Tesa's Rescue

08/05/2026

Hello everyone, happy Friday! 🤗

We hope you are all doing well. There has been quite a lot going on behind the scenes at Tesa's Rescue, so we will try to cram everything in one update 🥰 Our mini bake sale raised £164 in delicious cakes, our mini bank holiday razzle raised £300, our online auction brought in a further £315; as if all this wasn't amazing enough, we received news that our beautiful, small charity got nominated within an event organised by Westfield Christmas Lights, our name got pulled out of a hat and we won £750! 🥳 On a regular basis, our volunteers drive around town to empty collections tins which have been placed in shops, pubs, vet clinics and other premises, so many people donate their spare change and it absolutely makes a huge difference for us. There are so many people to thank for all this fantastic support, we are extremely grateful, no words can possibly express just how happy we are. 🥰

Our splendid foster boys, Frankie and Louis, have an amazing forever home to go to at the end of May - they will have the time of their life being looked after and loved by their amazing owner, they will have so much fun exploring the gorgeous countryside and hanging out with the resident dog + horses 🥰 It will be a very emotional goodbye.

Wishing a very warm welcome to our newcomer, Lucky - a handsome floofy 8 year old boy, whose owner sadly had to be admitted into hospital for urgent treatment, leaving him unable to look after the cat anymore 💔 Lucky is currently in a wonderful foster home, decompressing and getting used to this new chapter of his life.

The medical help requests keep coming, lately we have assisted the following precious souls:
💙 Koby - 5 year old boy, he was in great discomfort causing him distress and hot spots, scratching and feeling itchy, he received medication to reduce the overall inflammation and a medicated shampoo to use at home
💙 Daisy - 17 year old cat in need of a dental procedure as struggling to eat
💙 Ginge - 14 year old cat in need of a dental procedure as struggling to eat + very sore gums
💙 Pickle - cat in need of teeth extractions, we offered £300 as contribution (the owner had the majority of the payment sorted)
💙 Tarzan - 12 year old Staffie, he required antibiotics as deep bacterial dermatitis caused an open wound on the back of his neck, he also needed drops for his eyes as he sustained an accidental corneal injury due to scratching; his owner tells us that following medical treatment, he is so much happier and showing off his beautiful Staffie smile again
💙 Rocky - the urine sample sadly showed blood was present, it is suspected to be a side effect caused by the chemo treatment used in the previous session (cyclophosphamide); for the next chemo session, chlorambucil will be used instead. Poor Rocky, he's still doing OK, carrying his favourite toy around in his mouth and playing 🥰 We have used up all the money you have so kindly donated in our GoFundMe for chemo session number 8, Rocky's owner covered the rest of the payment required, we went halves. At the moment, there is nothing in the pot for Rocky towards session number 9 - so here we have his fundraiser link if you'd like to share it on your social media 🥰 https://www.gofundme.com/f/rocky-help-with-cancer-treatment-q6zkk 🥰

We appreciate everyone's efforts so very much. Communicating with the veterinary clinics is such a delight, they always speak so kindly to us and about us, they reduce the costs as much as possible to honour our charitable work and we will never be able to thank them enough 🥰 Interacting with the pets' owners is a very pleasant experience as they are all so grateful and always try their hardest to give back in any way they can. Needless to say just how fantastic our supporters and our volunteers are - without them, there would be no financial help available for anyone. Thank you all a million times for everything 🥰

01/05/2026

Big softie Rocky says happy bank holiday everyone! 🤗

Session number 7 of chemo has flown by and Rocky is still powering on - a strong type of medication was used for his treatment so he needed additional tablets to take at home aiding his kidneys and bladder as the biggest risk when administering cyclophosphamide is haemorrhagic cystitis. Two extra urine samples had to be provided in the two days following the chemo treatment to make sure Rocky is OK. So far so good. 🥰 His bill came to £461, all covered by your extremely kind donations via GoFundMe - thank you all so very much 🥰

This coming week marks session number 8 of chemo - the estimated cost is £398 and at the moment there's only £127 allocated for his treatment. Let's give his fundraiser another push before next week comes along - https://www.gofundme.com/f/rocky-help-with-cancer-treatment-q6zkk - please share on your social media if possible! 🥰

