Kenzie’s Kitten Rescue

01/15/2025

When we went to Tampa last week, I decided to walk around the adoption floor, and came across this handsome hunk of a cat!
He rubbed against the kennel, w his big ole goofy bald head, he just wanted affection.
My heart melted so I took him home w us 😅

Hercules had been at the shelter since November!
He came in w an abscess on his head ( hence the bald cap!)
He still has a teenie we**ie open wound on his head that we’re trying to heal w topical antibiotics, but he is over all settling In and thriving!

He is the biggest love bug, he has settled into the rescue great!
He gets along amazing w my personal and rescue cats.
He’s even met the dogs in his short time here and LOVES them!
( he seeks out my dachshund for attention🤣)
He’s met everyone who comes to the house, and is nothing short of perfect and attention seeking.

Due to the abcess on his head, Hercules is unable to see out of his right eye ( the squinty one )
But this doesn’t affect him at all!

If you’re looking for a loving, social, affectionate, lap cat, to add to your home, Hercules is your guy!!

Hercules is roughly two years old.
He’s neutered, fully vaccinated ( rabies and FVRCP )
FELV/FIV negative
Negative for all intestinal parasites
Litter box trained
Full panel of Blood work is perfect!
And healthy!

Hercules is looking for a foster to adopt home until his head fully heals ( we cover all medical costs associated for him while he is in your care )

This is a great way to ensure Hercules is a good fit for your home while he is healing!

The rescue is located in Deltona fl
If you’re interested in meeting Hercules, please fill out an adoption application on our website to schedule a meet and greet w him! ( you wont regret it🥰)

https://kenzieskittenrescue.com/

01/15/2025

01/14/2025

Friday we took in a kitty who was stuck in a car engine.
Her intake post is below:

https://www.facebook.com/100091257875362/posts/522498947468697/

She was pretty severely injured, and we were skeptical if she would even survive the weekend so she could have her surgery.

She was hospitalized here at the rescue over the weekend so we could stabilize her, on IV fluids, oral antibiotics, anti inflammatories, iron supplements and injectable pain meds.
She started eating on her own Saturday morning.
I cleaned her wounds daily, and today, she was able to get her surgery!

Her right front limb was completely demolished.
Degloved, w exposed bone, and her ulna was completely dislocated.
She had this limb amputated today.

Her right hind limb had broken toes.
Exposed bone, and was broken in multiple places.
We amputated her toes, but our DR was able to save her leg!
Unfortunately- she did not have enough skin to close the wound completely, so I will be doing bandage changes daily until her leg is healed.
We added bandage supplies to our wishlist for this.

Her left front limb has a clean fracture that we will be splinting for the next 6 weeks.
She will require weekly splint changes

And the tip of her tail had to be amputated.

So far she is alert, purring, and is back to her normal self!!
She soaked up all the love and attention from everyone at work, and enjoyed every second of it!🩷
She still has roughly a month to fully heal, she’ll require daily care for an extended period of time.
I added some supplies to our wishlist for her- mainly bandage items that we will need so I can change her bandages every day.

Her surgery today, costs us 864$
Thank you to every single person who donated towards her care, so we were able to give her a chance!
And thank you to all of the DRs, and Technicians who helped w her surgery today!

Here’s to your road to recovery Honda 🥂🩵

https://linktr.ee/kenzieskittenrescueinc

01/12/2025

I will not be available all weekend.
I have a few personal things going on.
And I need to focus on caring for Pumpkin, and our newest intake.
Our intake is also 🚫closed🚫 we have no space for intakes.
If you need urgent help, or to get ahold of me right away, please text my number.
Thank you, and I will respond to everyone Monday.

01/11/2025

Vote for Ron!!
One free vote every 24 hours!:)

Ron is a special needs Manx boy! He loves a good cuddle shesh, and hangin out w his momma!

01/11/2025

I am obsessed w the face of Cupid!
He’s definitely unique looking, and he has a personality to match!
Cupid was surrendered to the shelter back in November w scabies.
He was treated, and had been looking for rescue placement since!
So when we took our trip to Tampa, and saw him, we couldn’t say no!
Cupid IS scabies negative, but he is extremely malnourished.
He is thin, at 3.5 pounds.
Because of how malnourished he is, his hair is falling out, and he has over a dozen bald spots.
He has muscle wasting in his hind limbs.

The shelter was battling diarrhea w him as well.
We started Cupid on a prescription diet ( I/D) and orijin senior dry.
Within 2 days, he started having solid stool!!!!

