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

03/03/2025

At last we have a bit of sunshine🙏. Not sure for how long but hopefully I can get some washing and kitty blankets dry🙏. All this rain certainly makes for a whole lot more stress and a lot more work🙈. Hope everyone survived the flooding 🙏. The roads are a nightmare - as if potholes werent bad enough before - way worse now. Cracked my windscreen on Saturday from hitting a pothole🙈. Bodin and Rags sleeping on the counter last night 🤣 cant dish up for the run cats with them on the counter - check out the faces when I woke them up to move them🙈🤣🤣🤣

02/03/2025

Totally flooded out again🤬 - not looking forward to driving to Albert to feed. Hope the rain slows down in the next hour. 🙏

02/03/2025

Happy Sunday from ARRC😻. No pics of cats sunbathing this morning - heavy rain, once again 🙈 cant do much of anything - most of the cats are inside - so doing housework will be challenging. So over all this rain😖. Huge thankyou to Mandy for the takealot order received on Friday❤ and the funds to buy Jacob a bag of Mom & babycat which I bought yesterday at Hillcrest Vet. VERY GRATEFUL to you😘😘😘. Thankyou also to Debbie for feeding at Albert last night - such a big help - very appreciated😘😘😘

01/03/2025

28/02/2025

Many thanks to Mandy and Ryan for donations ❤ very appreciated - and of course special thankyous to the wonderful peeps who have virtually sponsored kitties for their contributions. Apologies if you havent received your photos / videos or updates - life has been a bit hectic and I can only really take photos on Sundays - I will send🙏🙏🙏. Finally Friday and more rain😖. My entire property is like a swamp and water drains down from the road above for weeks - so revolting - wish for lots of sun to dry it all up. Today Fred is at the vets for a check up - I think he has gingivitis - hoping that is all. Just, made himself very scarce this morning - he needs to go back about his teeth but not the easiest boy to just pick up and pop in a carrier. He has obviously been chatting to Pumpkin about how to read moms mind🙈. He will go in early next week - will nab him whilst he's asleep🙈. Jacob is out of mom and babycat biscuits again and, with tears in his eyes🤣, asks if any kind people can help towards buying him another bag of his favorite food🙏. Have a good Friday everyone❤

28/02/2025

Tao wasnt in the pics last night - the babies had divided and we had 2 parties. One in the bedroom and one on the outdoor patio 🤣. No light there to take photos but Tao, Eric, Gypsy, Rudi & Arni were at one party and Thor, Blu, Kaylie, Smudge, Snoozy, Zack and Zoro at the other 🤣. I just have to close my eyes to the mess and the curtain climbing and continue dishing up for the run cats - take a tranquilizer and be the good slave that I am🤣🤣🤣🤣. Pic of Tao - he looks hung over🤣🤣🤣

27/02/2025

Let's get the party started...🥳 Babies having fun.

27/02/2025

Thor taking a quick break after running around like a mad thing the whole night. He's 100% better❤

26/02/2025

Heidi & Ginger 2 of my Albert ferals enjoying a bit of catnip❤. You can see where Pixie got his good looks from.❤

26/02/2025

I feel so heartsore for Pixie in stormy weather. Pixie is one of Heidis children from a long time ago🙈. Hes a semi-feral yard cat - let's me touch & stroke him but NO picking up & medicating him is done with risk🤣🤣. He is such a sweet boy - very gentle, never fights & very chatty. He seldom sleeps in the house, usually sleeps on one of the cat beds on the covered patio. Before a storm however, he races inside & cries continuously, running around looking for a hiding place😪. So terrified of thunder - its unusual for cats to be so afraid of thunder. Some hide or cower but he literally screams the house down, & being semi feral, is really hard to console. I always know about 30 minutes before a storm arrives thanks to this poor little boy😪

26/02/2025

Gosh, I dont even want to talk about the amount of rain last night 🙈 - everything flooded out again - I feel such anxiety when its pouring down & coming into the house & nothing can be done besides mop & wait it out🙈. Huge amount of rain, a bit of hail, thunder & lightening & very strong winds - very stressful indeed. Waited as long as possible before going down to the run to feed, but the rain was relentless so I fed during the downpour & was soaked to the bone before I had even locked the backdoor🤣. My poor run kitties 😪. I need to redo the roof plastic coverings on all the kennels - but have been phoning around for green plastic & no where seems to have it anymore😪.
Yesterday, the kitties & I were gifted by a number of amazing people❤. THANKYOU so much to Mandy for the 60/60 delivery - 12 tins of Pamper, 6 sachets, cremora, coffee, noodles, a chicken wrap, 3 ready meals 😋 & for the R500 into Montclair vet account 😘😻. THANKYOU hugely to Paul & Dawn for settling my Hillcrest Vet account of R3796-93 😻❤ - SOOO grateful to you both - it is AMAZING to have a R0 balance on one of my vet accounts. THANKYOU to Wiesie, Therina, Bron & Tigger & Carlos for funds - very appreciated - needed for cat food & THANKYOU to Wendy for sponsoring Arni's up- coming neuter ❤😻. SO grateful to all of you - we really appreciate the help & for helping me to keep the sanctuary going & to spoil the cats as much as possible😻. I hope someone out there can gift us with a sun dance before we all grow webs on our feet🤣. Thor is doing well - much better than he was. Hes getting cheeky again 🤣. Tomorrow Just will go in to the vets for the day - his mouth is still sore despite having had a dental😪 & Mo Mo too, is needing to go back & have a few more teeth removed😪. Oscar will net her today now that Lady is back from the vets & the holding cage is available. 🙏🙏🙏

