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Itty Bitty City Kitties is a 501c3 Animal Rescue, Welfare and Adoption organization based in Rockaway Beach, NYC.

Our focus is on the rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption of neonatal orphaned kittens, as well as supporting feral feline welfare. Adoption Application : https://forms.gle/VRSETDELdSn5Qtkv5

01/01/2025

May the light of tonight bring you forward into a beautiful tomorrow.

#2025

30/12/2024

One of my favorite pictures from this year is also one of the hardest to look at. It’s the last picture of Stimpy, before I lost him (his sister, and three others) to a horrific battle with PanLeuk. It was a season of heartache, and one that left me devastated.

Instead of erasing his memories, I like to look on them as a reminder of all the lives we’ve saved before him, and all the lives we’ve saved since his loss - and the ones in the future we’ll continue to save.

As 2024 comes to a close, the thing we need most to continue this life-saving work is support through your donations. Every *single* cent saves lives - literally lives - and changes their futures.

If you can donate, donations can be made (and are totally tax deductible) via:

➡️ Venmo :
➡️ PayPal:
➡️ Zelle: [email protected]

Links for donations in stories and bio.
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Cheers to a difficult, and beautiful, 2024.

28/12/2024

Boundaries are very important things to have in every aspect of life. Be it work, friendships, family - knowing where to hold your line is important and clearly a thing I struggle with.

What is written above is a reply someone local felt I “needed to hear” in response to a general public ask looking for kittens. My reply was simply, “Currently, we have no fosters” - and I don’t. This is not lost on me. This is the first year without kittens or extra cats dancing thru the Christmas tree and knocking over gingerbread houses.

Are there a billion, boring reasons for this? Sure. Funding is limited, time is limited, focus is pulled toward chasing down vet truck potentials… and, as always is my reminder, like all other rescuers, I have a life (and a family) outside of cats.

Right now, and for the last several months, I’ve had a whole other hurdle sucking all of my time into a void- Sawyer, and his increasing pain and inability to move, causing a wake of new-life chaos. New doctors, therapies, medications, scans, imaging, speciality hospitals - all without answers yet, which lead to his fear (and *mine* ) he’ll never be “a normal kid” again.

Did all of this manage to coincide with a hellacious kitten season? It sure did. Life is like that, is it not?

So *KAREN*, YES, I’m out of fosters, and YES, I busted my tail and hustled like a pro to make that happen so I could focus my entire energy into my little person and what HE needs right now - his mom.

May 2025 bring a world with more compassion, more kindness, and a lot more understanding.

27/12/2024

Santa 🎅🏼 2024 …
The Year We Discovered the Truth 😭…

It wasn’t my favorite year, but he truly loved his time with Santa, and told “dad jokes” and chatted about ways to help spread the love and story, and to be a good “helper” so the littles behind him can keep believing.

But sigh… My mama heart is sad. I love Christmas Magic and the joy and wonder it brings. I’ll miss the nervous anticipation of seeing the Big Man in Red, the excitement of putting out cookies and the hushed whispers of making lists, and running to bed to not be awake when he arrives… We still have Elf Magic, which I treasure.

Please time. SLOW. DOWN. I’m just not ready to lose my precious baby to the throws of teen angst and hormones. I just want one more sleepy snuggle, one more magic hug and one more moment where mama is all he needs.

25/12/2024

Clearly thrilled to be dressed to theme, Krampus paused for a photo before destroying the tree out of rage and humiliation….

Merry Mousemas…! May your day be as joyful as a Mouse’s was until I made him wear this outfit….

🎅 #

25/12/2024

I’ve always felt Christmas Eve was magical for many reasons, but the biggest reason… My dream that it would be the one evening I could talk to my animals.

This is from one of my favorite childhood picture books, “Poor Gabriella”. It’s a beautiful story about animals and our compassion and kindness. It’s one of Sawyer’s favorites now, too.

Merry Magical Christmas Eve from ours to yours.

21/12/2024

“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?” – John Steinbeck

❄️ Happy Solstice ❄️

13/12/2024

Sunshine ☀️ Squashie

Yes - Squash was adopted.
Yes - She’s very tiny.
No - I didn’t adopt her “too soon”.

Squash suffers from - “Perfect Tiny Princess” Syndrome, AKA - “Adorable Runty BB” Disease, and/or - “Wee Tiny Smols”.

