Wainui Whiskers - For The Love Of Animals

18/11/2024

💖Bungle & Booboo are having a hard time so we are at the vets tonight.

Big thanku to PetVet Lower Hutt for sqeezing us in urgently.

These 2 little ones came in Saturday Night after a wonderful home owner reached out for help.

She had seen a couple of young pregnant mums so she made a bed in her laundry for them as a safe place to give birth which they did. But then another mum & another mum also took refuge where they were fed 3 x a day and watched over to ensure everyone was ok.

Until one of the mums turned up with a gunky eye - and it spread from there. So after seeing the majority of the kittens with conjunctivitis, sneezing. Some so bad there eyes were glued closed I just could not walk away from this one😔

So I uplifted all 19 kittens ranging from 2 days old thru to 4 weeks old & then trapped 3 of the mums.

The mums had been collectively sharing the feeding of this group of kittens on this one bed so I wanted to keep these ones together as they are already one big family🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈

After 3 hours of eye bathing and checking over the kittens i have removed these 2 as their breathing is not good & they just dont seem to be feeding on their own. Theyre all blocked up and not interested in bottle feeding either even after steaming thru the day at work.

So, hopefully we can get some meds onboard to clear their sinuses & once they can breathe they will eat👍

Please send your best wishes to these 2 & if you would like to help towards tonights vet costs heres the kitties account
02-0544-0034444-006 🐈

Thank you so much

15/11/2024

🖤DESEX DAY🖤
More floofy lovelies getting ready to live their best lives without having to worry bout babies or fighting for survival.

These are the Orewa Group kittens that are approx 12-13 months old. They were a bit worried bout their big day & still under pain meds in the first fotos, but these cuteez are actually lovely smoochy kitties.

Special thanks to Lesley who fostered this group while i moved the rescue & got settled ###

Im still working with this colony to get the property clear of mums & toms so the cycle stops. But for now these guys are looking for families of their own & will be ready to meet you at the next "Meet the Kitties" day in a couple of weeks - keep an eye out next Wednesday for the post🤗

These are
OMRI (girl)
ORBIT (girl)
OHARA (girl)
OKIE (girl)
& ODIE (boy)
& WAAWAH was already adopted ###

Thank you to all who donate funds so I can get these little ones to safety & into their new homes💖 if youd like to help, heres the details:-

Kitties account is
02-0544-0034444-006 🐈

Thank you so much ###

14/11/2024

🐈😔Kitten season is hard
& I need your help to get some cameras so I can checkin during the day.

Just some cheap door bell or small security cameras from TEMU or Amazon x 5 if anyone could recommend any theyve got & are happy with them?🤔I dont really know if these are any good.

If I can see an urgent matter I can pop home to manage it. But right now if things go wrong while im at work - 8 hours is TOO long for a new born kitten to be without warmth or food from its mum. And although they are setup on a warm snuggly blanket with a hidy box to feel safe in - sometimes the mums try to move the kittens & they end up in the litter tray.

These are the young mums with no idea of how to manage new borns, or are feral & are so scared that once caught cant manage to care for their newborns or theyre so malnourished from going into yet another pregnancy straight from the last litter they simply have no milk reserves.

It just is heartbreaking to try & save all of them/any of them. I stay up through the night bottle feeding, changing blankets & changing heat pads & hotties & many kittens do very well - but only if I get to them in time.

If theyre too cold or its been too long some fade very quickly & all the time, love & care in the world just cant save some💔

In a magical world I would have an incubator to help keep them at a constant temperature but unless one of those is donated i will keep managing with what Ive got.

Please help if you can. I really need to be able to keep watch on these feral felines to give them the best chance of survival.

If you would like to donate towards some cameras (or the incubator) heres the kitties account
02-0544-0034444-006🐈
Or if you recommend a specific home pet cam plez let me know🐈👍

Kitten season is hard work, its absolutely heartbreaking when a loss occurs but also is overwhelmingly heart healing when little ones are saved🥰

11/11/2024

🥰Outstanding Effort & HUGEMUNGIS thanks to the amazing helpers on Sunday.

Fellows family you are my heros, always the first in line to offer your help, turning up with the vehicles, tools & cherry smiles before hunkering down & getting stuck in. I just luv you guys so much & Im so sorry I broke your sledge hammer - I will buy you another one I promise 😁

Thank you to Gerald for helping me with the shrubs, hand sawing thru tree trunks & cleaning up the pathway.

