of the
cats and kittens that come into our care.
"So Felix will be seen by a specialist veterinary centre, the Willows
Referral Service in Solihull who will hopefully say double cataract surgery
will restore his sight. "Felix is such a lovable, friendly soul that finding
him a home as a blind cat would be no problem. "But staff at the shelter
would dearly love to give him the chance to enjoy his life fully, as a seeing
cat.
"This procedure is expensive at around £2,600 if both eyes are suitable for
the operation and would be a drain on the shelter's limited resources.
"The trustees of the charity are therfore appealing for help to pay for the
operation," she said.
(you can send donations to The Treasurer, Sheffield Cats Shelter, 1 Travis
Place, Sheffield, S10 2DB (UK), with a note marking the money for Felix.
END

What a moving article and I am sure all cat lovers out there will donate what
they can.
I wanted to share this with you because we are the people that do care.

Thanks for reading.
take care
Clare ;-)