Volcano Cat Sanctuary

11/12/2025

Sweet tiny Nike is thriving in foster care:

“Lil Fairy Nike 🧚‍♀️ the lil FIERCE warrior feline goddess 😻 is eating a lot of wet food. It's her favorite. She potties & goes back for more wet food. Then cuddles, interactive play, & then nap time. Her eyes are clear. She's not congested or coughing. I do the thing where I nuzzle them with my nose/cheeks & let her scent mark my face for the closeness & comfort like her momma did. She's extremely vocal about her needs, which is phenomenal. She lets me know when she needs the next item on her schedule. We've developed a short-hand now, so she lets out 1 vocal meow. She's remarkable & brilliant.

😍 🪽 Drenched by recent heavy rains and utterly forlorn, this tiny kitten made her way into a local gym, most probably guided by the ever so smart kitty distribution system!!

Wouldn’t you know it - our CEO was there at the right time, so instead of being tossed out onto the streets again - she was scooped up and so ended up with us!! 🏋🏼‍♀️ 😇

You are so loved little one, and we’ll be your guardians until you find your destined forever home!! 🪽 💗 🏋🏼‍♀️ 🏡

Please dm, text or email us if you feel called to pre-adopt Nike!

11/12/2025

❤️‍🩹 Beloved kitty ‘ohana, can you help Buddy? ❤️‍🩹🐾

So we took Buddy, the sweet, sad, injured kitty we recently scooped up at a local cat dumping ground to the AAA clinic yesterday.

The vet said that it’s an old fracture that can probably be repaired, but an x-ray is needed to determine if it’s worth it to break and have heal properly.

Would you be so kind and help us make this possible? We don’t know the exact costs yet, as we need the x-ray first, so as soon as we raised enough funds here for the vet visit and X-ray, we will let you know the estimated cost for the procedure and meds!

🩺 Let’s see if we can help Buddy walk again!! 🐾💫🙏

11/11/2025

Orange & lovable kitty ISO his furever human

Meet Cheeto!
Have you ever encountered a kitty who instantly curls up on your lap, tummy, neck … like a stuffed animal?
Who is just satisfied to be around you, and stays put wherever you place them?
So very soft, beautiful and purry?

We do not know this darling rescue cat’s whole story.
But what we can tell you is that this marmalade lover boy was most likely dumped out of a car, as one of our team members saw him appear at a notorious dumping site just as a car was pulling away.
He was about to enter the highway to possibly go after the car!
This is a danger that some folks are not aware of, their scared, abandoned kitties running after the cars of their families!

Thankfully, due to some miraculous timing, he immediately approached our team member once he saw them - and curled around their legs, obviously confused and lost, meowing up a storm.

He is safe with us now, but he deserves the most loving home, ever.
Please let us know if you are called to shower this lover boy with endless cuddles and kisses!
He will certainly deliver them back to you tenfold.

11/11/2025

Live update from Ikaika Marzo’s Snap event today!! So many people showed up to donate to peeps in need!!

We hope pet food will be donated as well!!

What a wonderful caring community coming together in Pahoa!! 💓

11/10/2025

Here is an update on our adorable adoptable siblings, Loki & Pumbaa, straight from the mouth of their foster mom:

“Loki is a sucker for cuddles, and will get right to makin’ biscuits once she gets comfortable!
She is creative with the snuggling, and will make herself comfortable on your lap
Or wherever she can on your body if you’re sitting or laying still.
She gets frequent zoomies and is a hoot to watch,
Whether she involves her brother or makes the entertainment herself.
Loki has the cutest, tiniest little mew that she will let out when she wants attention or food,
But is otherwise quiet aside from lots of purring.

Pumbaa is an exceptional cuddler and total sweetheart.
He has this way of staring into my soul that grabs my attention every time.
He can be a bit more reserved at first,
But once he feels comfortable, his affectionate and playful personality takes center stage.
He will often engage in zoomies and chases with his sister Loki,
But also likes to explore on his own.
If he gets too exploratory for my comfort,
I can usually yell his name and he will be by my side in an instant!
He is a very smart and VERY sweet kitty.”

