Calliope's Kitten Cottage

Calliope's Kitten Cottage Calliope's Kitten Cottage is a small and independently run kitten rescue in Cincinnati, Ohio. CKC is funded entirely by adoption fees and donations!

Vaccine day for a handful of our kittens 🩺💉 😻Huge thanks to the League for Animal Welfare and Starr Blaisedale for trans...
10/23/2026

Vaccine day for a handful of our kittens 🩺💉 😻

Huge thanks to the League for Animal Welfare and Starr Blaisedale for transporting!!

💞Adoptable Kittens!! 💞Come find your new best friend! We are overflowing with adorable faces❤️And the best part? They’re...
10/15/2026

💞Adoptable Kittens!! 💞

Come find your new best friend! We are overflowing with adorable faces❤️

And the best part? They’re fixed, fully vetted, and ready to go home!

🐾 SIMON, KAYLEE, and RIVER — 4 -months-old
Simon is a polydactyl male! Kaylee and River are adorable girls!

Those ridiculously expressive little faces belong to our Firefly Litter—and these kids are EXTRA in every possible way.

Extra personality. Extra affection. And, most importantly… EXTRA TOE BEANS. 🫘🐾

That just means more toes for making biscuits!

These kittens LOVE people. They’ll cuddle, climb onto your shoulders, and shamelessly beg for affection. Personal space? Never heard of her.

🌸 BLOOM & STEM — 12 weeks old 🌸

These two little miracles have overcome SO much in their short lives! ❤️

Now? Healthy. Happy. Ridiculously cute. And ready for homes. ❤️

🌺 BLOOM — Calico Female

Bloom is a petite little princess who is SO photogenic that we’re pretty sure she belongs in an ASPCA commercial! 😍

She’s absolutely gorgeous, full of personality, and ready to bring a whole lot of love into someone’s family.

🌱 STEM — Black & White Male

Stem is one of our extra-special little babies! ❤️

Unfortunately, his severe illness caused some neurologic damage that left him a little wobbly. But don’t tell Stem that he’s different!

He runs, plays, uses his litter box, and does everything a normal kitten does. He just has a silly little walk and the occasional unexpected tumble!

His disability doesn’t stop him from enjoying life, and he’s just as deserving of a loving forever home as any other kitten.

Please ask us more about this special kiddo! ❤️

🍄🧡 MYCELIUM, SPORE & MOREL — 9-Week-Old Males
Meet our little mushroom boys! 🍄 These three adorable kiddos are as ORANGE as orange can be, and they are certified expert biscuit makers! 🧡🐾

Mycelium, Spore, and Morel will be ready to head home next week after their neuters! If you’ve been dreaming of adding a tiny orange biscuit factory to your household, these boys are ready to clock in! 😂❤️

🩶 CINDER — 6 month-old dilute tortie female
Cinder is beauty, cuddles, AND chaos wrapped into one adorable little package!

She loves attention and curling up with her people, but when playtime starts, she is READY. She’s the perfect companion for someone who wants a loving lap kitten who can also zoom around the house like her tail is on fire. 😂

🖤🤍 SMUDGE — 6 month-old black & white male
Sweet? ✅
Photogenic? ✅
Cuddly? ✅
Nonstop purr machine? ✅
Still somehow not adopted?! WE HAVE QUESTIONS.

Smudge has one of those personalities that melts your heart the moment you meet him. He absolutely adores people and has been patiently waiting for someone to realize that he’s their new best friend.

Even better: Smudge’s adoption fee has been completely sponsored! ❤️ A wonderful family who knows just how special he is covered his fee so that when his person finds him, he can go home at no adoption cost!

🌿 SUMAC, OAK, LAUREL, FOXGLOVE & BELLADONNA — 3 months old
These little Poison Plants were rescued from underneath a shed surrounded by poison ivy when they were just 2 weeks old! Had they stayed there, the storms that followed their rescue could have flooded their tiny hiding place.

