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Manx kittens pets, 91-1012 Hoomanao Street, Ewa Beach, HI (2024)

07/21/2022

Mom and childrens.
We have babies unreserved looking for serious buyers to reserve 2male and 2female left unreserved

07/20/2022

Happy 5 Week Birthday, Jack!!!
This little girl seriously awes me every single day with her tenacity and resilience (and sassitude😅) since she arrived.
Jack’s been back with me since Saturday. As her stump is now totally healed, we’ve been doing a lot of work on her balance and her overall confidence walking on the leg. I called in a few favors and also spoke with an orthopedic surgeon yesterday afternoon (who I also consulted about Minnie with- more on that later!) to discuss how best to help Jack. I sent over her initial X-rays and we both agreed that there’s no need for surgery. The dead bone removed itself early on, there’s nothing there that should- or appears- to be causing her pain, and her stump is honestly healed perfectly.
The main thing I notice is that she still wiggles it and move it as if the limb is there, which causes her to topple over at times. Luckily the surgeon agreed that as she grows, it’ll be harder for her to put weight on that stump which assist her in keeping her balance. Right now she kind of does the “I’m drunk with only one high heel on, downtown on a Friday” stumble. Which while adorable, isn’t always the best for her!
Outside of the leg, Jack’s doing amazing. She has a voracious appetite, and in another week or so I’ll start weaning her onto solid food!
Huge thank you again to for keeping her safe and happy while I was sick. I appreciate you so much!! ❤️

Go Jack!! ❤️

07/20/2022

The sweetest glow up 💫
Magnus is chilling back with us for a few days, while his dad is away visiting family. I jumped at the chance to have this sweet boy back with me (duhh!).
Swipe to the end to see how big he is now!!!!

07/20/2022

Say hello to Rosie and Addie 🏥❤️
These two cutie pies are about 2.5-3 weeks old, and came to me late last night. They were found by a good friend, dropped off in a box outside the hospital - which is how I named them! The Rosie Maternity ward was where I was born, in the Addenbrooke’s hospital.
They both have a pretty gnarly skin infection of some sort. Addie’s is the worst, with her whole tail, back legs and even her stomach being affected. Her poor little toes and feet have so much buildup on them that she can’t curl her feet properly and is obviously painful to her. I’ll be getting them started on some meds today based off my vet call this morning, and we’ll be headed in for a vet visit when my DVM is home from vacation on Thursday. I’m the mean time I’ll be keeping them comfortable making sure we keep any long term issues to a minimum.
Aside from their skin issues though, these guys look great. They’re super fluffy house panthers with a highlight of chocolate, fairly chonky (so Mum is out there somewhere 😩) and despite it all still very lovey. Within just 12 hours they’ve already got the bottle figured out, and Rosie even gave me a little purr chirrup this morning ❤️
If you’d like to help us cover the cost of these guys care- including the upcoming vet visits and medications, we’d greatly appreciate it! With 11 fosters under our care, vetting is our biggest expense at this time. Outside of that- wipes, laundry detergent/sanitizer and litter are our two biggest wishlist needs as of today!

07/20/2022

The progression of wide eyed “Oh sh*t I’ve been caught escaping the tespo” through to the mean muggin “Yeah. I escaped.. And whatchu gunna do about it!!”
Oh Jack 🤣🤦🏻‍♀️

07/20/2022

Happy Halloween from my favorite fluffy trick-or-treaters 🎃 👻 🧡
Can you name all the kittens here? And which outfit choice is your favorite?

07/20/2022

Introducing Gibbs & Grissom 📺❤️
They came in about a week ago to the county shelter with their mama, who is a rather unfriendly female. Their plan had been to get the babies weaned, tmama gets TNR’d & babies go to foster for socialization then adoption.
Unfortunately, the shelter stated that at some point yesterday evening/overnight, mama decided she no longer wanted to take care of Grissom. This morning she visibly shunned him, moved away & wasn’t allowing him to nurse. He’s got a raspy meow & some pretty crackly lungs, so it’s most likely we’re dealing with pneumonia unfortunately. Gibbs is a little crackly, but nothing overtly concerning. Obviously at this point it wasn’t safe to leave Grissom with Mum, & she was showing signs of starting to shun Gibbs also.
So here we are! Both of these boys are very small for their age, & I can feel their bones easily. Grissom was exceptionally lethargic upon intake & they were both cold. They had also checked Grissom for ringworm using a woodslamp due to some crusties on his ear & back foot- however, having had him home for the afternoon it actually appears that they’re healing wounds. A portion of his ear has already come off, which is actually good as the wound is healing great underneath (!), & after cleaning him up a little there’s a wound on the foot too under the scabs.

