Olivedale Library Ferals

17/06/2026

When catnip brings on a mighty sneeze 😹. Not that sneezing will stop Casey from enjoying her favourite treat, even if she's blown some away!

16/06/2026

The cutest Pippin blep midway through enjoying his catnip

09/06/2026

Cole's back, enjoying the only ball(s) allowed - the catnip ball 😺.

Thank you Kathleen Anne Fisher and Mike for the live feed cameras - they're so helpful in removing the stress and worry about our cats post-steri release!

07/06/2026

Our stalking paid off and we have Cole 💙. Given that he's such a catnip addict, it was the bait of choice today and it worked like a bomb 😺

He's a big, big, beautiful boy who will have a much more beautiful life after his vet visit tomorrow!

Video in the comments. Just a side note - we always cover the back of the trap when trapping with catnip because cats are too clever for their own good and know exactly how to get little paws through bars to pull the catnip out 🙀

04/06/2026

Only R20 and some really lovely gifts for a very good cause!

Please will you support our fundraising efforts to better the lives of The Cats of Kya Sands 🙏

Tickets are R20 each

Prizes can be emailed so no collection required 🥳

Please share and thank you for your support ❤️

31/05/2026

We've been stalking Cole on camera for a while trying to figure out his routine so that we can relieve him of his extra bits and improve his quality of life. He's been coming for his catnip fix at a very specific time for the past 2 weeks, so we decided today was the day. All nicely set up, ready and waiting, and where was Cole? Nowhere to be seen 🙄
We'll try again next weekend...

30/05/2026

We'd like to clear up some misconceptions that we see floating around all the time on social media (including comments on our own page)

The Key Message:
➡️ A colourpoint coat does not mean Siamese – love the cat, not the label!

Siamese:
✔️ Purebred
✔️ Slim body, big ears, bright blue eyes
✔️ Recognised breed with specific traits

Domestic Short Hair (Colourpoint):
✔️ Mixed-breed cat
✔️ Can look similar in colour
✔️ Not Siamese at all

Seeing a colourpoint coat does NOT mean:
❌ The cat is a Siamese
❌ The cat is rare or purebred
❌ The cat should be valued more than any other
It simply means the cat carries a specific genetic trait.

How the Colourpoint Pattern happens:
🌞 A temperature-sensitive gene makes cooler areas (face, ears, paws, tail) darker. Any cat can inherit it—not just Siamese.

The picture below shows the very obvious difference between an exquisite, pedigree Chocolate Point Siamese (photo used with permission) and our equally exquisite, feral-born Skye 🌈 who was a DSH with a colourpoint coat. Let's love all cats simply for who they are rather than the breed they may or may not be.

26/05/2026

R.I.P. darling Skye 😭

Recently, we've been seeing more and more of Skye and it's been such a joy to see her coming for dinner or quietly watching us from a distance.

Skye has always been one of our more elusive, skittish ferals, but when we saw her, she was always very happy to have a chat and let us know that she was just fine where she was!

We'll never know why she tried to cross a busy road away from where she lived and ate, but that's the heartache of caring for ferals - we can't choose what they do 😢

Play happily, lovely girl. 18 months of knowing and loving you just isn't enough 🌈💔🐾

24/05/2026

Artemis and Casey catching the last bit of the afternoon sun. These two adore each other so much 😻

23/05/2026

It's just short of two years since our lovely Elliott found his own, most perfect happily ever after home where he gets to live his very best life, including enjoying morning story time on the bed with his dad 💙
Lizelle Eksteen