Jets Rainbow Rescues

23/07/2024

Shorty/Banoffee…Part 5 ..Videos..🐾🐾

23/07/2024

Shorty/Banoffee..Part 4.. Videos

23/07/2024

Shorty/Banoffee..Part 3 Videos..🐾😻

23/07/2024

Shorty/Banoffee.. Part 2.. Videos..🐾💜

23/07/2024

Shorty/Banoffee .. Part 1 of Videos..

23/07/2024

Biblo..Part 2 Video..

23/07/2024

Biblo .. Part 1 video

23/07/2024

Little Bubs … Partb2

23/07/2024

More Bluebell..

23/07/2024

Bluebell.. continued..💜

23/07/2024

Bluebell and Little Bubs video journey part 2

23/07/2024

Bluebells / Little Bubs video journey…
Sorry will only let me load one video at a time..

23/07/2024

Hey All, round 2 of Trapping, desexing , microchipping, registering,vaccinating, flea and worming and ‘ear-tipping’ ( something that identifies these community cats at a distance, as having had the works for their health and safety) all done.

You will see some are out on foster, and one with me unexpectedly, those you will see more of the progress pics and videos.

Those kitty’s will be up for adoption.
They were originally ear-tipped with expectations they would be returning to their home base…
However some now have showed a desire to join humans in more of a connected way.

The wee Blue, (Bluebell) for records is about 3-3 1/2 4 months of age in pics.. though she’s gained some weight since arrival.
She’s still shy of humans and new things, but keen to learn, and loves her foster carers wee Tuedo boy Patrick..so good with boy cats, and good with the Wee Black ( Little Bubs) who was trapped with her, and also a girl.
Little Bubs is around 4- 4 1/2 months.

Then you see the little tabby’s….

Biblo ( a wee boy that needed to stay in for his eye treatment; and is on foster with Nell) and ‘Baird’ a wee girl who is now otherwise known as “Shorty’ and toying with the name ‘Banoffee’.. as she’s just the sweetest 💜😻.. who is with me, recovering from her spay and a bit young like her brother to go back out there, and both are just sooo incredibly gentle.

None of these cats showed any attack on defense..
but the 1 adopted from Round 1.. Domino, has already adjusted well…

The Blue and Black girls are showing a keen interest.. especially the Blue girl..
But most of their time so far has been recovery from big Spey surgery and shell shock.

The tabby’s are siblings, and although due to different reasons, amd space the wee boy is with Nell and the tiny Girl is with me, both are super placid, keen to trust, and soo gentle.
New things are scary, but they are doing well, and there’s hope to find a family that would want to adopt them together.

However, sometimes this isn’t possible, and so we are leaving them separate for now as to not confuse them and have them go through separation again.

We expect both tabby siblings to heal up fast and come along nicely.
Though quieter homes maybe best for all these kittens, or certainly an understanding of introducing noise etc very slowly.

It’s all just new, and they have been separated from their Mums.

If you Love the Blue girl, or Black girl and truly desire to have needy rescue .. or two in your home, please get in touch with me.
If you love the idea, but need them further along in their journey, reach out as they could well be heading to their new foster for advanced socialisation and if not adopted out as is, to the right home, with the time, love and patience, ..they will be up for adoption later after further training.

As for our Tabby babies….. Just look how far they have come in a week.
They aren’t ready yet as undergoing antibiotic treatments..
Biblo for his eye..
And wee Shorty./Banoffee .. for the Spey wound.

Any way enjoy the pics and videos.. and again, many thanks to those who have supported in Helping Jets and my Volunteers, and Fosters, in our Mission to help the amazing Suzane with her amazing care and feeding of these sweet and Valued Community Cats..
( who I reiterate are not in an area where they are any threat to native species, and are game-fully ‘employed’ as amazing Ratters and Mousers.

We still have a few stragglers to try and trap to ensure they too are safe and healthy, desexed etc..
But not likely to have anymore to come in for rehab, due to funds, time and space.

As promised to the ‘Employers’ of the older cats, they go back to their home, and Guardians to continue their great work.

21/07/2024

Wee Trooper, now Hani as a wee baby!
He came in with a sore paw/lhock, from a horrible accident when wind blew over a potted tree, when all the family was trying to do was let the kittens and Mumma cat have some shade …( his family was told not to desex until 6 months…. So their cat having a litter was a surprise, and they had all the other kittens to care for) and needed to get Mumma cat sorted asap. So his family was faced with likely euthanasia as the estimated cost was $1,500.
Fortunately, I got a call, and I said I would take him in.
He was literally at the vets, when I got the message, so I called immediately and said I’d take him in, to just get him pain relief, bring him over from Motueka, and I would get him to my vet in the morning.
As a Jets kitten, he is desexed and microchipped as is required on adoption.
And I follow through.
But I had total faith in the family that adopted him, and they sent me all the documentation of proof of this as is required.

