Hi everyone,

My name is Lily and I am a sweet, gentle and affectionate neutered  cat, around one year old.

I think you will agree from my photo, I am also very pretty.

I featured in the Welwyn Hatfield Times back in May, and am still waiting to be adopted, so hoping this time I will be lucky.

I came to Southridge when sadly my owner passed away. Imagine having a loving home where you feel secure, loved and safe, the only place you have known. 

Suddenly everything changes, your world is turned upside down and you arrive in an environment that is totally scary and full of unfamiliar noises and smells, with strange people who though kind, leave you confused. 

Where was my loving person - I missed them so much?

When I first arrived at Southridge this experience and the feelings I had left me traumatised and unable to interact with anyone. All I did was hide away and freeze up when anyone came near to me. 

Gradually I started to realise that the patient and gentle humans who came to visit me, who sat in my cattery pen with me, talking to me and offering me treats, were my friends and I warmed to them and they helped me gain confidence, enabling me to start to interact and enjoy their company. 

Now I play and have fun with my human friends, but although I do remain somewhat nervous, I am affectionate and very loving with those I know and have learned to trust.

Because of this, I am looking for a calm home where I will be the only pet, although I would be fine living with children 14 years plus. 

I will need a secure, safe quiet indoor environment for a little while so I can adjust to my new home at my own pace, with high up areas I can retreat to initially while I settle.

I am a young cat and need lots of enrichment to encourage me to play and this will help me to enjoy your company and get to know and trust you.

Once I feel secure, you will have in me a loving, fun and affectionate friend. 

When I am settled a cat flap will be essential, so I can be introduced to the outside world again where I can come and go at will. It is important that my home is not near busy roads or railway lines.   

I so miss being in my own home, with a special person or people. I have been at Southridge for a quite a while, and hope when you read about me, you will come and meet me and give me the forever home I so long for. 

If you think you can, contact Southridge right now!

To get in touch with RSPCA Southridge email southridge@rspca.org.uk or call 0300 123 0704. Visiting the centre is by pre-arranged, scheduled appointment only. The centre is located in Packhorse Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 3LZ.