We do not deal with rescue cats directly ourselves so as not to compromise our hygiene precautions and to protect our boarders. We are however a foster care space for Pet Fostering Scotland (www.PFSS.org)
Here is a list of rescue contacts both local and national.
Don’t forget to contact your local vet also.
LOCAL CONTACTS ~ please bear in mind these are NOT national helplines (see national contacts below) and can provide assistance only in and around the Glasgow and Ayrshire areas. Many of these are staffed by volunteers, often operating from their own homes. Please remember this if phoning.
Cats Protection South Ayrshire 0345 371 4216 (Rescue, rehoming and information)
Cats Protection North Ayrshire 0345 371 4218 (Rescue, rehoming and information)
Cats Protection Cumnock & Doon Valley 0345 371 4219 (Rescue, rehoming and information)
Cats Protection Glasgow shelter 0141 779 3341
Cat Action Trust 01563 525814 Rescue, rehoming and information. Also may advise regarding feral cats. Homes needed for timid cats
Cat Chat email: cats@catchat.org
Catflap 0141 423 3246 Rescue, rehoming and information. email: catchemist@tiscali.co.uk
Petsearch 01294 556169 for help with lost and found pets
Pedigree rescue 01546 886392 all breeds rescue
We do occasionally foster cats for Pet Fostering Service Scotland. This is a charity providing emergency care for (usually) elderly peoples’ pets while they are unable to care for them, most often due to hospital admission but also homelessness and domestic abuse situations. Periods vary from 5 days upward to 6 months but in each case it is very important to that person that they have a pet to return home to.
More volunteer foster homes are always welcome. Could you care for even a budgie for a week or two? All types of pets are included in the service. Food and vet costs are met by the owner. If you know someone who loves animals but does not want the long-term responsibility or potential costs of owning their own pet, this may be an answer.
Email: volunteercoordinator@pfss.org.uk
PFSS coordinates short-term foster care for companion animals throughout Scotland.
For all areas 0344 811 9909 – website
SCOTLAND:
NATIONAL RESCUE CONTACTS
Cats Protection National Helpline 01403 221919
SSPCA 01292 265975
Feline Advisory Bureau all types of cat info and advice
Pedigree rescue