I’m hopeful that with some steady baking in the incubator, getting the right meds on board, these boys will be rocking and rolling in no time 💙

These two put me at well past a full house, & lots of mouths to feed. If you are able & would like to help with the care these guys so desperately need it would be so very appreciated. Between good, vetting, & a few expensive surgeries coming up, our funds are getting pretty low. You can visit https://linktr.ee/centralflfosters to find our donation links, Amazon/Chewy/Revival Health wishlists & more. I couldn’t help as many kittens as I do, without the support of you all, & it is so very appreciated ❤️

07/20/2022

After what can only be described as an insane start to the week, I have two litters worth of intros to make.

The first is my Realtor crew, who came in as a 3 pack & is now down to a singleton, Remax ❤️‍🩹💔 When I picked these guys up yesterday they were literally tangled together. Unfortunately this is fairly common, but something that can have significant medical implications.
These three were only 24-36 hours old & solidly tangled together with a mix of afterbirth, umbilical cords & plain old dirt- unfortunately Caldwell’s back leg was also tangled within the mess to the point that the leg was exceptionally swollen, bruised, cold & there was minimal blood flow. It became apparent as the evening progressed that both Caldwell & Kellar both had severe abdominal trauma, which appeared to have led to internal bleeding of some sort, due to the yanking of the cords as they were tangled. I’m cautiously optimistic about Remax for now, but unfortunately only time will tell.

My second litter arrived as a 5-pack, and is down to a 4-pack this morning. These guys are about 1.5 weeks old & were delivered to me from OCAS after being bought in yesterday morning. These guys are great eaters, but absolutely riddled with fleas. The smallest girl showed signs of severe anemia upon arrival & sadly passed away over night. The rest of the crew seems to be doing amazing, all with voracious appetites & great latches. Keeping with the real estate names, these guys are Lennar (Homes), David (Weekley Homes), Fannie (Mae) & Freddie (Mac).

If you’d like to help care for these babies, it would be so very very appreciated. Our highest needs right now are monetary donations to cover all the vetting (including Minnie’s $470 surgery from last week) & formula, supplies etc. Amazon continues to raise prices on their site which means we’ve been purchasing directly from consumers a lot more lately. You can follow the link for ways to help; https://linktr.ee/centralflfosters

Without your support the rescue would simply cease to run, & I’m constantly blown away by the compassion and generosity of my followers 🧡 Thank you ALL for helping save these vulnerable little guys with me.

07/20/2022

Because what kind of holiday would it be without me getting some new kids 🐰🐱
I originally went to to pick up a single baby, and ended up walking out with 4 additional hitchhikers 🤣😬

First off, is Biscuit. Biscuit has been in foster care since she was a week old, along with her siblings. She’s almost 5 weeks old, and only 250g, which led the shelter vet to be concerned about hyperthyroidism or another congenital issue. I’ll be working on getting bloodwork done in the next week, & monitoring to see if I can work out what’s going on! I’m not sure what her name was previously, but she’s done nothing but work very hard at the biscuit factory since she got here, so here we are 🧡

Then there’s my 3 Tag-alongs! These 3 literally came into intake as I was picking up Biscuit, and knowing how busy OCAS has been (& how full their fosters are already) I decided to scoop them up also. Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-Tail are a VERY vocal, and didn’t appreciate being rescued or bathed thank-you-very-much 🤣 they’re about 4 weeks old, taking a bottle wonderfully, and are so flipping fluffy!!!!

07/20/2022

Happy 6 month Rescueversary, to my little bunny baby 🐱🐰
When I got this plump wonky girl home the first day, I already knew this bunny was something special.
Manx syndrome encompasses so many things beyond just a missing/ shortened tail. Those who have followed for a while already know that Minnie has fusions in various places in her spine, and her nubbin of a tail too. Her legs are missing some parts and her toes are forever curled and “frozen”, she cannot urinate or defecate on her own, and has to be manually expressed throughout the day.
When she went in for her spay, we discovered her Linea Alba was significantly larger than normal, which added to her Splattypus look. Unfortunately that wasn’t all the vet noticed, which had since led us to do more testing.
Her uterus was almost double the size it should have been for her age, her kidneys and liver appear disproportionate, her bladder is slightly misshaped, and the general “layout” of her organs is wrong. We also discovered her heart is larger than it should be.
Minnie is a congenital and medical hotmess express. With the new information we have, I’ve had multiple vets explain that her life expectancy is significantly shorter than a “regular” cat. Best case scenario I was given, was that she’ll live to 5. Maybe 6 if we’re lucky.
So- what does this mean for Minnie? As of now, it means she’s likely a hospice case with me.
Am I stopping any adoption applications? Absolutely not. If the perfect family wants her, I would never stop that. However I also understand she’s a unique case and she may well spend her life with me. And that’s okay too. She’ll remain a hospice case through my rescue, and I’ll do my best to give her the love and life she deserves.
I know a lot of people have been asking about her, and now I’ve had time to process and get more answers I wanted to share ❤️

