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

20/10/2025

Happy Diwali to our Hindu followers - many blessings to you and your families - enjoy the festivities but please be considerate to animals, wildlife, the aged & children when using fireworks 🎆
Sorry for no earlier posts - no electricity since midnight - a bit daunting with my itchy fingered friends around but the worst part was that I couldnt provide any warmth to the cats last night & it's been really cold with endless rain😪. Back to having no electricity in the run😣 thanks to the theft of the wiring & wall heaters yesterday but without power in the house either, I couldnt even do hot waterbottles 😪. Anyway, it is back on...for now👏👏. Saltori is going to Snip vet tomorrow for his neuter & vaccs - if anyone would like to contribute to this I would be very appreciative. I'm still owing about R3000 for his tests at Hillcrest but I'm glad they were done & he has a clean bill of health. I want to home this beautiful boy asap so that he can start his new life with a loving family ❤ & forget his past. He is an absolute treasure & extremely sociable - he would take loves 24/7 if possible. I dont think hes ever had a garden - is very tentative when I take him down to the run for exercise, & I don't think hes been in contact with other cats as he is quite scared. I took some photos of him watching Lucy (my dog) through the window - wide eyed for sure🤣🤣 - I don't think hes ever seen a dog. Also, still looking for a loving forever home for beautiful Nyx - a very laid back, chilled kitty - he loves playing but he is also quite happy to play couch potato 🤣. If you are interested in adopting either of these beautiful boys please contact Michele - the Kitten Fairy +27 72 844 5886 (whatsapp) adoption agreement & home checks apply. The 4 babies from Chesterville are also doing so well with Shona - starting to eat kitty mousse now & playing up a storm❤

19/10/2025

Our itchy fingered friends have just broken in - stolen my wall heaters, cut all the wiring and will be back to remove the wire just now I'm sure 🤬🤬🤬🤬. I am SO sick of this. Cut my electric fence - BROAD DAYLIGHT whilst we are here. I need a guard for tonight so that we can catch them when they come back since the police didnt do their job and released him from jail. So mad I could spit.

19/10/2025

Miserable weather, cold and rainy😣. Many, many thanks to Erica for the 10kg of chicken livers, chicken necks and bag of jellies & to Debbie for feeding at Albert last night- night driving is a killer atm - think 1 more week and the stitches should be gone then I'm sure it will feel better. Kitties mostly still in bed - I dont blame them 🤣 would love to join them. Tomorrow Archie is going in for his dental🤞 and Earbud for a check up & I will prob be back at work on Tuesday. Hope we have some sun tomorrow🙏🙏. Ben and Dewey cuddled up in the bed in the bath❤

18/10/2025

Yesterday when I went to fetch the 2 babies, the lady who found them told me that there were 4, but that 2 had run away😪. Was very worried about them, thinking they had already gone at least 24 hrs without food & the weather yesterday was horrid & very chilly. I dropped the 2 babies with Shona - (who worked her magic - by last night they were already looking so much better & were playing❤) whose kids named them Jelly Bean & Bon Bon😻. I was so happy when Thandeka messaged me last night whilst I was feeding at Albert to say that they found the other 2 babies👏. We met up at Albert & I took the 2 siblings who hadn't had any milk for at least 36 hrs & were a bit snuffly through to Shona who had a bottle ready for them. The photos at midnight showed nice full bellies & looking stronger already😻. Very grateful to Shona & to Allison for frontline & doxy 😘. The 2nd babies are called Fudge & Chu Chu❤. Our boy Saltori is doing VERY well - he is so gorgeous ❤. Now eating well & bodily functions all good. He will be neutered & vaccd next week & will be up for adoption. HUGE thankyou to Erica for the R600 from Scones & donations into Hillcrest vet towards Saltoris bill & to Natalie for her depo into Hillcrest vet as well for Saltori😘. Am beyond grateful. Still owing about R6000 at Hillcrest R3200 of which is from Saltoris tests. Thankyou Sooo much😻😘

17/10/2025

Got a message this morning from a lady who found these 2 babas - their mom was killed by a dog😭. I'm off to go and fetch them and thankyou Shona for agreeing to take them in as they still need bottle feeding. Poor babies😪

16/10/2025

Just a quick update on Saltori but before I do I must give huge thanks to Cindy (via Erica) & Maralyn for funds days ago, to Helene, Tess & Debbie P also for donations & to Camilla for the 2 big bags of FC & 2 boxes of Whiskas sachets & to Erica for the funds to buy 4kg of mom & baby cat for Jacob 😻 - THANKYOU SO MUCH❤. Today, after going into Durban for my eye app, I took Saltori through to Hillcrest vet for a thorough check up. He hardly ate last night & after starving for so long I expected him to feral feed. I was worried about his kidneys. On the way to the vet he passed a very loose stool - probably stress runs, prob thought i was taking him back 😪 so Dr Shantelle checked him for coccidia, giardia, worms, did kidney functions, pan test etc. Everything came back normal & she gave him anti nausea injection which instantly made him eat. She said he is still a bit dehydrated but didnt need an iv drip. So, it seems that after not eating for so long, the biscuits he ate in the carrier filled him enough to make him nauseous😪. I have some meds for his tum & once he is 100% I will get him vaccd & neutered & he will be up for adoption🙏. I fetched him just now, after feeding at Albert (very difficult driving at night with my stitched up eye- pain like no other) - & when I was going through the charges with the receptionist I found that someone used my account 3 days ago without my permission🤬🤬. No idea who, but it makes me so mad. Since the vets didnt phone me to confirm if they could use my account I am not going to pay their portion🤬. People have no scruples. Many thanks to Debbie M for the donation into my Hillcrest acc - very appreciated😘😘. Saltoris bill for today was just over R4000. This boy is so loveable ❤ & he begs for tummy rubs. Sweet, sweet boy indeed.

