Fur Paws Sake NZ

25/08/2024

We need a bit of help.

Before a tsunami of kittens are born we are doing as much TNR as possible - this is desex of unfriendly cats being fed by people who look out for them.

To get lots done we are using our 3rd partner clinic more, their surcharge is a bit more than our other 2 clinics. They are incredible at getting last minute desexes in for us and have done 5 extra strays in the past 2 days for us - they are worth it!

The amazing Community Cat Coalition provides us with funding to cover a big chunk of the desex, chipping and rego costs but with the number of strays we are desexing the account is thinning again.

If any lovely angels could pop through $20 for a neuter or $25 for a spey into our bank account or under the west/central team lead account at Western Vets in Avondale via phone that would be so helpful. We put through 16 stray desexes this week!

Anyone who donates can get updates on the sites we are trapping, too. Photo is of a crew of cats in Papatoetoe we are halfway through trapping this weekend!

Fur Paws Sake
12-3653-0042543-00

Western vets Avondale
Account name: Miranda Palmer/Fur Paws Sake NZ

22/08/2024

Here’s an example of some of the work we carry out in the community - this is TNR. TNR stands for Trap, Neuter, (assess) Return. We have traps down most nights of the week, all in the spare time we have from our jobs and families! When you see the sweet kitties up for adoption on our page, this is really only half of what we do.

Currently we have sites open in New Windsor, Mount Wellington, Avondale, Mount Roskill, Papatoetoe and Takanini. Trapping a site can take a while sometimes as the last few cats are often the wiliest. There’s lots of door knocking, patience and driving. It’s often done at night, in cold and bad weather and one day we might post the craziness we have encountered while out on the beat! It’s easy for rescues to just take in wee cute things but we believe in desexing every cat we come across - cuddly or not.

Unfriendly stray cats or shy and anxious pet cats need trapping to bring them into care. These traps are humane and involve the cat setting off a trip plate that brings a door down. Strays that are being fed can be desexed, eartipped and returned to live out their lives without breeding and the population of strays will decrease from natural attrition.

We bring in anything young enough for taming and fostering and sadly are finding pet cats dumped at these sites more and more. We do not support predators being in areas of ecological sensitivity and only return cats to where they are fed.

Most of our TNR is funded by the amazing Cat Coalition. Being members of this organisation means our stray desex cost comes under 20 percent of the original! Your donations help cover the surcharge remaining. The traps we use are New Zealand made and have welded joins. They are heavy and solid and cost $350 each, we hope to obtain more through a grant we have just applied for. We use the fold down $75 dollar dealios with weak points cable tied from time to time but have had a few escapes so are far more confident with our solid traps.

If you know of strays in need of desex please be aware we have a waitlist and will help when we can. If you are willing to learn how to trap and can transport them to and from the vets then you can jump straight to the front of the queue! We are always keen for TNR volunteers, it’s a strangely rewarding activity - then again us animal rescuers are a strange folk.

(Video is from a site in New Windsor where 3/6 cats have been TNR’d so far. These cats are fed daily by the property owners and sleep on their deck)

21/08/2024

Taming diaries: day 11?

Or is it 12? It feels like Bagheera has been here ages. Every morning and evening he gets pats and tube and exposed to weird noises and hands travelling around him. This morning he came out of his hut while someone was in the room and had his breakfast - so scary and very brave! Here’s a terrible picture of this moment, he is mid bikkie crunch.

He likes to jump at the kittens who roost on top of his crate. Baby B is nosy, he’s right at the door of his hut keenly at medication time. Hopefully he doesn’t get a bad impression of people from watching eye ointment time….

Seeing him play is a relief. He’s got lots of room in the 2 level XL crate but it’s still worrying that he may get lonely or flat. He still is in his hut or behind it mostly when people are in the room but purrs almost straight away with pats. It may take months for him to approach for touch without us cornering him for it. One tip is to pop a tame kitten in with him but this has its own risks and not something we would try just yet.

(Once again a big thanks to Melissa for sponsoring Bagheera!)