Cupids bloodwork came back, and he is in perfect health for an old man!
At a ripe 10 ( ish ) years old!

He is the sweetest boy, constantly begging for attention and just wants to be held!
He’s a huge talker if you can’t tell by the photos 😅
( and thank you Dr Gonzalez for the cat tree! )

Cupid is looking for a foster home, or foster to adopt home , while he puts on Weight and his skin heals.
If you are interested in fostering our sweet boy please reach out🩷

01/11/2025

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In FL it’s getting cold.
We have been hitting freezing temperatures lately.
W outdoor animals, they seek warmth, and those warm spots- just so happen- to be inside the engine of your vehicle.
This is a reminder to PLEASE pop the hood and look inside.
Bang on the hood of your car.
Honk your horn.
This is not full proof- but it can help save lives!

We were contacted this morning about a kitten found in a car engine.
( this is no fault of their own)

It luckily made its way out, and into the families garage.
Me being at work, unfortunately couldn’t go and pick her up, but thank you so so much to Robin Mcclintock for picking the little one up, and bringing it to work for me!
And thank you to the finder for reaching out and being so amazing, patient, and donating towards her care!

I definitely did not expect what was walking through the door.
And I honestly didn’t know what I was committing to when I was texting everyone to find transport for this kitten..

She has a broken right front leg, In multiple areas and dislocated bones / toes, it’s completely degloved and just demolished..

This leg is not able to be saved, it will require an amputation.

Her left front leg has a clean break in the ulna, but we are able to splint it, and it’ll heal on its own.

Her right hind toes, are degloved.

Some might be broken, but w all of the trauma it’s difficult to tell in an X-ray.
We may be able to save the foot, or salvage what we can, but we’ll get a better idea of the prognosis when she is sedated for her leg amputation next week.
Her left hind leg is perfect!
No breaks, fractures.
But slight degloving on the paw pads
This is the ONLY leg I have to work w to place a catheter.
She also has a degloved tail.

Everything internal looks good!
Which I am grateful for.

She will be stabilized over the weekend on IV fluids, pain meds, antibiotics, anti-inflammatories.
And will have her leg amputation next week.
At the moment she Is still in shock, which is the most critical stage for traumatic events
So we’re not out of the woods yet.
But she’ll definitely be given a chance at life!

We need to raise roughly 800& for her leg amputation Tuesday.
And we will keep everyone updated on our girls journey🩵

https://linktr.ee/kenzieskittenrescueinc

01/09/2025

Pumpkin started having seizures Monday night.
I brought her to the vet to be evaluated ( she goes to work w me every day anyways )
And we started her on a pred and clindamycin to help w all of the swelling and inflammation in her brain/body from the seizures
She had a total of 7
Her last one being 2AM on 1/8 ( yesterday ) and she hasn’t had one sense 😭
Which I am beyond ecstatic about!

I called around yesterday to every neurologist I could, and blue pearl in tampa is able to get us in on Tuesday.
Thank the lord 😫
I balled like a baby when they said they could get us in.
Watching her have multiple seizures, makes me feel so helpless.
It’s stressful, and upsetting to see this happen w her.
But I am so beyond excited for her appt, and hopefully we can get some answers!

Thank you to everyone who donated for our newest additions to the rescue!
I came home to 20+ boxes by my front door - ina time of emotional vulnerability- that also made me cry 😅

I appreciate all of you so much!
Thank you for the prayers, and healing vibes sent our way for pumpkin!
We’re still not out of the woods yet!

01/08/2025

These are the three babies we initially made the trip to Tampa for!
They all have ring worm ( my favorite🫢🫢 )
And they’re all level habanero on the spicy scale🔥🌶️

We have started ringworm treatment on them!
They’re all missing hair on their paws, and underside, it luckily has not progressed any further.
But they’re the cutest 🫘 beans!!
2 boys and one girl!
Romeo, Juliet and Smooch!!

Welcome to the rescue babies🩷
And here’s to your road, to recovery🥂

01/08/2025

Our first introduction!
Is GG Now Truffle!!
She was one of the cats we unexpectedly went home w when we took our trip to Tampa!:)
She was found as a stray, and brought into the shelter.
The other colony cats were bullying her, and she was not eating.
She arrived to the shelter lateral, and in critical condition.

