Rotorua Community Cats

29/04/2025

Western Heights Community Desexing 💥 🐈 🐕 If you need any help or advice desexing your pets, head on down to Brookland Road shops today and see the SPCA Lakes Team and have a chat!

The SPCA team will be at the Brookland Road Shops today until 1pm

Let's make a difference, big thanks to SPCA New Zealand the team at our local SPCA Centre and our local supporters and funders making it happen, supporting Rotorua and our local communities to make a difference

https://desexing.spca.nz/

https://www.spca.nz/centre/rotorua-centre/desexing-your-pet

02/07/2024

COMING SOON 👀

Cat owners, cat staff, cat employees and employers, caregivers, guardians, carers, kaitiaki, looks like SPCA SNIP N CHIP IS COMING SOON JULY 2024 🥳

Our time is coming, Bay of Plenty SPCA snip n chip is coming soon July 2024 which means its time to get planning and prepared! Keep an eye out on SPCA New Zealand website 👀

https://desexing.spca.nz/

If you have adopted a cat, or a cat has adopted you, here is what you can do

Be sure its desexed so you can all live happily ever after, because its hip to be Snip'd n Chip'd!

Those free kittens, that arent so free-
Desex, desex, desex!

If you have a cat, kitten or are caring for one, its time to start preparing, get a plan in place, get those kittys into a feeding routine, if you need to borrow a carrier, crate, maybe even a trap-get planning and be ready to put planning into action.

We have an overpopulation crisis, too many cats and kittens with not enough homes for them all to go, not enough resources or capacity, prevention is key, and desexing saves lives.

Dont feed them to breed them

If it is a stray, you are thinking of, confirm if it has a family of its own, or if it is in need of one. Is it friendly? Pop a paper collar on it! Speak to your neighbours, make the most of lostpet.co.nz, facebook groups, neighbourly, If no family of its own comes forward, and you are the chosen one, willing to accept it has adopted you, willing to continue caring for it as your own, be sure to get it scanned for a microchip and arrange desexing, before it becomes a family adopting your family.

If it is sick, injured, or vunerable-reach out to the SPCA.

Feeling overwhelmed? Unsure, not sure where to start, somethings not working, reach out! It takes a village

A cat becoming cats, escalating to a colony can feel overwhelming, frustrating and endless, but when we know better, we do better, let us help you, help them.

And the reality is, for healthy stray cats, a proactiveness is needed, and we are the chosen ones, whether you are a property owner, occupier, or care for the cat/s,

If you are unsure, need some support, assistance, advice, guidance, a helping hand, reach out, because we are all in this together, everyday people doing what we can to make a difference.

If transport is an issue, if you need to borrow a carrier, or trap and your neighbours dont have one handy, or if you are a neighbour that does have a carrier or trap you are happy to loan, share, let us know here.

Lets come together as a community and lead the way! Whether you care about cats, conservation, or our community, its time for everyone to shine, lets do it!

If you are now a cat slave to your "stray", your feline friend or backyard buddie is a one lap cat and does not take kindly to strangers, we recommend chatting to your vet about ear tips aswell as chips 😼

Furever Family Paws Purrfection 🥳

14/06/2024

Reach out, Rise up

Things may appear quiet on here, we all know this is never the case as we pull together in these challenging times to get eachother through and continue making a difference. No matter how big or small it may feel, we keep pushing, driving positive change.

The Animal Directory, NZ another positive reminder what can be achieved, so much appreciation and thanks, such a valuable resource, because it takes a village, and when we know better we do better

https://www.givingpounddogshope.co.nz/the-animal-directory

Heartfelt thanks to our community, our village, all those everyday superhumans doing what they can in a collective effort to make a difference. We are all in this together 🤍

21/04/2024

A sad update I have written out many times, "Tortimama" the nickname that always stuck, beautiful, clever calico mama, a OG mama who has had countless litters, was lovingly helped over rainbow bridge and laid to rest.

*Trigger Warning* ❤️‍🩹

Mixed emotions, feelings of sadness, frustration, but also relief for her, after all the pain and suffering she had endured.