Thanks to Georgina for mucking in with the cleanup too in hand with shovel & broom & sweeping up. But also for staying back & helping me get some of the feeding thru that was such a great help too🐈🐈🐈🐈

It looks amazing now with the open access to the front door & lots more light. Next step is to level out the area & sort out some water tanks👍

So if anyone knows where there is a deal on some tanks that will fit into a 3m width & are 10,000 litres or more - please let me know👍

Thanks team you are all amazing ######

09/11/2024

🥰LACEY, LEVI, LULU
Have been adopted

Levi was a brave kitten & was found in Porirua crying out on a doorstep trying to get help. So he was rescued.

But then the home owner soon sore his mum & baby sister so the plan was in action to get them all in together.

They all have had some trauma & despite it all are smoochy, loving, gently cats.

Specially Little Levi.

Im so thankful to Eileen for seeing this family & not separating them. They are bonded & Little Levi did so much to keep his mum & sister safe. Thank you for giving them a home together.

Thanks to everyone who donated to their care while with me & special thanks to the 2 fosters Julie & Melissa for their special care of this precious family ###

09/11/2024

🖤TURI is Adopted🖤
Today this girl gets a family all of her own🥰

She was heard calling out early hours of the night so a luvly lady went searching through Ngaturi Park here in Wainui 2nd December 2023.

She had a good set of lungs luckily & was easy to locate. She came in as many do, eyes glued shut from conjunctivitis all snively & sick. But, she made a full recovery & never looked back.

She craves attention hugs & snuggles which she will get loads of from her new mum & family. She will also have a special bunny friend to keep her company.

Luv u little miss🖤

Thanks to those who donated to Turi'scare while she was with me. You are all such a huge part in ensuring these precious souls have a chance of having their best life ###

08/11/2024

💙Noah & Crystal💙
Have been adopted & today joined their new mum.

These 2 smoochers came in with their mum who was desexed & returned home. The 4 kittens stayed on & became fun loving friendly kitties.

These 2 love attention so their new mum will be kept busy with lots of playtime & snuggles but its so great theyl have each other when mum goes to work.

Thank you so much for the donations towards these 2 mischiefs so they can go on to live their best lives.

08/11/2024

🍪Cookie is Adopted🍪

Today Cookie joined his new family who he just fell in luv with!

Cookie was found as a tiny kitten all on his own in Waiwhetu. He was a healthy happy wee boy & was immediately affectionate.

At the adoption day Cookie was all over his new dad, on dads shoulders, rolling around for tummy rubs & flipping over backwards on the floor with mum - it was just so perfect.

So Cookie is setup in dads office & I am sure Cookie will be the highlight of many Zoom meetings being draped around dads shoulders for snuggles.

Hes such a playful wriggly cutie-pie. Just so luvable. He will be living with 2 other cats & a puppy dog so he is right in his element there.

Thank you to everyone who has donated for Cookie & given him this chance to live his best life.

See you Cutie-pie ###

08/11/2024

🧡Bonnie is Adopted🧡
Today Bonnie joined her new family in Levin.

Bonnie is from Petone, Project Cora, & came in with 3 others all riddled with fleas. A quick bath, blowdry & some yummy nom-noms sorted things out & she was all luvs from there forward.

Shes a social girl who luvs other kitties & luvs snuggles which is great as her new family will be home all day to ensure she gets loads of those.

She will have a new ginger housemate who lost his friend earlier this year & has been pining for her, so with Bonnies gentle friendship im sure the 2 will be best friends in no time.

Thanks so much to everyone who donated for Bonnie so she had the best chance of now living her best life.

🧡See you sweetheart🧡

08/11/2024

💝So very true💝

Recent studies conducted by the Institute of Heart-Math provide a clue to explain the two-way ′′ healing ′′ that occurs when we're close to horses. According to researchers, the heart has an electromagnetic field larger than the brain: a magnetometer can measure the energy field of the heart that radiates from 2.4 meters to 3 meters around the human body. While this is certainly significant, perhaps more impressive than the electromagnetic field projected by the heart of a horse is five times larger than that of a human being (imagine an electromagnetic sphere around the horse) and it can influence straight into our own heart rate.

