In a Facebook post, the New Pitsligo-based charity said that winter had been ‘pretty hard so far’ and staff had been working really hard to keep the animals in top condition.

The post stated: “Unfortunately, we sustained some damage to our cat hospital roof and it’s going to cost a whopping £2,700 to repair as it basically needs a whole new roof. Our hospital is absolutely crucial and at the moment Tia is having a stay in it because she having a little trouble with her thyroid levels.

"This is among many other expenses and to name but a few, Carley the Shetland pony has arthritis and has recently received a course of injections to help keep her comfortable, Magpie the pony has had a nasty respiratory infection and needed treatment for this (he’s a lot better now) and although we lost our beautiful boy Nelson, we still have to pay for all of his medications, investigations and vet visits etc.

The cat hospital desperately needs repairs to its roof in order to care for the felines.

"This is all just a fraction of what we’ve had to deal with this month!

“Unfortunately we’ve also had lots of animal sponsorships cancelled recently (we do understand how hard times are) and at the moment we are very reliant on them!

“We could really use a boost to our funds, and if you are in any way able to help we would appreciate it so much. There’s lot of ways to help, you can choose any of the following. If you can’t, please like and share this post!”

If you would like to help Willows care for the animals, then you can do so in three ways:

To sponsor an animal visit https://www.willowsanimals.com/adoption.html

To make a donation please go to https://www.willowsanimals.com//m/mSupportUs.html

To send something from the charity’s wish list, visit https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2NZGH8TPSXAD3

Willows Animal Sanctuary is the largest, ethically managed, equine, farm and domestic animal sanctuary in Scotland and will try to help any animal in distress. It looks after more than 500 animals including over 100 horses, ponies and donkeys, approximately 50 cats, dogs and many reptiles.

Willows seeking funding for cat hospital roof repair