Ive come to realise how different helping, and making a meaningful difference can be, and sometimes you have to be able to make some really rough calls, to put their best interests first, ahead of your own. As hopeful as we can be, sometimes the reality is we are unable to give them a good life, but the very least we can give them is a good death, humanely, lovingly and respectfully.

With a mouth full of infection, sadly it appeared she was also suffering with squamous cell carcinoma, her best interests the priority, considering what we knew, and her quality of life, we would be unable to provide her with a good life. She was cared for, lovingly and respectfully, she is now free.

What a ride babygirl! Im sorry, you deserved so much better, your life will be learnt from and your voice will be heard, we will take it from here ❤️‍🩹

A better life for her is just around the corner 😻

Some Monday Motivation- the only fail is when you dont try!

She is still at large, some stand offs and slinking with this clever kitty, but patience is just one of the learnings this crew brings to many.

We know her home base, her territory where she is most comfortable. We know we will get there and it will all be worth it.

We dont believe in "the one that got away" ;)

02/04/2024

Never give up 😼

As the door opened on April 2024, closing March 2024, March marked a huge milestone on our journey, we achieved the goal of trapping OG mother cat, nicknamed "Tortimama" bringing us to number 37.

An enormous amount of patience and perserverence, trap training and observing.

Sadly she had yet another litter of kittens, a horrific, heartbreaking reminder of the harsh reality, with all 4 kittens sadly now passed.

We seen her routine become alot more predictable than ever before because of this, knowing the location of the kittens, knowing her many previous litters have not been in the best health, timing being so crucial, we put all the planning into action one last time.

The journey of Tortimama has been a rollercoaster, she brings a very relatable example of what is going on in all of our backyards. The single cherub she had been sighted with in November I never got to set eyes on being MIA, her having a better quality life, no longer enduring litter after litter in this overpopulation crisis our priority.

No drop trap, drone dropper DIY or water bottle trick needed, actually no specialised trapping equipment just the trusty humane live capture trap commonly known as a possum trap 😅 but technology played a cruicial role in making this happen, being able to monitor and observe with a motion detecting camera was key here for me. With this situation, as this is not in my own backyard, its certainly something I wish I could have invested in from the beginning. Still hoping to see thermal drones in action one day-another learning to come of this, anything is possible!

If you do have any redundant humane live capture traps, working condition or not, we would love to be able to utilize them in our community with the many other situations we are being made aware of, to be able to help support our community and more everyday people just like me and you to put planning into action.

Backyard buddies need us all to step up and play our part, breaking the cycle of backyard burdens and backyard breeding.

Next month will mark 1 year since number 36 was first every sighted , our first desexed, but not microchipped well socialised kitty, an overly affectionate newby whose family and home was never found, we will never truly know his story, but the stars aligned and a bit of team work and he was able to find his Furever Family 😻 May will be 1 year on since I caught first glimpse of Zuro, and he will be cuddled up in a home of his own.

Thank you to each and every person who has played a part in making this all possible and achieveable, so thankful for our incredible community.

Lets keep walking the talk, walking the walk, together as a community.

We know it can be done, lets make it happen!

I highly recommend this great little resource as the purfect place to start, get a better understanding to know where to start-something else I wish I had found sooner.
https://youtu.be/gTsFE6DVtYo?si=80KaBkR76MJnJPcZ

14/03/2024

What an inspiring and informative few days it has been, to be amongst so many passionate, and dedicated professionals and advocates attending the Companion Animals New Zealand Companion Animals In A Changing World Conference 2024

Thanks to the CANZ team for bringing us all together, and holding space, all the incredible superhumans who were able attend, I am so thankful to CANZ and PD Pet Insurance for the opportunity to attend, and Animates Vetcare NZ for the very kind words of support to each and every person working tirelessly on the ground.

Lots of forward thinking and meaningful discussions, a key theme I personally continue to take away is the power of collaboration, and accreditation, based on evidence 🥳 International Cat Care Fear Free Pets IAABC Foundation

I look forward to the building and strengthening of new and existing, lasting relationships as we continue moving forward together to create sustainable, positive lasting changes, in this changing world.

What a pleasure to meet so many incredible people, local and international. Putting names to faces, I find myself in awe! Using their voices, sharing their knowledge, committed to staying informed with current research and science, paving the way for change and better outcomes for all animals, time flew by! (Even doing my best to harness my cat chat)

Stay tuned, because we all have an important role to play to create a good life for all.



