You did it! Tolly is booked to come home!

Hello! I rescued a kitten in Greece when he was a week old. I hadn't intended to but he would have been left to die (or literally thrown to the dogs) if I hadn't stepped in. I'm glad I did but boy was it hard work!

I named him Tolly after Eckhart Tolle's famous quote that goes along the lines of: I've met many Zen Masters in my life, most of whom have been cats...

Well, welcome to Zen Master Tolly!

Three weeks of nightfeeds, attending to his toiletry requirements (some of you will remember constipation week...) and keeping his temperature regulated was an eye opener. Added to that he suffers from single kitten syndrome ie: he's never been beaten up by his siblings so he doesn't have an off button for attacks yet! I'm hoping he'll grow out of it...

He's with his foster parents in Greece at the moment but I'm hoping to get him back to the UK. It's hugely expensive.

If I fly him over (much less stressful for him) it costs £1500 to get just him to the UK (he has to go as freight since Brexit and so I need to pay for freight handlers in Greece and the UK).

I'd need to fly with him to avoid having to get a piece of paperwork from the Greeks that is notoriously difficult to obtain plus flights to Athens, fuel to get him, car rental, overnight stay etc so that's an additional £370

If I get him across countries with a pet taxi van service (more stressful as he'll be sharing with other pets, mainly dogs and it takes three days - but cheaper) then it will cost £600. But with the same caveat - that I would need to fly over to collect him, take him to the drop off in Athens and then fly home to avoid said horrible paperwork so an additional £370 or so

So I've set the bar high at £1800 to include getting flights for myself, hiring a car to get him from Lefkada and drop him in Athens, fuel to and from Athens, overnight in Athens etc etc.

It could be only £970 if he goes with the van but either way, it's a lot more money than I have spare right now!

But frankly, ANYTHING AT ALL would help.

I've just bought a new house that needs a lot of renovation that I wasn't expecting so suffice to say things are a bit tight.

I hope that the photos will bribe you to feel generously toward my little panther/void and I'll be able to get him home :)

Thanks in advance for your help!