Thassos Cats

Thassos Cats We are a group of islanders who love Thassos and work hard to make it a better place for the stray cats that live there. Our focus is sterilisation.
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Donations, however small, are welcome:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=T7JSWGLVMPKUU I have lived on the beautiful island of Thassos for over 20 years, and together with some amazing islanders, work tirelessly to make the place a paradise not just for tourists but for the local cats too, primarily through sterilisation

13/06/2026

🐾💔 This tiny kitten is a heartbreaking example of why sterilisation matters.
Its exhausted mother, weakened by malnutrition and repeated pregnancies, abandoned her litter when they were just 2 weeks old. Deprived of their mother's milk and vital antibodies, the kittens were left defenceless against disease.
We fought hard to keep them alive. One kitten was lost to a devastating giardia infection. They all battled bloody diarrhoea, requiring rounds of parasite treatment and antibiotics to save them. 😢
Now, just as they seemed to be turning a corner, this little one has developed a chest infection. The antibiotics it previously needed have placed strain on its kidneys and so the infection rages on unabeated , damaging its lungs , probably permanently. 💔🐱
This is the reality of uncontrolled breeding. The suffering doesn't begin when kittens are born—it begins long before that, with exhausted mothers and fragile babies facing impossible odds.
✨ Sterilisation is not just population control. It is suffering prevention.
🐾 Every cat sterilised means fewer kittens born into hardship, illness, hunger and loss.
Paypal link in Bio
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13/06/2026

🐾💔 This tiny kitten is a heartbreaking example of why sterilisation matters.
Its exhausted mother, weakened by malnutrition and repeated pregnancies, abandoned her litter when they were just 2 weeks old. Deprived of their mother's milk and vital antibodies, the kittens were left defenceless against disease.
We fought hard to keep them alive. One kitten was lost to a devastating giardia infection. They all battled bloody diarrhoea, requiring rounds of parasite treatment and antibiotics to save them. 😢
Now, just as they seemed to be turning a corner, this little one has developed a chest infection. The antibiotics it previously needed have placed strain on its kidneys and so the infection rages unabeated , damaging its lungs , probably permanently. 💔🐱
This is the reality of uncontrolled breeding. The suffering doesn't begin when kittens are born—it begins long before that, with exhausted mothers and fragile babies facing impossible odds.
✨ Sterilisation is not just population control. It is suffering prevention.
🐾 Every cat sterilised means fewer kittens born into hardship, illness, hunger and loss.
Paypal link in Bio
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=T7JSWGLVMPKUU
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13/06/2026

🐾📦 Sometimes rescue means getting creative.
ThassosCats was set up to sterilise stray cats, but we routinely encounter sick cats and abandoned kittens .... we now care permanently more than 105 cats because there is simply nowhere safe for them to go.
This field has a shed full of vulnerable kittens, so adult cats cannot mix with them due to the risk of disease transmission.... so what do we do when one of the group falls ill? We currently have three cats that need extra monitoring to make sure they gain weight.
We temporarily confine 2 in cat boxes until they've finished their meals.... and one cat will likely spend 4–5 days in a crate because she became dangerously thin after a sharp grass seed became lodged in her mouth, making it impossible for her to eat. By keeping her safely confined, we can ensure she gets the nutrition she desperately needs and can continue gaining weight. ❤️🐱
The good-quality food that help these cats heal are only possible because of your support. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who helps us give these vulnerable cats a chance to recover. 🙏🐾
Paypal link in Bio
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12/06/2026

🐾 I kept our vet busy today! 🐾
3 kittens 🐈 😻 🐈‍⬛️for check ups ...
Smokey has finally stopped vomiting after a second course of parasite treatment, and is putting on weight ✔️ .. another kitten is now clear of the Giardia parasite that killed his sister 💔 but more antibiotics to combat his chest infection would destroy his kidneys... so we monitor him.....and one kitten of the mother abandoned at our sanctuary field received more treatment for his eye and chest junction. and was wormed...
and the ginger tom.... he was trying to kill the dumped cat's kittens, so we sterilised him✂️ which required a major operation to locate his undescended testicle... and the vet discovered a bullet 🔫 a badly broken leg, a dislocated hip, a kidney ripped out of its place, and rotten teeth ....... 😢
stray cats suffer so much... and in helping them our budget gets ripped up and scattered to the four winds.....
If you think what we do is worthwhile please support us

