Moggies - Homes for cats and kittens

Moggies - Homes for cats and kittens Caring for cats & kittens in the Bay of Plenty alongside community support and desexing. Registered Charity CC62355. Everyone can make a difference to someone ❤️
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If you’d like to help us please consider donating to Moggies on 01-0475-0269871-00.

These two cuties aced our Adoption Day with positive interest but no offers to take home.Miss Candy in particular was qu...
22/03/2025

These two cuties aced our Adoption Day with positive interest but no offers to take home.

Miss Candy in particular was quite happy to lay in her many admirers arms while Effie was on her best behaviour and gently played with the children of the families who came to meet her.

These ladies are an absolute catch so we’d love to see them in their forever homes soon ❤️🏡

If you think this could be yours, please message the page 😊

Cheers big ears! (This little honey was scooped up first and is loving it with her new family!) Thank you to everyone wh...
22/03/2025

Cheers big ears! (This little honey was scooped up first and is loving it with her new family!)

Thank you to everyone who came to our Adoption Day and to those behind the scenes who made it special ❤️

10 kittos adopted means:

10 happy families 🏡
10 happy kittos 🐈 and
10 spaces open for those who need us 🫶

Today’s the day! If you’re thinking of adoption, c’mon down to meet the Moggies at Tauriko Animates from 10am - 1pm.All ...
21/03/2025

Today’s the day!

If you’re thinking of adoption, c’mon down to meet the Moggies at Tauriko Animates from 10am - 1pm.

All adoption ready kittens are desexed, microchipped, will be registered on behalf and have at least one vaccination 👌

An adoption fee applies to help with these costs 😊

See you there!

Meet a few of our furry faces ready for adoption ❤️🏡
21/03/2025

Meet a few of our furry faces ready for adoption ❤️🏡

Adopted ❤️🏡 Available for adoption 🏡Desexed: YesMicrochipped: YesVaccination: 1st Age: 12 weeksGender: FemaleLocation: P...
20/03/2025

Adopted ❤️

🏡 Available for adoption 🏡

Desexed: Yes
Microchipped: Yes
Vaccination: 1st
Age: 12 weeks
Gender: Female
Location: Paengaroa

Mary has flourished in care from the solo kitten found in a carpark to the ruler of the roost!

In classic tortie style she’s sweet with a lil bit of spice and will thrive as an all rounder in most family homes 🙌

Mary will too be at our Adoption day - can you tell she’s excited to meet you?

Adopted ❤️🏡 Available for adoption 🏡Desexed: YesMicrochipped: YesVaccination: 1st Age: 11 weeks Gender: FemalesLocation:...
20/03/2025

Adopted ❤️

🏡 Available for adoption 🏡

Desexed: Yes
Microchipped: Yes
Vaccination: 1st
Age: 11 weeks
Gender: Females
Location: Tauranga

Lilly and Poppy are ready for their next adventure!

Both have been raised around dogs, kids and in a family household, so will make amazing companions for busy hearts and homes ❤️🏡

You can meet them at our Adoption Day alongside our other all rounders 🙌

🏡 Available for adoption 🏡Desexed: YesMicrochipped: YesVaccination: 1st Age: 12 weeks Gender: Male + FemaleLocation: Tau...
19/03/2025

🏡 Available for adoption 🏡

Desexed: Yes
Microchipped: Yes
Vaccination: 1st
Age: 12 weeks
Gender: Male + Female
Location: Tauranga

Two of our crowd favourites from last Adoption Day are back for an encore 👏

Merlin and Hermione are once again gracing the spotlight as confident, personality plus all rounders who will make their future families very happy indeed.

If you’ve been thinking ‘should I have’, look out for these cuties on Saturday 😁

🏡 Available for adoption 🏡Desexed: YesMicrochipped: YesVaccination: 1st Age: 11 weeks Gender: FemalesLocation: TaurangaE...
19/03/2025

🏡 Available for adoption 🏡

Desexed: Yes
Microchipped: Yes
Vaccination: 1st
Age: 11 weeks
Gender: Females
Location: Tauranga

Effie is a mischievous and energetic cat with a playful spirit and a curious nature. She loves to chase! Especially her sister 🤭

This black beauty is affectionate yet independent and always on the lookout for her next adventure, whether it's pouncing on a toy or sneaking into forbidden corners, Effie sure knows how to keep her humans entertained!

Candy is the calmer of the two and a friendly, sociable cat with an overall relaxed nature. You’ll find her batting at her toys, exploring her surroundings, and rubbing against her favourite people for attention.

