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Tessa

It was June 2021 when the Haven's night employee called Koky around midnight. A woman had knocked on the door of the Haven with a garbage can containing a cat and her three kittens. She said the cat gave birth to her babies in her garden and she didn't want them there. The lady was told we were full but she said if we didn't take the cats she would just dump them on the street.

And so we welcomed mama cat Tara, along with her babies Zuzu, Callie and Tessa to the Haven. Tessa is now about 1.5 years old, all of which she has spent almost entirely in the Haven. We think it's time for Tessa to find her golden basket.

Tessa, a lovely ginger girl, is energetic, friendly and affectionate. If you are considering one of our shoulder cats to adopt, then Tessa might be the one you are looking for!

Koky has difficulty walking through the Haven without Tessa hanging on one of her shoulders. Time for a cup of coffee? There's Tessa. Time to give vitamins? Tessa. Visitors coming by? You guessed it – Tessa.

From the time she was a little kitten, this little monkey has climbed everything she can. Make sure valuables are taken off the shelves with Tessa around, because there's a good chance (okay, 100%) she'll be on the shelves.

Tessa enjoys human interaction and also gets along well with other cats and the occasional cat-friendly dog. We expect she would also do well in households with respectful children. We would like her to have a home where she will have lots of love, dedicated play and attention. In all likelihood, she will form a very strong bond with her human(s).

Because she has lived in the safety of the Haven, we want Tessa to have that same level of safety in her forever home. If allowed in the garden, it must be fully cat-protected (with the special fencing) or with a catio. Alternatively, Tessa can be kept as an indoor/house cat. We don't want Tessa to be a free-roaming cat on the street, even if it is in a quiet neighborhood. She won't understand the hazards and dangers of vehicles, so we don't want her to be exposed to that risk.

Tessa has been vaccinated against standard cat diseases and also against rabies. She will travel with her original rabies blood test results from a certified laboratory. Like all our cats, Tessa is sterilized and microchipped. She is litter box trained.

All adoptions are subject to a successful home check (conducted via video call) and an adoption fee of £195 (+/- €220) to help pay for her trip.

If you think Tessa is your golden girl then send one message to Holly via this profile.

Or contact the local volunteer Walter for your questions. We're also happy to answer questions about SHE adoption and anything else you have in mind.

If you don't want to adopt at this time, can you please help us by sharing this post?

Dylan

From Safe Haven Egypt. Koky is the manager of SHE.

We would like to meet Koky's Christmas gift from December 2021, our handsome and cheeky Dylan.

On December 19, 2021, a lady arrived at the door of the Haven with a tiny kitten. She told Koky that she found him next to the garbage. Koky told her that unfortunately we didn't have any nursing mother cats to place him with. The lady then said that if we didn't take it with us, she would just leave it in the trash.

And so it was that Dylan went home with Koky as a foster baby, where she bottle-fed him until he was old enough to eat solid food. This little boy is about 1.3 years old at the time of writing (February 12, 2023). Koky has continued to cherish him, so he knows what it's like to live with people (and cats) and is an extremely friendly cat.

He is a very sweet cat – and very handsome too. We expect he would do well in most households, including those with another cat(s), a cat-friendly dog and respectful children. Given his personality, you can expect him to follow you around the house and seek attention whenever he can!

*Photo from November 2022 – Most recent photo of Dylan*

We would classify Dylan as a native Egyptian Mau, the original cat breed in Egypt. It is the oldest recorded breed of cat in the world, with references to its appearance over 4,000 years ago. Maus are highly intelligent, intuitive and energetic. Some of them can be quite vocal. They can be excellent climbers and jumpers. They are also typically close to their human(s) and very friendly, as we know this boy is.

Dylan has had his shots against standard cat diseases and has also been vaccinated against rabies. He will travel with his original rabies blood test certificate from the certified laboratory. He has also been neutered. We are not aware of any health problems. Since he was picked up from the garbage at just a few weeks old, he has known nothing but safety. Dylan must be an indoor cat/house cat, or could easily have a catio or completely cat-proof garden (with the special fencing). He is not allowed to roam freely, as he will not understand the dangers of the road; this also applies to quiet residential areas. We have seen too many accidents where our babies have been seriously injured or worse.

All our adoptions are subject to a successful home check (conducted via video call), an adoption fee of £195 or the local equivalent (= +/- €220.50), and your signature on our adoption contract.

If you have any questions about Safe Haven Egypt, explore this website and feel free to contact me.

For those who are 'sold' and want to proceed with an (almost) adoption proposal, contact Holly Davidson via the original Facebook message from James at Safe Haven Egypt.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/safehavenegyptcatsforadoption/posts/3259998617607728

James

Update: Sunday 2/13 – James has an adoption proposal!

