CatsnCare

18/04/2026

**FOR ADOPTION**

**UPDATED: SHE HAD BEEN ADOPTED!!**

It's hard to know where to start with this girl - she's such an absolute darling and she deserved better than to be abandoned by her so called family.

Tilly sat on her verandah and watched her family pack up their rental and drive away - without her. Fortunately her neighbours did the same and feeling sorry for her, they cared for her until they could get her to a local rescue group.

From there she was transferred to us - because she is indeed exactly what we do, that is, she's older, needed an urgent dental, plus she had something going on with her eyes.

The dental has been done and she is now "Toothless Tilly" - but that hasn't stopped her from chowing down on both wet and dry food! We also visited Peter Collinson - the animal eye specialist - who told us that she had had untreated cat flu as a kitten and the result was that while she can still see well, her right eye has a mild convergent strabismus (that's a cross eye for we lesser mortals!).

This dear girl is a complete honey who shows her love with head bunts, really cute chirps, requests for belly rubs, and enthusiastic patting sessions. Her cross eye merely makes her even more appealing and we're all completely under her spell – including the other cats in the Rescue Cattery, whom she visits and often buddies up with!

Of course she is desexed, microchipped, vaccinated, defleaed, and wormed and although she comes with medication for that right eye, just in case she stresses with moving to a new home, she currently needs no eye meds - the result of being very settled.

Tilly would make the perfect companion for a quiet home - someone who wants and needs a buddy who is a great listener as well as being an excellent conversationalist - and who just wants to take life easy - together. Contact her Aunty Helen for more details 0274 070 659 / [email protected]

05/04/2026

He's one of ours!!!

**FOR ADOPTION**

**ADOPTED!!!**

**UPDATE: This boy really does love people and so FYI he will indeed need a busy home to the point where one of our volunteer carers suggested we find him a family with at least 6 kids in it - all of whom are being homeschooled!!! He needs companionship that much 💞 Please help us out by sharing this post far and wide; his perfect family must be out there somewhere ###**

This stunning, approximately 3-4 year old boy was dropped into a local vet as a stray - with a leg injury that made even the vet and vet nurses wince.

Intact with no microchip plus that dreadful leg, meant that he was on heavy duty pain relief for the 7 day stray holding period, then whipped into surgery for both his desexing and more importantly, the amputation of his right front leg. There was no saving it; it was a shocking, old injury which must have been excruciatingly painful.

Lucky for Filo, a lovely vet nurse offered to foster him through his rehabilitation and now, he can jump tall buildings in a single bound (we kid you not!), and he moves like the wind so we figure he's feeling pretty good about life and his place in it.

Filo would be best as the only cat in the family. A complete sweetheart, you can hold and cuddle him like a baby and he literally just melts into your arms. Super friendly, he's fabulous around young kids too; he played with his fosterer's toddler, never once using his claws or teeth and he's the same with everyone at the Rescue Cattery - all of whom have fallen under his spell completely!

He's a busy not-so-little bee - but that works in his favour because being a tripod, he needs to stay trim. He also loves, loves, LOVES his food (he'd obviously experienced hunger during the time he was a stray) and will scoff both his wet and dry meals in one sitting - so energetic play sessions help to work off those calories and stop him becoming too weighty.

We think his ideal family would be a busy one where lots is going on and someone is around home a lot, so having kids in the mix would work really well. He's a complete love who has come through an horrific ordeal at a young age and who has literaly bounced back brilliantly.

Having been desexed, microchipped, fully vaccinated, defleaed, wormed and that pesky leg sorted, he is now ready to be adopted. If you would like to know more about him, or meet him, contact his Aunty Helen 0274 070 659 / [email protected]

17/02/2026

**VERY SPECIAL FOSTERER NEEDED**

**UPDATE: YOU DID IT!! THANKS TO THIS AMAZING COMMUNITY, WE HAVE FOUND THE PERFECT FOSTERER. THANK YOU SUE, YOU ARE LITERALLY, A LIFESAVER 💖**

We need your help. We have 2 gorgeous, fluffy, bonded kitten sisters who need to go into foster care with someone who can medicate one of them with eye drops as well as pain relief liquid several times per day.

They are super friendly, playful 9 month olds and just need temporary accommodation while they are under review by a vet. That home would need to have no other cats and ideally be located north of the Harbour Bridge as their vet is located at Albany.

This is an unusual request from us - a first in fact - but we are hoping that the wonderful CatsnCare Community will have someone - maybe a stay at home Mum, retired relatives or someone who works from home - who would love to be the recipient(s) of some serious kitten love. Plus of course if said person did fall in love, they are first in line to adopt them ###

All medical expenses will be covered by the rescue organisation and all equipment and supplies will also be provided by those rescues; we just need someone to provide the essential TLC.

If you can help out, please contact their Honorary Aunty Helen at CatsnCare on 0274 070 659 or [email protected]

12/02/2026

**FOR ADOPTION ON SUNDAY 15/02/2026**
We haven't met him yet - Sam is bringing him down to the Coast to Coast Cat Rescue Adoptathon at Silverdale Animates this Sunday - and if he doesn't get adopted, he's coming to us, but you lucky folks are getting in first with a sneak peak of this lovely dude.

Sox is a honey - pure and simple. Born in 2019, great with other cats, a beautiful smoochy boy who has been around kids - and likes them. In short, he's the complete deal!