While not as enthusiastically as full on as her sister, she still has bursts of energy and loves interactive play.

Both sisters will be at our Adoption day ready to meet their new people!

We mentioned earlier that we had multiple litters come into care over the weekend but have been uncertain about how to p...
18/03/2025

We mentioned earlier that we had multiple litters come into care over the weekend but have been uncertain about how to publicly approach the 10 kittens and a solo mother who were found outside of Te Puke Veterinary Centre on Saturday.

6 were huddled in a cardboard box, 3 lost and confused on the gravel verge and 1 found late into the evening as she defeatedly cried back to one of the team on their final search for the night.

Mum was wary at first but no trap was needed once she realised the hands held out for her were kind and gentle. Surely someone had loved her.

We of course had questions…

‘How did they get into such a state?’

‘Is there anyone still out there?’

With all kittens being in such a poorly condition, burdened by flu and severely malnourished, 3 needing eye removals (so far) ….. we needed to ask ‘what do their futures look like?’

Their case is in prime position for the most neglected we’ve seen this season and one of the worst of what we’ve experienced so far.

Anger, sadness, disappointment and frustration are feeling all too familiar here as the reality is that this could have been avoided.

Reaching out with one litter and mum can resolve into a community desex for her and loving, responsible homes for her kittens when they’re older.

Instead 2-3 litters are fighting to be here, at least one mum is unaccounted for and resources are being pulled from where they would have been spread amongst many.

To the person who did this -

Yes, a vet clinic was the right place to bring them but the outcome would of been very different if you had walked through those doors and asked for help. Or better still, reached out about desexing mum before her pregnancy if you weren’t in a position to do that for her.

Amongst high emotions there’s also gratitude.

With the help of fellow cat rescue The Kitten Orphanage these babies had a warm bed and a headstart on care until we were able to bring them under our own. We are grateful that while their own doors are bursting at the seams, they made space for a family who didn’t deserve this and started them on life saving treatment.

We’re also thankful for the incredible staff at Te Puke Veterinary Centre who fit them into a busy Saturday and the original finder for helping us build a picture of who we were looking for.

Last but not least, we owe a massive thank you to Tracey and Jo for getting the cats to safety ❤️

We’re proud to be a part of a rescue community but advocating for a culture where we won’t need one. In this mindset we will collectively have an understanding that desexing is a *fundamental* element of care and responsible pet guardianship.

Meanwhile, if you are reading this and in a similar position, reach out.

If you are in a position to help this family on their journey to recovery, please consider donating to:

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MOGGIES - HOMES FOR CATS AND KITTENS
01-0475-0269871-00

Together we can do better for our animals 🐾

THIS Saturday we're back at Tauriko Animates to help more of our fur kids find loving homes 🏠If you’re thinking of adopt...
17/03/2025

THIS Saturday we're back at Tauriko Animates to help more of our fur kids find loving homes 🏠

If you’re thinking of adoption, pop on down from 10am - 1pm to meet a few of our all rounders and chat to the team about finding the right fit for your family 💕

All kittens come desexed, microchipped and with at least one vaccination, so an adoption fee applies to help with the costs of their care.

See you there!

One day to go until Tatts for Cats!🙌From 10am tomorrow you can expect one-off tattoos, merch, refreshments and the oppor...
14/03/2025

One day to go until Tatts for Cats!🙌

From 10am tomorrow you can expect one-off tattoos, merch, refreshments and the opportunity to meet a few of our furry friends (and maybe even take one home) 😍😺

It's shaping up to be a beautiful Sunday to support your local artists and rescues ✌

Check out the link below for deets of the day and see you there!

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Happy Friday everyone! Today we’d like to showcase an age of kittens we hold near and dear to our hearts - our (cat)teen...
14/03/2025

Happy Friday everyone!

Today we’d like to showcase an age of kittens we hold near and dear to our hearts - our (cat)teens!

Often underrated, our older kittens in the ‘teen’ cat-er-gory are aged 4-8 months and are an excellent choice for:

🐾 Working families
🐾 Young children
🐾 Existing animals

And all round practicality! 😻

They’re the best of both worlds - young and eager to adapt while old enough to be independent 🙌

To share the love and help these honeys find their new people, we’ll be reducing the adoption fee of our teenage Moggies to $150 for solos and $200 for pairs. These fur kids will be desexed, microchipped, have received at least one vaccination and will be up to date with their worm/flea treatments.