Instead, they grew up safe and loved in foster homes—and now they’re happy, playful, affectionate little kittens ready for families of their own! ❤️

🖤 MAURICE — 4 months old tuxedo male
This cutie has been raised in a loving foster home since birth, and he is the full kitten package: cuddly, playful, sweet, and professionally trained in being adorable.

Maurice is all attention, all the time! He will melt your heart, and become your new best friend!

🍂 SPRING & WINTER — 4 month-old brown tabby male & female
These little tabbies are playful, sweet, and painfully precious. They love chasing toy mice, perching in windows, playing together, and generally spending their days being adorable little menaces.

👑 PASSIONFRUIT — 6-month-old calico female
Passionfruit is not merely a calico.

Passionfruit is ALL calico.

She wants affection… on her terms.
She wants treats… on her terms.
She wants to stare at you from across the room like you’ve personally disappointed her despite having done absolutely nothing wrong… also on her terms.

Honestly, she may become your cat’s best friend before she becomes yours. 😂

This tiny queen comes preloaded with judgmental stares, opinions, and enough attitude to run a small corporation.

But GOODNESS, is she cute. 👑

All kittens are fully vetted!
✂️ Spayed/Neutered
🧪 Combo Tested
💉 Vaccinated
🪱 Dewormed
💻 Microchipped
🐜 Flea Treated

🏡 Submit an adoption application today and come meet your new best friend!

With this many incredible kittens waiting, we KNOW someone’s future best friend is on this post.

Maybe it’s yours. 🧡🐾

10/12/2026

How’d he do?

Spring and Winter were wondering why they haven’t been chosen yet? They have mastered the head tilt, perfected their pur...
09/28/2026

Spring and Winter were wondering why they haven’t been chosen yet? They have mastered the head tilt, perfected their purrs and leg rubs, and are all around cutie patooties! What else can they do to get attention??

DM for an application! These two are fully vetted and ready for homes!

🍄 Welcome our newest additions—the Fungus Kittens! 🍄Meet Mycelium, Truffle, Spore, Morel, and Enoki! 🐾❤️These tiny mushr...
09/23/2026

🍄 Welcome our newest additions—the Fungus Kittens! 🍄

Meet Mycelium, Truffle, Spore, Morel, and Enoki! 🐾❤️

These tiny mushrooms are the last litter born to the colony we’ve been working all summer to TNR! After months of trapping, fixing, and caring for the cats in this colony, getting these babies safely inside feels like the perfect way to bring this project one step closer to the finish line.

And seriously… could they BE any cuter?! 😭🍄

Unfortunately, when we finally trapped the last kitten, we quickly realized our little fungus-themed crew had taken their names a little too seriously… 😂

They have ringworm!

Despite the name, ringworm isn’t a worm at all—it’s a fungal skin infection. The fungus can be found in the environment, and young kittens are especially susceptible because their immune systems are still developing. It can cause itchy, scaly patches of hair loss and, while it is definitely an annoying and contagious little fungus, it is treatable! 💪

Our tiny fungus squad is already receiving treatment and making progress. For now, they’ll stay safely in our care while we evict their unwanted fungal roommates. 🧼🍄

Once they’re cleared, Mycelium, Truffle, Spore, Morel, and Enoki will be available for adoption! ❤️

So keep an eye out for updates, because these might just be the cutest little mushrooms you’ll ever meet. 🍄🐱❤️

💞Adoptable Kittens!! 💞We are absolutely overflowing with adorable kittens looking for their forever families! ❤️And the ...
09/21/2026

💞Adoptable Kittens!! 💞

We are absolutely overflowing with adorable kittens looking for their forever families! ❤️

And the best part? They’re fixed, fully vetted, and ready to go home!

🐉 DRAGONFRUIT — 5-month-old flame-point Siamese male
This handsome boy is as pretty as they come, and the secret to his heart is simple: Churu. In fact, Dragonfruit would like it formally written into his adoption contract that Churus are a requirement. 😂

But his TRUE love? Dogs! Dragonfruit absolutely adores his doggie friends and would be thrilled to become your pup’s new tiny feline best friend. 🐶❤️🐱

🐾 BUDDY — 6-month-old tabby & white male
Buddy is our little miracle boy. ❤️ He lost both of his hind feet at birth after his umbilical cord became wrapped around them, and he was nearly euthanized twice within his first 24 hours of life.