She had her vet exam today, and she has slight inflammation in her gums, and tooth resorption.
We’ll be starting her on clindamycin to make her more comfortable and reevaluate in a couple weeks. She may or may not need a dental and extractions

She is a SUPER picky eater- so she’s been getting our boogie buffet platters to figure out what she likes 😅
Her blood work comes back tomorrow! So we’ll know more about her health than!

But Truffle is the sweetest little angel face!
She adores attention, and quite literally, seeks it CONSTANTLY.

Welcome to the rescue, pretty girl truffle 🩵

01/07/2025

Pumpkin Bumpkin just had another seizure.
It’s been a little over a week since her last episode.
On the bright side, Last time was worse, than this one… even though there is no “ bright side “ in these situations…

I hate seizures..
There’s nothing scarier than seeing and hearing an animal seize.
If you’ve never experienced it, be thankful.

Unfortunately w these cases, all we can do is monitor.
We have seizure meds on hand, that we can give when she has an episode.
Pumpkins neuro consult is February 3rd…
It’s the soonest they could get us in, and I absolutely love their neuro department.
We’re on a waiting list for any cancellations. So I’m hoping we can get in sooner…
But we really just need all the good vibes, and prayers sent our way for pumpkin on her healing journey🩵

01/07/2025

Our drives to Tampa are always fun😅
It’s usually my dad and I who go- so it’s great time spent w him!
I initially made the drive for 3 ring worm kiddos!!!
We ended up leaving w 6 cats, and by the end of the night, had an intake of 8 cats and kittens🥰
No surpise there! They needed the help!

I’ll be making individual posts about everyone as soon as they seen the vet, and I can get decent photos.
But we are REALLY in need of some supplies on our wishlist.
2 of the cats are seniors.
So we can really use some dry senior food.
Wet food ( as always we go through it like candy )
Quarantine items - gloves and gowns.
Baskets for the front of kennels to hold meds
( everyone we took home is sick and in need of daily medication, so it makes medicating easier for us!)
Stay tuned for updates on our newest additions to the wonky crew!!

https://linktr.ee/kenzieskittenrescueinc

01/04/2025

Our gorgeous little girly pop Priscilla!!
Had a recheck appt earlier this week!
She has over all been doing well, but I have been concerned w a couple things.
She constantly leaks urine- which is no beuno.
Leaking urine = urine scalding🫠
and that’s something I would NOT like to happen.
Her sphincter is constantly relaxed, and doesn’t allow her bladder to fill so we can express her.
It’s been a struggle.
Her right hind leg has become completely stiff.
She can no longer bend her leg.
( I call it her s*xy leg ) since most of the time it sticks out straight, and when she chills in her bed, it kicks back behind her head😅

As funny as her s*xy leg is, it’s definitely not ideal for a cat who is rear end paralyzed and drags herself around.
So this will be something we monitor.

During her recheck, I took some X-rays and lo and behold!
She has a broken pelvis 😫
This doesn’t change her outcome- but definitely gives us an answer as to what is causing her paralysis.

She’ll be on cage rest for 6 weeks to give it time to heal, and than we’ll recheck her X-rays again.
January 16th- Priscilla and Elvis have acupuncture consults together 🥺🤞

If all goes well, this will be done for both of them weekly
We have been looking for a clinic who can do them both together and finally found one😭
( bless up to the cat care clinic!!)

These appts will costs us 70$ PER cat.

We have already seen amazing improvement w Elvis , so I’m hoping in time, we see improvement w Priscilla as well!💚

https://linktr.ee/kenzieskittenrescueinc

01/03/2025

Do we have anyone in the Tampa area who would be willing to work w us on transporting cats /kittens to us? ( in Deltona )
We are partnered with Tampas shelter, but being so far ( 2 hours ) it’s difficult for me to make the drive and pick up a cat
Most of them are normally urgent, and need to be out by the end of day.
If you would like to be added to a transport list please comment or PM me!

* side note - each transport will vary on drop off location.
Sometimes I can meet halfway, sometimes I can’t.
This will be specified in each transport.
* we will compensate for gas and time!
( this is a good tax write off for miles as well!)

01/02/2025

Taking the Christmas decorations in the Wonky Room- what do you think our new theme is going to be?

01/01/2025

* ‼️WE NEED FOSTER HOMES URGENTLY*‼️
1/3 update
Thank you to everyone who applied to be a foster
I will be saving all applications for the future
This individual has unfortunately read our messages but has stopped responding completely.
ATM it looks like we will not be Intaking these cats 😕

We were contacted about ( roughly ) 8-10 cats / kittens that were abandoned out side.