21/08/2024

Last week, our amazing West Auckland team leader went to a property to organize some TNR of stray cat. On arrival, she was greeted by this gorgeous senior.
Turns out, her "owner" 🙄 had moved out a few years ago and left her behind and the neighbour had been feeding her ever since. Despite their amazing intentions, this was certainly not the ideal situation for this old lady to be in, so they agreed to let us take her into care. They could not afford vet treatment and going by the state of her severely matted coat, we are fairly confident she is in desperate need of some dental care.

Newly named Nana arrived on Sunday afternoon, and we got stuck in with the clippers to try and remove as much of her matted coat as possible.
To say she was unimpressed, is an understatement. We got as much off as she would allow and I've been working on her a couple of times a day since then.
Despite the "torture" she thinks I'm inflicting on her 🤣 she's extremely forgiving and is so super sweet and affectionate.
Ideally we'd like to get her in to be sedated, fully checked, have bloods done and brush that beautiful coat out a bit more. Despite being a self proclaimed jack of all trades, grooming is definitely not my forte but for now, she's just going to have to settle with little ol me, until her flu clears.
She is likely going to need teeth out so if you would like to donate towards Nanas vet costs, our account number is Fur Paws Sake NZ 12-3653-0042543-00

21/08/2024

We’ve been sleeping on Daniel - to be honest we weren’t sure where the line was in terms of returning him to where he’s fed and him being tame enough for a lovely home. He hisses and shrinks when hands approach but has been ‘owned’ at some point. Handsome Dan has absolutely stunk out the room he is in with his tomcat cologne despite only ever using the litterbox, one of the charms of undesexed adult males!

But he’s been loving pats and tonight he purred!
Daniel’s caring feeder asked for help after seeing him with a terrible leg injury and not weight bearing at all. Antibiotics were prescribed Friday. His bite wounds were drained of pus on Monday and his black truffle puffs came off thanks to our wonderful vets. He’s still flat and at the moment only really eating when his servants hold palm fulls of food out in front of him. We will keep topping him up with fluids and pain relief as he recovers and look forward to that toe curling smell disappearing over the next few weeks.

Unowned Daniel and the state he is in is due to lack of desex. Tomcats fight, untreated abscesses kill stray cats. Daniel’s Mum wasn’t desexed which could have prevented a lot of suffering. Next time someone says the boys don’t need desex, let us know so we can line them up in front of a full Tom cat in a trap!

If you can help us recover some costs from Daniel’s surgery please do flick us a few dollars. Just a reminder our adoption fees cover some of the costs for our adoptables and never vet costs ontop of desex and vaccination that occur. When we get those vet bills, we truly rely on donations to pay them, grants don’t like funding these ‘low impact’ costs. Even better if you’d like to foster a huge, fluffy hissy but harmless ex tomcat to hand feed palmfuls of wet food !

Fur paws sake
12-3653-0042543-00

21/08/2024

Bacon seed Chris P. Bacon is storming ahead with his growth! Somebody call Anne Geddes and get this baby in a themed photoshoot! (Seriously though).

(Chris has been sponsored by Alex from )

20/08/2024

Wahooo! A huge big thanks to BlueSky Community Trust who have contributed $1000 towards food for our kitties in care in July. This will go a huge way for our current and upcoming vulnerable cats in care including these new babes from Mount Roskill. Grants provide us with so much relief, and we know that when we help animals, we help the people who reached out to us for support as well!

We are still desperately short of food for our colonies, these are untame stray cats we have desexed and returned to be fed by us or feeders in the community. Please consider popping a bag in the trolley for us next time you're at the supermarket or chucking us a donation!

20/08/2024

Micah & Michel

Male
5 months
Fostered in Te Atatu south
Desexed, chipped, regoed, first vax & parasite free

There is a huge stray cat problem in Mount Roskill. For a few years now, a dedicated family has been trying their best to bring kittens in off the street in one bad stray pocket and desex what they can tame. We are so thankful to collaborate and help this family get things under control. Micah and Michel are 2 of the smallest, lovingly bottle fed and raised - now ready for homes.

Micah (tabby & white) and Michel (black and white) are very sweet and outgoing! Typical bottle babies, they love cuddles. They’re active kittens, climbing and bird watching are two of their hobbies. They’ve been raised with other cats and settle in with new people quickly after a short time to settle in. They are great with the litterbox, need to be indoor only and come as a duo. They haven’t been checked with a dog and would be fine with sensible kids.