From Safe Haven Egypt. Koky is the manager of SHE

Some of our supporters may know James as one of the tiny babies found in a box in April 2021, no more than a few weeks old. The Haven took in the kittens and thankfully, nursing mother Jasmine took in the kittens as if they were her own.

Today, James is just over a year old and looking for his own forever home. According to Koky, James likes three things: eating, sleeping and playing (when he's awake), and not necessarily in that order!

He is a very nice boy and we expect he would fit in well with most households, including those with other felines, a cat-friendly dog and respectful children.

James is a sweet cat and we expect him to bond with his adopter.
It's important to remember that the Haven is the one home James never has. Because he has lived within this security, it is imperative that James is kept as an indoor/house cat. If you have a completely cat-proof garden (with the special fencing) or a catio, that would also be wonderful for James.

But under no circumstances should he be allowed to roam freely outside as he has no experience or familiarity with streets, vehicles, etc. He is a smart cat and may also be a candidate for learning to walk on a leash.

James is microchipped, neutered, vaccinated against standard feline diseases and rabies, and when he travels he will do so with his certificate from the laboratory confirming his rabies blood test. All adoption offers are subject to a successful home check and an adoption fee of £195 or local equivalent. (= currently +/- €220.50)

If you have any questions about Safe Haven Egypt, explore this website and feel free to contact me.

For those who are 'sold' and want to proceed with an (almost) adoption proposal, contact Holly Davidson via the original Facebook message from James at Safe Haven Egypt.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/safehavenegyptcatsforadoption/posts/3251084131832510/

Left SHE for their adopters in January

Rosie

This beautiful ginger-white lady was unceremoniously dumped with her four kittens in a cat box just outside the gate of Haven in May 2021. No note, no explanation, no knock on the door to explain — just left there.

Despite the fact that we were literally overloaded with cats and kittens, we took them in. Rosie moved into the cat/kitten room and had her own space to care for her babies until they were weaned from her milk and ready to explore their own in the kitten apartment.

Today, Rosie is a young adult cat about 2 1/2 to 3 years old. She has a quieter, gentler demeanor compared to some of our “angels” in the Haven. She has lived with us for over a year now. We thought we had found her an adopter, but unfortunately circumstances changed and it just wasn't good timing to move forward.

So Rosie waits for an offer of a forever home. She is spayed, microchipped, has had her standard cat vaccines and the one against rabies.

When she leaves the Haven she will do so with her original certificate from the laboratory confirming the results of her blood test for rabies.

It's hard to know whether Rosie has ever owned a house before or not; we tend to think not. She is litter box trained and we expect she would do well in homes, both as an only cat (with appropriate human attention) and in a home with other cats. Homes with respectful children would also be considered.

Rosie geniet van menselijke aandacht. Ze is het soort kat dat als er een groep is, ze niet vooraan zal staan om het uit te zoeken, maar als je comfortabel in je eentje zit, zal ze je opzoeken. We kunnen haar gemakkelijk ’s avonds zien opkrullen met haar adoptant bij de televisie, een boek of gewoon een knuffelsessie.

As Rosie has now remained safe in the Haven and its fully secure gardens, we would ask her to maintain that level of security in her forever home.

Either adopted to someone with a fully cat-protected garden or catio, or kept as an indoor/house cat. Many of our indoor cat adopters have also had success teaching our cats to walk on a leash, if that is something that interests her adopter (and Rosie).

See original post in Facebook group Safe Haven Egypt – cats for adoption
https://www.facebook.com/groups/safehavenegyptcatsforadoption/posts/3286837761590480/

…. and contact the poster of the original post for effective adoption.

But feel free to send me a message too for questions about this and Safe Haven Egypt in general.

Pudding

This sweet and friendly short-haired girl is now between one and two years old. She was one of three kittens that Koky found abandoned outside her home in July 2021 and has been on our site for over a year without a single adoption proposal.

We don't know her history or what happened to her during those first two months of her life, or why or how she ended up next to Koky's house. What fortunate circumstances that she landed on her feet close to Koky!

Pudding is a playful and friendly young cat with beautiful eyes. She gets along well with other cats and cat-friendly dogs. We expect she would do well in most households, including those with respectful children. She has never had her own “people” and we expect her to bond with her new person/people.

Like all our cats, Pudding is sterilized, microchipped, vaccinated against rabies (with her original laboratory test certificate) and also against standard cat diseases. Any offer of adoption for her is subject to a successful video home check and an adoption fee that includes everything, including the flight to Western Europe.

Please note that Pudding must be an indoor/domestic cat, or if allowed outside, in a completely cat-proof garden (with the special fencing) or catio. Pudding has lived the vast majority of her life in complete safety and we want to ensure that this level of safety is maintained. She will not understand that vehicles pose an immediate danger.

We believe cats can live happy, fulfilled lives as indoor cats as long as they get the right level of play, stimulation, one-on-one time, etc.