I do NOT know the full story.
None of them are sick / critical or in need of urgent medical, BUT we would love to start the new year off w a BANG, and take them in to give them the chance at finding families, and get them off the street.
I do not know s*x / gender.

Estimated age 3/4 months old.
Some are social kittens, some possibly are not.

We need foster homes.
Preferably fosters who can foster in pairs ( 2 ) kittens.

You do NOT have foster all 10 for us 😅

We provide ALL medical, and supplies for the kittens you foster for us.
Fostering comes at NO cost to you!
We just need a place for them to go, so they can be socialized, and have a home environment to live in, until they are eligible for adoption.
Fostering period can range from 1-4 months
Kittens will come back to the rescue for adoption.

The rescue is located in Deltona FL.
You will be required to bring your foster kittens to us every 3/4 weeks for weight checks, deworming, and vaccines.

Foster parents ( ideally )- we like you to be within a 30/45 min drive from us.

If you have any questions please PM the rescue or comment below.

If you are interested in fostering for us, please fill out the foster application.

We CANNOT take these kittens in w out foster families.

https://new.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/KKR/Cat

12/31/2024

Sunday was probably the most hectic transport I’ve ever had to do😅
The weather here in FL was Awful so it delayed flights departing and arriving significantly.
We ended up spending a lovely 6 hours at the airport!
But at the end of the day, Nubbin arrived to his forever home!!
Thank you a billion times to Laura, who was the best flight angel ever!! And travelled w nubbin to his new home.
Thank you to SWATT who coordinated the entire thing for us!! ( as you always do💙)
Thank you to frontier airlines for getting us on a last minute flight and spoiling him rotten!

I am forever grateful!
And congratulations to Nubbin on landing himself w the best cat dad ever!! And livin the best life in Las Vegas!!🥳❤️

12/28/2024

It’s been an amazing, but also a tough week.
I haven’t had the energy to finish our Wonky Wednesday post
So I’m not even going to bother posting it

It’s been a week full of heart break and stress.
Ive had a lot of good things happen- rescue wise as well.
But it’s been hard to put into words, how emotionally draining the week has been.

Priscilla- our new paralyzed girl has been doing really well!
She’s handling her expressions great, and is slowly getting use to her new routine.

Roger- goes to his new home the beginning of the year.
Nubbin- hopefully 🤞 will be flying to his new home Sunday!
Mashed potato and gravy were adopted into an amazing home together!
And we brought cranberry to her forever home Christmas Eve to surpise the kids!

Oopsie and Daisy are the cutest bonded pair!
Oopsie’s eyes look a bajillion times better!
Daisy will have to have her eye removed eventually, but she’s doing great!
They’re riddled w Coccidia and giardia- so that is being treated, as well as their URIs.

We took in an unexpected cat this week.
He was transported directly to our vet, and was diagnosed w scabies.
He was critical upon arrival… he was pampered, and cared for deeply the entire time he was here.
We named him “ Cornelius “
He unfortunately passed away in our care. Pretty suddenly and that’s been difficult to cope w.

Twinkle toes went to one of our amazing foster homes- so she can be socialized a little better, and start looking for her forever home!

Pluto was adopted into his forever home w a past adopter who adopted Harold! Our blind cat!

I started fostering a hydrocephalus puppy for a rescue we work closely with.
For two days she was thriving, and was the cutest bean.
They named her Noel.
Within a few hours she went downhill rapidly…
Was transferred to the ER and passed.

Pumpkin Bumpkin has been nothing short of a medical nightmare.
But I love her so damn much..
Her temperature randomly dropped to 90 degrees the other morning.
She had a seizure in the middle of the day, turned blue, and I thought I lost her..
I did all my normal things, and she eventually came to.
She has been fine sense- and has been receiving a lot of critical care here..
I’m scared for her.
Neurology cannot see us until February..
I’m exploring out of state options to get her seen quicker.
Her shaking has improved tremendously.
But when one thing gets better, I feel like something else goes wrong.
She’s not suffering- by any means- but is definitely a wonky girl😭
As long as she continues to want to fight, I will fight right along w her.

In 7 days- a lot has happened..

I will be pausing intake until I’m mentally prepared to care for another critical baby.
I have to take care of myself, or I cannot take care of them appropriately..

We’ve had a lot of donations to the wonky crew!! And I appreciate all of them, and you guys so much!!
It definitely helps lift a burden off my shoulders when it comes to supplies and finances.

I’m forever thankful for you guys, and this rescue… thank you.