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Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats TNR's cats and rescues undersocialized kittens in LA

Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats socializes feral kittens, taking hissy little babies and turning them into purring little lap cats. We believe in force love and provide a cage free environment and one-on-one attention to each feral kitten. Through physical exercises and delicious food bribes, Charm School volunteer teachers earn the trust and love of the kittens, and bring them to the

understanding that there is a wonderful human home waiting to give them the love and security they deserve. Upon graduation, these kittens continue to blossom in their new homes growing into the most wonderful house cats a family could desire.

06/15/2024

Are you looking for a new furry friend? Check out all our adoptable kitties, including sweet Lamb Chop, at www.kittybungalow.org/adopt 🐾

06/14/2024

Meet Marty! He came to us from a local LA shelter as a stray, covered in scars and missing most of the fur on his tail. He was angry, hissing and striking at the shelter staff.

Despite his rough state, we saw a scared kitty that needed a second chance. We took him and placed him in adult school to heal and decompress until we found him his new home.

In a safe environment, Marty’s true personality emerged. He warmed up to people, no longer hissing or striking. When a family in Santa Clarita requested a friendly working cat, we knew it would be a great fit.

Marty and his coworkers (fellow working cats Olivia & Gracie) are now enjoying their new enclosure while they acclimate to their new address. In a few weeks, they will be allowed to roam free and perform their daily duties as “new employees.”

Will you make a $5 donation today to support our working cat program?

06/13/2024

We’re back at📍PETCO in Westwood this Saturday and Sunday from 12 - 4 pm! Stop by and mingle with some of our adoptable on-site Students - like Fang, Aurora and Borealis here! Interested in learning more about any of our other Students? Email [email protected] to speak with our team. 🎓📚📝

06/12/2024

Oliver knows that sometimes you have to stop and smell the roses, or take time to be grateful for friends.

We want to send a massive meow of appreciation to our friends at Crazy Shirts. They have generously supported Kitty Bungalow over the years, including sponsoring this year’s Heart-Shaped Hair Ball.

Thank you, Crazy Shirts, and congratulations on celebrating 60 amazing years! Here’s to more years saving lives together. 💕

06/11/2024

A big THANK MEW to everyone who came out to show their support at our first ever Open House this past weekend! Without the help of our community, fosters and volunteers - we cannot do what we do! 🐾🐈‍⬛🍎

06/10/2024

It’s Medical Monday over here at Charm School and today is a happy one! Last week, everyone’s favorite chocolate boy, Russell Stover, completed his last day of 84 days of FIP treatment. Woohoo! 🎉 We are excited that he has graduated from the treatment period and now moves on to the observation period of post treatment monitoring. Despite his less than thrilled face, Russell is excited to be well on his way to becoming a FIP legend. 💪

All of us at Kitty Bungalow can’t thank you enough for supporting us and Russell through this process. He has a new lease on life thanks to all your donations to our School Nurse Fund. 🩺 It’s only with your support that we are able to help special cases like FIP kittens. ❤️

06/09/2024

We hope everyone is enjoying a lazy Sunday just as much as our students are. Happy Sunday all!

06/07/2024

See ya tomorrow from 12 - 4 pm for our very first 🏠 Open House here at Charm School! We’ll have fun activities, a face painter for the kids, light refreshments and educational booths to share all things cats with our community. We of course will have a bundle of kitties available for adoption as well 🐾

We can’t wait to see you there!

06/06/2024

Introducing our very special new Student, Larry David, who was enrolled in Charm School after being rescued by our partner rescue, Hope for Paws. As you can see, Larry David might look a little different in comparison to most kittens and that’s because he has a condition known as Hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus occurs when there is excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) on the brain, also known as “water on the brain”. This condition can be seen in other animals, even humans! While his condition may appear alarming, it can be managed with medication and/or depending on the severity with a very particular surgery. While we don’t know what Larry’s future may look like or if he will be with us for very long, we will definitely make sure his days are full of love and that he is always kept comfortable. He is currently situated in a medically experienced foster where he is receiving the best care! With that being said, if you’d like to learn more about becoming a medically trained foster to help more critical cats and kittens like Larry, take that leap and fill out a foster application today. You never know how rewarding it is unless you try! 💖

06/04/2024

Here at Charm School 📚, we’re just like any other school - We’ve got the over achievers and the under achievers! This week we present to you Charm School’s edition of the Beans list and the Detention list.

