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Patch

Mixed Breed · Female · Kitten · 4 months

Patch needed our help after she struggled at her family home. Sadly, she found living in a home with tiny children quite stressful and would only come out of hiding when the children were out. She's a sensitive soul, and the move to the cattery has understandably been stressful. She used to live with her feline mum and dad and got along well with them, so being apart from them may be adding to her bewilderment. Thankfully, she enjoys spending time with her human caregivers at the sanctuary. She relaxes when they sit beside her and leans in for those much-loved chin tickles. If you can offer a quiet home and give Patch the time she needs to settle, she could be the kitty for you!

Size

Tiny

Age

Kitten · 4 months

Location

🇬🇧United Kingdom

Shelter

Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary

Living with Patch

✓Good with kids

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Bringing Patch home

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About Patch

What life with Patch looks like

Patch is a very small kitten mixed breed cat waiting at Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary in United Kingdom.

Kittens are tiny chaos engines for about six months and then mellow rapidly. They need two scheduled feedings, a litter box per cat plus one extra, and somewhere high to climb. Spay/neuter happens around six months — most shelters arrange this before adoption.

🇬🇧Adopting from United Kingdom

UK shelters work under the Pet Travel Scheme (post-Brexit, the EU pet passport is not valid; a UK Animal Health Certificate is required for travel into the EU). Most UK rescues focus on domestic placements but some work with EU partners.

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Frequently asked

Adopting Patch, answered.

How do I contact the shelter about Patch?: Use the phone, email, or website link in the sidebar of this page. Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw Patch on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt Patch if I live in another country?: Yes, in most cases. Rescues across Europe routinely place animals abroad — Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary will tell you what they need (EU pet passport, rabies titer, transport coordination) and whether they handle transport themselves or refer you to a partner. UK adopters: post-Brexit travel into the EU requires an Animal Health Certificate. Transport is usually a separate cost, so ask for the exact figure before you commit.
Is Patch already vetted, vaccinated, and chipped?: Most cats on TailHarbor leave their shelter with sterilization, current vaccinations, microchip ID, and an EU pet passport included in the adoption fee. The vet status on this page reflects what the shelter has reported — ask them directly if you need details on specific vaccines, recent bloodwork, or chronic conditions.
What happens if Patch isn't the right fit?: Every reputable rescue accepts an animal back if the adoption genuinely doesn't work — that's part of the standard contract. Talk it through with Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary early rather than rehoming privately; they know Patch and can place them more successfully than a second-hand listing can.
Why does the description sometimes read awkwardly?: TailHarbor translates shelter descriptions into English from the source language (EN). Translation is imperfect — names of streets, donors, and shelter-specific terms occasionally slip through unidiomatically. For the cleanest read, click the source link to see the shelter's original page.