25/02/2025

Very quick post🙈 I'm on my own at work - yet again - just to say THANKYOU so much once again to EErica Alexander(What's cooking?) for the funds from the scone drive - and to everyone who supported ❤, I did finally get to pay the R1870 into Montclair vet account. Huge Thankyou also to Cathy and Mel & Clint for funds😻😻😻 - extremely grateful - cat food, cat food, cat food🤣❤😻. Lots of cat food specials at PnP atm wish I could buy a months worth - great savings😻. Thor is feeling quite a bit better. He ate quite well last night & is walking around a bit. Legs still very painful & hasnt passed a stool because his spine is sore but he has meds & I think he is going to be back to normal very soon. Was feeling better in the fact that he was growling at Darth last night🤣🤣, he even spat at him🤣🤣 - cheeky little thing. Darth is about 100 times his size but was quite intimidated🤣🤣. Few photos from yard kitties taken on Sunday❤

24/02/2025

Really sorry for lack of posts - no time, no power or no network🙈. Huge thankyous to the special lady who wishes to remain anonymous, Randhir, and to "kidneys" for the funds last week❤, to Erica for the R900 scone & other monies & to Sharon for funds for "Mae & Britton" - am SO grateful to you all. Much needed for cat food. Havent deposited the R1870 scone money into the vet account yet - wanted to on Friday but I didnt get there before they closed. Will def pay it in today when I fetch Lady who has been there on a drip since last week. This morning I had to put in for hours leave to take very sick little Thor In to Hillcrest vet😪. He had such a high temp & much pain in his legs - so much so that he couldn't stand😪. I was stoked to be able to consult with Dr Shantelle Naidoo who says it's a neurological issue - perhaps meningitis😪. By the time I got him back home he was already feeling better & ate a bowl of mom & babycat. Poor baby at least he didnt have to be admitted. I will be sending out photos and updates to the virtual adopters - havent forgotten just dont get to see my poor cats in daylight too often. Many thanks to Debs for feeding on Sat night - really appreciated❤. Few pics of some of the run cats whilst I was cleaning in there - enjoying their nip❤

23/02/2025

Good morning from ARRC- will post thanks in next post ❤ - have stage 6 load shedding & no help today so I'm busy, busy - looks like more rain too🙁. Have a good Sunday😻

21/02/2025

Busy, busy - at least it's Friday ❤

20/02/2025

Very stressful last few days with all the hectic rain🙈. I flooded out last night, mud in the indoor patio, garage completely flooded and trees down in the run😪. Slat house floor was submerged as well. I was so stressed I felt like puking - couldn't find Inky anywhere, adding to the stress levels. Fortunately we found Inky this morning - one less worry but I had to take a half day leave because I had too much cleaning up to do this morning, and a kitty to drop at the vets - no way I could get to work on time. I'm so tired😖. Adding to the anxiety are the MANY calls to take in cats & kittens & the worry of all these kittens left out in the open during this horrendous rain😪. I am SO tired of people telling me that the "cat people" dont help & putting up with some peoples abuse / rudeness when they phone & demand I go & remove the "stray" cats in their yard. Please consider the following:
-There are very few cat sanctuaries compared to dog sanctuaries
- Cat sanctuaries do not receive the same support that dog sanctuaries do - everyone loves dogs - not so with cats. Support in the form of food donations, financial aid / donations, volunteers.
- More dogs are adopted than cats - not just puppies but adult dogs too, whereas it's very difficult to home adult cats. Therefore the turnover in dog sanctuaries is generally quicker- as dogs get adopted, more can be brought in. At a cat sanctuary, we probably have the cats in our care until they pass on - & so we cant just keep taking in more.
I feel ill each time I tell someone I cant take in anymore😪 - I worry about their fate & wish I could do more, but for each cat that comes in, its funds for sterilizing, testing, vaccs, R700 / month for food, bravecto tment every 3 months, deworming, & vet care for the cats life, if they dont get adopted😪. Funds for help, elect & water for the tons of blanket washing, maintenance etc - the list goes on & on. Sadly, there are thousands of abandoned stray & feral cats - all needing help in some way or another. Way too many people discarding their unsterilized cats once they fall pregnant, or when they are no longer cute kittens, or when their wonderful "owners" leave the country, move, or downsize. So sick of hearing - cats are clever they can survive🤬. They cannot & will not survive. We, as rescuers are left carrying the guilt for not being able to help these poor souls when we receive one of the many calls about abandoned cats (usually with kittens). Also so tired of hearing - "well, we phoned, no one helped". YOU are someone. YOU can help. Help to foster a mom cat or kittens, sterilize your cats BEFORE they fall pregnant or help to pay towards / take a stray cat in for sterilization before there are unwanted kittens. Help the cat sanctuaries & volunteer, or donate food or funds - the more help we get the more help we can give the cats needing it.

20/02/2025

Huge thankyou to Mandy for the big, very unexpected 60/60 delivery yesterday - lovely surprise indeed❤. It was most definitely the only bright light in my very gloomy day yesterday. Thankyou so much Mandy for all the food spoils, cat sachets and melon for Katrina ❤.

19/02/2025

Huge thankyou to Verushka for the bag of RC Mom and babycat and bag of RC ageing 😻❤ which I fetched last night - ah the cats are SOOO happy - especially Jacob❤ and it arrived just in time as Mandy's bag finished last night. Thankyou so much - Jacob sends purrs and kisses. Sorry not much time for posting - been on my own at work for the last week and hectic busy🙈. I need to sleep😴. Short video of Snoozy and Zack playing with Thor last night. The rain was hectic - and having a large number of the cats inside and all the kittens bored beyond because they couldn't play on the verandah was a bit nightmarish🤣🤣🤣. Water bowls and biscuit bowls flying as they all raced around playing up a storm🙈🙈🙈