Moggies - Homes for cats and kittens

07/11/2024

A week on and we have a thriving wee family 👏

An update from their dedicated Moggies Mumma is that:

They are super vocal, especially around feeding time. Each has their own wee noises that they make as they search for mum's milk.

Biddy and Spice are the feistiest and fight their brothers 🤭

Overall, we have eyes slowly opening, they are much more mobile and have almost tripled in
size!

A big thank you to our sponsors, donators and everyone who’s following their journey, watch this space ❤️

06/11/2024

🎆 Thankful Thursday 🎇

The thank you this week goes out to everyone who respects that the firework season is a difficult time of year for animals.

We thank those who choose:

❤️ Not to buy fireworks.
❤️ Who instead attended a public event.
❤️ Who were respectful to their neighbours, animals and fellow community in the timeframe and location they let off personal displays.

We thank those who took the time to:

💙 Educate others on the effects fireworks can have on our animals.
💙 Shared information on how to help them through a stressful time.
💙 Reunite families and their lost loved ones.
💙 Sign petitions for the betterment of animal welfare.

We are blessed to live in a country that celebrates diverse cultures.

We thank everyone who made a contribution to making the occasion safer, more respectful and considerate of all living creatures we share the holiday with.

05/11/2024

❤️🐈‍⬛ Hello fellow animal lovers! 🐈‍⬛❤️

We are well into kitten season and on the hunt for supplies to continue to help animals in vulnerable situations 🙏

The items in greatest demand are:

Carriers 🚗
Old or new, to transport kittos and cats safely to the vets.

Pens/crates 🏠
To keep animals secure and provide a safe space for recovery post surgery.

Bedding 💤
Fleece, cotton and wool are our favourite fabrics. Beds and cat caves are most welcome!

Towers and scratch poles 🐈
Is your cat too cool for their toys? The kittos will be stoked!

Pet Food 🐾
All food that is safe for consumption will find its way into the hungry tummies that need it most.

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If you have these items spare please comment, message the page or email [email protected]

We ask that all items are in good, useable condition and have drop off locations around the Bay 🫶

If you’re in position to gift financially, all donations are greatly appreciated!

Our account is

Moggies - Homes for Cats & Kittens
ANZ
01-0475-0269871-00

As a registered charity, receipts are available on request 😊

Much love from the Moggies x

05/11/2024

As adoptions pick up we’d like to share a few posts on how the process works through Moggies. First up, why we start with a questionnaire.

This is where we ask a few key questions to help us get to know our adoptive families and see if we have a special someone in care who’ll likely be a good fit.

Things like location, current pets, family at home, time away and renting vs home ownership are all great points to cover 🤓

The more you can share, the better we can match!

Each rescue has a unique background and personality so we try our best to nurture them in foster homes where they thrive - it’s important we do the same for their adoptive families.

If you see someone on the page you’re interested in, absolutely feel free to reach out. But please know no adoptions are made on photographs alone and the majority of our animals aren’t advertised.

Next up, adoption fees!

Post guest featuring Tabitha (yes, she’s a tortie 🤭)

04/11/2024

Two weeks into care and Tinkerbell is definitely feeling better.

She’s taken to being her foster mum’s ‘little shadow’ with her favourite place to sleep being nestled between the pillows.

And now she’s more comfortable being handled, we think that baby face had us fooled!

Initially her weight and size suggested she was much younger but in looking at her teeth we now suspect her age to be in her early teens.

We’re hopeful for more progress to come, keep it up kitto 👏

02/11/2024

And the love story lives on! 😍

Few of our longer term followers might remember Luca and his girlfriend, now rescue wifey, Luna.

Since meeting in foster care, the two have been inseparable. They gelled so well that their Moggies Mumma made it official with a second foster fail 🥹

We love seeing the bond between fur siblings!

Comment below if you’d like to share your own kitto love stories 🥰

01/11/2024

Pickles (the 3rd) joined us Wednesday as a solo found on an orchard.

He may look like the kind of kitten who would be happy to chow down on whatever you offered him and sleep the day away….

But the reality is that at approx 4/5 weeks of age, Wednesday was probably the first day he’d been away from his mother, tried solid food or been in a position where he needed to maintain his body temperature away from his litter.

5 weeks is a vulnerable age and too young to grow up so quickly!

Fortunately, he’s safe in the care of an experienced foster home and will join a litter his age when he’s ready.

If you see kittens being given away younger than 8 weeks (or in a pickle), please reach out to a rescue ❤️

30/10/2024

Happy Halloween! 🎃 🐈‍⬛ especially to our black cat lovers 😘

This wee man is showing off his softer side by dressing as a flower 🤭

30/10/2024

On the Monday the 21st, Freya gave birth to 5 healthy little ‘Vikings’ in a home she was not welcome in.

With her burnt ears, deep wariness and old wounds we could assume she had not known a life of comfort so once in care we focussed the first 24 hours on creating a safe space for her to settle in.