Thanks again G2Z Cats Protection Wellington Kiwi Vet Behaviour SPCA New Zealand HUHANZ NZVNA RRR- Rescue, Revive, Rehome - Bay of Plenty Forgotten Felines Foundation Royal Canin Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research Auckland Council Adoptable Animals SPCA Auckland Centres Invercargill City Council Veterinarians for Animal Welfare Aotearoa World Organisation for Animal Health The University of Adelaide University of British Columbia University College Dublin Aeres University of Applied Sciences University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science and the many more inspiring names, faces, and organsations

01/01/2024

2024 we are all in like Escapee, all or nothing, hitting the ground running

But whether you are dipping your toes in and taking the risk like Tortimama, observing from the sidelines and remaining cautious like 33, or all in like Escapee, we are right here with you and looking forward to what positive progress 2024 will bring, because we are better together 😻🌏❤️

A heartfelt thanks to all apart of our community who have supported this journey throughout 2023, 2024 lets bring it home!

It takes a village, a community, 2024 all in 📣😻🐾

30/12/2023

Happy New Year, and Happy Graduation to this lad 🥰 It is only fitting to annouce that officially, we have our first community cat graduate, no longer a community cat, he is a companion cat.

Returned home as a community cat, he has chosen his family, and they have chosen him, while he may be abit of a fixture of our community, he is now soley cared for by his family and he is officially now a owned cat, a family of his very own, he will go wherever they may go, always having a home and family of his very own.

His family have been caring for him as apart of our community, nicknamed Slinky amongst the community crew, he picked up a new name, Chonk. Overtime he begun choosing to "stay home" more often, where it has become clear, hes chosen companion life, leaving his life behind as a community cat, and having no reason to need to be cared for by a collective, he chose his mum and his mum has chosen him, adopted as a companion cat by his very own guardians, with all his favourite treats, his home is officially his home and he has his forever family.

Time, care, love and respect his trust grew, so much so, he has even found his meow 😻

He sure chose the right home and territory to claim, adding to his resume he is now a pretty great co-pilot too, and I couldnt be happier for him and his family, who I will always be so thankful for.

From colony, to community, to companion 😻 What a glow up 🥰

Happy New Year, as the year draws to a close, what a journey it has been! Thank you to our village, our community, our supporters, making dreams possible, making the "impossible" a new reality 🥳

24/12/2023

Happy Christmas Eve from our crew, to yours 😽

Our main man, and my personal security on patrol as usual, making sure the crew are accounted for, and get their fair share, no intruders or imposters, hes running a tight ship!

We cant wait to share some exciting news and updates with you all! 🥳 Thank you for your continued support, and patience while the days and nights continued blurring into one most days, but, hard work pays off, always 😻

We look forward to positive changes and progress in 2024 😺

🤍

14/12/2023

Awareness 🙌🏾 This is only the owned pet population, where owners consider themselves the owner- and this is why it is just as important, if we dont "own" a cat or consider it a pet, but care for it, care about it, feed it, its just at your house, turned up at yours or a friends place, we all do our part, take a proactive approach, and take steps to confirm, is it a owned pet? Reach out for help or guidance, because we are at a crisis point and we are all in this together. Its going to take our communities coming together in a collective effort to get through this 🐾

Covid, A Cyclone and Clowders of Kittens!

‘Kitten season’ is well underway with the longer days and warmer temperatures triggering the change in hormones enabling female cats to start breeding. Queens (female cats) can become pregnant from as early as 4 months of age if left unneutered and with the breeding season in play from September through to late summer, and the gestation period for cats (from conception to giving birth) being around two months (63-65 days), there’s the possibility of a Queen having up to three litters in one breeding season!

Read the full article here: https://www.companionanimals.nz/articles/covid-a-cyclone-and-clowders-of-kittens

01/12/2023

Raffle Drawn- Congratulations to all the winners and the biggest heartfelt thanks to each and every person who has shown their support ans made this happen 😻

Christmas Raffle Fundraiser🎄🎉

Furever Family Rotorua Community Cats Fundraising raffle to help support the cats and kittens we can here in our Rotorua community 🐈🐈‍⬛

$20 a Ticket
15 Draws
100 Tickets to be sold

Please head on over to Furever Family's post, raffle will be drawn once all tickets are spoken for.