So this boy, who is a home body, and a gentle wee soul should not have just vanished.

I’m deeply concerned about the amount of cats missing up the Brook area.

Hani’s family moved up there some time after he adopted.

This is the second ex Jets kitten ( now cat missing from this area recently)

Please keep an eye out for ‘Trooper’.. NOW Hani !
And Moo… also posted in this page.

These are much loved pets, with cat siblings missing them, as well as their humans.

Also of course the gorgeous ginger and white Manx boy.
Looks so much like one of mine, but he’s not.
But he’s just as important!

These are much loved family pets! Not strays or wildies ( not that their lives should be condemned either) as I can prove.

After all, Moo was born at my home to a community cat.

And my videos that will be above will show you the importance of the life of all these poppets!

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21/07/2024

Hani as a baby!

14/07/2024

Thanks to our awesome community we raised a whopping $1,139.50 💰🥳today at our Mitre10 sausage sizzle & raffle fundraiser 💜💜💜
So thanks again to our community for all your kind & generous support & donations with special thanks to: Mitre 10 Nelson & their awesome staff, our fundraiser BBQ crew: Kerry, Dave, Irene, Carmen, Nell & Angus dog 🐶, Mila dog 🐶 a very special thanks to Ann for her very kind & generous donation and ongoing support lovely to meet you thank you 🙏
Also a Massive thank you to ‘The Lemon Tree’ a gorgeous wee shop with amazing and stunning giftware, from babies to call pet themed items, and so much cool stuff , unique and stunning clothing for babies,
and more… for donating the puzzle for one of the raffles,
And Specail thanks to The Honest Lawyer Pub, Restaurant, and Event Centre , for donating the $50 voucher for the other Raffle.
These made such a difference and we are soo grateful!🙏😻🐾🐾😻🙏
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13/07/2024

SAUSAGE SIZZLE and RAFFLES FUNDRAISER ON TODAY AT MITRE 10 ..
COME SEE US!

08/07/2024

Hey All..

Myself and my lovely volunteers are holding a SAUSAGE SIZZLE and TWO GIFT BASKET RAFFLES at MITRE10 .. THIS SUNDAY THE 14 JULY in aim to raise money for the CATS and KITTENS out on foster AND to ensure our next trapping mission can be another success story…

WhilST the account for Jets looks ok, on Dominos statement..( in pic from my post a few days ago) it is very much drained after all 7 cats costs have been billed. So all the funds set aside for these cats has now been used, and the kitty’s carers and myself are desperate to finish this specific group , with several more to bring in and sadly Jets not funded.

With ongoing costs and more to do, we are reaching out to the community to try to reach our goal.

Rehabilitating the cats that are out on foster, takes time. My my 2 amazing volunteers welcome these poppets into their homes and do the hard yards all for free.
However fostering requires food, litter, regular flea and worming and the young ones require their booster vaccine soon and that cost is never the fosters to cover.

As you can imagine the costs add up very quickly, and the girls cost a lot more than the boys to desex.

My aim is to ensure the safety of the community cats while balancing this lovely cared for community that I’m helping with, with the importance of our biodiversity.

These cats and kittens I’m helping with currently are not a threat to any native species, and are considered ‘employees ‘ as such, and at the very least, an asset by some companies as ratters and mousers..but its imperative to control their numbers through desexing, chipping, and registering them on NZCAR to ensure this.
I also like to vaccinate them.

The aim is to keep this balance right in an appropriate holistic manner.

These ARE NOT feral cats, and the core group has been maintained well over the years… However, for several reasons, including COVID, and the resulting time of delayed spaying and neutering, many pet/domestic cats got pregnant , and their ‘ cute kittens’ were either snapped up as freebies to owners that got bored with them and left them as they got older, or to people who didn’t have the resources or understand the importance of desexing.

This in turn meant that more kittens were born, more girls and boys went wandering and out of hormone driven instinct repeated the cycle, and some of those left behind found their way to the Community that I and my volunteers have decided to help.

Sadly, because of the firmentioned reason’s, this has seen a rise in numbers. Wonderfully, after last weeks mission, this number is now back to a healthy safe amount….BUT.. it won’t stay that way if we don’t get the last of them sorted.