By day 2 her heart rate had climbed to 250 and an emergency X-ray was needed to determine if any kittens had remained inside of her.

Freya was given the all clear so eclampsia pointed at as the most likely culprit. Fortunately, a high dose of calcium stabilised her heart rate and her appetite picked up.

Mumma is being carefully monitored, supplemented by calcium rich food and slowly recovering from what we imagine was a very difficult past 🥹

We are seeking sponsors for each of her kittens to help with medical costs.

For $50 per kitten you get naming rights and Freya knows she has 5 extra sets of angels looking out for her ❤️

Calico Girl 1: Spice
Ginger & White Boy: Marmalade
Calico Girl 2: Biddy
Ginger Boy: Lucky
Ginger & White Boy: Flokie

If you’re in a position to help, please comment or pm your name suggestion and ref to the Moggies account

ANZ
Moggies - Homes for Cats & Kittens
01-0475-0269871-00

Receipts available on request 💙

29/10/2024

How cool is this?!

Big ups to the dedicated folks at Coastal Pet Vet Papamoa for looking after our furry and human community with affordable desexing 👏💙

It’s always been our vision to establish a state of the art, inviting and bright new clinic to off

28/10/2024

Freya is our second mother in the season to join us and one of our more complex cases. With the hurdles she went through in her first 48 hours, we’re not surprised.

Exhausted but safe and with 5 fresh kittens in tow, her foster mum took this photo of her laying her wary bones down to rest.

Thank you to Glandre for giving her a peaceful place to raise her kittens and Tracey for organising her to come into care.

More of her story to come ❤️

28/10/2024

Last Sunday, Miss Tinkerbell joined us as a very sickly, malnourished kitten who had a bleak outlook should she have not come into care.

After a week of quality food, medicine, warmth and gradual socialisation, her future looks very different. She still has a way to go but we’re hopeful the worst is behind her.

There’s a common misconception that ‘cats are hunters, they will be fine’ when left to fend for themselves in urban or rural environments. The reality is that if they survive through adolescence, they and their offspring battle the elements, often falling victim to flu, food scarcity and roaming Toms.

Tinks was fortunate that a kind member of the community saw her, set a trap and called the rescue. She’s here because they took action when they saw a thin, croaky kitten climb out from under the deck. Had they waited a few more days, it’s unlikely she’d still be with us.

If you hear of friends, neighbours or family considering leaving their animals, please take the time to educate them on the likelihood of what their lives will look like. Abandonment is not a solution, please encourage them to reach out to a rescue, local SPCA or community first.

Tinkerbell’s story is different because someone helped her rewrite it. If you see an animal that needs help, please be that someone ❤️

24/10/2024

We welcomed Mumma Royal and her three handsome boys on Sunday. All are well and are thriving in care 🥹

Despite the upheaval in her life, her sweet, playful nature has been her calling card from day one. No more wondering the streets, we got you Mumma 🥰

23/10/2024

💛Thankful Thursday goes out to Z Energy 💛

Last Thursday we had the pleasure of meeting the other charities selected for Good in the Hood in 2024 🙌

It was inspiring to hear the passion behind their missions and was an incredible opportunity to share our story with those beyond the world of rescue.

A massive thank you to Lyn and Dave for their hard work and generosity in advocating for the little guys 🐾❤️

Moggies Mummas Rachel, Jennifer and Tracey for repping the team 💪

and everyone involved in making the day special 🥰

23/10/2024

Angus and Good George are repping the staff in the office today 🙌

And if you look closely enough you’ll see lil Ronnie wedged between them (he’s more excited about his smoko break 🤭)

Shoutout to the folks at CS Signhouse for their compassion towards our furry friends!

As many of our volunteers work full time around the rescue, the ability to care for those who need us during the work day has been a lifesaver 🥰

22/10/2024

🐈‍⬛ Incoming! 🐈‍⬛

We hit the ground running with 13 intakes this weekend, 5 of which were these handsome lads.

Not only will their intake into the rescue break the breeding cycle, their parents will also be desexed and a plan put in place for friends in a similar position.

A big thank you to the family who reached out for help, we each want what’s best for them ❤️🐾

20/10/2024

Oh the difference a few days can make 🥰

✅ Appetites are great
✅ Breathing is clear in 2 out of 3
✅ All motors are humming away (we have purrs 🙌)

We also have names!

Fern, Fawn and Faye are loving their new set up in the kitten room 😍

All in all, we’re very happy with how these ladies are doing!

18/10/2024

And we’re off!

This week we dived into the ‘new kitten season’ with three little cherubs found on an orchard.

At an approximate 12 weeks of age, it’s clear they’ve been surviving over thriving as all three are malnourished and struggling with respiratory symptoms - whether born in the wild or abandoned, being left to the elements is not the ending they deserve 😞

Starting with medicine, quality food and a warm place to rest their wary bones, we’ll do everything in our means to set them in the direction of a better life ❤️