Horses are also likely to have what science has identified as a ′′ coherent ′′ heart rate (heart rate pattern) that explains why we can ′′ feel better ′′ when we're close to them. Studies have found a coherent heart pattern or HRV to be a solid measure of well-being and consistent with emotional states of calm and joy-that is, we exhibit such patterns when we feel positive emotions.

A coherent heart pattern is indicative of a system that can recover and adapt to stressful situations very efficiently. Many times, we just need to be in the presence of horses to feel a sense of well-being and peace. In fact, research shows that people experience many physiological benefits by interacting with horses, including lower blood pressure and heart rate, higher beta-endorphins (neurotransmitters acting as pain suppressors), decreased stress levels, decreased feelings of anger, hostility, tension and anxiety, better social working; and greater feelings of empowerment, confidence, patience and self-efficacy ".

Pintura author: Svatava Hueberová

07/11/2024

06/11/2024

Sharing - see original post from Valley Cottage Vets

05/11/2024

💝HUGE thankz to Sean & the fabulous team at

TOA ITM HERETAUNGA

For their donation of these boards so I can have new crates, cubbies, hidy boxes & cases for the kitties.

If you have a project pop in to see them for friendly advice & help with all your materials👍

Thanks again to Peter Fellows for collecting them & delivering them safely here in the rain👍

These are goin to be so great
💜Thank you so much💜
🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈

04/11/2024

🐾Helping Hands Needed

So this whole no water thing is goin to be tuff untill I can get some more tanks in.

I do have 3 x 1,000 litre tanks off the spouting so I do have water - but with all the cleaning & laundry it only lasts a few days if theres no rain - and!! Summer🌞is approaching fast.

My Landlord Jane is amazing & shes goin to get some 10,000 litre tanks bort in but theres a wee issue of space🤔

Theres only a couple of spots to hold them & heres the clincher we need to do some 👷‍♀️🚧demo to get them in.

Is there a builder available to donate some time to remove a false wall & anyone else who might be able to help take out some 🌾shrubs, garden🌳🌴 area & possibly remake a small retaining wall???

I will be making a start on it this weekend rain, hail or shine its getting under way on Sunday from 11am. If you can help - can you please text me 0274905395 with what youd like to tackle & we can get a plan together 💕

Thank you all so much
💧💦💧💦💧💦💧💦💃🕺
(Rain dancing for the kitties)

04/11/2024

🐈HELP FIND MAXI
👍UPDATE****8/11/24
He is now home safe & on house arrest. Thank goodness🖤
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missing from Moores Valley Rd where he was recently adopted so hes a little shy still.

Please keep a look out for him & text me 0274905395 or his new very worried mum Jo on her number in the picture below.

03/11/2024

Long nights ahead😔

Please help stop this cycle - if you have a cat that is not desexed - male or female - do the right thing & get it desexed.

We all have to stop this god aweful cycle of more & more kittens being born.

I have four x 3 day olds which are being weighed & fed every 2 hours😔 and I have work tomorrow.

But this is EVERYWHERE in EVERY RESCUE. It needs to stop.

Special thanks to Steve for your donation with reference "kitten season" it sure is.

01/11/2024

💕DESEX DAY💕

🐾No more babies for these mummas who came with 3-4 month old babies & were pregnant with their next round of more barbies🙄

🐾No more making babies for this old tom cat Major

🐾& no chance of any babies for this little 4 month old baby, Tuna🐟

🐈Yay - the circle stops right here!🐈🐈🐈🐈

These lovely kitties are all desexed, microchiped & vaccinated today ready for adoption except Mumma Lacey whos already been adopted along with her babys Levi & Lulu. Theyl be goin to their new home soon💜💜💜

Poor Major also had 1 rotten tooth removed & another broken tooth had abscessed so that was flushed & cleared. Major is approx 5 to 7 years old & as with most of these poor forgotten boys, hes FIV positive😔 But all that means is he has a compromised immune system. He can still live a very long happy & healthy life. 🖤Just needs to be indoors🖤

These lovely kitties will be ready to meet families at the next adoption day in a couple of weeks - keep an eye out for the post👍..........

If youd like to help with todays costs, please donate to kitties account
02-0544-0034444-006🐈

💖Thank you so much for your support💖

28/10/2024

& just like that the powers out! Car v's pole, hope ther ok😔