15 prizes to be won 🥳🎉 with something for everyone,

A special thank you our local Rotorua businesses for their support

Secret Spot Hot Tubs
Mini Golf Rotorua
Hell's Gate
Redwoods Treewalk Rotorua
Motion Entertainment Rotorua

The amazing supporters who kindly contributed to help make this happen, and Furever Family for all the work and efforts they have put in.

Supporting local ❤️
Bringing together our community, for our community.

PRIZES 🎉

1= $100 Scratchy Board
2= $100 Countdown Voucher
3= $100 Mitre 10 Voucher
4= Christmas Hamper
5= Kitty Metal Art
6= Rotorua Mini Golf Family Pass
7= Redwoods Treewalk Family Pass
8= Motion Entertainment Tempin Family Pass
9= Hells Gate Geo Walk Family Pass
10= Secret Spot Tub Voucher
11= Puppy Metal Art
12= Kitty n Me Gift Pack
13= Furever Family Flask + Bottle
14= Christmas Ham
15= Name The First Kitten Of The Year

RAFFLE
Today is the 1st of December, officially the Christmas season, but for us that also means KITTEN season. We already have sooooo many mamas, babies, and teens within the rescue and receive messages everyday asking for various kinds of help.
We want to help everyone, but costs just keep stacking up...

This year we will be running a Christmas Raffle, with all proceeds being split between us and Rotorua Community Cats. This will be drawn once tickets are sold.

100 Tickets
$20 a Ticket
15 Draws

Account details:
Kiwibank
Furever Family
38-9014-0552798-03
ref - Name or Number

A big thank you to all the amazing people and businesses who donated these great prizes and make this kind of thing possible. If you'd like a ticket let us know 🐈

PRIZES
1= $100 Scratchy Board
2= $100 Countdown Voucher
3= $100 Mitre 10 Voucher
4= Christmas Hamper
5= Kitty Metal Art
6= Rotorua Mini Golf Family Pass
7= Redwoods Treewalk Family Pass
8= Motion Entertainment Tenpin Family Pass
9= Hells Gate Geo Walk Family Pass
10= Secret Spot Tub Voucher
11= Puppy Metal Art
12= Kitty n Me Gift Pack
13= Furever Family Flask + Bottle
14= Ham
15= Name The First Kitten Of The Year

