Nanjing Rescues

26/10/2023

Mimzy’s seizures came back but we were able to get her back on meds right quick. Hopefully her coordination improves over the next few weeks.

01/08/2023

Last week was incredibly tough. We lost 2 of our sweeties within days of each other.

First we lost Alfie, my main house dog and best friend here in China. He’d had bladder surgery a month or so ago and developed thrombocytopenia (essentially very bad anemia) and had to be hospitalized. He came home on bedrest but a few day later his breathing became very heavy and I rushed him back to the hospital, where he unfortunately passed away rather quickly. At first the vet suspected poison but none of the other animals showed symptoms so we assume it was another complication from his surgery.

Then we lost Dimzy, our sweet little baby. Dimzy had started to struggle to eat the start of last week and got progressively worse over the following days. His already large esophagus completely dilated and the sphincter connecting it to his stomach relaxed to the point it was non-functional. In order to ease his suffering and avoid him literally starving to death even though he was eating almost constantly I made the decision to let him pass peacefully in my arms.

I don’t tell you this just to make you sad but to show the most difficult part of rescuing and loving these animals so much. Nanjing Rescues has slowed down a lot these past two years, mostly because I do pretty much everything myself. So when things like this happen, or life gets in the way, I can’t do as much as other rescue(r)s.

I try where and when I can but I am just one person trying to make a difference. Thank you for all the support you guys have given me these past 4 years, you’re the only reason we’ve been able to help almost 100 strays find such loving homes and families.

As for the future of Nanjing Rescues, I will be taking a break from taking in any new animals for the foreseeable future. I’ve been focusing on finding homes in China for the dogs and cats we already have but it’s been very rough going since COVID. If you see some of our posters, please consider sharing them in order to increase the likelihood of their forever families finding them.

09/07/2023

Dimzy is growing into such a handsome boy!

We’ve finally figured out why he’s had so many issues eating properly and putting on weight, he has a few mouth deformities that restrict his tongue’s movement and put him at risk for infection.

We’ve been managing his condition and we are now focusing on getting him fattened up and ready for any potential surgeries in the future!

11/06/2023

Happy month-a-versary baby boy!
31 days old, 29 days of growth with us!

28/05/2023

N👀 to see you!

10/03/2023

Our sweet Maude has been dealing with some bad congestion these past 2 weeks but, after a week of daily nebulizing and meds, she’s back to her old self!

03/02/2023

Our newest arrival!

Toothless, of house Wheezus, first of his name. Lord of the gasps, protector of the lil' wheeze, father of ailments, tsar of rasps joins our fanily after a week in the vet’s getting his respiratory issues under control.

He’ll spend another week in quarantine at home before being introduced to the other animals.

04/01/2023

Sporty Spice isn’t the most sociable dog but she still wants love. Here she is waiting for me to call her over for pets!

30/12/2022

It’s been almost one year since her adoption and it seems we’ve finally got Maude educated on what a litter box is.

It’s been a chore and a half but worth it for our sweet little lady.

23/12/2022

Lazy babies providing comfort while recovering from covid.

29/11/2022

Goji and Spock have finally made it to their forever homes!

These two lucky goofballs made it safely to the US and met their family. Goji was reunited with her old foster and Spock tagged along with her. We couldn’t be happier for the pair, happy life!

20/11/2022

Two sweet, snuggly babies

16/11/2022

Yesterday was for Scary and today is for lil miss Sporty Spice!

She’s absolutely gorgeous but is very timid. We are working on building up her courage but we love her nonetheless.

15/11/2022

Scary Spice showing off at the Spice Girls’ birthday party.

Posh’s and Baby’s adopters threw a party to celebrate their first year and our two girls still waiting were able to join as well.

18/09/2022

Some cute pics of our kitty residents. Our Drogon is up for foster or adoption.

16/09/2022

Our resident escape artist, Mimzy.

Mimzy loves being outside but doesn’t like being contained in our yard. So she often sneaks out to enjoy true freedom in our community. She does so by squeezing her chunky bod through some impressively small gaps in our fence.

Mimzy has 0 regrets and loves her freedom, even though it’s not the best thing for her safety or my anxiety.

06/09/2022

Sorry for the lack of posts recently, I’ve had almost no free time and completely spaced. Enjoy some sassy Maude as an apology.

10/08/2022

A new kitty has appeared!
Drogon is here as a foster, he has Calicivirus and cannot be in most households. Our two resident cats are both infected with the virus so it’s a near perfect match!

Drogon is a few years old, neutered and overall very healthy. Available to foster or adopt in a no-cat or Calicivirus positive household.

23/07/2022

Big sister Arty showing Spriggan the ropes.

13/07/2022

🚨 New Rescue Alert 🚨

Mordecai was found by a kind person who tried to find it’s nest but couldn’t. Not realizing that young fledglings can survive outside the nest she decided to bring it to us to care for.

Mordecai survived his first night with us and has a great feeding response. We have asked for care advice from respected bird rescuers on proper care.

If you ever find a downed baby bird always either 1. Return it to its nest or 2. Wait a while to see if its parents are nearby (can take a few hours for them to return if they feel it’s unsafe) before you decide to rescue. Baby birds require a lot of care and attention and should only be taken if their parents aren’t there.

10/07/2022

WARNING: Sensitive content and upsetting images.

Today, in some of our local groups, a call for help was sent in order to help a shelter receive more than 600 cats from a meat truck that was caught heading to southern China. The cats were destined to be food but now they have a chance.

Unfortunately were are in the heat of summer and the horrid temperature couple with the cramped conditions means that many cats have already passed away and those who are still here are weak. These aren’t only strays but kidnapped pets as well.

Thankfully our animal community is fantastic, people volunteered to help with the intake and those that couldn’t banded together to order supplies to help the volunteers in this heat.

The shelter already has most of the supplies needed for the kitties but needed water for the volunteers stuck out working in the sun.

NJ Rescues will continue accepting donations for the shelter for the next 48 hours before we start sending them the funds. If you would like to help please add WeChat ID: NanjingRescues.

Proof of payment will be sent as soon as possible for transparency.

29/06/2022

Anybody else have a dog that makes this sound?
Alfie only does it when he desperately wants his backend scratched. 🤣

23/06/2022

Kuzco is doing very well, even as Nanjing decends into a horrid heatwave.

We are still trying our best to raise funds to get his cute self abroad to the States. If you’re able, please consider donating to help as his massive size makes it an equally massive undertaking.

https://gofund.me/74cd4119

12/06/2022

Artemis is back and as floofy as ever!

03/06/2022

Update for Scary Spice!
Unfortunately her adoption fell through for a variety of reasons and we’ve updated our screening process for adopters as well. She returned safely and has been back in the main foster home enjoying herself.

However, today our sweet Scary Spice isn’t feeling well.
Vet check-up shows no major viruses nor impaction but she’s still having blood in her stool.

She’ll be staying overnight for observation.

29/05/2022

These past two months have been crazy!
So much stuff going on we completely forgot to post.

One of the cutest things to happen was the arrival of Spriggan, a super sweet 2 month old pup!

03/05/2022

We’ve been so incredibly busy lately.
Enjoy some more walking Maude for your troubles.

22/04/2022

Maude’s eyes have been so much better this week! Her medicine is working wonders and we see her lil peepers almost all the time now!

14/04/2022

We are so happy to make the official announcement that Baby, Posh and Scary Spice have all found their forever families!

Baby and Posh are still in Nanjing but Scary just made the trip south to Guangzhou.

Now only Sporty, our gorgeous chocolate girl, needs a home. Please consider adopting if you are in China! She is an absolute sweetheart with a fantastic personality.

05/04/2022

A very lazy day at the foster home!

03/04/2022

Sometimes this chicken will show up outside the foster home. She’ll eat some seed and es**rt me to the gate before going back to wherever she came from.

28/03/2022

27/03/2022

Michaelangelo came out for a quick once over to make sure she’s doing well with the transition back outside and I couldn’t help but get some cute pics!

25/03/2022

Kuzco is ready to leave China!
After almost 2 years we are officially trying to get the ball rolling on his Freedom Flight. We’ve been working behind the scene to get him ready and have done some fundraising to start the process but, because of how big he is, we need outside help.

Kuzco has a rescue waiting to receive him Stateside and we have the pieces in place to get him out, all that’s left now is getting the money to pay for his transport. Thanks to him being an absolute unit and the ongoing flight issues thanks to COVID, his freedom flight will cost about 12k Canadian dollars. We’ve already save up 2k of that price but have decided to start a GoFundMe to try and cover the rest.

We really appreciate the support we’ve had in Nanjing and hope that we can get this gentle giant out of China and into the home he deserves.

https://gofund.me/c700c0c3

20/03/2022

The newest addition to the NJ Rescues family.
Miss Maude won’t be available to adopt as she’s a permanent addition to the family but we can’t help but share her adorableness!

09/03/2022

Afternoon snuggles feat. Grey and Cashew

05/03/2022

Such a happy man on our ride today!

27/02/2022

Posh is so sweet and very smart!
She’s available to adopt across China! Contact us to apply.

19/02/2022

Lil Spock being extra cute

15/02/2022

More Mimzy appreciation! Love you funky girl.