Meet the Powys cat up for a National Cat of the Year award
A ginger cat from Powys that has become a famous face in its home town has been named a finalist for a national award.
Four-year-old ginger cat Fizz from Llandrindod Wells has been named as a finalist in the Cats Protection National Cat Awards 2025, beating hundreds of other entries to take a place in the final alongside two other entries.
Fizz has been shortlisted in the Connected Cats category, recognising cats who play a big part in their community and are well regarded by people in the area.
With a Facebook page racking up 1,600 followers, Llandrindod Wells residents regularly get updates of his treks all over town as he visits the local landmarks like the newsagents, gym, bank, job centre, library and even strolled onto the stage at the local theatre during an appearance by Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper.
His owner, 58-year-old property manager Briony Loder, said: 'Fizz started disappearing when he was nine months old. We were driving around looking for him everywhere, so we set up a Facebook page asking people to post a photo if they saw him. My phone is never silent.
'Fizz just loves to follow people. It doesn't matter if they're going five minutes or four miles, he'll follow them. He pulled a three-nighter once and ended up in a pub five miles away.
"We've had the postman drive up with the post before and drop off the cat. Fizz has no fears and no boundaries. As far as Fizz is concerned, the town is his."
He gets up at five in the morning, meows like mad until one of us gets up and lets him out, then he's off. He does what he wants, when he wants, I've just got to accept he's a natural born wanderer. He adores people and loves attention.'
Fizz will now go through to a public vote to find winners in four categories – Connected Cats, Family Cats, Incredible Cats and Senior Cats, with the public being able to vote for their favourite finalist until 31 July.
Category winners and the overall National Cat of the Year – chosen by a panel of judges – will be announced during a ceremony hosted by writer and presenter Dawn O'Porter in London on 24 September.
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