Jul 10
rescued another kitty! >w<
mama abandoned him
he’z got big eyez so we’re calling him bug for now
(though i’m quite attached to da name lolz)
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rescued another kitty! >w<
mama abandoned him
he’z got big eyez so we’re calling him bug for now
(though i’m quite attached to da name lolz)
look! he is getting so big!
Times are tough right meow but cat cuddles make everything better! Help Purrs & Beans, NZ's longest running cat café, keep the lights on
Hello cat loving friends!!
Just wanting to reach out to everyone who sees this and loves cats and wants to help a wonderful small business in New Zealand out. Whether you can donate or even if you can’t, a share would mean the world!
Purrs & Beans is a social enterprise - meaning all profits go back into the cafe to look after the cats and keep it running. Run by two wonderful humans, Shane and Faith-Ashleigh.
Purrs & Beans have been running for almost a decade in Auckland. They first started out in the Auckland cbd as Barista Cats. Then made the move across the bay to Birkenhead where they found a wonderful new space and rebranded as Purrs & Beans.
Sadly due to a drop in patronage they’ve hit a little bit of a rough patch, and need a bit of a leg up. The reality of having a cat cafe is there’s bills. Vet bills and other bills. Purrs & Beans cats are all a little older bar a couple of newly adopted by the cafe cats. And some have additional needs or were deemed harder to adopt.
I have been lucky enough to visit the cafe when I have visited Auckland and the cats are so well cared for and loved. Have many spaces to relax in, including an enclosed balcony area so they can go outside. Plus they can retreat to a space where visitors can’t access if they want to be left alone.
Purrs & Beans is truly a wonderful place run by wonderful people who I’ve also met when I have visited. They really want to keep the business running especially given they’re so close to hitting 10yrs. And they want to keep spreading the message of adopting cats from shelters - they also foster cats and kittens from some rescues around Auckland to help the cats get socialised and meet people!
So again, if you are able to donate please do click the link above and you can even leave a message on your donation. - or make it anonymously. Please do note that the donation will be charged in NZD (New Zealand dollars) and when you pledge you won’t be charged right away. Your card only gets charged if the campaign reaches its goal on the 30th of April at 11pm NZST (I believe the pledge me site charges within a couple of days of the goal being met if it’s met so you might not be charged until a couple of days into May)
This campaign is an all or nothing campaign and they only will get the money if the goal is met. So please. If you’re in a place to donate I know Shane and Faith-Ashleigh, along with their gorgeous cafe kitties, would greatly appreciate it. If you can’t, then please please share this far and wide so others may be able to help!
Feral kittens one year later . . .Christmas cats.
Kitten with CH seeking rescue - Baltimore, MD
Sumo Wrestler - female, 5 weeks old, 1.6lbs
Sumo Wrestler was supposedly posted in a local “Buy Nothing” group after being abandoned in Baltimore City. From there, this baby was passed from person to person until he finally reached the caring finder who brought him to the shelter.
At his exam, Sumo Wrestler showed a wobbly gait and intention tremors, most consistent with mild cerebellar hypoplasia (CH).
Sumo Wrestler is small, sweet, and full of heart. She just needs a rescue willing to step in and give her the stability, medical follow-up, and compassion she deserves after such an unstable start.
Please let us know if your organization can help! Sumo Wrestler is currently in a foster home through BARCS and available for rescue transfer.
Thank you,
The BARCS Rescue Team
Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care Shelter (BARCS)
2490 Giles Rd, Baltimore, MD 21225
My girls carry around and sleep with their favorite toys. Left: Zel and Mousie. Right: Ember and Sloth. Nicky has Fishie, which he will bring to me for playing fetch, but he doesn’t lay around with it like this.
Leeli has FINALLY had her kittens!
There are at least* six. All are TINY wiggly charcoal kittens. Yep, all of them, six tiny black kittens with their white mama, they're an interracial family. xD
All of them seem to be healthy and Leeli is doing well! She started having them at about 7am and kept on until about 10:45ish. Never in my WILDEST dreams did I think she would have more than two live kittens after what she'd been through, and now she has six adorable little fluffy jellybeans curled up next to her, all alive and nursing and squeaky.
*she might still have one more to go, I feel another kittenish lump in her. Maraly waited two hours between her 4th and 5th kittens though, and this happens sometimes, so I'm not worried.
Maraly helped me midwife! I had her locked up at first, because she was upsetting Leeli, but I finally let her out while Leeli was distracted with kitten 3 and Maraly EAGERLY helped with the last three babies. She jumped right in and helped clean them!
The kittens are already purring and I- 😭💜💜
There are two extra small ones, but I think those are 5 and 6 so they should start to bulk up soon.
Leeli chose a nice box with a blanket in it for her nest (we specifically made it for the girls so I'm glad one of them used it) and it's right in our living room. She let me be right there and help her just like Maraly did, and she was also grateful I was there. I had to take off work today to be here, but it was very, very worth it.
Pictures of Leeli's tiny black babies (they look more Bengal-y than most of Maraly's, apparently the genes are strong) and Maraly being helpful
The first wee charcoal
*Maraly's brain* CLEAN THE BABY CLEAN THE BABY!
Maraly: this baby will be clean and that is THREAT
so many tiny babies ;-; <3 <3
truly an itty bitty kitty <3 <3
Once again, kittens won't have names until they're at least a month old and we know they'll all make it! I'll try and keep you updated on both litters (11 kittens!! it's like in ye olden days of my childhood! xD)
Am I covered in feral cat scratches,
Yes
Is a mama cat and an unknown number of kittens safer now
Yes
Do I care if I get an infection as long as I live
No
Is it 100% worth it
Absolutely