1. Susan Melgers 🐈‍⬛
2. Annie Kino Wolf 🐈‍⬛
3. Kylie Bronlund 🐈‍⬛
4. Deb Rowles 🐈‍⬛
5. Annie Kino Wolf 🐈‍⬛
6. Josh Walters 🐈‍⬛
7. Natalie Graham 🐈‍⬛
8. Rachel Kennedy 🐈‍⬛
9. Angie Wilson
10. Jennifer Bradley 🐈‍⬛
11. Susan Melgers 🐈‍⬛
12. Sonia Wilson 🐈‍⬛
13. Kelly Curtis 🐈‍⬛
14. Teresa Bowditch 🐈‍⬛
15. Chris P Bacon 🐈‍⬛
16. Bimlers Kennel & Cattery 🐈‍⬛
17. Annie Kino Wolf 🐈‍⬛
18. Tracey Haxton 🐈‍⬛
19. Jennifer Bradley 🐈‍⬛
20. Annie Kino Wolf 🐈‍⬛
21. Janine Cameron 🐈‍⬛
22. Sonia Wilson 🐈‍⬛
23. Teresa Bowditch 🐈‍⬛
24. Louise Transom 🐈‍⬛
25. Lynmore Cattery 🐈‍⬛
26. Chris P Bacon 🐈‍⬛
27. Chantelle Jukes 🐈‍⬛
28. Annie Kino Wolf 🐈‍⬛
29. Susan Melgers 🐈‍⬛
30. Ida Mason 🐈‍⬛
31. Deb Rowles 🐈‍⬛
32. Gaylene Clay 🐈‍⬛
33. Taree Indiee
34. Donna Smith 🐈‍⬛
35. James MacPherson 🐈‍⬛
36. Suzanne Mayes
37. Jennifer Bradley 🐈‍⬛
38. Susan Melgers 🐈‍⬛
39. Chris P Bacon. 🐈‍⬛
40. Tahlia Dredge 🐈‍⬛
41. Danielle Auld 🐈‍⬛
42. Rachel Kennedy 🐈‍⬛
43. Lisa Olsen
44. Bimlers Kennel & Cattery 🐈‍⬛
45. Deb Rowles 🐈‍⬛
46. Renee Roper 🐈‍⬛
47. Triena Parker 🐈‍⬛
48. Jean Bradley 🐈‍⬛
49. Jean Bradley 🐈‍⬛
50. Louise Transom 🐈‍⬛
51. Suzanne Mayes
52. Scott Smith 🐈‍⬛
53. Sally Williams 🐈‍⬛
54. Jo Sheppard 🐈‍⬛
55. Kellie Hansen 🐈‍⬛
56. Timothy Smith 🐈‍⬛
57. Jasmine Royal
58. Mae Bell 🐈‍⬛
59. Deb Rowles 🐈‍⬛
60. Tamara Mutu 🐈‍⬛
61. Toni Withers 🐈‍⬛
62. Janine Cameron 🐈‍⬛
63. Bimlers Kennel & Cattery 🐈‍⬛
64. Josh Walters 🐈‍⬛
65. Lynmore Cattery 🐈‍⬛
66. Mary Attwater 🐈‍⬛
67. Jennifer Bradley 🐈‍⬛
68. Josh Walters 🐈‍⬛
69. Annie Kino Wolf 🐈‍⬛
70. Donna Smith 🐈‍⬛
71. Nola Hall 🐈‍⬛
72. Rachel Kennedy 🐈‍⬛
73.
74. Suzanne Mayes
75.
76.
77. Jenni Peterson 🐈‍⬛
78. Tracey Haxton 🐈‍⬛
79. Kellie Hansen 🐈‍⬛
80. Natalie Andrews 🐈‍⬛
81. Bimlers Kennel & Cattery 🐈‍⬛
82. Nola Hall 🐈‍⬛
83. Donna Smith 🐈‍⬛
84.
85. Renee Roper 🐈‍⬛
86. Braxton Vile 🐈‍⬛
87. Deb Rowles 🐈‍⬛
88. Tina Hardy 🐈‍⬛
89. Suzanne Mayes
90. Triena Parker 🐈‍⬛
91. Mamaky Cattery 🐈‍⬛
92. Chantelle Jukes 🐈‍⬛
93. Suzanne Mayes
94. Donna Smith 🐈‍⬛
95. Bimlers Kennel & Cattery 🐈‍⬛
96. Lisa Olsen
97. Gaylene Clay 🐈‍⬛
98. Janine Cameron 🐈‍⬛
99. Mary Attwater 🐈‍⬛
100. Josh Walters 🐈‍⬛

01/12/2023

🐾 ROTORUA RESOURCES 🐾

Help, support, assistance, resources 🐈🐕

Rotorua Vets, Animal Control-surrender and amnesty, SPCA hours, services, support and guidance and resources

(Please seek professional, accurate and up to date advice or clarification by contacting them directly in the first instance)

🥳😻Looking to adopt or foster? Or wanting to help and get involved?

Furever Family

SPCA Lakes

Paws Purrfection

🚫⚠️💥 DO NOT DUMP OR ABANDON ANIMALS!

❤️‍🩹🐱🐶Needing help or support? Reach out!

Support for pet owners in our Rotorua community

⚫️💥🐶🐱Petfood

➡️SPCA Lakes has a petfood pantry located in their office,

➡️AAHT BOP, Rotovegas Animal Support also offer petfood support to community when available.

➡️ NZ Food Network Hubs here in Rotorua that can often have petfood also available
Rotorua Whakaroa and Feeding Rotorua

💥➡️The "Grocer" app
allows you to compare prices and see where it is on sale or the lowest price.

