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Kitten Rescue Life Our mission is to protect and provide for sick and orphaned underage kittens.

Salem had her amputation surgery yesterday. Thank you to everyone who has donated, shared her story, and helped us get h...
10/14/2026

Salem had her amputation surgery yesterday. Thank you to everyone who has donated, shared her story, and helped us get her to this point. The first photo was taken before surgery, while her veterinary team was preparing her limb. It may look unusual, but elevating the limb like this is a standard surgical preparation technique. It allows the team to thoroughly clean around the entire limb and helps prevent contamination of the surgical area.

This sweet, five-month-old kitten was found on the streets with a severely damaged right front leg. Her veterinary team determined that the limb could not be saved, and amputation offered her the best chance at a comfortable life.

Her surgery is now behind her, but we still need help covering the cost of her care. Donations will help pay for the surgery she received and the care she needs as she heals. We are still short $800 and need to raise that to pay off the remainder of her bill.

If you’re able, please consider donating toward Salem’s medical expenses. Every donation helps, and sharing her story can help us reach someone who’s able to give.

Donation links: https://linktr.ee/kittenrescuelife

Thank you for showing up for us and the kittens we fight to save time and time again. 🐈‍⬛🖤

Thank you to everyone who has donated and shared Salem’s story! We have an update on our sweet girl, and a generous oppo...
10/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who has donated and shared Salem’s story! We have an update on our sweet girl, and a generous opportunity to help cover her care.

Salem is our newest intake, a friendly estimated five-month-old black kitten who was found on the street with a large mass growing on her right front leg. Our veterinarian found a severely ulcerated wound with infection and extensive bone damage. Unfortunately, her affected limb is no longer viable and will need to be amputated.

The good news: her prognosis with amputation is GOOD. We need to raise at least $2,250 for her medical care and amputation, and thanks to you, we’re already about 10% of the way there!

A very generous donor messaged our Founder privately and offered to match up to $1,000 in donations. That means your $10 becomes $20, your $25 becomes $50, and $100 becomes $200! Together we can bring Salem right to the finish line for covering her surgery and care leading up to it.

Donate here:
https://linktr.ee/kittenrescuelife

Please consider donating toward the match or sharing this update. Salem has already endured so much in her short life. Let’s help her begin her next chapter comfortable, safe, and loved. 🐾

10/07/2026

“🚨🚨🚨🚨 Urgent. Friendly ,injured kitten maybe about 5 months old is in need of rescue ASAP !!
Location:Pamona area Please tag and share”

This crossed our Founders feed today on Facebook and she felt compelled to step up. This friendly young kitten was found on the street with a large mass on one of her front paws.

She is already at our vet where she immediately received pain meds and is currently having diagnostics like radiographs and blood work to better understand what’s going on.

We don’t know what it is yet, but I’m assuming she will need an amputation. Her visit for today is $650, and we are hoping to raise more than that since her vet care will be ongoing and most likely end up in at least one surgery.

Donate here: https://linktr.ee/kittenrescuelife

We’ve given her the name Salem for now, we will keep you updated on her as her story develops.

10/03/2026

Milk wasted and absolutely unemployed. 🍼😴

Hi, everyone. I’m home from my trip. Before I left town I went back to the hotel by myself to try and bring this guy hom...
10/01/2026

Hi, everyone. I’m home from my trip. Before I left town I went back to the hotel by myself to try and bring this guy home with me. Once I got him in the carrier he was really stressed and I started to second guess my plan. I phoned a friend who specializes in barn cat placements and she said the safest thing for all the cats for now was to leave him if I couldn’t trap and bring the 3 kittens with me at the same time. She said as the adult he is likely protecting the kittens and their territory, and removing the adult makes them vulnerable to other adults who may try to move in on the territory. So as hard as it was, and believe me I cried, I had to leave him behind. I am still trying to decide if it’s best to relocate all four or TNR them and leave them where they’re familiar. Relocating cats has its own disadvantages and factors that can lower the survival odds, so if we’re going to relocate we have to be sure to do it right. I don’t want my human emotions to get the best of me and cause me to make a decision for these cats that’s against their best interest. We will at least TNR them, but I’d love to place them in a barn home all together which would have a great chance if they go together without other cats already in the environment. I just wanted to update you all and let you know I won’t be forgetting about them and will continue to update as our plan develops. 🩶

09/26/2026

Thank you so much for helping me with the cat food, I was able to get enough for the rest of my trip and the kittens were so ravenous! It may be my luteal emotions but I am so incredibly thankful that we have built a solid enough community on here that I can ask for help and receive it in full within hours. Your help and kindness matched with our will to help turns into a very powerful thing and I just feel so blessed and lucky. We are doing really cool things together and I hope you all know how large of a role you all play in my efforts.

