Our 101 Dalmatians moved into their newly decorated room today! I had so much fun with this one. Who knew there is so much dalmatian-printed cat furniture!
‼️ Mama Perdita and her two babies, Freckles and Pongo, are almost out of wet food! Can you please help fill their bellies? 🙏🏼 Amazon wishlist: https://a.co/4VTylaA Thank you!
(If you don’t see anything on the wishlist, that means everything was bought. 😊)
Charley really enjoys her scritches from bed! She starts rolling around just hearing my voice. This darling girl is still seeking her forever family. We’ve scheduled her for a dental on Feb 4, and she can head home shortly after!
Charley has some arthritis in her back legs so she might need some mobility assistance like ramps or pet steps to reach cozy areas. Any fur siblings should be chill and not apt to jump on her to play. Charley gets along great with other cats and laid back dogs.
If you’re local, we’d love for you to meet her first (Charley loves visitors!), but we also adopt out of state! The only requirement is you must come pick her up yourself on adoption day.
Apply at kitkatplayroom.com/adopt!
Kelvin crashed yesterday from the astronomically high intracranial pressure in his brain due to his untreated hydrocephalus. He was lethargic and breathing poorly. His neurologist told us that his cerebellum had herniated, which means that the pressure in his head is so high that it pushed part of his brain down into his spine. This affected both his breathing and balance.
In order to have any chance at all, Kelvin underwent a ventriculocentesis, which is where they surgically remove fluid from his brain to relieve the pressure. It’s a short term fix and extremely risky. His neurosurgeon gave him only 1% chance of surviving. We took the risk. The only other option was humane euthanasia.
I haven’t heard from the surgeon yet, which means good news so far. Unfortunately, even after surviving the surgery, complications can easily happen 24-48 hours afterward.
Kelvin needs all the support he can get. This would be one of the greatest miracles possible. I really want to share good news with you tomorrow.
Any help with his surgical bill is much appreciated: kitkatplayroom.com/donate
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Please welcome this precious 4-week-old boy to KKP! He has hydrocephalus, which is when the brain overproduces cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and fills the head. Because of the excess fluid, his domed head is very heavy and his tiny muscles aren’t able to lift such a heavy noggin. The intracranial pressure (ICP) also causes “sunset eyes,” where his eyes track downward. The domed head and sunset eyes are classic attributes of hydrocephalus.
Timely neurological care is essential and we plan to bring this boy to our neurologist within the next few days, once today’s snow storm has passed. He is too little for surgery, but we can start him on medications that will hopefully alleviate the pressure in his brain.
His prognosis is guarded, as hydro kittens can often crash suddenly and not recover. But many do live perfectly happy lives with treatment! Hydrocephalus is not a death sentence — the options for these cats has soared in the last 10 years! With medications and sometimes shunt surgery, hydrocephalus cats and dogs are worth fighting for!
If you’re able to donate toward his neurological care, please visit kitkatplayroom.com/donate. Hydro kittens are very expensive, but also deserve our love.
The hydrocephalus ribbon is a double blue color, so drop the blue heart emojis in the comments if you adore him! 🩵💙
‼️ Major breakthrough! Charley has shredded her feral card! She came out of her hidey cave and slept in her fluffy bed out in the open last night. When I visited her this morning, she walked right up to me for pets! In just a few days, this beautiful girl has blossomed in foster care. From growls and hisses to love and kisses.
We’ve scheduled Charley for a dental in February so she can have X-rays of her teeth — we need to check for any roots left where she lost her two canines. We’re also waiting on her bloodwork results to make sure she has no health concerns.
My heart bursts knowing what an incredible life lies ahead for this sweet girl. After all she’s been through, she deserves the world.
I didn’t get a chance to post this video from Christmas. Wyatt was so funny eating his food. Lifting his front leggies and smashing his face into the bowl. 😂 Tasting food was one of his favorite things. His little tongue would wiggle like crazy with excitement. If you saw that tongue going, you knew he was happy.
Wyatt had an amazing Christmas at my mom’s and the memories from that day are so special. Just a week before he passed, Wyatt had one of the best days of his life surrounded by family and a warm fireplace.
I miss him so much.
Boy, did we have a crazy vet appointment today! Just about everything I was told about the new ginger cat turned out to be false! Check this out.
WAS TOLD —————> TRUTH
❌ Male ——————-> ✅ Female
❌ Has CH —————-> ✅ No CH
❌ Only 4 teeth ———> ✅ Nearly full set of teeth
❌ 10 years old ———-> ✅ 5 years old
✅ Arthritis —————> ✅ Arthritis
Charley is actually a spayed, healthy female cat who is most certainly not a senior! We’re going to work on her socialization a bit, but as you can see in the video, she is very friendly (just shy).
I am moved by this because I would not normally have rescued a healthy, spayed 5-year-old. I was looking for a special needs senior. But if I hadn’t been deceived and therefore rescued her, she’d be living out her life in a cage in a basement. Instead, her best life has just started. Stay tuned for her progress with us!
I don’t know if Hectare will make a good mouser in life… I think he might fall asleep next to one. 😂 Hectare is the last of his siblings who needs a home. His brothers and sister are all leaving within a week and he doesn’t want to be left by himself! Apply to adopt 9-week-old Hectare at kitkatplayroom.com/adopt.
We could all use a little good news, don’t you think? Well, here’s something to brighten the day: Freckles and Pongo, our little bundles of joy, are about three weeks old now, and they’ve just discovered something incredible—they have feet! It’s absolutely adorable watching them explore this newfound revelation. They spend their days wiggling their tiny toes, waving their legs in the air like they’re testing out how everything works, and, of course, indulging in plenty of roly-poly rolling. Every little movement is a mix of discovery and clumsy delight, and it’s impossible not to smile as they figure out their tiny world, one wobbly roll at a time.
Some of our kittens get seriously “churude” for Churu. Don’t try to share with C-note!
C-note is one of several kittens available for adoption. Check out all our adoptables at kitkatplayroom.com/adoptables.
I received a memorial gift with this poem by David Romano. I’m starting to read a few messages, sobbing my way through them. But only a few. I’m glad to hear from some of you that it will get easier, because right now it feels impossible.
From all of us at Kitkat Playroom, I cannot thank you enough for the Christmas cards you sent. We received over 800 cards with the most heartwarming, uplifting messages inside. Every single one was read aloud first to Wyatt and then the kittens and hung on our Playroom walls. The letters touched me so deeply — from all over the world, you sent messages of love and support, shared personal stories of tragedy and triumph, and decorated your cards with stickers and drawings.
Thank you to each person who took the time to choose a card, sign their name, and drop in the mail. My heart burst with gratitude and joy this season. Wyatt got exactly what he wanted for Christmas — buckets of cards from the ones who love him!
Joyous Holidays and Happy New Year!! 🎊
Nonprofit kitten rescue based in southern New Jersey