(It does not take into account your local Four Square, Dairy, Reduced to Clear, Farmlands, and other retailers, Butchers, or the likes of Kooky Kibble which is seconds directly from a manufacturer as an example)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.grocer.twa

➡️http://www.kookykibble.co.nz

Nutrition and Diet

http://instagram.com/nutritionrvn

Homemade? A complete and balanced diet is essiential, check out this handy resource

http://balanceit.com/

➡️ NZ Food Network Hubs here in Rotorua,
Rotorua Whakaroa and Feeding Rotorua

https://www.nzfoodnetwork.org.nz/our-food-hubs/
Struggling, difficult times, need more help, advice or support?

https://www.cab.org.nz/location/cab-rotorua

https://www.cab.org.nz/search/ =0&sp=1&ir=0&wc=0&locality=All%20of%20New%20Zealand&city=All&exn=0

https://www.cab.org.nz

https://www.rotorualakescouncil.nz/our-city/community-development/good-health-rotorua-services-directory

⚫️🔴🐾SPCA Rotorua
07 349 2955

💥🐾⭐️Rotorua centre is open

10.30am-3pm Tuesday-Saturday

💥🐾⭐️Animal Welfare Emergencies

Monday to Saturday 8.30am-4pm
Sunday 10am-3pm

"For animal emergencies our ambulance team will be on call 8.30am - 4pm from Monday to Saturday and 10am - 3pm Sunday (excluding public holidays).

💥 If you have an animal emergency outside of these hours, please contact your nearest after-hours vet clinic

For any concerns or enquiries relating to stray, found or lost dogs, please contact the local council.

Please contact the local police for any instances where an animal or person/s welfare is at immediate risk."

All information found directly from their website

https://www.spca.nz/centre/rotorua-centre

⚫️🔴💥🐾Animal Control, Rotorua Lakes Council
Dogs

🔴Surrender fee: $120 per dog/puppy

🔴Amnesty Box ("dump box") is located at Rotorua Pound-to be removed, decommissioned 12/01/24
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/j7iY4gtYwtU4oTdv/?mibextid=qi2Omg

💥Pound Monday to Friday, 11am - 1.30pm

💥Call centre is open 24 hours, seven days a week.

⭐️💥Staff are on call 24 hours to respond to calls about dog attacks, dogs rushing at people, roaming dogs that have been secured, injured dogs, and wandering stock.

➡️Afterhours calls about roaming dogs are assessed on a case-by-case basis and prioritised accordingly.***

https://www.rotorualakescouncil.nz/our-services/animal-control

https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomelessHoundsRotorua/?ref=share&mibextid=F3zKvj

Rotorua Lakes Council

Text
TXT to 4343. In the text body enter the letters RLC, then a space before you add your comment. (The letters RLC can be in lower case or capital letters.)

Email
[email protected]

⚫️🔴🐾Rotorua Vet Clinics

Vetplus
07 348 9589
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8am – 5pm
Tuesday & Thursday 8am – 5.30pm
Saturday 9am – 12pm
*24 hour emergency service available to clients only*
https://vetplus.co.nz/contact/

Central City Vets
073477448
Monday-Friday 8am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 9am - 11am

*Open 7 days, closed public holidays*

https://www.rotoruavets.co.nz/
[email protected]

Vetora
073482152
Monday-Friday 8am-5.30pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm (retail only, no duty vet)
Sunday Closed
https://www.vetora.co.nz/clinics/vetora-rotorua

Family Vets
073477154
Monday-Friday 8am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9:00am - 12:00pm
Sunday Closed
https://www.familyvetsrotorua.nz/contact-us

Barrowman Goodman
073439090
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm
Sunday Closed
[email protected]
https://www.barrowmangoodmanvets.nz/contact

The Pet Vet 🥳🐾
073458381
Monday-Friday until 5.30pm
[email protected]
https://www.thepetvetrotorua.co.nz/

⚫️⭐️🐾💥After Hours

Bay After Hours Veterinary Hospital
1450 Cameron Road, Tauranga
07 220 9775

https://bahvet.co.nz/
💥(Payment options include Afterpay, Q-card and Petfunders, after hours fee applies)

➡️Vetplus after hours is offered to their clients only

You can call bay after hours for advice, or SPCA selecting animal welfare option for advice after hours