Over the month we’ll also be giving shout outs to our community cases who will be up for adoption for a donation of at least $50 - this will to go towards the costs of their desexing and help us continue working with similar cases.

If you have space for teen (or two✌️) please message the page 😊

***Not available for Adoption***In response to the amount enquiries we had to adopt Bonnie we feel the need to highlight...
11/03/2025

***Not available for Adoption***

In response to the amount enquiries we had to adopt Bonnie we feel the need to highlight that we do NOT advocate for adopting underage kittens. And will explain why below👇

Bonnie and Clyde came under our care via an evening drive by.

A Ute rocked up.

Two kittens were handed to a friend of the rescue.

The Ute drove off.

Bonnie and Clyde came in without a history, a mother, or an indication that in their previous lives they had been well cared for. What they did have on their side was an experienced neo natal fosterer who gracefully accepted to take over as their surrogate mother.

At 266 and 325 grams respectively, both are much lighter than they should be. And with the amount of fleas we pulled off them, it wouldn’t be a stretch to say they were anaemic alongside dehydrated, dusty and crying out for comfort.

In the first few days their feeding schedule revolved around trialling what instrument they prefer best for feeding (bottle, syringe, teat or combo) and increasing their feeds incrementally (in mls) and adding time (30min - 1hr) to develop a feeding schedule.

Stimulating toileting as mum would was also necessary between feeds to guage their confidence in pooing and peeing independently.

Judging by their teeth, not their weight, we aged them at an under-done 4-5 weeks.

This means they categorically fall into the ‘weaning’ stage so once stable we’ll begin them on their transition from milk to solids. This happens by slowly introducing a specialised weaning mousse into their milk as a ‘mousse milkshake’, progressing to a ‘porridge’ and aiming for a finish line of standard wet food.

While their digestive systems are adapting as much of that food has the potential to go ON their bodies, as well as in them, so cleaning them, alongside their bedding, all their feeding gear and the sleeve of the cardi they’ve used a napkin, becomes part of a routine.

Did you make it this far? Awesome 🙌
We’re almost there.

Currently they eat, p**p (sometimes on their own), play and crash on a three hour schedule.

Their foster parent’s day now too revolves around this schedule.

Despite their size, so far these siblings are considered ‘the lucky ones’. We haven’t seen signs of sickness but are vigilant to the queues of failure to thrive in young kittens.

Personality wise, there’s a glimmer coming through. Realistically we’ll see this develop around 6 - 8 weeks, it’ll be more apparent at 10 weeks and they’ll be fully fledged little individuals in adolescence.

The summary?

Yes they’re cute. But they never should have been in this situation and the commitment needed for kittens like them far exceeds the expectation they’ll make do with the basics of biscuits and wet food.

If you’re reading all of this and thinking that being a surrogate mother sounds like something you’re able to commit to, go you!

Reach out to foster! Neo natal unicorns are always welcome 🙏

If you’re looking to adopt, please consider the value of adopting a kitten who has been loved, sheltered and understood. Reach out about one, or two ✌️) who have been on quality, age appropriate food, regularly wormed/flea treated, microchipped, vaccinated and when ready, desexed.

Those are the kittens we have for adoption
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Thank you to everyone who came out to meet the Moggies today! 9 happy families grew one (or two) family members ❤️We’re ...
09/03/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out to meet the Moggies today! 9 happy families grew one (or two) family members ❤️

We’re big fans of the saying ‘adopt one, save two’ as we can only responsibly take in so many.

Picture one is of our beautiful boy Indie who’s ready to find his people.

Picture two is Bonnie, a wee lass and who joined us yesterday evening and came to the adoption day today as without her mum she needs regular feeding.

Adopting from a rescue creates space for vulnerable kittens like her to receive the help they need.

Thank you to the incredible team at Animates, our amazing volunteers and adoptive families, together we’re making a difference 🥰

** Special announcement 📣 **Our Adoption Day will be extended to 1pm to help our remaining kittos find their people!If y...
08/03/2025

** Special announcement 📣 **

Our Adoption Day will be extended to 1pm to help our remaining kittos find their people!

If you’re thinking of adopting, our all rounders Hermione, Merlin and Indie would love to meet you!

These faces are looking for homes 🏠 ❤️ Please pop into our adoption day tomorrow or message the page to set up a meet an...
08/03/2025

These faces are looking for homes 🏠 ❤️

Please pop into our adoption day tomorrow or message the page to set up a meet and greet 😊

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