She’s perfect, she’s healthy and most importantly, she was very ready for her home. I feel like we all have some Mouse PTSD because Mousey IS weird and small, which is why he never was placed up for adoption (despite the *hundreds* of inquiries from folks who “wanted a forever kitten” - nnnn gross).

At first she baffled me. I took in this teeeny potat of a bean and couldn’t believe she was as old as I was told. NO WAY NO SIR. Of course I went on an expedition to find answers and prove myself correct.

I was not correct.
Nope. Wrong. Big wrong. All the wrong.

She was just - SMOL. The way she remains. But she IS now tested for icky, dewormied, vaccinated, microchipped and *SAFE* to go home and thrive there.

She will be spayed, but it could be a whiiiiile, so she’s off to the amazingly capable hands of her mom, to learn to love her new big sister, and grow up in her home - the way it should be.

I heard the concerns (so much of them) and I swear and promise, I didn’t slip on a banana peel a hoof off kitten who wasn’t ready. Ppppppfttt.

The big bummer - I now have no more Squash Content for you, so if you need to sulk, that’s just fine. For now, enjoy these last three pictures…
(Photo Credit to Sawyer)

11/12/2024

💚❤️ Christmas Kitten ❤️💚

10/12/2024

The only thing I want under the tree…
💚❤️🎄❤️💚

09/12/2024

Yes, Chef.

03/12/2024

⭐️ BIG MEWS ⭐️

If you squint, you’ll notice a special something under the tree… I’ve been hinting at it for quite a while, but I dare say it’s time for a reveal!

Come back at 8p EST and find out what exciting thing I’ve been keeping SECRET!

And don’t forget - Giving Tuesday is *HERE* and we’re *DESPERATE FOR YOUR DOLLARS* !!!

Every *single* cent saves lives - literally lives - from death.

If you can donate, donations can be made (and are totally tax deductible) via:

➡️ Venmo:
hItty Bitty City Kittiesescom/u/ittybittycitykitties

➡️ PayPal:
https://paypal.me/SamanthaKnox314?locale.x=en_US

➡️ Zelle: [email protected]

Links for donations in stories and bio.
If you cannot donate, please share!
See you at 8p!

03/12/2024

Still Life: Dog Bowl Reflections
-Squash, 2024

Alrighty folks, Giving Tuesday is a *HERE* and you’re going to spend the day being smacked in the face by 10zillion charities who are desperate for your dollars - which is exactly what we’ll be doing all day, as we’re *DESPERATE FOR YOUR DOLLARS* !!!

Just how desperate, you ask?

Telethon desperate. Tin Can of Coins desperate. Sad Sarah Maclaughlin Song, desperate. Get a tattoo of your name on my face for the highest donation, desperate.

DES*PER*ATE

In all seriousness, the lives we can save each year are 1000% dependent on financial donations. Without your financial support, we can’t SAY YES and save more tiny lives.

If you’ve got anything to spare, anything to give, every *single* cent saves lives - literally lives - from death.

If you can donate, donations can be made (and are totally tax deductible) via:

➡️ Venmo:
hItty Bitty City Kittiescom/u/ittybittycitykitties

➡️ PayPal:
https://paypal.me/SamanthaKnox314?locale.x=en_US

➡️ Zelle: [email protected]

If you cannot donate, please share!
Thank you for helping us save lives!

02/12/2024

This was Acorn. She was Squash’s sister.

I withheld her from you because her short story is like so many others - painful and unnecessary.

She barely had a chance. By the time she got to me, she was lethargic, cold, emaciated, and anemic from fleas. Her tiny body was only bones, her eyes glazed and sunken, her cries - silent. She didn’t even get a chance to be on this beautiful planet for a month.

Kittens like Acorn are born outside, riddled with fleas and diseases, starved by moms who are skinny and exhausted. It’s a cycle without an end - and the ones who suffer are the most precious.

Acorn died, but when she did she was warm, full of yummy formula, free of fleas and pain - but most importantly, she was loved.

Without YOUR support, we cannot take on souls like Acorn.

Giving Tuesday is on the horizon and organizations like ours take in the most fragile, the ones without hope - and we try - even if we know we’re set to fail. We offer warmth, love, and care, even if only for ever a brief moment.

If you’ve got anything to spare, anything to give, every *single* cent saves sweet angels like Acorn - and Squash - and the more than 350 who have come before them.

If you can donate, donations can be made (and are totally tax deductible) via:

➡️ Venmo :
➡️ PayPal:
➡️ Zelle: [email protected]

Links in stories and bio.
If you cannot donate, please share.

