Wanted Special Forever Home

Tinkerbelle came to the SPCA as a rather large overweight cat. Her elderly owner had died and there was no one to look after her. She has been in foster care with me since July. Her weight loss program is going really well. She was 8kg when she arrived and is now 7.2kg.

Tinkerbelle is friendly, loves to smooch around your legs, loves to be patted, she is playful and a real hard case. She is NOT a lap cat or a cat that likes to be picked up.

She is looking for a country home so that all the neighbours won’t feed her and she can have lots of exercise. She will need to be kept on her diet for a little longer and then kept on a maintenance diet.

Tinkerbelle would need to be the only pet. She prefers adult company.

She is 5 years old, a speyed female, tabby, fully vaccinated and house trained. Tinkerbelle is now ready for a special home.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE ANDREA.

Poppy's latest news

Hi everyone, sorry it's been so long ....... I've been a real busy little cat in my new home. I'm just having sooooo much fun!!! Like my new game of climbing my mum when she's in the kitchen and playing pounce when she's weeding in the garden. One of my favourite things to do outside is to have mum cover me in lawn clippings. I hide underneath them and then jump out at my unsuspecting friends. I love going for walks with mum and my friend Spider, as you can see in the photographs I have sent. Well I better go there are chooks on the deck and they need to be chased off! Catch you later. Poppy.

Upcoming Events and Fundraisers

The SPCA is a charity that receives no Central or Local Government funding, nor are we eligible for Lotteries grants. We rely totally on donations and fundraising to keep the Centre open and continue doing Animal Welfare work in your community.

We have a lot of weekend barbeques between now and Christmas and we are looking for people who can come along and help out with our fundraising. If you have an hour or two to spare, please give Andrea or Sue a call at the centre.

Our new Christmas cards, ready now. $4.00 each or 4 for $10.00. They're available at the centre or you can ring us on (09) 4389161 or email andrea@whangareispca.co.nz to order them.

Curtain Play with Poppy

Hi, Well life is great here. I have now fully made myself at home! I have a new play gym and I just love the feathers it keeps me amused for awhile and it is nice and warm to play with it by the fire.

I have made the big adventure to the outdoors now and it is scarey. There are some funny looking animals here. I found some large feathered birds today, apparently they are called chickens, boy can they run. I did try to catch them but they out smarted me this time. I dont stay outside for long and then I am back inside. I do not go out at night as it is just too dangerous the people say and I am quite happy with that.

I have also found a new thing to play with. The curtains are just great. There are some bells that hang next to the curtains and I love to climb the curtains as quick as I can and get the bells.

Well I must go and have a sleep now in the sun. I will be in touch again soon.

Poppy in her new home

Hi, its me Poppy. I thought you might like to know how I am getting on in my new home. When I first arrived I meet up with another three cats that live here too. They didnt like my full on approach but now we are great friends. The food here is delicious I have veal and it is great. I didnt think much of the other food they offered me.

There are alot of nice plants inside and I have had a few growlings because they look so nice to play with and chew on. I found this cool toy in the smallest room of the house to play with too. I dragged the roll of tissue through the house and ripped it up and it was so much fun. Of course I have a basket full of toys in the lounge too.

When it is dark I climb onto the huge bed with my people and get under the covers, sometimes I get bored and lick their faces to try and wake them up. I always purr to make sure they know its me and so they dont get a fright.

It is lovely and warm here. The people have a lovely fire for me and my friends to sleep by and we love that with it being so cold lately.

I get lots of cuddles and kisses here, it is so great. I think they love me to bits except when I get in the plants or play with the tissue roll.

(21 July 2008)

Poppy's vet visit.

Another check today with Doctor Kristy from the Northern Vet Group. She said there was a little bit of swelling round Poppy's wound so she's put her back onto antibiotics for a week.

Poppy's fine in herself, playing well and happy, but she's got to see Doctor Kristy again next week who will decide when she'll be ready for a home.

Toys are a girl's best friend.

When you're a kitten with a lot of energy cos you now feel well enough to run and play all day .................... toys are a girl's best friend.

Poppy with today's favourite toy ............. a ping pong ball

Poppy purr

I wish you could hear Poppy purr, it's so loud. You just have to talk to her or pet her and her little motor starts. I'm standing here looking down at her, trying to get a photo for today and all I can hear is her purr.