Here’s a short clip of me setting up the food for them, there was still plenty of dry today so I think it’s only 2-3 kittens and the very friendly adult I’m hoping to bring home but I haven’t seen him since last night.

If anyone knows a trapper in or near Bakersfield or willing to travel please DM us, I’ll pay!

09/26/2026

Hi everyone, Amanda here. I am on a trip with my sister, I was pulling into our hotel and couldn’t even park before I saw this sweet boy along with several kittens. The kittens are unsocial but he ran to me instantly. I am concerned about him being hit by a car or being taken by someone with bad intentions. I spoke to the maintenance guy and he feeds them but is out of food. I’m already working on a plan to get him to our vet, but in the meantime I need some help with covering the cat food I just DoorDashed, it was $82.64. I was really looking forward to an easy going trip, but fate had other plans.

https://linktr.ee/kittenrescuelife
Donation links above ⬆️

The cat-themed gift shop is live! The Cosmic Calico is an online shop, which means you can visit and order from us right...
09/19/2026

The cat-themed gift shop is live! The Cosmic Calico is an online shop, which means you can visit and order from us right now at thecosmiccalico.com. 10% of all orders supports , the nonprofit I founded almost a decade ago.

What started as an idea inspired by my love for cats, rescue, colorful little oddities, and one unforgettable cat named Rump Roast, is now a tangible business. The Cosmic Calico is filled with whimsical, spooky, nostalgic and delightfully weird treasures for cats and the people obsessed with them.

And because this shop would not exist without the cat who inspired it, 100% of the proceeds from our Rump Roast stickers will be donated to KRL in his memory. He showed me just how much one overlooked cat could change a life. His legacy is woven into the heart of this shop, and I hope The Cosmic Calico allows his story to continue helping cats long after he left us.

In October, we’ll also be partnering with other nonprofit rescues so shoppers can help support even more lifesaving organizations.

The virtual doors are open, come see what I’ve been working on! 🐱✨

🛍️ Shop online: thecosmiccalico.com

Little shop. Bigger purpose. 🩷

Something very special launches tomorrow! Our founder and president, Amanda, has created The Cosmic Calico, an independe...
09/18/2026

Something very special launches tomorrow! Our founder and president, Amanda, has created The Cosmic Calico, an independent cat-themed gift shop inspired by rescue, the cats who have shaped her life, and especially our unforgettable boy Rump Roast.

The Cosmic Calico officially launches tomorrow, September 18th at 12 PM PST, and 10% of every order will be donated to Kitten Rescue Life. The shop is filled with cat-themed gifts, stickers, home goods, crystals, self-care items, toys for the cats, and plenty of fun little treasures.

Beginning in October, other nonprofit rescues will also have the opportunity to partner with The Cosmic Calico and receive donations through their own rescue code. If you’re part of a rescue organization and would like to learn more about how the program will work, please reach out, we’d love to connect with you!

This is a separate passion project, but one built with rescue at its heart and a goal of creating another ongoing way to help cats in need.

If you aren’t able to purchase anything, you can still support this new adventure by following The Cosmic Calico’s social media pages, sharing the launch, or tagging a cat-loving friend. Those completely free acts of support help a brand-new small business more than you might realize.

Learn about the shop: https://linktr.ee/cosmiccalico
The website: https://thecosmiccalico.com

Please help us give The Cosmic Calico a warm KRL family welcome! 🩷

Carl needs our help. For the past few days he’s been feeling unwell. Lethargy, lack of appetite, vomiting and diarrhea, ...
09/16/2026

Carl needs our help. For the past few days he’s been feeling unwell. Lethargy, lack of appetite, vomiting and diarrhea, and losing a little weight. Which is so unexpected since he’s been in our care since he was a bottle baby and has been healthy for his time in care. His siblings have no symptoms. Today he saw our vet and we need your help covering his visit. Vet care and diagnostics add up so quickly, we were shocked to be met with a $843 bill for the day. This covered his exam fee, CBC + chem blood work, radiographs, a giardia test, fluid therapy with b vitamins, one injection for nausea, and two injections for broad spectrum antibiotics.

We still don’t have an answer, but we were able to rule out FIP, parasitic infection, and a foreign body obstruction. Our vet suspects gastroenteritis. For now the plan is to bring him home, give meds some time to do their job, syringe feed and provide supportive care, and come back for an abdominal ultrasound in a couple days if he’s not improving.

We are reaching the end of the year where funding begins to feel depleted and the added pressure of keeping up with the financial burden of rescue catches up to us quickly.

Donation links: https://linktr.ee/kittenrescuelife

Please consider donating toward Carl’s vet visit today. Thank you so much for the ongoing love and support. ❤️

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P. O. Box 6004
Oceanside, CA
92052

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(760) 281-3322

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