Thank you all so much 🥰

24/04/2026

Hi everyone! 🤗

Our recent auction raised the amazing amount of £429 🥳 Thank you all so much - for donating preloved items and for offering a second chance to goods in perfectly fine condition! 😊 Our mini bake sale is currently happening in our group https://www.facebook.com/groups/236696107207232 - if you're local to Hastings and have a sweet tooth, you may wish to have a look at all the goodies our volunteers have been listing! 😊

These fun online activities keep Tesa's Rescue going, allowing us to help more and more precious little souls:
❤️ Robert - homeless cat, who made himself comfortable in someone's garden; while trying to locate his potential owner, this wonderful lady started looking after him as he looked rough and he had really gunky eyes, we helped with Robert's bill for his Maxitrol drops - soon enough, you will spot him on our page as available for adoption!
❤️ Buzz - senior Staffie, suffering with a painful hot spot, his loving owner tried every home remedy in the book to no avail, we helped with a vet consultation and a bunch of Rilexine tablets
❤️ Panda - senior Chihuahua, experiencing difficulty going to the toilet and yelping when touched on lower body, we helped with a vet consultation which revealed sadly Panda may either struggle with a slipped disc or the start of a degenerative disease; he was administered a Rheumocam injection + prescribed more medication to take at home, re-assessment appointment in 10 days for this little guy
❤️ Rocky - the gentle giant successfully completed week 6 of the horrid chemo; tests + ultrasounds show he is still doing well and the vet advises continuation of treatment; his last session was £456 (all raised via GoFundMe) which means we are left with £318 towards the upcoming week 7 chemo session... https://www.gofundme.com/f/rocky-help-with-cancer-treatment-q6zkk Please keep sharing for this big softie so he can keep hugging his favourite cats for a very long time from now on! 🥰
❤️ Sid - this is very sad... extremely loved Bull Terrier arrived at the clinic wheezing, choking; we were all hoping it was something that could be fixed, but heartbreakingly it was lymphoma in very advanced stage 💔 Letting Sid go surrounded by love, cuddles and kisses was the kindest solution 💔

When the phone rings, we never know the story on the other end, it could be hope for recovery, it could be the need for a gentle goodbye. We truly hope we can offer a happier outcome. At the very least we can hope for a gentle, loving ending. Thank you all so very much for supporting our charity work, you are kindly supporting all these wonderful people who want nothing more than to do right by their pets, despite the financial constraints they face. Hug your little family members even tighter today ❤️

13/04/2026

Hi everyone! ☀

Our recent auction raised an amazing £468 for our wonderful animals! 🥰 We are so grateful for all the lovely people listing all sorts of items in our bi-monthly auctions and for all the buyers always prepared to make our online events a success 🥰 All your efforts bring in much needed donations and we are able to help animals on an ongoing basis 🥰

Lately, we have:
🐕 contributed with £300 towards a luxating patella surgery for little Boo, a 13 year old Yorkie
🐈 helped McVitie, an 18 year old ginger boy, get a diagnosis as his owner was really worried about his confusion, mobility issues, seizures as well as a potential abscess in his mouth; he received epilepsy tablets and a cocktail of meds to help him out (Synulox + Rheumocam injections, Cladaxxa tablets, Loxicom); £182 later, he is doing well
🐈‍ helped Kevin (1 year old Tuxie) see the vet as his owner noticed complete fur loss on the back of his neck; he has been given anti inflammatory + antibiotics injection as well as parasite treatment (£180) - he is due to see the vet again for a re-check
🐈‍ assisted a kind member of the public take a homeless cat to the vet - she has been watching over a black cat for a while, trying to locate his owner to no avail; one morning, Merlin as she calls him looked unwell and felt hot to the touch - £142 worth of medication sorted him right out; PS: please don't worry about Merlin, the lady will gladly continue looking after him and he's even best buddies with her own cat
🐶 helped Rocky, the big softie undergoing chemo, with his weekly vet visit - this time, it was only a short appointment for urine sample + bloods (£71) to make sure he is still OK to continue, the vet suggested no chemo for this week as the medication used last week was very strong (and not without risks) and she felt Rocky needed a break; currently we have £64 left in his fundraiser --> https://www.gofundme.com/f/rocky-help-with-cancer-treatment-q6zkk

11/04/2026

HELLO EVERYONE!