Online/Virtual
Vet Advice

*Afterhours, emergency, unsure if its an emergency, Bay After Hours should be contacted in the first instance for advice and recommendation*

https://www.vetchat.nz/

https://www.vetonlineconsult.co.nz/book-online

https://vetconsults.co.nz/

https://www.yourpetpa.co.nz/pages/ask-our-experts

https://www.petstock.co.nz/vet/chat

https://www.pdinsurance.co.nz/blogs/virtual-vet-consultations-why-theyre-useful/

⚫️💥🐾Desexing🐾💥

These can change at any time

⭐️Central City Vets and PAWS have been offering subsidised desexing of pets for community services card holders, enquire directly. Currently $30 desexing of male or female cats for community services card holders

⭐️Humane Society may be able to offer subsidised desexing
http://humanesociety.org.nz/de-sexing/

⭐️SPCA may be able to offer support, advice or assistance with desexing cats and dogs, it is a case by case basis, I highly recommend reaching out to your local SPCA if you are struggling or unsure.

You can check the SPCA website for snip n chip campaigns, which are vouchers for subsidised desexing vouchers, link to this also found at link below

https://desexing.spca.nz/

⭐️ Help Someone Desex Their Pet

You can follow Help Someone Desex Their Pet for desexing offers around NZ, and rescues in the surrounding areas are working hard to make desexing accessible, sometimes if travelling is a possibility, desexing offers may be available to residents outside of their area, and could be available to Rotorua residents, if you are unsure, send them a message or keep an eye on their social media posts.

KittyCat Fixers

(All paws murupara recently had an offer of free desexing working with Vetora Galatea, you can follow their page for more details.)

➡️ Check other rescues around NZ, or vet clinics outside of Rotorua if travelling is an option, check out and stay up to date by following their social media pages or check their websites.

➡️Compare prices with local vets, you can see their websites for payment options or enquire directly about payment plans and options.

➡️Some vet clinics in the wider BOP offer Afterpay etc as a payment option also.

Rotorua we have our SPCA Lakes Shelter, we currently do not have any other registered rescues or shelters based here but, we do have Furever Family here in Rotorua, and also AAHT BOP, Rotovegas Animal Support, 4 Furrz Sake working to support Rotorua Pet Community to my knowledge. If you are a position to support or help in anyway, now is the time to reach out to find out ways you can help.

Surrounding areas there are, registered and independent rescues, shelters and community support groups, see links below and an example;

All Paws Murupara
Vadas
CARE Taupo
Animal Care Turangi
Ktown
PAWS
Paws 4 Life
New Lives
Kaingaroa Animal Rescue
Moggies
The Kitten Orphanage
HUHA

With the need and demand much higher than resources available it is often a case by case basis around NZ

⚫️🐾🐱🐶 Some lists of NZ Rescues 🐱🐶🐾

https://www.givingpounddogshope.co.nz/the-animal-directory

https://www.givingpounddogshope.co.nz/animal-rescues

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=229049728661669&id=104885194411457&mibextid=Nif5oz

https://www.dogkindbodywork.co.nz/dog-rescues-nz/

https://www.thenzcatfoundation.org.nz/about/contact/

⚫️🐾Facebook Groups Pages

With many local and nz rehoming groups, lost and found and advice and discussion groups, these groups can also have specific chats

https://www.facebook.com/groups/206590432857495/?ref=share&mibextid=F3zKvj

https://www.facebook.com/groups/691944897492597/?ref=share&mibextid=F3zKvj

https://www.facebook.com/groups/freedoghomes/?ref=share&mibextid=F3zKvj

https://www.facebook.com/groups/petrehomingnz/?ref=share&mibextid=F3zKvj

Rehoming and adoptions, lost, found, it is free to list on www.trademe.co.nz or www.neighbourly.co.nz

⚫️🐱🐶 Rotorua Retailers

Animates and Petstock who also price match.
Also have Wonderworld, and our local vet clinics

💥Flea and Worm can be purchased at the above, and online retailers

🐱🐶⭐️Online retailers⭐️

As an example, vetpost and myvet, often scripts can be very well priced.