To meet the boys please send us a message. Note that adequate completion of an adoption questionnaire applies and an adoption fee of $300 for both.

(Micah & Michel’s parents and extended family have been trapped and desex by their foster family and FPS with support from the Community Cat Coalition)

19/08/2024

Update: Thank you for all the offers. Foster home in process of being confirmed.

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This sweet boy is on the hunt for a foster home.
His owner can no longer care for him due to a sudden illness, and they have reached out for help.

This is Zoom. He is a 5 ½ month old Pomeranian male.

He is a typical pup who just loves to play. He loves cuddles and affection, and because he is still a baby, his foster home will need to have someone with him at least part-time during the day.

Your property will need to be fully fenced and small dog proof, and you will need to be prepared for all that comes with having a puppy, with our support, of course.

He is fine with other dogs and kids and although he hasn't been around cats, he will likely be fine with a dog savvy cat.

If you are interested in fostering Zoom,
Please PM us or email [email protected]

19/08/2024

Dunlop
Female
Approx 4mnths (but still so itty bitty)
Desexed, microchipped & first vaccination

Dunlop - aka Runty Baby. If you are looking for a new ruler of the house, look no further! She is the tiniest, sweetest most demanding baby ever. She NEEDS to sleep on you and NEEDS to be cuddled and NEEDS all your attention all the time. She assists you with computer games, and anything to do with cuddles, or in the kitchen. She has the sweetest "please share your foods" eyes ever. She loves to run and play with other cats and kittens and even acknowledges the dogs existence. She will be the tiny queen of your household, because nothing less will suffice. She is children, cat and dog friendly.

She is currently ruling over her foster family home in Pakuranga. If you think your family is the best fit for Runty, please PM us to arrange a meeting.

19/08/2024

Big Boi
Male
Desexed & microchipped

Big Boi is a BIG boy, but still loves to sit on your lap and make biscuits. He is so sweet and chatty and loves telling you about his day. He waits at the door every afternoon for his foster mum to come home and excitedly chats away, and walks with her to sit down for cuddles. He is happiest with company and will follow you around when doing chores, chatting away and always asking for pets. He is too heavy to be picked up and carried around like a baby, but I'm sure he would not complain, but his hips and back might not be up to it. He is a bit long in the tooth, but has many more years ahead. He is an ex colony cat that is now so sweet and loving. He can be weary of new people and places, and is not confident with dogs. He is curious about other cats, but will need a confident cat companion or wiuld suit as an only cat. He would not suit young children and needs a calm house to live in.

Currently he is enjoying domestication in Pakuranga. PM us if you think Big Boi would be happiest in your family!

19/08/2024

ADOPTED

Meet Sweetpea

Sweetpea (aka. Sour cream) is around 11 month old, with a lot personality and ready for adoption.
She loves to play with her foster cat friends. When she came to her foster home she yelled at every cat that came closer than 2 meters, which is how she got the name sour cream. It lasted about 3 days and now they are all best friends. Sweetpea is a very small cat and probably had to fight for herself before she came to us, that's why she screams. It’s kind of cute. She sometimes looks very angry but she is not at all, she is so sweet and loves to be cuddled all day long and is always looking for the closeness of her human.
A cat with a great personality. Sweetpea has no tail and was probably born that way.
She would be fine with children and other cats.

Sweetpea is desexed, microchipped and up to date with flea and worm treatment.
Located Takanini

19/08/2024

** Adopted **

“Did you say something? Coz I’m sure I heard you say how handsome I am!”

Meet Jackson, at 8mnths young this teen heartthrob will have you falling head over heels for his ‘hard to get’ approach. Once he’s comfortable with you he’ll nap in your lap and zoom round the room! And those big lugs are just all the more endearing (& all the better to hear you with… just kidding, he won’t listen, he’s a cat). But seriously, he knows his name and will come running.
He especially loves WWF simulations with buddy and fellow foster Gigi. And once they’re tuckered out they’ll go crash adorably on the couch for some much needed zzzzz’s.