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11/06/2026

A mother cat with her 3 kittens were just thrown into our sanctuary field, and one of the kittens is struggling with a chest infection and an eye infection.
The focus of our group is to sterilise stray cats, but we end up with cases like this, which stretch our finances. 💰
The little kitten has seen the vet and been given an antibiotic injection and I am visiting twice a day to put in eye drops. It's important, so important! that he stays with his mom because she has antibodies in her milk. Tomorrow, I'll catch him again and get him back to the vet for more antibiotics. 🚑
If you like what we do please support us

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=T7JSWGLVMPKUU

11/06/2026

A mother cat with her 3 kittens were just thrown into our sanctuary field, and one of the kittens is struggling with a chest infection and an eye infection.
The focus of our group is to sterilise stray cats, but we end up with cases like this, which stretch our finances. 💰
The little kitten has seen the vet and been given an antibiotic injection and I am visiting twice a day to put in eye drops. It's important, so important! that he stays with his mom because she has antibodies in her milk. Tomorrow, I'll catch him again and get him back to the vet for more antibiotics. 🚑
If you like what we do please support us
Paypal link in Bio
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=T7JSWGLVMPKUU

I trapped a tomcat for sterilisation✂️ his story turned out to be far more tragic than we expected.A few days ago, someo...
11/06/2026

I trapped a tomcat for sterilisation✂️ his story turned out to be far more tragic than we expected.
A few days ago, someone dumped a mother cat and her kittens in one of my sanctuary fields. This tomcat patrols the area and he has noticed the newcomer. He knows the kittens aren't his, and male cats will kill unrelated kittens so that the female comes back into season and can produce kittens of their own.
To try and protect the mother and her babies, I took him for sterilisation...the vet discovered he has an undescended testicle, meaning a more complicated operation was required.
After examination the vet revealed just how hard this cat's life has been. 😢
🔸 He has been shot and still carries a bullet in his body.
🔸 He suffered a horrific leg fracture that healed badly on its own.
🔸 His leg remains permanently dislocated.
🔸 He has rotten, painful teeth.
This poor cat has endured years of suffering, and sadly his story is not unusual for stray cats here.
People often ask why we work so hard to sterilise. This is why. Every unwanted litter means more cats facing hunger, disease, injury, cruelty and misery. Prevention is kinder than allowing generation after generation to be born only to suffer.
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The difficult reality is that even after his operation, his hormones may remain active for a couple of weeks, so I still have to worry about the safety of the dumped mother's kittens. 😔

10/06/2026

🌞🐾 A glimpse of today...
🐕 An early morning walk for the stray dog I've taken in, before the heat ramps up ...
🐱 A female cat from the industrial estate was caught and sterilised today. She has been wandering around factories begging for scraps and was already in the early stages of pregnancy. Thankfully, we caught her before she became trapped in the heartbreaking cycle of endless pregnancies and struggling to raise kittens on the streets. 💙💛
🐾 One of the dumped kittens from our sanctuary field family has a serious eye and chest infection, so I took her to the vet for treatment and safely returned her to her mother. 💕
😟 My biggest concern right now is the mother cat. She has an unusually swollen belly, and the vet feels that with such young kittens, an advanced pregnancy is unlikely. We're hoping it's nothing serious, but there are worries that something more sinister could be going on. She was wormed today, and if the swelling doesn't reduce, she will be having X-rays later this week. Please keep your fingers crossed for her. ❤️🙏
This is only possible because of your support. Thank you for helping us keep going. 🐾❤️
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