🖤 In Memory of Acorn 🖤

28/11/2024

🧡 Thankful for Sweet Squash 🧡

25/11/2024

Kash was the Banker.
Obviously.

23/11/2024

“Wild Saturday Night” when you’re a

22/11/2024

Does this make your weekend start right, or what?
(you’ll meet her soon 🧡)

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Much like the Post Office, Ms. Suzy shows up in all kinds of weather. #squirrelcam #ittybittycitykitties #kittensofinstagram #woodlandcrestures #squirrels #squirrelsofinstagram #snowday #snow #squirrel

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I’m working on a new colony I discovered way back in the Teddy the Dog days… They’re at the end of his block and it just so happens the feeders know me (!!), so we’re teaming up to get these guys care in the new year once they’re used to me as part of their feeder team. Unfortunately, it’s not the safest spot for the cats. It’s a high traffic area and there are some pretty nasty neighbors who aren’t so keen on the cats. But we’re trying. Their main feeders have established feeding locations as well as hidden shelters behind tall fencing- so it’s the best it can be, given the rest of the area. I went tonight to feed and check in, and found the bowls shattered. Clearly stomped on (thank you, boot prints) and destroyed. As I was cleaning it up, someone screamed out a window about their protest about the cats, and how they planned to, “kick my ass.” What is *wrong* with people?! They’re just cats. They do *no harm* and stay out of the way. The cats were clearly shaken and, of course, my favorite one is missing. Why have we lost touch with kindness and compassion? It’s so upsetting and frustrating and saddens me. As the year comes to a close, donations are needed more now than ever. If you’re looking for a place to do the best with your pocket change, I can tell you this - it’s right here. Every (tax deductible) cent is spent on saving little furry lives. If you can donate, donations can be made via: ➡️ Venmo : @ittybittycitykitties ➡️ PayPal: @SamanthaKnox314 ➡️ Zelle: [email protected] Links for donations in our bio. If you cannot donate, please share! Also please be kind. Everyone, even lowly street cats, deserves kindness. #ittybittycitykitties #cat #cats #catsofinstagram #cats #catsdaily #communitycat #bekind #mean #kindnessmatters #give #donate #grinch

🐿️ Squirrel Show 🐿️ The “ek ek eeeek ek ekkk” Edition. #squirrelcam #ittybittycitykitties #kittensofinstagram #woodlandcrestures #squirrels #squirrelsofinstagram #POV #cat #catsofinstagram #squirrel #follow #share #funnycat #funnyvideos #ekekekkekkek

The Squash and Sawyer Show! A little live playtime and question session with the Kitten King! And don’t forget - Giving Tuesday is *HERE* and we’re *DESPERATE FOR YOUR DOLLARS* !!! Every *single* cent saves lives - literally lives - from death. If you can donate, donations can be made (and are totally tax deductible) via: ➡️ Venmo : @ittybittycitykitties ➡️ PayPal: @SamanthaKnox314 ➡️ Zelle: [email protected] Links for donations in stories and bio. If you cannot donate, please share! #ittybittycitykitties #cat #cats #catsofinstagram #cats #catsdaily #kitten #kittensofinstagram #babykitten #babies #orangecat #thankful #kids #kidsofig #kittenlove #givingtuesday

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(Tarzan Scream…) “I am Nova, Queen of the (fake) Jungle!” 🌴 Neo and Nova are looking for their forever homes, where they can swing curtain to cue… ahem… cat tree branch, to cat tree branch… 🤭 All adoptable kitties are fully up-to-date medically. Upon adoption I will provide you with their full vet record, as well as the Itty Kitty Kitten Starter Kit. The kit contains a three day supply of all the food they eat, litter materials (for transition at your home), their favorite toys, and an adorbs adoption photo. Visit our website or our bio for a link to our application, or shoot an email to us- [email protected] Spread the world and let’s get these wild girls a home! #ittybittycitykitties #cat #cats #catsofinstagram #cats #catsdaily #kitten #kittens #kittensofinstagram #adopt #funny #funnycat #funnykitten #adorable #cute #cutekitten #share #love

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Every. Damn. Time. Anyone else have a Shower Stalker? #ittybittycitykitties #cat #cats #catsofinstagram #cats #catsdaily #funnycat #funnycats #showerstalker #catstalker #bathroomcat #greycat #privacyplease #weird #catvideos

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