I hope you are all enjoying the sunshine ☀️ Tesa's Rescue is receiving A LOT of medical help requests at the moment and we really do try to help everyone, even if it means offering a small contribution to chip away at an overwhelming vet bill. We are excited to share with you all the lovely animals we have been assisting behind the scenes 🥰

To make much needed fundraising fun, we're bringing back the mini bake sale and mini plant sale! 🥰 And we would like to kindly ask you all, if you are interested, to:

- donate some home baked goodies (store bought goodies always welcome!) for our bake sale (22 - 25 APRIL) - please let us know in the comments below if you could help donate some yummy cakes or dishes so we can have an idea of how many amazing bakers might wish to participate! 🥧

- get all your beautiful plants ready (or all the things related to plants/garden) in preparation for our plant sale (20 - 23 MAY) 🌷

These events will happen online in our delightful fundraising group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/236696107207232 🥰 It is a private group that is local to HASTINGS/ST. LEONARDS 🥰

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH 🥰

(This picture of Tesa in her adorable chef's outfit with this extremely cute bonnet and apron always makes me laugh, mainly because she was a natural at wearing silly things but also because I think she was looking up & cross-eyed at the bonnet's bow 🤣 our volunteers seem to think she was actually rolling her eyes and questioning her life choices 🤣)

03/04/2026

HELLO EVERYONE! 🤗

A little update on Rocky, the big softie currently undergoing chemo thanks to your amazing help. As you may remember, the first set of preparatory tests as well as the first chemo session was all covered by his adoring owner, then we began fundraising as the costs quickly became overwhelming:

Second session:
- £71.07 pre-chemo urine sample & screening to make sure everything is OK to go ahead with administering the treatment
- £213.22 chemo treatment

Third session:
- as above, £71.07 pre-chemo urine sample & screening
- £530.99 ultrasound for his heart as the treatment administered could potentially cause cardiotoxicity + chemo administered very slowly (all day hospitalisation needed)

So far, we paid £886.35 out of his fundraiser donations which you sent so kindly, this means we have £588.65 left for the fourth session this coming week. Sadly, the estimate is £772.53 which includes all day hospitalisation, ECG to make sure his heart can withstand the treatment, slow-administered chemo + supportive medication. Rocky's overall condition, his tests and ultrasounds show that he is responding well to the treatment so far, therefore 19 sessions of chemo (in total) are recommended to finish the treatment.
Rocky is still doing well and has had no side effects so far, we are tentatively hopeful. If we keep going with the treatment, the horrid cancer may enter a phase of remission. There's also a high chance we might have to stop the treatment due to lack of funds because the costs are simply exorbitant 😭

This is where we are now 💔 As long as Rocky's fighting, his owner is fighting and so are we 🥰

Please if you could share Rocky's fundraiser on your social media, it would be of HUGE help 🥰🥰🥰 -> https://www.gofundme.com/f/rocky-help-with-cancer-treatment-q6zkk

27/03/2026

Hello everyone!

We hope you're all having a lovely day ❤️ A few days ago we received the most beautiful surprise - a gorgeous card and a bouquet of flowers from our local vet clinic thanking us for the non-profit work we do for animals and their owners ❤️ This made us SO happy! Although we never started Tesa's Rescue for recognition or praise but simply to help those in need, receiving such an unexpected, beautiful surprise was incredibly touching ❤️ Gestures like these remind us just how special charity work in general is, we absolutely love it, the kindness and consideration of the people we work alongside make everything feel so worthwhile. Over the weekend, our amazing volunteers held a bucket collection at Morrisons - they had a fantastic time, met so many delightful people and raised £235. Our online auction brought a further £692 🥳 This weekend we're excited to hold our Easter razzle! 🐰

Onyx and Orion, the 2 terrified cats found in a taped-up cardboard box, are doing so well in foster care. They love other animals and have progressed beautifully overall but they still need a bit more time to build confidence around people 🥰 It won't be long before they're ready to find their forever home 🥰 Meanwhile, if you'd like to make a small contribution towards their vet bills or care supplies while they are in foster care, feel welcome to use our link ( https://www.gofundme.com/f/onyx-and-orion-foster-care-and-medical-bills ) OR you may wish to buy something from their wish list instead: https://amzn.eu/0gbByA6r

We have been kindly asked to assist 5 year old Willow, a beautiful Labrador girly, suffering from a painful facial abscess, we arranged a vet visit where she received treatment (£165) ; during the consultation, it was also discovered that her teeth require attention, so she is now booked in for a dental procedure in April (estimated £770).

