Paka Clinic Zanzibar

Paka Clinic Zanzibar Karibu! Welcome to the first Paka Clinic of Zanzibar, dedicated to improving the lives of street cats.

Our aim is to obtain a manageable number of cats in Stone Town, and in due course, also in the Archipelago. This will reduce undue suffering and sickness and improve living conditions for the cats. Our main goal is to reduce animal suffering and to keep the cat population healthy. Not only do we use veterinary skills to heal the suffering, we also promote Animal Welfare, which means educating and

advising the Zanzibari residents on the needs and the well-being of the cats. When the public understand that a healthy cat population also means a healthy HUMAN population, our goal will be have been achieved.

After five years of Paka Clinic working in town, our street cats — at least in the city centre — are visibly healthier.T...
01/01/2026

After five years of Paka Clinic working in town, our street cats — at least in the city centre — are visibly healthier.
This is encouraging, but our work is far from finished.
Despite neutering around 70 cats every month, the street-cat population is still very dense. In such conditions, the weaker cats suffer most: there is more stress, more fighting, and a higher risk of infections and disease. Constant pressure in the colonies is harmful to the cats’ health and wellbeing.
At the same time, even though acceptance of cats among the local community is generally high, it is important to maintain a balance — between the wishes of cat lovers and those of people who feel less comfortable living alongside many animals.
For this reason, we kindly ask for your help: Please encourage your neighbours, friends, and everyone you can reach not only to feed cats, but also to bring them to us for neutering. Birth control is essential and must be continuous.
This is our big wish for 2026.

Happy New Year to everyone — and thank you for standing with us. Together, we can become even better.

This week we had the pleasure of welcoming a donor from Saudi Arabia, Nouf AlMandeel (), who is deeply involved in anima...
13/12/2025

This week we had the pleasure of welcoming a donor from Saudi Arabia, Nouf AlMandeel (), who is deeply involved in animal welfare in her hometown of Riyadh. We are always fascinated to see how far our reputation reaches, and we were very happy about her visit.
Besides bringing us a kitten in critical condition, Nouf also donated much-needed medication, wet food, and financial support — for which we are truly grateful.
Beyond the donations, we had inspiring discussions about possible future collaborations. We strongly believe that animal welfare work should be based on cooperation, not competition. By working together, we can achieve far more.

After a heavy outbreak of panleukopenia during the last rainy season, from May to July, we are now again seeing an incre...
07/12/2025

After a heavy outbreak of panleukopenia during the last rainy season, from May to July, we are now again seeing an increasing number of cases. Why does panleukopenia cause repeated outbreaks in street-cat populations?
Feline panleukopenia is one of the most environmentally stable viruses known in veterinary medicine. It can survive for many months on surfaces, in soil, on cages, feeding bowls, clothing, and shoes. After an outbreak, part of the cat population becomes immune through either vaccination or survival — which temporarily slows transmission.
However, in high-density, largely unvaccinated populations like ours, new kittens are born continuously without immunity. As soon as enough vulnerable animals are present again, the virus resurges, causing repeated epidemic waves.
This is why panleukopenia control is not achieved through treatment alone. It requires:�• Continuous vaccination programs�• Strict isolation and disinfection protocols�• Neutering to reduce the constant birth of unprotected kittens�• Stable hygiene at feeding and clinic sites
At Paka Clinic, we fight panleukopenia through prevention, education, and emergency treatment — but lasting success depends on sustainable vaccination, proper hygiene materials, and surgical programs.
Your support does not only save individual lives — it stops entire outbreak cycles. Vaccines are very expensive for the number of cats we care for. Wouldn’t it be a Christmas present that truly makes sense to support us in buying enough vaccines for the huge colony — several thousand cats in the town area — that we look after?

Finished a lonely lunch and feeling bored.At our Paka Cat Café, you will never sit alone. There is always someone who ha...
30/11/2025

Finished a lonely lunch and feeling bored.
At our Paka Cat Café, you will never sit alone. There is always someone who happily takes the seat in front of you—sometimes furry, sometimes human, always friendly.
You are warmly welcome!

15/11/2025

On the evening of October 14, a man brought a three-legged mother cat with her five kittens to our Mombasa clinic.
He said he was a driver for a hotel in Nungwi and that the cat needed to be neutered. Our caretaker Hussein wrote down his phone number, but unfortunately did not ask for the hotel’s name.
The mother cat has now been neutered and could have gone back home with her kittens long ago. However, the phone number we were given is no longer answered, and the mother with her five kittens is still with us.
She has an exceptionally friendly character despite her handicap, and it is clear she used to be a pet. Her amputated leg was operated on very poorly in the past, likely after a fracture, and she will need a second corrective surgery once her kittens are old enough and independent.
Does anyone recognise this lovely tabby mother or know who she might belong to?
We would be very grateful for any information that helps us bring her back home with her kittens once she has recovered from her upcoming surgery. For the wellbeing of the mother cat, this surgery will be done free of charge.