07/20/2022

“Thomas Edison's last words were "It's very beautiful over there". I don't know where there is, but I believe it's somewhere, and I hope it's beautiful.” - John Green, Looking for Alaska

Yesterday afternoon I said goodbye to Minnie for the last time. We knew from the start that her lifespan would be shorter, but despite that I never really considered what that would look like. A lot has happened with her the last few months that I haven’t shared, because while she was my foster first, she became part of our family and was a resident at the heart of my home.

As a pet parent I know I did the best thing for her, but that doesn’t make that choice any easier to bear. I can honestly say my heart is broken, and yesterday was one of the hardest pet parent choices I have ever made.
Thank you to for bringing this girl in to my life. In 11 months she taught me so much, and bought me so much joy and happiness that I didn’t know I needed. I miss her more than I ever thought possible, but I know the choice was best for her ❤️

07/20/2022

This morning I flew out to DC, safe in the knowledge that all my fosters (& residents!) are taken care of.
So, as a foster how can you still travel & take trips, without stressing the heck out?!? Here’s a few of the things I do:

- Coordination! As soon as you know you’re traveling, put feelers out for Kitten Sitters & strongly consider what you take in leading up to your trip. I stopped any intake the last 2 weeks to ensure everyone I have is weaned (which makes finding a sitter way easier). My big kid fosters are over at my mamas, my littles are with Beth from then Venus & Minnie are at my house.
- If you have a special needs kitty, get appropriate care. I’m so lucky to have Heather (
) as a good friend of mine. So while my roomie will be expressing Minnie on her regular daily schedule for p*e, Heathers stopping by daily to express her colon & make sure we don’t have any 💩 issues!
- Prep your supplies. Make sure you communicate with your Kitten Sitters as to what they have & what they will need from you. I laugh because I have specific Kitten Duffels now that I know fit a weekends worth of supplies 😅
- Stock up on food. I’m a paranoid android, so I always make sure I have double my planned trips worth of food left for my residents, & I know the Venmo/Zelle of my foster friends in case the unexpected happens & I’m delayed & they have to get more food/litter etc.
- If someone’s coming to your home, leave detailed notes. My roomie feeds the residents multiple times a week if I’m out, but I still leave a breakdown for him every time.
Questions about traveling/ planning to travel as a foster? Ask away!

07/20/2022

‘Sponserberleries? Gross. Let’s just nap instead!

Trying to explain the insanity of this week to Mopsy is like Angelica explaining responsibilities to the other Rugrats. Everyone leaves overwhelmed and confused 😅🫠

07/20/2022

In the words of McDreamy…. It’s a great day to save lives, people! ❤️ and on that note- Happy Friday from our new arrivals!

First, let’s introduce Sparrow. This sweet little girl is about 3.5-4 weeks old, and came into OCAS yesterday with some pretty gnarly eye issues. Her left eye socket is open and infected, most likely due to her eye rupturing after a prolonged infection. We’ve got a vets appointment set up for her where we will clear out the cavity and set up a plan. Her other eye is pretty badly infected, but I’m hopeful she’ll be able to keep it! She has THE sweetest and cuddliest demeanor though, and loves to snuggle up and play with my hair.

Then we have Ben, Camille and Johnny, also from OCAS. Based on their teeth, these guys are anywhere between 6-7 weeks old… however I’ve honestly never seen kittens as emaciated as these guys (especially Baby Ben). They’re currently the weight of 3-4 week olds, coming in at less than a pound 😨😱. I can feed every single bone on their body, and in Ben’s case he has this big ole bobble head from how emaciated he is. They’re on a fairly strict feeding schedule to try and avoid any refeeding syndrome, and will be on a high calorie diet as we work to fatten them up!!

This brings us up to 15 foster mouths to feed on-site, as well as a number of others that I’m helping to support at other locations. If you’d like to help feed and care for these hungry beebs, and support their medical needs, you can follow the link in my bio for our Donation options as well as our Amazon wishlist! Saving these guys wouldn’t be possible without YOUR help, and I appreciate each and every one of you ❤️❤️