Hercules is earning himself a few days in Detention after school this week for being irrationally hangry and talking back to the Teacher. 👨‍🏫

Abigail, our star Student has made the Beans list for welcoming our new Students and showing them around campus. Thank you Abigail for going above and beyond to make sure our Students feel welcomed. 🍎

Both these Students are available for adoption and are ready to Graduate! 🎓

06/03/2024

Introducing Dune, Chani, Irulan, Harkonnen & Arteides on this edition of Medical Monday 🩺! This adorable family was enrolled in Charm School via our TNR program after a community partner noticed they needed medical attention. Mom and babies were in rough shape - filthy, a nasty upper respiratory which affected all the kittens eyes and not to mentioned, horrible diarrhea on top of it all. Turns out their upper respiratory infection was calici virus which is highly contagious to other kitties. Poor Mama also had a case of very uncomfortable mastitis due to nursing. But after some time with our school nurse, these kittos started to turn a corner and were sent off to enjoy the perks of foster care. Thanks to our amazing foster, these guys have room to recover, run around and grow into the best Students they can be until it’s their turn to Graduate. Mama Dune is spayed and is one of the most affectionate & beautiful kitties we’ve met! If you’re interested in adopting, please fill out one of our applications online!

05/31/2024

BEEP BEEP 🚌 All aboard the Kitty Bungalow purrrride bus! Meet Slay, Face Card and Boots the House Down 👯‍♀️ - (3) new floofy TNES who need a foster, asap. If you’re interested in fostering - fill out one of our foster applications on our website to get in touch with our foster coordinator!
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05/30/2024

Did you know this Saturday, June 1st is the FIRST EVER California Adopt A Pet Day? Each year there are over 7.5 million companion animals that enter the shelter system with only about 2.7 million being adopted. The reality is there are too many pets and not enough homes! We will be discounting adoption fees in hopes of helping our A+ Students find their forever homes. What could be better than adopting a new feline furrriend to spend your summer with?!Interested in adopting a kitten? Stop by 📍PETCO in Westwood this Saturday & Sunday, from 12-4 pm! We will have a bundle of adoptable kittens to meet with!

05/28/2024

Did you know that four years ago, the California Ecosystems Protection Act was enacted, prohibiting certain types of poisons known as second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs)? These substances are particularly detrimental to wildlife, pets, and potentially even humans.

When mice and rats consume the poison, they become toxic prey for other animals. This leads to secondary poisoning and the unfortunate demise of non-target species such as hawks, owls, mountain lions, coyotes, and domestic pets.

Kitty Bungalow’s working cat program offers a safe, poison-free alternative for pest control, keeping our neighborhoods clean and safe.

Help us continue this important program by make a donation today. 💚

05/21/2024

Did you know that KB “employs” four working cats here on site at the Bungalow? Francis, Raccoon Tail, Eileen and Jesse have all found homes here over the years and are basically part of the Charm School faculty.

While our gang here on site aren’t your typical working cats, they are great examples of how all types of cats can thrive in this program. Each cat has their own individual personality affecting their level of comfort with staff and volunteers.

Eileen, whom most may know as our greeter, or, as we like to call her, our “Director of Volunteer Engagement,” is our class social butterfly! She is a gal who wants to be seen - and heard. In fact, she even sends out a weekly newsletter to our volunteer network with fun tips and tricks for the week.

Raccoon Tail comes and goes as she pleases. Does she commute to her day job? Does she have a tom cat kibble-daddy? We’ll never know, but she is a free spirit and we love her for that.

Francis and Jesse are the security and patrol the back of the Bungalow. They keep a watchful eye on everything, especially making sure we are all doing our jobs. While Francis might come close enough for a quick pet, Jesse prefers her space. A lot of space at that!

While the world of cats is ever-expanding, our Working Cat Program will always be dedicated to helping those most in need to ensure they get a second chance at life.

We have the capacity to save even more unsocialized cats from the shelter...

