A malnourished kitten has been nurtured back to health and is now appearing in a charity calendar.

Logan was pink and had almost no fur when Ghislaine Belither, a carnivore keeper at Howlett’s Wild Animal Park, first met him three years ago.

“I was working at Cats Protection’s National Cat Adoption Centre when Logan was signed over as a five-day-old kitten,” said Ghislaine.

“He was so tiny, weighing only 70g, and he had been given a guarded prognosis because he was very malnourished and underweight.”

It was Ghislaine’s job to hand rear Logan, but she never intended to adopt him.

“He relied on me. It was heartening to see him go from strength to strength and start to grow his beautiful coat.

“After spending so much time with him, I couldn’t not take him home. To give a kitten a good start in life, to do it all for cats, is so rewarding.”

Logan is now three years old and Cats Protection have selected him to appear in their 2023 calendar.

The calendar tells stories of cats successfully adopted from the charity’s network of adoption centres.

Cats Protection’s wall calendar shares the stories of cats successfully adopted through the UK’s largest feline charity’s network of adoption centres and volunteer-run branches.

“Our 2023 calendars will put a smile on faces up and down the country, illustrating the result of good work done by volunteers and staff at our branches, centres and shops and as a reminder that we do it all for cats,” said Tom Ryan, head of retail and trading at Cats Protection.

“Every calendar, diary, box of Christmas cards or hidden treasure bought this season will help cats in need.”

Logan’s picture appears on the September page of the calendar.

Ghislaine said it feels “very special” to have Logan feature alongside other “inspirational” stories.

She said: “It gives recognition for the work that people like me across the charity put in to care for cats in need. And for Logan, I will forever call him Mr September.”