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Preparations

Preparations

5 September, 2015 | Michelle The back end of 2014 was spent planning and preparing for a number of changes in our household. I had decided to locate my new company in Cebu, the second largest city in the Philippines and one of the top

Shay Almighty

Shay Almighty

Shay joined the Kitty Central family in December 2014 with her brother Tully.  Their mama was rescued from the streets by Nyree, who runs PurrHaven Cat Sanctuary from her home in Manila. The mama cat was pregnant and not in great health, and she gave

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Pip, Who Lives at Home

Pip, Who Lives at Home

2 September, 2015 | Michelle Pip was found at the tender age of four weeks on the median strip of a major arterial road in Manila, Epifanio de los Santos, or “EDSA”. He was taken to the CARA shelter, which is actually the garage of the

Lulu Comes Home

Lulu Comes Home

One day while all of us at Kitty Central were bunking at my friend’s house during our air con upgrade, the new mum of my foster kitties contacted me – let’s call her “Ray”. Lulu was sick, she had terrible diarrhea and was leaving poop

Kitty Central on Vacation

Kitty Central on Vacation

A few weeks after three of the four fosters left, we had to pack up and relocate to my friend Alex’s place about ten minutes away from home. My air conditioning system was being upgraded – six large units were being replaced, and it would take

The Fosters Grow Up

The Fosters Grow Up

After our scare with Asha, all the kitties got extra hugs and extra treats, and the fosters got to move into the lounge room where the big kitties hung out. The introduction was slow – I had learned a lot from my experiences with the four

FIP

FIP

In July 2014, I trekked to the vet with many kittens – all eight I think. The baby fosters were being wormed, and the four big kitties were being vaccinated. The clinic I went to was local, and the care my kitties had received there was

The Wheel

The Wheel

As the fosters continued to grow, playing in their bathroom and then their bedroom, I ordered a couple of special toys for the big kitties to keep them out of mischief. The first was the Maclaw Wheel. I was prompted to investigate a cat wheel

Shock Sets In

Shock Sets In

My first night at home with The Fosters. It was a Sunday. I managed the first feed at around 4pm and de-pooped them okay, though it was really stressful with three babies squeaking for their food while I was feeding the first. And the whole

The Fosters

The Fosters

In May 2014, I was living the dream (home with the cats on a Saturday night ) when an Instagram friend in Cebu (@themaxsociety) posted a call for help. She was reposting for a Manila lady, @pawsomecats who had found four baby kittens on the side