But we need your help. Will you help us raise $15,000 to build another working cat enclosure?

But wait, there’s more!

A very generous anonymous donor has offered to MATCH the first $5,000 donated. That means your gift will be DOUBLED, and so will your impact to this amazing program.

Thank you for all your do for the cats. ❤️

05/20/2024

Do you remember Crusty? We first introduced you to him and his siblings back in November after they were abandoned outside in a cardboard box. Crusty was the runt of the litter, and needed the most help. He hasn’t had the easiest road so far - first being abandoned with a nasty upper respiratory infection, then shortly after was positive for ringworm. Once the ringworm was treated, he ended up with strange skin lesions but normal blood work.

We were stumped, and Crusty was sent to the vet. At the vent they biopsied the lesions, but ended up having to stay overnight with a fever. With new bloodwork we learned that it was what we had feared: FIP. Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a viral disease of cats caused by certain strains of a virus called the feline coronavirus.

As the third case of FIP this year, we’re grateful that we have such a solid support system from all of you. We’ve never encountered this much FIP in such a short time, on top of the other more common illnesses we see everyday. This added expense has thrown us for a loop, but we are so appreciative of your gifts to the School Nurse Fund, which directly pay for all the (pricey!) FIP treatment Crusty will need over the next 77 days.

The good news is that Crusty had been on his meds for a whole week and we are already seeing an improvement. We will be sure to keep you posted on how he and his fellow FIP treated buddies, Bluey & Russell Stover are doing throughout their process. Thank you for being there for the cats. ❤️

05/16/2024

⭐️ Save the Date! ⭐️

We're hosting our first South LA Summer Open House and you won't want to miss it! Join us for a day of family fun and free activities and demonstrations such as:

- Give aways and raffles!
- Kitten bottle feeding!
- Face painting
- TNR education!
- Working Cat/Eco-friendly rodent control program education!
- Tour of our rescue!
- Cuddling kittens, and so much more!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/south-la-summer-open-house-at-kitty-bungalow-tickets-907761708707?aff=oddtdtcreator

05/13/2024

CONGRATS to Bluey who completed his 84 days of FIP treatment! 🎉😺 This guy was a champ through it all, and we are so proud of him!

We couldn’t have done it without your donations to our School Nurse Fund, so thank you for helping us save this sweet boy.

We’ll keep you updated on Bluey and when he’ll be available for adoption. 💙

05/12/2024

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing moms out there! ❤️❤️❤️

05/10/2024

Come adopt your new best friend this weekend at KB Academy, located inside the Petco in Westwood! Adoptions are open from 12 - to 4 PM 🎓

📍 Petco Westwood - 1873 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025

05/09/2024

Come and join the Kitty Bungalow family! We're actively looking for new volunteers on-site at our South LA bungalow! Shifts are typically in the AM for breakfast or the evenings for dinner! 🐾

Interested in learning what it takes to care for our mild medical cases? There's also the opportunity to join the med team!

To learn more about each opportunity, visit our website OR email [email protected] ⭐

05/08/2024

Happy National School Nurse Day to KB’s school nurse Alanna and all our med team volunteers! 🩺

Our medical team works tirelessly to treat the 114+ cats and kittens currently in our care. We couldn’t do it without their expertise, passion, and amazing caretaking abilities!

Join us in thanking them by dropping a message below 👇 or go above and beyond with a donation to our School Nurse fund, which takes care of all the medical expenses for our kitties.

05/07/2024

Hamish has been with us for just 518 DAYS but we'd like to find him his purrrfect person! He loves back scratches and lap time (but good luck getting him to move once he's comfy)! Now, let's get Hamish home!

A few fun facts about Hamish:
- He's a yapper (he LOVES to talk) 📢
- His favorite activity is bird-watching 🐦
- Loves all types of snacks 😋

If you're looking for a new friend, come meet Hamish! To schedule a meet and greet, please email [email protected] 🐾

05/06/2024

Happy Met Gala Day! Whose look are you most excited to see on the red carpet?!?