Please help us heal the most challenging wounds on Zanzibar’s street cats.�We don’t want to give up on these two brave f...
04/11/2025

Please help us heal the most challenging wounds on Zanzibar’s street cats.�We don’t want to give up on these two brave fellows�Sometimes we face deep, complicated wounds — in places where bandages simply won’t stay on. To truly give them a second chance, we’re looking for top-quality, advanced wound-care materials.�These supplies can make a life-or-death difference when price isn’t the barrier.�Your support helps us turn hopeless wounds into healing stories:

✔️ Biodegradable dermal matrices (for large tissue defects)�✔️ Veterinary-grade collagen / ECM scaffolds (for irregular, hard-to-dress wounds)�✔️ Low-bulk infection-control dressings (for cats who remove bandages)�✔️ Edge-protection sprays or barrier systems (to stop licking when wraps fail)
How you can help:�• Tag, share, or invite friends who may know donors or veterinary distributors�• Reach out if you or your organisation can donate materials�• Follow our journey — we’ll share updates and healing stories of our rescue cats
Thank you for believing in second chances.�Together we can give Zanzibar’s street-brave cats a healthier, happier future.

Meet Bel — or “Apricot,” as we sometimes call him for his special colour.�Bel is a beautiful, neutered male, about two y...
24/10/2025

Meet Bel — or “Apricot,” as we sometimes call him for his special colour.�Bel is a beautiful, neutered male, about two years old, currently in our care and urgently looking for a home.
He was adopted as a kitten but sadly abandoned later on the street. Street life doesn’t suit him — he needs a loving human to care for him. Being a dominant male, he often gets into fights and keeps returning to us with wounds.
Bel is a very affectionate and gentle boy, but he should live as a single cat or with females only. (With some males he may get along too, but there’s no guarantee.)
Bel would be so happy to finally find the caring home he truly deserves.

19/10/2025

The advantage of monitored street cat colonies: Young and old cats live together, and kittens learn social behaviour from the very beginning. This slightly older orphan already looks after the tiny one, helping it feel less lonely and miss its mother less.
Of course, there are risks for kittens growing up like this — infections before they are fully protected by vaccination, and accidents. But these cats are fit for street life, which is essential when managing Zanzibar’s large cat population.
You can help by taking responsibility for a street cat colony. Our goal is to have small, monitored colonies spread across town. Colonies should not grow too large, as disease, fighting, and neighbourhood conflicts increase with size.
Please support in any way you can — by caring for a colony yourself, or by helping local caretakers with food or financial support. Asante sana.

The elegant Sphynx cats seem to be conquering the world — and now even Zanzibar!This morning in Forodhani we found what ...
16/10/2025

The elegant Sphynx cats seem to be conquering the world — and now even Zanzibar!
This morning in Forodhani we found what looked like the island’s first one… but no, not quite.
It’s actually a poor dumped kitten that was so full of mites that, after a good cleaning bath, all its fur fell out.
We’ll keep you posted on its recovery — and who knows, maybe Zanzibar’s own Sphynx will rise from this little fighter.

A beautiful big white male is hanging around since a couple of nights in the area behind the big tree. Peaceful with oth...
08/10/2025

A beautiful big white male is hanging around since a couple of nights in the area behind the big tree. Peaceful with other cats, but a bit anxious with humans. We believe it is a pet cat. Anybody misses a boy like that or knows somebody who misses a white cat?

With the passing of Jane Goodall, the world has lost an extraordinarily dedicated behavioural scientist. She was the fir...
04/10/2025

With the passing of Jane Goodall, the world has lost an extraordinarily dedicated behavioural scientist. She was the first to document that chimpanzees use tools. This was a revolutionary discovery - until then, tool use had been considered a defining trait of humans alone. Decades later we now know, that several animals, also craws, dolphins and sea otters, use tools.
She devoted much of her later life to protecting rainforests and threatened ecosystems, travelling tirelessly around the world to raise awareness of ecological issues.
But her pioneering work did not stop there. With her deep understanding of animal character - she lived in close proximity to, and observed chimpanzee groups in their natural habitat - she helped awaken the recognition that animals feel, suffer, and enjoy life just as humans do. This was a radical shift after a period when behavioural scientists viewed animals as little more than robots, driven only by instincts and hormones. She became a moral and ethical inspiration to many in the vegan and animal-rights movements: though still followed by relatively few, it has opened the eyes of thousands to the realities of what we eat and to the rights of animals to be respected as living beings.
At Paka Clinic, we will miss Jane Goodall greatly. Empathy toward animals lies at the heart of the wellbeing of our beloved Zanzibar street cat colony.

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Mombassa Suburb
Stone Town

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 13:00
13:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:00
Saturday 09:00 - 12:30

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Karibu at the Paka Clinic Zanzibar!

Karibu, welcome to the first Paka Clinic of Zanzibar. Dedicated to improve the lives of cats we share this island with. Whether it is your beloved petcat or street wanderer, we are committed to provide care for all.

Who we are and what we do:

In Mai 2019 the Paka Clinic opened her doors for the first time. The dedicated team of professionals is formed by veterinarians doctors Gaudence Goodluck and doctor Laura Jorojick. Both are assisted by Mohamed Salim and Abdull Rahim Khamis. Our Jacklin John makes sure we keep the clinic clean.

Meet our team closer: Here Dr. Goodluck Guadence. He is a Veterinary Medicine Graduate from Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania.