Animal Rescue & Rehab Centre - ARRC NPC 2018/592622/08 (2025)

19/12/2024

Mommy Marmalade & her 2 sons Toffee & Fudge came to ARRC in March this year from an informal settlement where Marmalades "owner" was giving away her kittens when they were barely 3 weeks old😪. Toffee & Fudge are from her 2nd litter - the only survivors of 5😪. All small & very skinny when they arrived, they are now happy, healthy & not skinny (besides Fudge who refuses to put on much weight). It was hard to tell the difference between mom & kittens in March - Marmalade not much more than a kitten herself. Fudge is a love bug of note - Henry's best friend since Elsa left. Toffee was the most scared when they arrived & took a little while to warm up to the fact that he wasnt going to be hurt by anyone - now he is a leg-winder🙈 & will probably be responsible for me breaking my neck in the near future🙈. Marmalade is just a very sweet little girl. Quiet but very loving if you go to her & give her loves. Shes just very happy finding a comfy bed to lie on or a shaded spot in the garden. Shes become quite chunky in such a short time but is, overall a small kitty. Such a cute little family - living out their best lives❤😻

18/12/2024

Sorry I havent done Lucky draw yet🙈 - still waiting on 3 outstanding sheets & once I have them I will do the draw🙏.
Thought I would post Ben's story today - looking back for photos I cant believe I've had him for almost 2.5 years already❤. In July 2022 whilst feeding in the run I discovered Ben - sitting outside the gate to the run🙈. Very tame but unneutered I thought he was perhaps lost - had wandered too far from his home looking for a mate. However, he was posted far & wide & nobody claimed him or even recognized him😪. I think someone deliberately dumped him at the sanctuary. He was immediately taken for neuter & vacs but when he returned he was lethargic & unwell. He was found to have quite severe biliary & the anaesthetic on top of the biliary made him really weak. So, he was admitted at the vets & after a few days of being on a drip & starting treatment he was well enough to come home. I took him into the house so I could monitor him & give him his meds easier but he kept making his way back to the run. At the beginning of last year he managed to tear the end of his tail open on something in the bush🙈 & after having it stitched & bandaged he was pretty much forced to stay in the house until it was healed. Since then he stays around the house more than in the run, but if I cant find him I know where to look - in "his" jungle gym in the run. He is such a precious boy with the most beautiful eyes. Such a gentle soul - never seen him fight with or even growl at any of the cats - even when he came in unneutered. There is always a feeling of tranquility around Ben - everything he does is quiet. Ben never gets in my face demanding attention, making hectic beds or winding around my legs - but he will jump on the bed, curl up next to me & purr gently, or cuddle into my back if I'm sleeping ❤. Breaks my heart to think someone just "threw him away" 💔 - I just dont understand people. Love this gentle giant so much❤

17/12/2024

"You are so lucky you live with so many cats - it's my dream". I hear it so often - & yes, lucky me, I love them all so much - it is my dream. There are, however, many challenges & much anxiety because I am responsible for their total well being. Many come in, already disadvantaged - poor nutrition during development, a host of issues as a result of being interbred, chronic illness-a result of not being treated during acute illness, immunocompromised & the list goes on.They were rescued & given a chance at a longer/better/healthier life & it's so important to do just that - give them a 2nd chance. Dosing feral cats is really hard & time consuming. Even giving worm meds every 3 months is not an easy task when you cant just pop the pill into their mouth. You cant touch them to feel if they have a temp, cant open their mouths to check their gums & teeth. They must be trapped or netted, (by torchlight in my case), taken to the vet, & sedated before they can be examined. Rolling worm tablets (milpro/ milbemax because they have a sugar coat) into fridge cooled balls of catnip coated A/D, or mincemeat or butter & painstakingly watching to see if they eat it whilst keeping others away🙈 - can take an hour- esp if they keep licking all the treat off & leaving the pill. With the semi-feral cats I like to use Profender - drop on dewormer- it's the best but I've been battling to find the blue (normal sized cat) vials so its pills for now🙈. Last night, Pixie, destroyed 4 dewormers by eating them & then spitting them out - soggy & no longer containing the sugar coat that makes them more palatable & less smelly. Pixie is quite tame. He likes to rub against my legs & he let's me touch & stroke him briefly. With no more pills to waste, I just decided to open his mouth & pop in the last dewormer🙈. Stupid not to have at least try to wrap him in a towel, but he was there & I just did it quickly. Deep scratches on my arms but mission accomplished👏. All part of keeping them healthy😻

16/12/2024

Now thunderstorm and rain - have to leave to feed at Albert and do daily cat food shopping just now in a car that still has a major issue😣. Still no water - hope it comes on sometime tonight otherwise I've got to go and buy - reserves are nearly depleted. No visitors this weekend sadly - poor cats. Finding it very hard to find any Christmas spirit.

16/12/2024

Happy Monday - Day of Reconciliation- Hot again but not anything like yesterday. No water here - cant do washing🙈 or much cleaning - so annoying - typical weekend story - no power, no water or both.

15/12/2024

Happy Sunday from ARRC. Really, really hot today🌞🔥 expecting storms⛈ later with this humidity. Hope I'm not travelling to or from Albert when it happens🙈. Only a few kitties came out of their cool hiding places for the catnip which was served on the verandah in the shade. Think walking on the tar / pavers to get to the verandah will probably cause blisters it's so hot. Just sprayed Pearl's belly down with her wound spray - nice and cold - it's about the only time shes happy with the spray. Thankyou to Debbie for feeding at Albert last night - much appreciated ❤

14/12/2024

Havent had a Saturday at home in....forever. Always things to do on a Saturday & vet visits but no choice today as the car is in for repairs🙈. Praying that it's not anything too hectic to repair. It's going to be a very long month🙈. Pay day 2 days early because it fell on a Sunday & then had to pay some of last months Bills from this salary, bonuses to find for the helpers etc etc & the ongoing vet bills😣. Hoping the catmobile will be a quick, easy and cheap fix😂 otherwise I may have to use Katrina to get me to work & back😂😂😂

13/12/2024

Today I thought I would re-post Pumpkins story❤. This fur child has a very big space in my heart - not supposed to have favorites but some of them just seem to burrow deeper into my heart ❤. This boy was rescued as a 6 week old kitten with his siblings, mom, dad, granny and 3 others from Gale Street Mortuary after the rest of his family had been poisoned (9 cats😪) 10.5 years ago. I so love this little boy, he is such a chatterbox and such a sociable boy. He follows me down to the run almost everynight when i feed - Pumpkin is a house cat because he came in as a kitten but he loves it down in the run and has many friends who he runs around kissing. 😂.🤩. Pumpkins mom, who remained feral, was helped over the bridge at the age of 22.- His granny died 4 years ago at age 23 just walking along and keeled over - beautiful big tri-colour girl. 4 years ago a "tumour" was discovered at the back of Pumpkins tongue. Fortunately the biopsy results indicated it was an ulcer & he was treated with steroids. Sadly this ulcer is still there. All the vets who have looked at it say that they think it is now something nastier but it is impossible to remove as it right across his tongue & at the back of his throat😪. Cortisone injections keep it small & Pumpkin hasnt had an injection for about 8 months now & is doing well🙏. He is the WORST cat to get to the vets as he reads minds 😂😂. He absolutely knows when I'm planning a vet visit & will not let me near him & does a disappearing act😂. Once in the car he screams blue murder the whole way🙈. When no vet visits are on my mind he is my shadow & cuddles up in my arm when I sleep. We have a song 😂 - Pumpkins song - & gosh he loves it when I sing his song to him😂 - goes all gooey eyed & makes little chirpy noises to me❤. Love him so much & praying this thing on his tongue will continue to be manageable & not give him any problems. I want him to live into his 20's too ❤

12/12/2024

Today I thought I would re-post Rags' story❤. Rags has been with me since late 2018 . He was found in Crestholme, not far from ARRC, very thin but super friendly. His recovery was advertised far and wide - hoping that he was a lost cat that could be reunited with his owner. Sadly, no one came forward to claim him so it was assumed that he was just another kitty that had been discarded when his owners moved😪. He is absolutely precious - such a happy boy, full of love- he so enjoys getting head strokes and tummy rubs and laps up any attention he can get from visitors. Until fairly recently he lived in the run, & although he gets on well with all the kitties his favorite friends in the run are Tom-Tom and Baby ❤. About a year ago he developed an allergic skin condition - probably to one of the grasses or plants since, by exclusion, I ruled out a food allergy. Every few months his skin flares up & he needs a cortisone injection 😪. At about the same time as his allergies started, he began to move into the house - popping in for visits & then returning to the run. Eventually his visits got longer & he now lives as a house / yard cat, only following me down to the run to say hi to his besties occassionally when I go to feed, & then following me back again. Now hes always under my feet or on the kitchen counter when I'm trying to dish up 😂. Love this boy to the moon and back🥰😻🤩. The first pics shows his arrival at ARRC 6 years ago & a few from his days in the run. ❤

11/12/2024

Huge thankyous to the special lady who wishes to remain anonymous ❤, my sister Ju, and "donation" (not sure if Nicola 🤔) for funds - so appreciated - have to do repairs & brakes on my car 🙈. Took the car through to the mechanic this morning & will just keep topping brake fluid until Sat when he will do the repairs. Thankyou so much❤.
Sorry about the rant yesterday - had a day when I felt like sitting down & having a good cry🤣 - never helps so rather got to laugh 🤣. Many thanks also, to Nicola who offered R1000 for the minis❤ & to Lois for posting on her grps. Very appreciated😻. Will be posting them off on Sat if I can get a lift up to postnet. At the vets yesterday - Great news on Pearl - her wound is healing👏👏 & hopefully only 2 more weeks before the stitches can come out❤ Pearl will be soo happy to be out of the bathroom & to loose collar no 6🤣🤣. The fabric collars are so much more comfortable but dont last very long. She loves it when I clean & apply cream to her belly now, unlike the early days where I had to be so careful. The spray I use to clean her tum is cooling & she purrs like mad when I wipe over the shaved areas - hair is growing back & probably super itchy. She is such a precious girl - I'm glad I didnt let her go - even though this has taken forever to heal she has never given up the fight & is very perky & eating up a storm😻❤. Earbuds ear didnt need re- stitching thankfully. Just cleaned up, but he now has one floppy ear🙈😻. Both kitties were so good in the car whilst I fed at Albert & then drove home - not a peep❤. Tonight will be fun 🤣 as I will be fetching Arthur today & we know how he loves the car trip🙈. He only needed 1 extraction yesterday & a clean up of the other teeth - so I'm really happy about that. Hopefully the predicted storm will hold off until we are both home. Have some outstanding Lucky draw sheets - I havent forgotten the draw - once collected will do the draw. 3 beautiful babies still need ❤ homes.

10/12/2024

Feeling very down in the dumps today😞. Driving back to Albert to feed last night & brake lights came on - discovered no brake fluid - its leaked out somewhere & there seems to be a water leak from somewhere as well😣. Had to take the 3 cats to the vets this morning because its Dr Yeshs last day at the practice until January & was so stressed driving with the cats in the car, waiting for disaster to happen. Have used a whole bottle of brake fluid in 12 hours - just topping until I can get it fixed. Cannot get ahead - it is one thing after another & there is zero help. I'm so tired of the constant battle with unshared problems, lack of sleep & constant anxiety. Havent paid the municipal bill yet again & now to find funds for the car. Arthur is in for a dental today, Earbud has had to go back because he ripped all the stitches out of his ear🙈 & Pearl is having her wound reassessed - hopefully only a few more weeks until the stitches can come out. Arthur did his usual 💩 in the carrier as I pulled out of the yard🙈 - so he stressed all the way to the vets. Poor boy gets so anxious in the car. Have people phoning non stop wanting to offload cats - mostly saying that they are not wanted at the factory anymore & they need to be moved - mostly it's because factories close & people are going away over Christmas & there is no one to feed them😣. So many, however, just phone to say they have cats they no longer want & can I come & fetch them🤬. No thought as to who pays for their vacs & steries, food & vet care going forward😣 as most are unsterilized. Just so sad & I wish I didnt get to hear the stories because I cant help but worry. There are so many really selfish people out there - the cats have outlived their welcome, no longer cute, breed too much, cost too much, or just dont fit in with their lifestyle. Cant help but get rude with some people & their pathetic excuses. Feel like I need to climb into bed & get some sleep & try & get my mood sorted 🙈.

09/12/2024

So, I have a huge thankyou to make to some very special peeps - my sister Julie, Mark, Lois, Michele & Kate (hope I didnt leave anyone out😂) for their collaborated effort in getting "Jacob" to me as a birthday gift from Julie❤. A few months ago, my very talented sister, made 3 cat paintings which she wanted to send to me to sell to raise funds for my vet account. However, no postal service to my house & no postnet in Adelaide - she decided to "sell" them in Australia & funds raised were put into my vet account❤. Of the 3 gorgeous paintings, I fell in love with 1 in particular because it looks so much like Jacob 😻. Well, between these lovely people Jacob travelled half way around the world😂 (Julie says it would have been easier sending him to the moon😂) & Kate arrived with him yesterday ❤ along with a lovely card & beautiful crystal & butterfly trinket❤. Lois had also ordered a painting from Julie & deposited the funds into the ARRC account for vet bills❤. Thankyou sooo much to all of you - it was a big surprise & totally unexpected. I showed the real Jacob his painting & hes very happy that he looks so handsome😂. Can you all see the resemblance between Jacob the painting & Jacob the real thing😂. Love it so much❤

07/12/2024

Not even 1 offer when I tried to auction our Checkers mini trolley😪. Now I am going to try and auction the whole set, trolley included - with all the cards. Many thanks to Suzette for donating the set and to Salome for donating the ones that were missing ❤ set is now complete. Any offers for the whole set please? Any funds raised will be used towards one of my vet accounts🙏😻

06/12/2024

Sooooo busy at work no lunch or tea so didnt get to post. Now stuck in hectic traffic so I will quickly post HUGE thankyous to Mandy for the enormous takealot order - so many spoils for the cats😻😻 such a huge help as I count down the many days till pay day. VERY grateful thankyou so much❤. Of course the boxes are always in huge demand 😂😂 - I hardly get to unpack them before one of the cats is in😻. Last night Ginger, Harry and Garfield got in there first😂😂. Then a HUGE thankyou to Erica for the funds to buy a 4kg bag of mom & babycat - predominantly for darling Jacob😻. I ran out about a week ago so you can imagine how happy he is😻. Thankyou so much❤

04/12/2024

I thought that since Bodin had a dental yesterday I would recap his story😻. Not a very long one...I found him by the residence at Albert eating with my ferals in early July. He just appeared & I hadn't ever seen him before. At the time I was trapping & sterilizing the cats behind the res, so I set up the trap for him & sat for 2 hours waiting for him to finally go in🙈. The following day he was neutered & had his rabies jab & was set to be released back there that night. However, when I opened the trap to release him he jumped into my car & just sat there. Had I known this I would have just picked him up & put him in a carrier instead of wasting 2 hrs 😂Not feral at all🙈. I hadn't realized until then that he was obviously a dumped domestic cat😣 - so he went home with me. What a sweet, sweet, very lovable boy he is❤ to the point of being a total pain in the butt😂. He is always in my face- talking, making hectic beds with his claws & purrs non stop. Dont think I've ever known a cat as lovable as Bodin. He has a weird mouth - bottom gums seem too thick & his mouth never closes completely. It doesnt stop him from eating or talking, but I thought perhaps his jaw had been broken at some stage. The first time I took him to the vet about it, he had gingivitis which was treated but nothing further was done. Recently I took him back to the vets to get it looked at again & it was discovered that he has really bad teeth & a few at the bottom stick outwards. Not sure if this is what causes his mouth to look like it cant close or if he has had a previous injury. Yesterday he had his dental & I will fetch him today and I will see if he has a new, improved smile😻. He really is such a funny boy. Hopefully his non ending kisses will at least not be too smelly😂😂

03/12/2024

Please support / share the Lucky draw competition which will now be drawn on 7th December 😻. I really am trying to get my vet bills down & despite using my entire salary & bonus on Bravecto (R16 000) & R17 000 between my 2 vet accounts 🙈 - both are still very high 😪. I didnt even spare funds to get a haircut at a barber - now 2 years since it was cut🙈 - putting as much as possible into paying off the outstanding amounts. Dr Yesh is extremely kind to me & charges very little for all the work that he does on the kitties but there have been many needing vet care in the last few months, & people using my account with promises to pay - who never have🤬. The vets are hugely important to the cats & I - and I'm desperate to get these accounts paid off or at least lowered. Bodin is in for a dental today 🙈 so the balance will be a few thousand higher by the end of the day. At present I still owe over R12 000 to Montclair & approx (waiting for an invoice) R5 500 to Hillcrest - it's a huge stress.
To purchase a ticket for the lucky draw (R20 per ticket) send POP via WhatsApp or SMS to 0828793383 with ure name & I will send you back a proof of purchase 😻. Please help me get these vet Bills down.🙏❤

02/12/2024

OMW how spoilt am I? Another Checkers 60/60 delivery today❤ - this time from Sarah😘. THANKYOU SO MUCH - gosh Christmas has indeed come early. Lots of hug in a mug hot drinks, a jar of Jacob's, a bar of chocolate😋, 2 boxes of Whiskas sachets and 4 boxes of Pamper sachets😻 - you are an angel. Verushka and Sarah will be buying me a bigger size pair of Jeans after these 2 days of delicious tasty treats🤣🤣 . THANKYOU so grateful ❤ (oh and of course 2 big 60/60 paper bags😻)

02/12/2024

The little calico baby discovered the ring - what fun she had for about an hour trying to get the balls out🤣😻

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