We are calling in the most perfect, loving adoptive home for these two, who will be adopted as a bonded pair, only.
They have been socialized with other cats, as well as the foster’s dog, and have gotten lots of attention and cuddles, and have become affectionate dream house kitties.

If you’d like to submit an application to adopt, please type in the following link:

https://new.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/PUNA/Cat

We can’t wait to see what magical family matches up with these two, because they are a delightful duo whose love for each other doesn’t take away from their extremely affectionate natures.

Loki & Pumbaa…we are calling your people in!

11/10/2025

Hey Big Island ‘Ohana!

MONDAY 11/10: We need your help with pet food donations for the community, and they’ll be available for pickup for those who are in need!

An awesome member of the community, Ikaika Marzo, along with WowLauLau and Kahua Athletics are coordinating some days to feed our SNAP ‘Ohana. Even though some benefits have come through for folks, this is still moving ahead, as the need is great!

We reached out to coordinate having a pet food drop off and pick up at the same time!
Here are all the details:

LOCATION:
Old Napa Autoparts Parking Lot, Pahoa

DATE:
Monday, November 10th (with possible ongoing dates)

TIMES:
Drop off: 3:00pm-4:30pm
Pick up: 5:00pm-6:30pm

PET FOOD DONATIONS & PICK UPS:
-We’ll be there in-person to coordinate drop offs and pick ups
-Please bring unopened pet food for drop off with us, between the 3-4:30pm window of time
-Dry cat food & dry dog food are the two highest need items, but others are welcome
-Pickup between 5:00pm-6:30pm

HUMAN FOOD DONATIONS & PICK UPS:
***Please see the last slide for all details directly from Ikaika
-Please bring unopened canned goods and/or fresh vegetables to drop off, during the 3-4:30pm window of time
-Pickup boxes of food & beef chili & rice & bread dinners between 5:00pm-6:30pm (no vegetarian or vegan dinners available)

Please consider bringing an unopened bag of dry food, no matter how big or small!
If you have any questions, comment below!

With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters. Nonprofits say it is

11/09/2025

Hey Big Island ‘Ohana!

MONDAY 11/10: We need your help with pet food donations for the community, and they’ll be available for pickup for those who are in need!

An awesome member of the community, Ikaika Marzo, along with WowLauLau and Kahua Athletics are coordinating some days to feed our SNAP ‘Ohana. Even though some benefits have come through for folks, this is still moving ahead, as the need is great!

We reached out to coordinate having a pet food drop off and pick up at the same time!
Here are all the details:

LOCATION:
Old Napa Autoparts Parking Lot, Pahoa

DATE:
Monday, November 10th (with possible ongoing dates)

TIMES:
Drop off: 3:00pm-4:30pm
Pick up: 5:00pm-6:30pm

PET FOOD DONATIONS & PICK UPS:
-We’ll be there in-person to coordinate drop offs and pick ups
-Please bring unopened pet food for drop off with us, between the 3-4:30pm window of time
-Dry cat food & dry dog food are the two highest need items, but others are welcome
-Pickup between 5:00pm-6:30pm

HUMAN FOOD DONATIONS & PICK UPS:
***Please see the last slide for all details directly from Ikaika
-Please bring unopened canned goods and/or fresh vegetables to drop off, during the 3-4:30pm window of time
-Pickup boxes of food & beef chili & rice & bread dinners between 5:00pm-6:30pm (no vegetarian or vegan dinners available)

Please consider bringing an unopened bag of dry food, no matter how big or small!
If you have any questions, comment below!

11/09/2025

Time for a little reintroduction!
Meet “Ipo” aka “Lily”!

She was found at a restaurant in Hilo in early October, all by her lonesome.
Thanks to a caring community member, she found her way to us!

She started out at our sanctuary, and definitely settled into the care and attention pretty quickly, seeming to be very happy with the warm and safe surroundings, affection, and of course regular food!