But we knew Buddy deserved the chance to show everyone what he could do—and he has absolutely thrived.

He gets around wonderfully on his little stumps, uses his litter box like a champ, and lives life just like any other kitten. He just prefers to keep his adventures a little closer to the ground rather than jumping onto high surfaces. Most importantly, Buddy is an incredibly sweet, cuddly boy looking for someone who will love him exactly as he is. ❤️

🐾 SIMON, KAYLEE, WASH, and RIVER — 3-months-old
Simon and Wash are polydactyl males! Kaylee and River are adorable girls!

Those ridiculously expressive little faces belong to our Firefly Litter—and these boys are EXTRA in every possible way.

Extra personality. Extra affection. And, most importantly… EXTRA TOE BEANS. 🫘🐾

That just means more toes for making biscuits!

These kittens LOVE people. They’ll cuddle, climb onto your shoulders, and shamelessly beg for affection. Personal space? Never heard of her.

Wash lost his left eye to a severe infection, and will have it removed soon. He will be available after he’s recovered from surgery!

🌸 BLOOM — 10 weeks old calico female
This girl went through absolute h*ll and somehow came out the other side loving life more than ever.

She developed severe pneumonia at only 2 weeks old and was raised being bottle-fed while receiving oxygen support to keep her tiny body going, alongside her surviving littermates (both adopted!).

Now? Healthy. Happy. Ridiculously cute. And ready for a home. ❤️

Bloom is so photogenic that we’re not entirely convinced she’s real. Seriously, someone get this girl an ASPCA commercial.

She is a petite little princess with an absolutely precious personality, and she is ready to bring a whole lot of love into someone’s family. 👑

🩶 CINDER — 5 month-old dilute tortie female
Cinder is beauty, cuddles, AND chaos wrapped into one adorable little package!

She loves attention and curling up with her people, but when playtime starts, she is READY. She’s the perfect companion for someone who wants a loving lap kitten who can also zoom around the house like her tail is on fire. 😂

🖤🤍 SMUDGE — 6 month-old black & white male
Sweet? ✅
Photogenic? ✅
Cuddly? ✅
Nonstop purr machine? ✅
Still somehow not adopted?! WE HAVE QUESTIONS.

Smudge has one of those personalities that melts your heart the moment you meet him. He absolutely adores people and has been patiently waiting for someone to realize that he’s their new best friend.

Even better: Smudge’s adoption fee has been completely sponsored! ❤️ A wonderful family who knows just how special he is covered his fee so that when his person finds him, he can go home at no adoption cost!

🌶️ CHILI — 6-month-old tuxedo male
Okay… we need someone to investigate whether Chili actually has bones.

His favorite activity is FLOPPING. Belly rubs? FLOP. Attention? FLOP. Pick him up? Suddenly you’re holding a completely limp ragdoll who has surrendered all responsibility for supporting his own body. 😂

This ridiculously affectionate little man loves people, loves attention, and would fit beautifully into just about any home.

🌿 SUMAC, IVY, LAUREL & BELLADONNA — 3 months old
These four little Poison Plants were rescued from underneath a shed surrounded by poison ivy when they were just 2 weeks old! Had they stayed there, the storms that followed their rescue could have flooded their tiny hiding place.

Instead, they grew up safe and loved in foster homes—and now they’re happy, playful, affectionate little kittens ready for families of their own! ❤️

Ivy, Belladonna & Laurel are girls, and Sumac is the lone boy of the bunch!

🖤 MAURICE — 4 months old tuxedo male
This cutie has been raised in a loving foster home since birth, and he is the full kitten package: cuddly, playful, sweet, and professionally trained in being adorable.

Maurice is all attention, all the time! He will melt your heart, and become your new best friend!

