Rescue

Found a stray, a puppy or a litter of kittens?

How to tell if an animal is lost, keep it safe, care for very young puppies and kittens, and find help.

General guidance, awaiting review by a Guyanese vet. Always ask a vet about your own animal.

Is it lost, or a stray?

Look for a collar, tag or QR pet tag, and ask neighbours and nearby shops.
Ask a vet whether they can check for a microchip.
Search the lost pets for your area, and post it as found with a clear photo, where and when. Owners look here.

Give shade, water and a quiet place. Keep it apart from your own pets until it has seen a vet: strays can carry mange, worms, ticks and diseases such as parvo.
A very thin animal should get small meals several times a day, not one big one.
If it is injured or very sick, see emergency help, or post a rescue request if you can’t handle it safely.

Wait before you move them. The mother may be out finding food. Watch from a distance for a few hours, unless they are in danger from traffic, rain, flood or other animals. If they are, move them to the nearest safe, shaded spot.
Warmth comes first. Very young babies can’t keep themselves warm. Put them in a box with towels, and a bottle of warm (not hot) water wrapped in cloth, with space to move away from it.
Never give cow’s milk. Babies without a mother need puppy or kitten milk replacer from a vet or pet shop, fed from a bottle or syringe every few hours, day and night.
Babies under about 3 weeks need help to pee and poo: gently rub their bottom with a warm, damp cloth after each feed.
See a vet as soon as you can. They can tell how old the babies are and how to feed them.

Contact a rescue group in the directory, or ask in the foster & volunteer network.
Once it is healthy, list it for adoption. Vaccinate and spay or neuter before rehoming if you can.
Don’t hand an animal to someone you haven’t checked. See our safety tips.