The Kitten Orphanage

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The Kitten Orphanage We provide a warm, safe and loving sanctuary for abandoned, unwanted and vulnerable kittens and cats. The Kitten Orphanage
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02-0466-0447269-000
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We are striving to stop the cycle of breeding and to end suffering.

These 4 hissy cuties were found in someone's garden on Sunday🥺 A few days in care, and they are doing well with learning...
10/11/2026

These 4 hissy cuties were found in someone's garden on Sunday🥺 A few days in care, and they are doing well with learning that humans can be kind, and that eating solid food can be pretty yummy too!
A trap was set for their wild mum as soon as they were found, and thanks to the perseverance of the amazing people who found this family, yesterday she finally caved and went in🙏
Mum is now also in care and is spending some time decompressing❤️
Meet the kids - Rome, Rose, Rory and Roman🐾

Next up for their introductions are Ollie and Oscar🤎🖤These boys were found by some kids in Omokoroa on Friday, and were ...
09/11/2026

Next up for their introductions are Ollie and Oscar🤎🖤
These boys were found by some kids in Omokoroa on Friday, and were covered in fly eggs😫 Although approximately 4 weeks old, they were only 209 and 239 grams on arrival, very malnourished, dehydrated, and also had signs of cat flu💔
Our superstar foster mum carefully removed the masses of eggs off them, gave sub cut fluids and warmed them up in the incubator🙏
After 24 hours of milk in their bellies and treatment, they are purring with gratitude and so much happier🥹
Here's to a better life little guys😘

Today we came home to a package - which is always exciting!😉 But even more so when it was these beautiful plushy heartbe...
09/11/2026

Today we came home to a package - which is always exciting!😉
But even more so when it was these beautiful plushy heartbeat toys for our tiny babes to snuggle into🥹
Emily and Elijah have given their one the tick of approval🥰
Thank you so much Sarah, Olivia and Elsie for your thoughtful and generous donation for our little guys🥲😘

This weekend saw 11 new little faces come into care within 48 hours🫣 We want to say a big thank you to the wonderful peo...
08/11/2026

This weekend saw 11 new little faces come into care within 48 hours🫣

We want to say a big thank you to the wonderful people in our community that cared enough to reach out and get these wee ones to safety🙏 If it wasn't for them, the fate of these kittens could have been grim💔

First, we introduce Emily, who was found all by herself beside a tree in a park🥺 No other kittens or mum to be found.
Emily is an estimated 3 weeks old but is so underweight and riddled with fleas, she is just a little skeleton under that fur, only weighing 204 grams on arrival😥

Welcome to TKO Emily💞

Our community mumma is raising some hefty babies😳 Check these fatties out at only 2.5 weeks old!!😍Please note: We know t...
07/11/2026

Our community mumma is raising some hefty babies😳 Check these fatties out at only 2.5 weeks old!!😍

Please note: We know they are pretty, but we are not taking expressions of interest for these little ones.

It's been a scary few days for some of our animals with fireworks banging, and now a storm booming😬 We hope your furry f...
06/11/2026

It's been a scary few days for some of our animals with fireworks banging, and now a storm booming😬 We hope your furry friends are coping, and are safe and sound inside if they can be🙏

Some tips that can help our pets:

☑️ Bring them inside earlier than normal
☑️ Shut curtains and blinds before dark
☑️ Have treats and interactive toys to help distract
☑️ Keep some noise like TV or music on
☑️ Read to them out loud
☑️ Set up hiding spots/cubbies for them
☑️ Be with them to offer comfort

Your vet can also offer products to help if your pets really struggle. Please ensure their microchips are registered and your details are up to date, just in case they do get lost😥

Our little fighter🥲Eva is the sole survivor of our recent premature litter that were found hypothermic. And yesterday sh...
04/11/2026

Our little fighter🥲

Eva is the sole survivor of our recent premature litter that were found hypothermic. And yesterday she cracked 110 grams at 5 days earthside💖

After a rocky first couple of days, this girl has dug deep, found some strength, is drinking well 2 hourly, and finally gaining weight🙏

Being so small and fragile, we aren't getting our hopes up too high, but we are keeping positive and praying things keep going the way they are🤞🤞

She has even started to purr🥹

For the last couple of months, this young cat has been hanging around Paul's home. She just turned up one day, so eventu...
03/11/2026

For the last couple of months, this young cat has been hanging around Paul's home. She just turned up one day, so eventually this kind gentleman, who is a keen fisherman, started giving her some fresh fish.
Yesterday, Paul heard something in his shed as he was pottering around. When he went to investigate, he was shocked to see his new little friend feeding her two kittens comfy in a box🫶

Fast forward a few hours, this wee family is safe in a foster home, and mum is already showing us she has likely been part of a family before😥 We don't know why she hadn't been desexed, or why she had been abandoned, but we do know she won't have to worry about that anymore🙏

02/11/2026

Some happiness in a really tough week❤️

Little Alice has found her love of big kid food🙌

This weekend has been exhausting and hard😥Friday afternoon saw 3 more premature babies rushed to us, cold and weak. We w...
01/11/2026

This weekend has been exhausting and hard😥

Friday afternoon saw 3 more premature babies rushed to us, cold and weak. We warmed them up as quickly as we could and spent the next two days/nights feeding them very carefully every 1-2 hours, giving subconscious fluids and glucose as needed, and praying they would be strong enough to pull through🙏
Today we lost our two boys within a few hours of eachother, and just our wee girl Eva is left fighting.

Then, we got another call💔

A young mum had given birth to 3 tiny babies and didn't have any idea what to do, leaving them cold and two still in their amniotic sacs. By the time we got to them, one had passed already. So the remaining two boys have now joined Eva in a warm incubator, and the journey continues.

I wonder if the people who chose not to desex these mummy cats would think differently if they were the ones left to try and pick up the pieces😿

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