05/05/2024

Last Saturday, we distributed 960 pounds of dry food to our community partners through our School Lunch program! 😸

Thank you to our amazing community cat team and the volunteers who helped us pack the school lunches! 💗

05/04/2024

Join us tomorrow, May 5th at House of Lebanon | Lebanese American Foundation, Inc. for a pet adoption event! Meet some of our adoptable kittens like Darnell, Cornelius, and Alfred!

📍 4800 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States, California
⏰ Event is from 12 - 4 pm

05/01/2024

Thank you to Big Sunday for stopping by the Bungalow last Saturday to build adoption kits for our future kitty grads!

04/30/2024

Our first quarter of 2024 is looking good! So far, we've helped 116 students find their forever homes, given 84 working cats a second chance at life, and have TNR's 922 community cats!

We've been able to help so many cats this year thanks to a generous grant from Best Friends Animal Society and NKLA! Their grant allows us to work with local city shelters to help save the most vulnerable feline population 💗

04/29/2024

Panang Curry and siblings Pad Thai, Tofu Satay, and Tom Yum arrived at Kitty Bungalow from a local city shelter. Upon arrival, we immediately noticed their eyelids were a little wonky, so we scheduled the soonest appointment with our vet. The litter was diagnosed with eyelid agenesis, a condition in which their upper eyelid is not fully formed.

In order to fully assess and treat their condition, they are all going to need appointments to be seen by a veterinary ophthalmologist. They also are potentially going to need to get their upper eyelashes permanently removed, in a procedure called cryoepilation, where the hair follicles are frozen. This will allow them to live their lives without the irritation of the eyelashes constantly grazing their eyeballs.

As with all things medical, all this comes at a hefty cost. Since all four siblings will need advanced medical care, we kindly ask for your help in raising funds to cover the estimated value of the surgery. Any amount helps us significantly and gives the Thai food litter a chance at a more comfortable life!

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Kitten Season is here and we have multiple new students enrolling which can only mean one thing...WE ARE LOOKING FOR FOSTERS! 😺 ⭐ If you've been searching for a fun and meaningful volunteer opportunity, this is it! Fostering a KB student can be so rewarding and with a variety of foster opportunities, you don't need to be an experienced foster to help! As a Kitty Bungalow foster, you receive all the supplies needed to care for your foster. We make sure to answer any and all questions you may have about your fosters so that you can feel confident about your new furry friends! 🐾 💗 Link for the application is located in the comments!

Are you free on April 9th between 2 - 4:30 pm? Sign up to join us at the Bungalow for an on-site volunteer orientation! See you there! 🐾😸 Sign up here: tinyurl.com/KBapr9 Can't make it? Visit our website to fill out the volunteer form to be the first to know when our next orientation is! 💖

Meet Janelle! Janelle enrolled at Charm School a week ago, when a Good Samaritan found her and tried nursing her back to health. While he tried his best, he realized he wasn’t equipped to care for such a young kitten. While we strictly do not intake from the public, we were afraid Janelle wouldn’t make it through the night if we didn’t spring into action. Luckily, through our Emergency Action Kitten (EAK squad) foster program, we were able to find a foster for Janelle right away. Now, a week later, Janelle is thriving! Young kittens like Janelle are the reason why we need your help. YOU can help make a difference in future student’s lives by making a donation to our kitten shower fundraiser. If you’re interested in becoming a part of our life-saving EAK squad, visit our website to fill out a volunteer form. New trainings will be happening soon!

Thank you to everyone who has supported our Kitten Shower so far! 🌹🌼🐱🌷🌸 Our Kitten Shower continues through March 31st - there’s still have time to help us stock up for kitten season! Can’t make a donation but still want to support? Reshare our wishlist needs!🐾

Russell Stover is on Day 6 of FIP treatment! So far he’s been a real trooper - he’s so brave AND well-behaved! 💖 Last week Russell had to be rushed to the emergency veterinary hospital for diagnostics after he started showing distressing symptoms. Kitty Bungalow’s ability to make quick, middle of the night decisions regarding urgent vet visits and care is reliant upon the support of our amazing community. Make a difference for cats like Russell Stover by donating to our emergency kitten fund - link in comments! 🩹

