11/05/2025
**EGYPT CAT RESCUE UPDATE**
Apologies I have not put this post up sooner, I have been super busy behind the scenes doing lots to make a difference to the Egypt cat rescue which I will go into in this post.
Firstly I want to say another massive thank you to everyone who donated towards my fundraiser when I was away. I was able to raise an amazing amount thanks to all of your support and the bulk of the money raised I sent over to the rescue so they could use it to pay their vet debt and then I kept some back to buy some much needed supplies for them as I had come up with an idea……
Introducing **Lauren’s Egypt Cat Couriers**
I had the idea to connect with upcoming travellers coming out to sharm and ask them if they could help take aid out on my behalf. This involves me purchasing aid or getting donated aid and then sending it to their address and they then pop it in their suitcase and take with them. Once they arrive, Joanne and Tamer who run the rescue arrange a date and time with the travellers that suits for them to pick up the aid from them at their hotels gate. Meaning no fuss or hassle for the travellers which is ideal. Travellers of course are more than welcome to visit the rescue but I appreciate some people just want to drop and flop on holiday.
In the last month I have had around 6 sets of travellers arriving bringing aid on my behalf and next week I have another two travellers arriving bringing much needed supplies to the rescue which is just amazing. This week alone, two of the travellers brought out 15KG! Between them for me which is just amazing.
The rescue has a cat called habibi who is shown in the photos who has kidney disease and needs kidney food and various supplements for his condition and some of it is not accessible in Sharm and some of it is double the cost of what it is in the UK due to it being imported which makes it unnaccesible to the reacue. The items I have had sent over for him which he desperately needs wouldn’t haven’t been possible without my cat couriers idea due to the high cost of it in Sharm.
I’ve also been involved with liasing with their vets regarding habibis kidney disease and sharing my knowledge and success I have had treating it through my experience with Buddy & Percy and knowing what words and what doesn’t. I’ve advised the vet and rescue regarding a treatment protocol for habibi and this has been implemented and we’re already seeing positive results which is encouraging as Habibi is late stage in the disease.
When I visited the rescue I also noticed that they didn’t have much enrichment as many of the tunnels and things were ripped nor did they have any cat beds just carriers to sleep in. So I arranged for numerous tunnels to go out with travellers, interactive toys and also around 6 wall mounted cat hammock beds which will enable the cats to sleep on them without taking up the already limited floor space.
My aim is to keep growing my cat couriers operation and fingers crossed eventually have travellers arriving every week over the next upcoming 12 months. I’m tracking all the items sent out in regards to what they are and what weights etc so in a years time I can add up how many KG of aid I have had delivered to the rescue.
Thank you to everyone who donated to the fundraiser, and thank you to everyone who also donated items to be sent over to the rescue also. I couldn’t do all of what I am doing without your support.
If anyone reading this has any unused food or toys or anything cat related they wish to donate to the rescue please let me know and I will arrange for it to be sent to the rescue with upcoming travellers.
Thank you ❤️❤️
Sharm Cats