Jackson originally took the matter of his rescue into his own paws by showing up on the doorstep of a really kind human. She took him in, got him healthy and plumped up then found someone to provide the next step in his wellness regime. Now desexed and microchipped, this stunning guy is ready for his next big adventure.

Having had a slower introduction to humans, Jackson is always a bit nervous meeting new people and would best suit a home with calm, older, cat friendly children (8 or so upwards). He has not been introduced to dogs and his foster mum isn’t sure he’d be too happy with one. He does however love other cats so with a solid introduction, he would be happy with a laid back cat.

If you’re keen to meet this gorgeous guy (& trust us, his markings are STUNNING), please send us a pm. He is being fostered in Pakuranga Heights

19/08/2024

Adopted!

POSSUM

Male
8 years old
Fostered in Titirangi
Desexed, chipped, registered, 1st vax, parasite free

Possum is a lovely half ragdoll man who was surrendered by his ageing owner to a concerned helper. Since then he has been doted on, his fosterer has returned his coat and body weight to glorious levels! Here’s what they have to say about him:

Friendly, easy going blue eyed handsome boy. Enjoys company and would benefit from someone who works from home, or works part time. Does like the outdoors however!
Possum likes being brushed, and can walk on a harness and lead.
Loves food and isn't fussy. Loves treats, and fresh cat nip, Possum still likes playing, and will chase after toys!
Possum is okay with other cats with a good intro cats, and sensible children. Doesn't seem to like dogs - he came from an area with lots of roaming dogs.

To meet Possum please message us. Note that adequate completion of an adoption questionnaire and a fee of $150 applies.

18/08/2024

Lesson learned: don’t leave your boot open and trap dishes out when visiting HQ for supplies and vet pick ups!

17/08/2024

We want to say a huge THANK YOU to all the amazing families that have adopted teens and adults from us recently.

So many adults sit in care missing out on a space for themselves. They are always safe and loved in our care, but we know they deserve a forever home without all the nutty kittens around!

Our recent adult adoptions include Xanthe, living alongside train tracks with her babies and shot in the eye with a slug pellet.
Cross eyed Arnie who was our longest resident at HQ, an incredible 2.5 years!! The 4 smoochy abandoned young adults in Avondale who were snapped up, and Jenna, not even advertised because she was so wary but eagerly taken home by the family who adopted her brother earlier.

People always want the cutest small babies, we understand why, but our adults have gorgeous personalities and are so much cleaner and less chaotic! 😆

We are beyond happy with all the homes these kitties have been adopted to, some of these adopters have also decided to make extra donations and spread the word about adult adoption from us resulting in more lovely homes found.
This extra support on top of adoption is so amazing and special to us.

17/08/2024

ADOPTED

Just wanna take a moment to celebrate Jess. Faced with a mum and babies under her house she accessed resources and used practical know how to manage the situation! Everyone is desexed and ready to go - what a delight to get in our inbox and a huge change from our usual request for help. Even Mum is sorted!

LUNA & SHADOW

Female and male
12 weeks
Fostered in Takanini
Desexed, chipped, registered and parasite free

Luna is a bright, energetic and smoochy girl who loves to play and chase toys but always comes back for cuddles and has lots of love to give. She is also desexed, microchipped and up to date with flea/worm treatment.

Shadow is a very sweet boy who is full of beans, he is always eager to chase his toys and play with his sister Luna. Shadow also loves his pats and cuddles once he is done playing. He is desexed, microchipped and upto date with his flea/worm treatment.

Please message us to meet the sibs. Note that adequate completion of an adoption questionnaire applies and and adoption fee of $125 each or $200 for both. We would love for them to go together.

16/08/2024

DAPHNE

Female
3-5 years
Fostered in Avondale
Desexed, fully vaccinated, chipped, registered and parasite free

Daphne is trash at meetings. She is gorgeous with her fosterers and rules her household but is terrible with new people. She needs people to give her a few weeks of patience and treats. Is there anyone out there that will ignore her hiding during a visit and give her a chance? It’s genuinely sad to us that people are missing out on Daphne, but she doesn’t do herself any favours in the short time she has visits!

