Kathu Cats

31/10/2026

15/10/2026

🐾❤️ **HELP BROWNIE GET STERILISED! ❤️🐾**

Meet Brownie! 🐶 This beautiful, energetic girl has an important appointment coming up on **Tuesday, 20 October**, and we need your help to make it happen.

We are hoping to raise **R690** to cover her sterilisation and transport costs:

🐾 **R440** – Sterilisation appointment
🚗 **R250** – Diesel and transport

Every donation, no matter how small, brings us closer to our goal. If you are unable to contribute financially, please consider sharing this post to help us reach more people. Every bit of support makes a difference! ❤️

🏡 **WE ALSO NEED A TEMPORARY FOSTER HOME!**

Brownie will need a safe, loving place to recover for approximately **3 days after her procedure**.

She is used to walking around, so we need someone with a securely enclosed area where she cannot wander off. As she is still young and very energetic, a quiet space away from other animals would be ideal.

All she needs is a little patience, a safe space and some love while she recovers. 🐾❤️

💳 **DONATIONS**

Kathu Cats Kitten Rescue
Bank: Capitec Business
Account type: Current / Transact
Account number: 1052 0659 02
Branch code: 450105

**IMPORTANT:** Please select the *Capitec Business Account* and use the correct payment reference:

**Kathu cats Browny**

If you can donate towards Brownie's sterilisation, offer her a temporary foster home, or share this post, we would be incredibly grateful.

Together, we can give Brownie the care she deserves and help prevent unwanted litters. ❤️🐶

Thank you for supporting Kathu Cats Kitten Rescue and helping us make a difference, one animal at a time! 🐾

14/09/2026

First TNR done and dusted for the new season

05/08/2026

If you feed them…FIX THEM! Cause if you don't, in a short time, the problem will become overwhelming !

05/08/2026

‼️ Make no mistake—this wasn't an accident. It was instinct. ‼️

When cats reach s*xual maturity, their instinct to mate is incredibly powerful. Both males and females will do whatever they can to escape if given the opportunity.

We hear these stories all the time:

🐾 "I thought it was a male, but it turned out she was female."
Never assume a cat's s*x. Never rely solely on someone else's guess. Both males and females need to be spayed or neutered for their health, their safety, and to help prevent overpopulation.

🐾 "I thought kitten season was over."
The truth is... kitten season is never really over.

🐾 "She never even wanted to go outside, but my kids left the door open."
When a cat is in heat, finding a mate becomes their priority. Even cats that have never shown interest in going outdoors may seize the first opportunity to escape.

🐾 "I couldn't afford to get her spayed."
That's an understandable concern. But if caring for one cat is already a financial struggle, caring for a mother and an entire litter of kittens will almost certainly cost more than a low-cost spay.

Reach out to shelters, rescues, and low-cost clinics. Many communities have resources that can help. And if you must rehome an unspayed female, make absolutely certain the new owner is committed to having her spayed. Have a plan before you're faced with a litter of kittens.

🐾 "We were keeping her inside until her appointment, but she pushed the screen out of the window."
It happens more often than people realize. And if she returns after mating, you'll soon be caring for kittens in addition to mom.

🐾 "There aren't any male cats around here."
Male cats can travel up to five miles in search of a female in heat.

🐾 "She's just a kitten. I had no idea she could get pregnant."
Female kittens can become pregnant as young as 4 months of age.

❤️ There is one simple answer to every one of these situations: spay and neuter before 4 months of age.

Once a cat is spayed or neutered, there are no accidental litters.

To you, it may feel like "just one litter."

To shelters, rescues, fosters, and volunteers already overwhelmed by thousands of homeless cats, it's one more litter they don't have the space, funding, or homes to absorb.

The kindest thing we can do for cats isn't waiting until there's a problem.

It's preventing the problem before it starts. 🐾❤️

05/08/2026

This is why foster matters !!

Some before and after photos making a difference

14/07/2026

Please help us raise funds for our vet bill

14/07/2026

Very exited