Another dog we supported is handsome Rocco - a 5 year old Staffie who had a very painful ear haematoma. He received treatment at the vet clinic, including drainage and medication to relieve his pain and treat the infection (£379). Both Willow and Rocco's owners were incredibly grateful, as they were struggling to cover these costs. 😔

The work on the Romanian dog shelter continues steadily, entirely dependant on donations ❤️ It is already providing safety for many unwanted dogs protecting them from the harsh streets. With more kennels being built, even more dogs will soon have a chance at a safer future.... the angel-volunteers are working tirelessly every day to give these forgotten animals hope in a small town in Mehedinti County ❤️ A few days ago, we helped the volunteers buy some boxes of parasite treatment for the dogs they look after.

Every step forward, no matter how small, is a triumph for all the precious animals we watch over. None of this would be possible without your support and belief in what we do ❤️ Thank you all so much ❤️

21/03/2026

❤️ ROCKY SAYS THANK YOU EVERYONE ❤️

The words of encouragement and well wishes you all sent for Rocky have been very gratefully received, his owner is speechless witnessing the all the love and all the donations pouring in for her best friend, she is overwhelmed but she can now smile seeing that our community of animal lovers is simply the best and will always come together for a precious soul in need of a helping hand ❤️

So far, our fundraiser has raised the incredible amount of £1,338 which we will pay into Rocky's vet account in preparation for his upcoming chemo sessions, we raised nearly enough for 3 sessions! His lumps have softened and at the moment he is not experiencing any side effects. He is a strong boy and hopefully he will continue to respond well to the treatment ❤️ You can do this buddy! ❤️

If you would like to make a small contribution, please feel welcome to do so via this link: https://gofund.me/18fa6005c

OR
if you prefer:

PAYPAL [email protected]

ONLINE BANKING
Name of charity account: Tesa's Rescue
Sort code: 30-54-66
Account number: 50752060

Just mention ROCKY so we can allocate the donation accordingly 😊 Thank you so much! 🥰

19/03/2026

Hi everyone! ❤️

We recently received a very endearing but awfully heart breaking plea for help - big softie Rocky is going through chemo at the moment, the costs are excruciating, his distraught owner has tried to create a fundraiser but was unsuccessful, so we offered to help within our possibilities ❤️

We will let Rocky's owner tell you what's going on, in her own words:
" I never imagined I'd be writing something like this, but my whole world has been turned upside down only a few days ago. Many of you know my beautiful 9 year old dog Rocky and just how much I adore my best friend - sadly, he has been diagnosed with high grade large cell lymphoma (cancer of the immune system where there's a clonal expansion of lymphoid cells). Rocky has been by my side through everything, every high, every low, the thought of losing him so soon is something I am not ready to face. Although there is no cure, there seems to be hope that I can keep him around and happy for a bit longer - many dogs respond well to chemotherapy (CHOP protocol) and could even go into remission, I am hoping with all my heart that this could be the case for Rocky too. This treatment could give us more precious time together - time I would give anything for. ❤️

The treatment costs around £500 - £600 per week, including medication, which is far more than I can manage on my own, especially as my family consists of 2 more rescued dogs and 7 rescued cats. One of my cats also had some health difficulties recently (resulting in £600 vet bills); I managed to pay £640 so far for Rocky; my heart and my mind tell me that if there's a chance, any chance, even the smallest chance, that I can give him more happy days, more walks, more cuddles… I have to at least try.

I am not someone who would ever ask for help, one of my friends encouraged me to start up this fundraiser as I feel so embarrassed, but I am not left with a lot of options at the moment. I'm kindly asking, from the bottom of my heart, for any help you may be able to offer, whether it's a small donation or sharing this fundraiser, it would mean so much to Rocky and I. He is my family, my comfort, my playful silly boy who makes me laugh every single day, I'm ready to fight for him and alongside him. ❤️

Thank you for reading, thank you for caring ❤️ Rocky and I send you lots of hugs ❤️ "

Tesa's Rescue has donated £300 towards his treatment and we set up this fundraiser to try and help his owner further - please share this link on your social media if possible, as it would help them loads.

Every donation, no matter the amount, makes a huge difference! (GoFundMe allows a minimum donation of £5, but if you'd like to donate a smaller amount, please feel free to message us directly for bank or PayPal details)

All payments received go directly to the vet clinic, in Rocky's vet account ❤️

Thank you all so much - here's hoping! ❤️ ( https://gofund.me/b4147bc20 )

17/03/2026

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