In honor of the leap year, meet Leap! Leap is our newest mama who has arrived at Charm School with her 6 babies. She is one of three moms that has enrolled at KB over the course of two weeks. We are starting to see the beginning of kitten season but we want to be well-prepared for when things are in full swing! Click the link in our bio to see all the ways you can help ahead of kitten season. Whether it's donating cans of kittens food, making a monetary donation, or donating your time to foster a kitten family - we appreciate any efforts to help future KB enrollees! 💟

Thank you to Cat Lady Box for selecting Kitty Bungalow as a #catladyboxcares recipient! Weeble and Wobble are excited to share the box of toys with all their fellow classmates! ❤️

Meet Bluey - our little FIP warrior. FIP or Feline Infectious Peritonitis, is a disease caused by a mutated form of feline coronavirus and can be fatal if left untreated. Bluey has already been showing signs of improvement after a week of treatment but he still has a long road ahead of him. You can help Bluey continue his lifesaving journey by donating to the School Nurse Fund today.

Last Friday we TNR’d our 100th cat of 2024!! 🥳 He had lots of opinions about his surgery! 💥📢 Thank you to our community partners and surgical partners for making this possible! We can’t wait to TNR many more kitties this year! 🌟 💗

Got plans on the evening of Feb 8th? Come join us at the Heart-Shaped Hair Ball - a pre-valentines day fundraiser and enjoy vegan tacos from Hijo De Su Madre ! 🌮 The Heart-Shaped Hair Ball will be taking place on Thursday, Feb 8th, 2024 from 6 PM to 10 PM at The Cat's Crawl! Get your tickets by visiting the link in bio! 😺

Why should you attend The Heart-Shaped Hair Ball? Here's a few reasons why you won't want to miss out: 1) Tacos! Enjoy delicious vegan tacos while you sip on a cocktail and mingle. 2) Bingo! Love a good game of bingo? What about listening to great music? Or maybe entering to win one of our awesome raffle prizes? Lucky for you, we've got all that covered! 3) Kittens! Have we mentioned kitten cuddles?! De-stress and cuddle with some of our cute kittens at our h̶i̶s̶s̶i̶n̶g̶ - we mean kissing booth! So what are you waiting for? Purchase your ticket today and help us support all the new students waiting to walk down the halls of Kitty Bungalow! 😽 💋

Happy Halloween from all the not-so-spooky kittos at Charm School! 🎃👻🐱

UPDATE ON RAZZLES!!! ICYMI: Razzles is a kitten who arrived at Charm School pretty congested but when he started having difficulty breathing, we rushed him to the emergency vet. At the vet, he was diagnosed with Pneumonia and fluid in his lungs. Now, we've been updated by our vet that his tests came back positive for calicivirus and herpes. He went back for a recheck yesterday and his x-rays still aren’t great, but they’ve definitely improved! Lucky for Razzles, he's got a great support team and an amazing foster who is providing round-the-clock supportive care to nurse him back to health! He continues to improve with each passing day - he’s even started to play! Thank you to everyone who has donated to Razzle’s medical bill so far! We are so grateful for your support and we know Razzles is too!

Meet Oliver, our paraplegic student who is still waiting for his purrrfect home! Oliver arrived at Kitty Bungalow 325 days ago, when a community partner reached out for help. They knew Oliver needed extra support because of his disability - which the vet diagnosed as severe congenital spinal deformities (one large/fused vertebrae, one small/squished one, and severe scoliosis). Since enrolling, Oliver has made significant progress in learning to navigate life with his disability - nothing is slowing this guy down! His foster states he loves to wrestle with his foster bros (fellow KB alums) and is the biggest purr machine she’s ever met! If you give Oliver a chance, he’s sure to purr his way into your heart! If you want to add Oliver to your family and/or learn more about this student, fill out an application on our website! 💖

ICYMI: Melbourne failed his food safety course and ended up biting his feeding tube and getting it stuck! Luckily for us (and him), his blood transfusion and surgical procedure all went great! The blood transfusion basically transformed Melbourne into a new kitten. He’s eating on his own and was reunited with his brother, Brisbane! ❤️ Thank you to everyone who contributed to his medical bill, we truly appreciate your support! We have raised nearly $1,000 so far, but his student loans are still outstanding by $2,500. Don’t let him default, and make a donation to our School Nurse fund today! 🩺