RIGHT NOW…. is when we need to continue to act!
WE DO NOT WANT ANY MORE BABIES !!,,,
They grow up quickly, and by 6 months can be birthing their own babies!

I know this, as I’ve had several 6 month old kittens give birth here. And some have been so lucky to make it through.

KITTENS HAVING KITTENS … is not only dangerous for the pregnant 6 -+ month old kitten, but of course for that kittens, kittens.
Young mums can really have great difficulty in birthing these kittens, but if they do get through that, they often struggle to feed them, or really know how to care for them, often leaving them to die slowly of starvation , cold , or accidental neglect.

But let’s not forget the BOYS.. ‘yes it takes two to tango’
Male cats are healither and happier when they are neutered, as neutered males are far less likely to fight, get injured, spread cat virus’ or their seed….and of course are not driven by natural instinct and wander to find a mate, meaning that are far far far more likely to stay in their designated home location.

Now please understand, any we can take out and tame up, we do, But this is not a situation that has been created by myself nor their careers..

Collectively we are simply trying to aid in rectifying a result created mostly by, IRRESPONSIBLE CAT OWNERS, who DIDN’T DESEX THEIR CATS, A number of people who simply ABANDONED their ‘once cute kittens’ ….AND a few who simply may have not realised their girl/ boy kitten, could and most likeky would wander off to pro-create earliervthan expected.

So ‘Jets Rainbow Rescues’ ( that’s me, from my home) and my amazing trapping , fostering and organising volunteers have stepped in to help this cat community.

Myself and my fosters and those who help care for the CORE COMMUNITY just want to help keep them all SAFE, HAPPY,FED, and HEALTHY… whilst SIMULTANEOUSLY UNDERSTANDING and SUPPORTING the UTMOST IMPORTANCE of ensuring the numbers don’t grow!

By doing this we can help ensure they want to stay put!
Staying situated where they are NO THREAT TO OUR PRECIOUS NATIVE SPECIES, and be able to continue to do their jobs, of HELPING not HURTING the ENVIRONMENT as wonderful RATTERS and MOUSERS in an area that both needs, appreciates and looks out for them.

MANY MANY THANKS.. if you made it through all that information.

Whilst I have been in involved in many areas of Recue and Rehabilitation of dumped and ‘Born Outdoors’ cats and kittens, this is my current focus.

Please consider supporting ‘Jets Raibow Rescues’ !

All proceeds from the SAUSAGE SIZZLE and the 2 GIFT BASKET RAFFLES at MITRE 10
On the 14 of JULY, will be going directly to these cats care.
And whilst I can only hope we reach our goal of 2.5 k ( a staggering figure I know) But the sad reality of which I have the receipts, please know that if there should be any surplus through the Fundraiser or by way of donations directly to my verified ‘Jets Rainbow Rescues’ account, You can be assured, that all funds raised will be held by the vets in the Jets account for rescue cats and kittens only! So you know your contribution is for this reason and this reason alone!!!

Thanks Again
From myself and amazing volunteers!

For direct donations to the Jets Rainbow Rescues “ Account
The information is provided below..

TOWN AND COUNTRY VET
RICHMOND

01-0702-0087403-00
REF - JETS
CODE - Pritch13

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08/07/2024

FUNDRAISER EVENT..
SAUSAGE SIZZLE & GIFT BASKET RAFFLES
THIS SUNDAY MITRE 10 THIS SUNDAY !!
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06/07/2024

05/07/2024

05/07/2024

Domino, from the mission the other night…
They found a ‘growth’ or tumour on his back hock that looked suspicious.

I chose X-Ray.
It’s an old compound break.
Healed, but all wrong.
So he is going to be rehabbed as a house cat…

I don’t think this wee dude is going to too hard to get there.
He’s not hissed once, or even looked mad at me. Confused and scared. But not grumpy at all.

He is the sweetest wee man.
And enjoying chin rubs, just for a few seconds, as I’m not pushing to hard, and not wanting to fall for this amazing dude.
And he’s off to foster tomorrow.
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You’ll also see the stand care all boys get, the girls are almost double.

So thanks to those who donated.

However most of this bill was covered by Suzzane and Jets.(AKA- Me) for 99%

I just wanted to show you all, the cost of one boy cat.
( as I said the X-Ray pushed up the cost)
But it’s still a lot.

We rounded up 7 .. 3 girls, and 4 boys, and four of these are fostered out.