Once she’s yours, she’s yours. Bossy and bright, she will steal your pillow at bedtime and loves a scratching post. She can be very manipulative for treats! Her vet fosterer has got her fat and healthy after years on the street popping out babies. She’s so settled in to pet life again that she barely goes over the fence. She would be fine with another calm cat with a good introduction, we don’t think she would be okay with a dog. A family with teens would be fine.

Please message us to meet Daphne. Note that adequate completion of an adoption application and a fee of $100 applies.

16/08/2024

TAMING DIARIES: day 7

Cuddles with Bagheera. Took a risk today to see if he would be okay with a wee hold. He had to be manhandled out of his hut but tolerated a good 2 minutes of soft talking and pats. He doesn’t hiss every time we pop a hand in his hut for pats anymore.

Taming progression comes at physical risk to the tamer but also cat - jump forward too fast and you risk scaring the cat so badly they go backwards. Bagheera is getting interested in the other foster room residents so liked getting a different view of them… didn’t like kisses though! We hope to see him out of his hut while we are in the room soon.

And just for a laugh/eye roll…. Picture two is the view outside Wee B’s crate when treat tube is in the room…

(Bagheera’s care is being sponsored by the wonderful Melissa!)

16/08/2024

I dont know about you, but I like a man who's a little rough and rugged... a manly man if you will, and you couldn't get more perfect than Bueford.
Isn't he just delicious 🥰

Despite having no space, Bueford and his 2 teen kittens came into care a little over a week ago after the person "caring" for them threatened to euthenase all 3 because she lived in a tiny house and they were getting in the way of her social media videos... I'm not even joking 🤦‍♀️
Now let's get one thing straight, we don't take kindly to emotional blackmail. People who choose to start feeding strays and then threaten euthenasia once the cats have become an "inconvenience" to them, reeeeally p**s me off. Especially considering a plan was in place for these cats but it just did not fit with this person's "life path" F**k off!!

These 3 cats are absolutely beautiful.
They have the sweetest nature's and how someone could even consider ending their lives for such a ridiculous reason, astounds me.

Anywhoooooo

How stunning is Bueford?!
This man is a one in a million cat. He is such a chill dude who really just wants to spend his life with his very own human who will love and dote on him.
Our vets have aged him at approximately 3-4 years old, but he has that old soul vibe about him. If you are looking for a new companion, lapcat, toilet buddy, work from home supervisor, then look no further. Bueford is your man.

Bueford is fine with other friendly cats and would be ok in a home with older, calm children.

Bueford has tested positive for FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus), but don't let this put you off. We can talk you through everything you need to know and answer any of your questions, so please message us for more info on FIV. We have a very experienced vet nurse and rescuer available to answer in depth questions too.
Most importantly, it is not a death sentence!! Cats can live, long happy lives, even successfully cohabiting with other FIV negative cats, if managed well. Our main stipulation when it comes to FIV cats is that they need to be kept strictly indoors, this is mainly to keep them as healthy as possible but also to prevent the spread of this virus to neighbourhood cats through fighting.

If you think you might be the right fit for our handsome boy, Bueford, please get in touch.

Bueford is desexed, microchipped, had a full health check, and is up to date with flea and worm treatments.

Fostered in Takanini

Adoption criteria and fee applies.

15/08/2024

JULIAN & MILES

Males
5 months
Fostered in Avondale
Desexed, chipped, registered, first vax, parasite free

The boys were trapped as 12 week olds on industrial rosebank road. This sounds little but is actually quite late in the game to start taming! For those following Bagheera updates you’ll see it’s lots of repetition and patience.

Today they purr, play and attention seek just like any other house cat! Julien the tabby and white even enjoys cuddles when held, a very smoochy boy. Miles is a bit shyer, just needs reminding that hands are wonderful. The boys will annoy people for food and enjoy a bath together in a comfy box. They get along great with other cats, we would love for them to go together but this is not mandatory - Miles gets confidence from being around his brother.

Message us to meet one or both of the boys! Please note that adequate completion of an adoption questionnaire applies and an adoption fee of $200 for one or $375 for both boys.