⚫️🔴💥Worming tablets under $5, (you can also compare these on Grocer app with supermarket brands)

Various different payment options including afterpay

www.myvet.co.nz

www.vetpost.co.nz

www.petsupplies.nz

www.willowbark.co.nz

www.pet.co.nz

www.petdirect.co.nz

www.petdepot.co.nz

www.onlinevetstore.co.nz

⚫️🐾 Other useful links, advice, resources

https://www.animalregister.co.nz/LostPet/?mode=list&lost=true&found=true

https://www.spca.nz/advice-and-welfare

https://www.huha.org.nz/found-animal-advice-nz

https://www.petrefuge.org.nz/get-help/

https://www.mpi.govt.nz/animals/animal-welfare/regulations/animal-welfare-resources-advice-different-animals/

https://resources.bestfriends.org/?_gl=1*1oaqu7a*_ga*MTE5NzkyODAxNi4xNzAxMjM4OTMy*_ga_JDV4SZ13C8*MTcwMTM4Njc4NS4yLjAuMTcwMTM4Njc4NS42MC4wLjA.&_ga=2.199404583.822343589.1701386786-1197928016.1701238932

🐈 Kittens

💥Please do not cat-nap, reach out to SPCA or rescue for advice, to get a plan in place, or vet in an emergency, seek professional advice

https://humanepro.org/magazine/articles/dont-cat-nap-kittens

In most instances the best place for vunerable kittens is with their mum! But we know there are emergency situations-contact vet or local experienced rescue, spca in the first instance, always.

(Kitten milk replacer is not milk or petmilk, it can be purchased at Vets, Animates, petstock, commonly Royal canin, Tumeke, Woombaroo and bottles for neo natal kittens)

How old is the kitten/s?
https://www.kittenlady.org/age

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=365993452468144&id=100071724761178&mibextid=Nif5oz

Other resources relating to kittens

https://www.kittenlady.org/kitten-care

https://www.maddiesfund.org/orphaned-kitten-care-how-to.htm

https://kittencoalition.org/resources/informational-sheets/

https://www.alleycat.org/community-cat-care/caring-for-neonatal-kittens/

https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&catId=102902&id=11106394

🐈‍⬛ Strays, lost and found

Sick, injured or vunerable please contact SPCA, if you are unsure reach out or check out their website, contact your local rescue or vet clinic, especially in an emergency. (Vunerable-kittens, mother and kittens, pregnant, elderly?)

If it is outside of SPCA hours, select animal welfare option to be transferred,

Is it owned or unowned?

Lostpet.co.nz

Do not assume a cat belongs to someone or does not belong to someone, has or hasnt got itself lost, been adandoned, dumped or displaced, regardless of socialisation/friendliness

You must actively seek owner for atleast 7 days, the ideal outcome is to find the owners and reunite.

https://www.animalregister.co.nz/found-pet-advice/

https://www.spca.nz/advice-and-welfare/article/what-to-do-if-you-find-a-healthy-stray

https://www.spca.nz/advice-and-welfare/article/know-the-difference-feral-cats-unsocial-strays-and-more

Friendly? Chat with your neighbourbours/neighbourhood, pop a paper collar on it, snap a photo for lostpet and local pages/groups, check for a chip.

SPCA, Vets and some rescues can scan for a microchip at no cost.

Are you willing to care for the cat, or a neighbour you spoke with? Is the cat desexed? Reach out to SPCA, local rescue, get a plan in place.

The most common complaints of nuisances from strays can be minimized hugley once desexed and cared for.

Understanding Colonies (groups of strays) ;

https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/cat-pyramid/

https://www.neighborhoodcats.org/resources/books-guides

Reach out to local SPCA, rescues or organisations. Unsure, need help, support, guidance or advice, send us or your local rescue a message.

And please be patient and respectful, most people you are contacting are every day people just like yourself and it is not their job or paid employment. As much info as possible helps hugley.

⚠️🚫💥Do not dump or abandon your pets or animals! No they will not be okay, no their chances of survival or living are not great! Reach out for help, near or far, you can post anon on many facebook groups of you must!

This is going to take a community effort, please do your part.

*Always seek expert, professional advice and guidance, animal welfare and emergencies contact SPCA or your local vet clinic. All of the above can change at anytime and may not be accurate, I recommend referring to SPCA or Animal Register Websites, or just reach out!



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