But we still have another mission to get through.
Litter snuck through, from newbie to the area, and without funds at the ready, we missed her. So now we have her and her 3 ish month old kittens to do still and likely another Mumma I haven’t found yet.

So even though things are tough for everyone, I am reaching out to try and get to these poppets before they breed really from next week they are at risk of this.

So any amount helps.
Lots of $2 add up .
Of course the above costs don’t show food, litter, and more.

These are sweet cats.
Yes some will have to be TNR as full adults.

They have ‘owners’ or more like employers … and caretakers.

But myself and helpers would love to get to the these wee ones asap. Mans the mummas we are missing from our last mission.

Many thanks to you all.
😻🐾💜😻🐾😻🙏they have ‘owners’ or more like employers .

01/07/2024

Huge few days organising and wrangling 7 cats ( with the massive help of my friends Carmen and
Irene Robertson ..
And wonderful help and support from Diane Gibbons
And amazing foster volunteers Nell Langford and Heather!

A huge thanks also to all that have help with donations. We raised $450 towards all this amazing effort.

And last but certainly not least… HUGE THANKS, to Town and Country Vets for kindly taking the extra 3 we weren’t expecting to get.

I’m sure you are all exhausted too!

It takes a Village!

There are still costs to pay off, and to do booster shots for vaccines on the young ones, along with food, litter , etc. ..and we have 8 or 9 more to go!

So please don’t forget our BBQ fundraiser at Mitre 10 on the 14 th of July… or kindly donate for the cause for the health and safety of our environment and the animals.
I have a dedicated Rescue Account at …
‘Town and Country Vets’ that named foster carers have access too, is used for this work and other rescue work with cats.
My focus for now will remain completing the work with these Cats and their Careers. … and may take some time. ..

We would love to get to the finish line on this group and ensure no more babies. Allowing these fur friends to remain a stable , healthy, well fed, non fighting, contained community. .. well away from any native birds, or lizards, but helping to control problem rats and mice.

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30/06/2024

SCARED…. Not Scary!!!!
But so Beautiful!

30/06/2024

Autumn Part 2

I called her chonky, but that was all winter coat.. and her British Shorthair type build.
Patting her she was definitely without a great deal of food for some time.
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Please excuse my voice when it goes high or sounds silly lol. They cats seem to hear it like they would a small kitten, and respond.

I will sound like an idiot for the greater good 😂😹

Many thanks also to Carmen and Irene for helping me tonight.

This rescue actually took quite some time. And we were freezing.
So cheers for the these two sticking it out with me, right when we thought we had had an easy run in comparison to their attempts.

Totally worth the reunion of this girl and her family 😻🐾💜

10/07/2023

STILL MISSING .. very friendly! Very social , very distinctive! He went missing after a move , could be anywhere!
Has he made himself a home at anyone’s? Any sightings please pm.
Or call me or his family 🐾

HEY ALL.. It appears I have had a creeper on my post about the Lovely Emma Eyles.
Please be rest assured this person has been blocked from my page, and please message me if any other weird, and incredibly inappropriate comments pop up on any posts.

As I said this egg is blocked, and I find it so disgusting that someone would use a post about the loss of someone.

I’m so sorry this has happened on my page, please know there is no way by clicking into Emma/Monroe’s Give-a-little has any link to this disgusting person. 😡

06/06/2023

ADOPTED !
Many many many thanks to Ash for her fostering of Buttons.
She missing him already, but that’s what we do.. break our own hearts when they are ready so we can help more.
Good on you Ash.
Massive thanks !
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This is Buttons.. he was rescued from Lightband road.
And despite a rough start, and being bailed up by dogs, he has grown to love this dog and kids and other cats.
He’s now around 6 months , neutered, chip , vaccinated and super friendly.

His foster Mum and family are now looking for his forever home.

They have don’t amazingly with Buttons, and adore him, but they can’t keep him.

So it’s time for him to find his best life and real forever home ..

He’s a gorgeous boy.
He’s looking for a home not in main or busy rds, and preferably with ‘friends’ be that kids, a cat friendly dog buddy , or a cat friendly cat buddy. and human love company and attention.

Please P.M if you have a stable home, long term rental with no plans to move where he can’t come with you.

Ash will be getting the final word on who’s the best fit for Buttons’ adoption.

And around open homes, ( as her home is on the market) suitable applicants will be offered a meet and greet time that suits.

Please PM me if you think you could provide Buttons with his best life.

Applications will be forwarded to Ash.
So please add a contact phone number.

This kitty is not a wild kitten, and our best estimate was a deliberate dumping.

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