🍂 SPRING & WINTER — 3.5-month-old brown tabby male & female
These little tabbies are playful, sweet, and painfully precious. They love chasing toy mice, perching in windows, playing together, and generally spending their days being adorable little menaces.

Their mama, Summer, is also looking for a home! She is an extremely friendly young lady who did a wonderful job raising her babies and is more than ready to retire from motherhood and become somebody’s spoiled house cat. ❤️

👑 PASSIONFRUIT — 6-month-old calico female
Passionfruit is not merely a calico.

Passionfruit is ALL calico.

She wants affection… on her terms.
She wants treats… on her terms.
She wants to stare at you from across the room like you’ve personally disappointed her despite having done absolutely nothing wrong… also on her terms.

Honestly, she may become your cat’s best friend before she becomes yours. 😂

This tiny queen comes preloaded with judgmental stares, opinions, and enough attitude to run a small corporation.

But GOODNESS, is she cute. 👑

All kittens are fully vetted!
✂️ Spayed/Neutered
🧪 Combo Tested
💉 Vaccinated
🪱 Dewormed
💻 Microchipped
🐜 Flea Treated

🏡 Submit an adoption application today and come meet your new best friend!

With this many incredible kittens waiting, we KNOW someone’s future best friend is on this post.

Maybe it’s yours. 🧡🐾

🐾 WE HAVE ALL THE KITTENS YOU COULD EVER WANT! 🐾Calliope’s Kitten Cottage is absolutely overflowing with adorable kitten...
09/18/2026

🐾 WE HAVE ALL THE KITTENS YOU COULD EVER WANT! 🐾

Calliope’s Kitten Cottage is absolutely overflowing with adorable kittens looking for their forever families! ❤️

Looking for a playful sidekick? A professional lap warmer? A tiny shadow who follows you everywhere? A cat who is suspiciously dog-like? We’ve got you covered.

✨ MEET SOME OF OUR FEATURED ADOPTABLES! ✨

🐉 DRAGONFRUIT — 5-month-old flame-point Siamese male
This handsome boy is as pretty as they come, and the secret to his heart is simple: Churu. In fact, Dragonfruit would like it formally written into his adoption contract that Churus are a requirement. 😂

But his TRUE love? Dogs! Dragonfruit absolutely adores his doggie friends and would be thrilled to become your pup’s new tiny feline best friend. 🐶❤️🐱

🐾 BUDDY — 6-month-old tabby & white male
Buddy is our little miracle boy. ❤️ He lost both of his hind feet at birth after his umbilical cord became wrapped around them, and he was nearly euthanized twice within his first 24 hours of life.

But we knew Buddy deserved the chance to show everyone what he could do—and he has absolutely thrived.

He gets around wonderfully on his little stumps, uses his litter box like a champ, and lives life just like any other kitten. He just prefers to keep his adventures a little closer to the ground rather than jumping onto high surfaces. Most importantly, Buddy is an incredibly sweet, cuddly boy looking for someone who will love him exactly as he is. ❤️

🖤 ADOPTED!!! BORON — 5-month-old black male
If you want a kitten who will adore you with his entire heart, Boron is your guy.

This boy LOVES everyone. He purrs nonstop, rubs between your legs, follows his people around, and has apparently decided that being a regular cat simply isn’t affectionate enough. We’re pretty sure he’s actually a Labrador trapped in a kitten’s body. 😂

🤍 ADOPTED!!! SELENIUM — 5-month-old long-haired tuxedo male
Selenium is the perfect combination of playful and ridiculously affectionate. His gentle soul touches yours, he’ll curl right into your lap, and he has a habit of staring deeply into your eyes like he’s trying to read your soul.

We genuinely cannot understand how this sweet boy is still waiting for a family!

🩶 CINDER — 5-month-old dilute tortie female
Cinder is beauty, cuddles, AND chaos wrapped into one adorable little package!

