Cloud finds new family

Wendy Gilmour with Cloud, adopted from the SPCA. Photo / Natalie Slade

As the old Italian proverb goes, happy is the home with at least one cat.

And after a Christmas visit to the SPCA to find a new feline friend for 8-year-old Beena, Papakura woman Wendy Gilmour certainly has a happy home.

Mrs Gilmour is now the proud mum of Cloud, a 2-year-old cat found abandoned and handed in to the SPCA. The new addition is keeping everyone on their toes as she gets used to her new place.

"There was just something special about her, I just took a shine to her," Mrs Gilmour said.

Cloud was waiting to be adopted at the SPCA and was profiled by the Herald in the Adopt Me series.

Mrs Gilmour looked after several cats belonging to relatives during the year. When they returned to their homes, Beena became lonely so she decided to get him a permanent pal.

SPCA spokesman Bob Kerridge said animal shelters had reached crisis point, taking in hundreds of extra cats each day in the lead-up to Christmas.