It doesn't take much to make a cat happy. Some good food, a warm chair in front of the fire, someone to play with.

Yay!!!

Doctor Kristy was very pleased with Poppy's progress today. The infection has cleared up, her wound is healing well so it was time for the stitches to come out. We still won't let her play with her buddy Minimus yet, maybe after the weekend ........give her a few more days to heal.

Photo taken this morning before the stitches came out. Poppy was on the scratching post playing 'can you see me ...... aren't I just so cute' and she is

Have tail, will play

Have tail, will play ........ that was Poppy's philosophy for the day. Here she is snuggled in the arms of one of our volunteers playing 'catch the tail'

She's feeling better and starting to get more interested in her food again. She really is the most adorable kitten.

Freedom!!!

Poppy is a much happier cat today without her hat on, she can now do all the things she was finding hard to do like eating, drinking, washing herself and playing. Her favourite toys for today are a pompom, made by some local schoolchildren for the animals at the SPCA, and shredded paper! She also likes playing with her pingpong ball and shadow games with Minimus in the next cage.

Her face is healing beautifully and she is looking forward to finding a family who will cherish her for the special kitten she is.

This is Poppy in the cattery this morning. She's having a cuddle with Ariana Tana, one of the volunteers who comes and helps in the cattery during the week.

She had the loveliest weekend with her foster family. She's really starting to feel like a kitten again and has loads of energy, loves nothing better than to run round and play kitty games. Doctor Kristy was really pleased with her progress today and this afternoon she's got her plastic helmet off as her wound is healing well.

Poppy sees Doctor Kristy

Today it was time for Poppy's next check up with Doctor Kristy from Northland Vet Group. Dr Kristy was very pleased with Poppy's progress, her eye is looking less swollen and there was less discharge. Poppy needs to keep taking her antibiotics and wearing her hat until after her next check on Monday

So it's off home with Andrea for the weekend for some more spoiling and lots of cuddles.

A place in the sun

Nothing like a little bit of sun to make a cat feel better. I spent today in cattery lazing around in the sun & playing with my neighbour Minimus through the glass. It's soooo nice to feel the sun on my face. I've also been playing heaps today with my toys & the sun shadows on the floor

I'm still feeling a bit under the weather but my medicine should fix that pretty soon, after all I have had a lot happen to me in my short life so far. Andrea & all my other friends are taking great care of me & all the other animals here at the SPCA

Poppy's big day

D- day, or should I say O-Day was last Thursday for Poppy. The risk of infection in her damaged eye meant that the operation had to be sooner rather than later, so she was scheduled for surgery last Thursday. It was a long day and she looked so little and sad in her hat when she got back to the centre. Andrea kept her quiet for the rest of the day and took her home so she could keep an eye on her and give her little feeds when she needed them. She kept this up over the weekend, it was a big operation for such a little cat.

She saw the vet again on Monday and has been put on antibiotics as her wound was weeping. Poppy gets to keep her hat until the wound is well healed incase she scratches it. She's improving a little every day, though she's still quiet and not that interested in her food. She's such an affectionate little kitten, she looooves to climb up on Andrea's knee and hit her with her helmet as she tries to smooch. She has the loudest purr.

Poppy says thank you

Poppy and her people friends at the SPCA would like to say thank you so much. The money raised will help to pay for her surgery and care, any money in excess of her needs will go into a 'special animals in need of help' fund to help other animals like Poppy.

Photo taken of Poppy playing on the front counter a couple of days before her operation. Her newest, bestest favourite toy for now ...... a tissue box.

Poppy's Story

Poppy's a sweet little tabby kitten found abandoned on the side of a country road. It looked as if she'd been thrown out of a car as she had a fresh cut on her mouth and a badly damaged eye. We dont usually keep kittens like this, but I was told if I raised the money to fix her, I could keep her for adoption. Poppy's story and photo were in the Northern Advocate on 4 June 2008.

The response from the public has been overwhelming with phone calls and people calling in to offer to help Poppy.

We would like to thank the team at the Northern Advocate for their support and all the people who responsed to our plea to help Poppy. Poppy has gone down to the vets today for surgery. We will let you know tomorrow how she is getting on.

Poppy Appeal

Please help Poppy
Poppy needs your help to be able to afford the operation for eye surgery

To make a donation to the Poppy Appeal please phone Andrea on (09) 4389161 or print out the Poppy Appeal Donation PDF and send to us