15/10/2025

SAFE AT LAST😻 Just a quick post (I have thankyous to make for donations - nx post I promise😘) about the cat stuck on the 16th floor of 320 West St - he - Saltori - is safe here at ARRC😻. I received another video from Sanele - the lady who contacted me last night about this poor boy- showing Saltori on the opp ledge- still crying his heart out 😪. From 7am I've been on the phone to hundreds of different people trying to locate someone with keys / access to the upper floors of 320 West which are uninhabited. No one seemed to know who the owner is & most said "phone back tomorrow"🤔. In the meantime I was chatting to Owen, a fellow rescuer, who lives closer to town than I do & Sanele for any info she could find out from the building itself. Huge thankyou to Jessie, the 1st person I spoke to this am- he managed to get me the owners no & had also spoken to him about our plight. Owen went to the building after speaking to the owner as well & finding out how to gain access, with a cat carrier as he doesnt have a trap, & I loaded my trap, waiting for the go ahead to drive through to Durban & trap the cat. Thankfully Owen got to climb the 16 flights of stairs 🙈 (I seriously doubt my lungs could have done it without numerous breaks in between🤣), in the dark, & found Saltori on the 16th floor in a room with a closed door. After putting down water & then biscuits, kitty just allowed Owen to pick him up & put him in the carrier❤. THANKYOU OWEN - I am so grateful that this boy is out of hell. I met up with Owen in Westville where we transferred him to the trap for the drive home. So sweet, chatty & very lovable but I am seriously worried that he has kidney damage through dehydration as he drank a bowl & half of water virtually without stopping. Just got back from Albert now, am going to give him subcut fluids & may take him through to Hillcrest Tom for a drip if hes still dehydrated. Who knows how long this poor boy has been without water/food-min of 6 days could be longer😪

14/10/2025

Many thanks to Debbie for feeding at Albert last night. Had my eye OP- driving home from the hospital was challenging so I'm grateful for the help with feeding😘. Got a call from a lady living opposite 320 West st - this poor cat has been crying for 6 days - apparently the building is abandoned and the cat is coming out onto the ledge at night but goes inside the building during the day. Need to get access into the building to go and get this poor soul - can see tomorrow will be busy. Wish I could do something about it tonight but everyones sleeping and fire brigade werent much help😭

13/10/2025

HUGE thankyou to Allison & Nicci for fetching this awesome Hills food donation from Durban & taking it through to the sanctuary & off loading it - so, so grateful to you and thankyou SO much to Hill’s Pet Nutrition for this amazing cat food donation -besides helping ARRC with much needed food it will also be used to feed a lot of kitties in Durban who are not used to getting such good, nutritious food. We are so appreciative😻😻😻. I had a good chuckle at Allison's photos of her loaded car🤣🤣🤣 - very close confines 🤣🤣 - you definitely deserve Father Christmas of the year award 😻😘. My cats have no manners🙈

12/10/2025

Alison to the rescue - thankyou so much for always assisting 😘😘 Thankyou to Cathy as well, for offering to come all the way from South coast to help😘😘 you are an angel.

No network since yesterday afternoon yet again🤬. Please is there anyone who can fetch a Hills food donation from Umbilo in Dbn and take it through to the sanctuary either tomorrow or Tuesday? My car is too small and it must be taken in 1 load so a bakkie / van is required. Happy to pay for fuel. Plse WhatsApp me 0828793383 if you can help🙏🙏

11/10/2025

It's been another one of those weeks that I hope never to repeat. This morning I had to send 2 of my special oldies over the bridge 😭 - Golly & Robin. 1 at a time is completely heart breaking but 2 in 1 day is devastating😭. I will do a post for them later when I'm not feeling so emotional. It's been quite a week of vet visits now that I have my car back - Darth, Garfield, Robin & Archie during the week & then again today. I've had some viral thing this week as well - headaches, coughing etc been willing it away because I have my eye OP on Tuesday & will be off work till the following Monday. Will still have to travel to Durban everyday to feed at Albert & to take Archie in for his dental next Friday. I've been extremely tired & run down this week & wish there was someone to reach out to for help with taking care of the cats when I feel so 💩. Yesterday Hilton very kindly offered (as usual) to fetch a donation of Hills food for me from Umbilo, & after waiting an hour, there was a problem & they wouldnt release the food to him🙈 - I felt so bad that he had wasted his time & I now have to fetch next week. Please, is there anyone with a bakkie who is able to fetch the food for me & bring it through to the sanctuary? I am so desperate for the food - have no dry food at all & even went & bought 20kg on Thu for 2 feral feeders that I help with food cos they had none either. This morning, after not having a working loo for 3 days🙈 I had to call a plumber in - yet another unplanned expense. Many thanks to Alison who fetched the kitten I was called about yest morning & for taking him (Lucky) thro to the vet for a check up & thankyou to Shona who is fostering him until he is properly weaned (pic below). Thankyou also to Therina & Erica (donation from Lyn, Erica & book) for funds & to all the special peeps who dropped food off at What's cooking? Inc Jenny & Krystelle😻 & to Erica for the 10kg livers & bag of jellies😋 - very appreciated ❤😻

10/10/2025

Very hectic day🙈🙈🙈 - lots of queries coming in about "stray" cats needing homes & lots of kittens needing somewhere to go🙈. I wonder with some of these "stray" cats - I think some are not strays but actually belong to the people who are feeding them but they want to get rid of them so they say they are strays😣 - very sad situation. Waiting to hear about Archie who is at the vets today - no news yet😣. Just a brief post to thank Lisa for the 60/60 delivery yesterday - 2 bags of biscuits and 20 tins - thankyou so much ❤ very appreciated😻.

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