If you're interested in meeting him, he - and his new Honorary Aunty Helen - will be at Silverdale Animates on Sunday, 11am-2pm (unless he is adopted earlier, in which case, his Aunty H will possibly swoop back to the rescues at the CatsnCare Rescue Cattery; she can't keep away!).

11/01/2026

**FOR ADOPTION**

**11/01/26 UPDATE: Graham the Groomer donated a spa day to Joshua & told us the following as soon as he saw him:-
*Joshua is part Burmese
*His colouring is Seal**

This guy hasn't got a mean bone in his body - and given his background (what little we know about it) he soooo should have!

He's a lover not a fighter, will move in on you and place a gentle paw on your leg or curl up into you and have a snooze. He's a lap cat, a fast and furious player, a super gentle boy who is good with adults and children alike. He would be a great buddy for another cat too, preferably a male as he has won over even the most fearful male cats in our Rescue Cattery.

Joshua (or Josh to his nearest and dearest) was transferred to us when his rescuer closed their fostering facility. Before he came however, he had all but his canines extracted and the vision in his left eye was checked. This was because this eye had - and still has, a small opaque spot in it - likely from a previous injury. The good news is that it doesn't affect his vision, and we can attest to that as he is one of the fastest moving soccer players we have ever met!! No ping pong ball is safe around him and we regularly hear the balls being bounced off walls and him thundering down the hallway!

So although we don't know much about where he came from or how he was treated before he was rescued, having bad teeth and a damaged eye tells us that he has had a tough life and we want to change that from here on in.

He has flourished in our Rescue Cattery although he will still bolt for his room and hide under his blankie if he gets a fright or a new person with a loud voice arrives. Loud noises startle him but even when scared, he is endlessly forgiving and never uses his teeth or claws - as the vet found out last week when he went for his health check.

Josh is desexed, microchipped, fully vaccinated, defleaed and wormed so he is ready to choose a new family. We'll help him with that and if you are interested in meeting him or having a chat about him, contact his Honorary Aunty Helen 0274 070 659 or [email protected]

09/12/2025

These are 4 of ours! Please do your magic, CatsnCare community, and share this far and wide to help both us and the wonderful cat rescue, Cat Care, get 4 of our rescues to Christchurch for their best rehoming opportunity ###

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE OFFERS OF HELP.
WE HAVE CONFIRMED FLIGHTS FOR SATURDAY AND MONDAY TO GET ALL 4 CATS DOWN AND AN EXTRA ONE! 🙏🎉

We are looking for preferably 2 people flying from Auckland to Christchurch with Air NZ, who could bring us 4 adult cats as "excess baggage". All costs for cats and drop off and collection will be done by Cat Care and CatsnCare rescues.
Please message the page if you can help

07/11/2025

One of the best rescues around, that's for certain ###

04/11/2025

**FOR ADOPTION**

Believe it or not - he's one of ours!! The feeder was Honorary Aunty Helen and this boy won her heart (and her car!!!) so he is now hanging out in her greenhouse while we source a home for him. He's SUCH a dude - fabulous manners, loves being picked up and told how handsome he is, and tomorrow, is travelling up to Waipu to have a total check up with an exotic vet who supports the work the CatsnCare does. Contact Aunty Helen if you would like to meet him - 0274 070 659 or email [email protected]

RARE ROOSTER - VERY TAME
UPDATE: We've found a home for this amazing boy. It's with a sanctuary, where he'll always be safe. We are looking for a sponsor for $5 per week, or perhaps 2 sponsors at $2.50 per week? Please PM if you can help with this. It's such a miracle to find a truly safe home!

Last night an animal lover was feeding dumped hens and roosters, when a brand new - stunning - rooster jumped in the back and settled himself down on the seat!!! He's clearly been someone's pet, loves being picked up and travels quietly in a crate. Very different from the others who run like the wind from people they don't know. He needs a home and I know they are few and far between, but this guy is a winner. He'd make a fabulous pet - he's that exceptional. Please help us help him if you can. He will come with a slaughter-free contract, so as beloved pet only.

UPDATE: We've found a home for this amazing boy. It's with a sanctuary, where he'll always be safe. We are looking for a sponsor for $5 per week, or perhaps 2 sponsors at $2.50 per week? Please PM me if you can help with this. So rare to find a truly safe home!

07/10/2025

**XMAS BOOKINGS STILL AVAILABLE**

CatsnCare has watched this Cattery come alive and we are all very impressed with what has happened. The owners/operators have always supported our rescue - both personally and professionally - even fostering Maggie (who was a very tricky girl with major physical challenges) in the early days of their Cattery, where she remains as the Cattery Guardian to this day 💖

This very special cattery is rather like one of our rescue cats - in that it has gained a second chance at life!

Under the very caring guidance of its new owners, Chelsea & Mike, it has become a fabulous place for cats to stay when their parents go away. A rural haven located in the easily accessed suburb of Matakatia, Whangaparaoa, The Mad Catter Cattery is the complete package.

While a quality product in its own right, a huge bonus is that Chelsea is a highly qualified vet nurse and clinic manager so you can be rest assured that your cats will be extremely well looked after - even those with special needs.

Because they have just opened, there is still availability over the Xmas/New Year period, so if you are needing accommodation for your cat(s), contact Chelsea on 0211 489 068 or email her at [email protected] But don't muck around, once people discover this gem, bookings are going to be hard to come by.