I am a tourists currently in the Larnaca area. I know there are a lot of cats in Cyprus and organisations that help them and look after them. Today we saw a young and extremely friendly male cat near the river trail at Kakopetria. He almost jumped into my bag and practically begged to be taken. I noticed he had a leg wound on his left leg. As tourists, what can we do? I thought about catching him, but then what? Driving to a vet without an appointment would not guarantee direct treatment and I can’t keep him in my hotel room. I’m also almost 2 hours driving away. The logistics are less than ideal and I am leaving in a few days.
Do you know of any charity communities or cat lovers in the area that would be able to help? I can sponsor vet bills, as long as they are not extremely high.
And yes, I know there are lots of cats in need of help…. But this one was a young one and very friendly. The wound was deep but fresh, could heal fine with proper treatment. He would be adoptable. Otherwise even TNR would help, placing him back in his community as a healthy cat but without the risk of him fathering more litters.
My heart broke having to walk away from this fella
Hope your recovery sponsjes can point me to a charity nearby!
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Posted by jedimarajade
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You know, there are more than a million cats in Cyprus. There are refuges, but there is so little room for adoption, when there are more cats than humans…
If you really want to help this cat in particular – and trust me wounded cats are pretty much everywhere, dead cats and kitties too – go to the vet and pay for the treatment. But honestly, it won’t change anything, I know it’s cruel, but man when you live in Cyprus, you come to see dead kittens and cats monthly if not weekly.
There are cat sanctuary on the island, you can call them and give them the cat + give them a donation for the cat to be fed.
But yeah if you want to help this cat, you should adopt it. Maybe you could ask a sanctuary to keep the cat so when you come back you can have it?
Idk really. But yeah the sad reality with cats in Cyprus is that you can find a super friendly cat, and they will disappear from a day to another. I’m there since 2022 and the oldest cat I see on the daily is one that I probably saw at the first time as a kitty late 2023.
So yeah, thank you for trying to help, hope other members will guide you towards a solution for this one.