(Julian & Miles’ Mum and extended family have been TNR’d by Fur Paws Sake with support from the Community Cat Coalition)

15/08/2024

*Alexandra from is our sponsor for Chris! She’s made an amazing donation from her charity trademe endeavours tagged for Chris’ care that’s allowed us to cover his special formula and the bottles he will chew through over the next weeks. Thank you to all who have helped us with his care!*

As a lot of you already know, we're not just a cat rescue, we're an everything rescue. I've taken in everything from newly hatched pukeko chicks to possum Joey's to newborn piglet and so many other things in between. I love the challenge of raising the weird and wonderful and being able to make a difference in the life of an animal that so many others feel are not worth saving. It is something I'm extremely passionate about. A life is a life, and if their heart is beating, then they deserve to be helped in any way that we can.

With that being said, meet Chris.... Chris Bacon... Chris P Bacon... 😆 Don't worry guys, he's not going to be eaten, I just have a very warped sense of humour. 😬

Chris arrived last Wednesday after a lovely member of the public had him relinquished after visiting a farm where conditions were less than ideal.

The sow had rejected and killed 9 of the 10 in the litter. Chris being the sole survivor. He was only 5 hours old when he arrived.

Poor wee man was cold and hungry, and all he would do was scream.

The next few days we're full of glucose on the gums, heat pads warmed up every 4 hours, thermometers up the bum, 3 hour bottle feeds of colostrum and milk and making sure everything coming out the other end was the right colour and consistency... of the joys of babies, am I right?! 😆

Chris still wasn't out of the woods yet because on day 4, although his condition had stabilized from how he was when he arrived... he came down with a wickedly high temperature and was limping... indicating navel ill 😞

Navel ill is a condition seen in the young of most species and results from infection gaining entry to the blood stream via the umbilical cord, at or soon after birth, circulating around the body and then settling out in the joints or occasionally in other parts of the body, particularly the brain causing meningitis.
If untreated, it is fatal.
So out came the injectable antibiotics.
Ask anyone who's ever even held a piglet in their life. They scream over the smallest things, and despite his lethargy, a needle in the butt was no small feat.
Roll on to today, day 8, and Chris is a picture of health!!!
A massive thank you to a very special person who is always on the end of the phone to offer advice and tips for all the odd critters that we take in. This woman is a fountain of knowledge, and I'm always so appreciative of all she has to offer.

Getting Chris to this stage hasn't been cheap. Formula and bottles alone have been around $100 alone, plus medication and various other supplies . He will be starting on solids next week as well as continuing with milk. Therefore, we are looking for sponsors to help get our wee man through until he is adoption ready. And yes, provided his health journey continues on a steady path, he will be on the hunt for a PET ONLY home (ongoing support included) once he gets to about 6 weeks old.

If you would like to sponsor Chris or donate towards his care, our bank account details are

Fur Paws Sake NZ
12-3653-0042543-00
ANZ

I know some people will say, why bother putting resources into him? It's just a pig...

Well let me tell you!!

Pigs are incredible creatures. They are highly intelligent.
Research into their high cognitive ability shows that they can play complex games, use tools, recognize their own name, and learn basic commands and tricks.

Pigs also don't have sweat glands, which is why in the hotter months, you will see them wallowing in mud, which helps to keep them cool. Despite their love of wallowing in mud, they are also very clean animals, and unlike some other species, they won't toilet where they eat or sleep.

Pigs have personalities, are very social creatures, and love to play. And they are more intelligent than dogs.

They're also a great way of disposing of your kitchen food scraps. (Insert image in your head of the pig under the sink in The Flintstones movie) 😂

14/08/2024

URGENT FOSTER HOME NEEDED

Miss Bailey is in urgent need of a foster or forever home.

Bailey and the existing dog at her current foster home have recently decided that they don't really like each other anymore despite her being in foster with him for around 9 months.
This has resulted in a few fights which are getting more serious each time.

We feel the best and safest option is to move Bailey Into a new home.

Bailey is suuuuuper sweet. Her current foster family have 3 children who she absolutely loves and she has also been living with a cat and has been fantastic.

Bailey's new foster or forever home will need to be prepared to continue with her training as well as put in the time each day to exercise her.

You're home will need to be fully fenced and secure.

Bailey is desexed, microchipped, fully vaccinated, registered with the council and is up to date with flea and worm treatments.

Please get in touch if you feel you can help.

13/08/2024

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