Well, now she’s living it up at her foster home, and the sweetest little nugget.
Look at those ears! She’s got a little bit of a lynx or bobcat vibe with those black tips.
We’ve included a couple of pics for comparison of who wore it better. LOL

Ipo means “sweetheart” or “lover” in Hawaiian, and it could not be a more perfect name for this little love nugget of a rescue kitten.

Ipo is now available for pre-adoption, to pounce her way into your heart!

Comment below or DM, and we’ll send you the application to adopt, or answer any questions you may have about this little house-lynx!

❤️

11/08/2025

🤍💫🤍 Here is an update on Hati, the sweet little kitty who was found as a skeleton with fur in Pahoa by one of our incredible community members.

They reached out to us for help and thanks to our incredible caring ‘ohana here, we were able to raise enough funds for emergency vet care. 🙏

From her foster, who ended up keeping this little, precious angel:

“She is a gentle sweet kitty.
She is timid of humans.
She doesn’t let anyone pet her.
She stays on my property and gets along well with the 12 other cats here.
She has a territory she claimed on one side of our very large koi pond.
She enjoys to be outdoors and comes to the house every evening to interact with us from a distance, other cats and to eat cans of wet food.
I put a feeding station on her side of my house that ensures her dry kibble which stays dry during the rain.
On rainy days and nights she made a little bed on one side of my house that has a lot of pillows that I call the cat condo area.
When she was first taken in by me she let me handle her and trusted humans. As she gained weight and become well she decided she didn’t trust humans and prefers to be left alone for the most part.
She has a strong independent spirit and loves nature.
She seems to be living her best life at my house, a 2 acre beautiful property as an independent kitty receiving regular meals and cat friendship daily.”

Hati is free to do what she feels comfortable with! Isn’t that just so wonderful? 🤍💫🤍

11/07/2025

And now, it’s about time to share an update about one of our biggest success stories to date.

Miracle came to us a year ago along with her precious litter mates, all of them at deaths door.

Their chances were so slim.

Riddled with parasites and severe infections; besides devoted treatment and care we asked our community for sincere prayers and donations for emergency vet care - which turned out to be their true life line. 🙏

Miracle recovered after her emergency eye surgery like a super duper champ; we couldn’t believe her sincere zest for life, for cuddles and play and how she healed and transformed every day, right before our eyes.

Her vets decided to not have her other eye removed, in the hopes that she can see just a tiny bit, and that no infection will recur, so we gave it some more time.

Her very painful and rough start certainly did not hold our beloved princess down - au contraire - her light shined and beamed above and beyond!! 🌟💫⭐️

When these babies came to us so very weak and sickly, one tiny sibling passed sadly right away. Miracle, our then baby lioness fighter was affected the worst of all survivors; Precious and Winky fought along with her, and Precious found her purrfect forever home soon after!! 💗

💖 This was one of our posts, when we continued with the updates of her journey:

“Our little big Miracle is doing SO incredible well. Just look at her! Her fur is all now full and shiny, she is playful and full of energy, so vivacious! 🥹🥰

She received the chance to become a happy kitten!! And she is loving every single moment of it.

It is time to let her go 🥹, and gift her with her forever home. It is not easy for us, as you can imagine, but for her highest benefit, we know that there is someone very special out there, who can and will give our baby girl the extra love and care she deserves. We want her to go home with Winky, the sibling who survived, fought and healed along with her. She is deeply bonded with Winky, they are destined to spend their precious lives together. 💫✨✨💫💞💗”

… And then …. :

“🎉🎉 Miracle & Winky Got ADOPTED and will stay on our beloved island!!! 🎉🎉. If you’ve been following the story of Miracle and Winky, we are so excited and happy to say that they just got ADOPTED, TOGETHER! 😻🤸‍♀️💃. Yesterday was the day.
To say we are all emotional about it would be a big understatement.”

Please see their update pictures. Just look at them now. 🥹❤️❤️❤️❤️