She loves attention and curling up with her people, but when playtime starts, she is READY. She’s the perfect companion for someone who wants a loving lap kitten who can also zoom around the house like her tail is on fire. 😂

🖤🤍 SMUDGE — 5-month-old black & white male
Sweet? ✅
Photogenic? ✅
Cuddly? ✅
Nonstop purr machine? ✅
Still somehow not adopted?! WE HAVE QUESTIONS.

Smudge has one of those personalities that melts your heart the moment you meet him. He absolutely adores people and has been patiently waiting for someone to realize that he’s their new best friend.

Even better: Smudge’s adoption fee has been completely sponsored! ❤️ A wonderful family who knows just how special he is covered his fee so that when his person finds him, he can go home at no adoption cost.

🌶️ CHILI — 6-month-old tuxedo male
Okay… we need someone to investigate whether Chili actually has bones.

His favorite activity is FLOPPING. Belly rubs? FLOP. Attention? FLOP. Pick him up? Suddenly you’re holding a completely limp ragdoll who has surrendered all responsibility for supporting his own body. 😂

This ridiculously affectionate little man loves people, loves attention, and would fit beautifully into just about any home.

🐾 THE BEST PART?

Our kittens are fully vetted and ready for their forever homes! ❤️

Kitten season may have filled our foster homes to the brim, but that means there are SO many incredible little personalities waiting for someone to choose them.

Maybe you’ve been waiting for the right kitten.

Maybe your cat needs a best friend.

Maybe your dog has been asking for his own emotional-support kitten.

Or maybe you opened Facebook today completely convinced you didn’t need another cat.

…we can fix that. 😌🐱

🏡 Submit an adoption application today and come meet your new best friend!

One of these little faces might just be waiting for you. 🧡🐾

09/09/2026

🎉 WE HAVE EXCITING NEWS… AND WE NEED YOUR HELP! 🎉

After months of hard work, planning, organizing, paperwork, and our president repeatedly bashing her head into a wall trying to decipher the IRS’s seemingly endless legal documents… WE ARE OFFICIALLY READY TO FILE FOR 501(c)(3) TAX-EXEMPT STATUS! 🥳🐱

This is a HUGE milestone for Calliope’s Kitten Cottage.

CKC has already been operating as a nonprofit organization in Ohio, but obtaining federal 501(c)(3) status opens doors that could completely change what we’re able to accomplish for cats and kittens in need. ❤️

501(c)(3) status can give us access to:

🐾 Grant opportunities
🐾 Tax-deductible donations
🐾 Nonprofit programs and discounted fundraising services
🐾 Rescue and nonprofit discounts on supplies
🐾 New fundraising opportunities
🐾 Resources that will help us grow, expand, and save even more lives

We’ve done the paperwork. We’ve organized the rescue. We’ve crossed our T’s, dotted our I’s, and stared at enough IRS documents to last us several lifetimes.

Now we just need help crossing the finish line.

The last few weeks have brought some hefty veterinary bills, and our rescue funds are stretched thin. We want to submit our application ASAP while everything is ready to go, but the IRS application fee alone is $275.

❤️ So we’re asking our community to help us raise $275 to officially file for 501(c)(3) status! ❤️

This might not be a fundraiser for one particular sick kitten or an emergency surgery, but it is an investment in every cat we will be able to help in the future.

Every $5, $10, or $20 donation gets us one step closer to grants, resources, discounts, and opportunities that can help a young rescue gain its footing and become sustainable for years to come.

We started CKC because there were cats who needed someone to say yes.

With your help, this next step will allow us to keep saying yes—to more kittens, more medical cases, more rural shelter transports, more community cats, and more lives that deserve a chance. 🐱❤️

Our goal: $275. Our impact: so much bigger.

If you’re able to contribute toward our application fee, we would be incredibly grateful. And if you can’t donate, sharing this post helps us just as much!

Donations can be sent to our president, Logan Colson, at one of the following:
💸 Venmo: -Colson (last 4- 2858)
💵 Cashapp: $LogjamTheGreat
💰 Zelle link also available!

Current Status: $275 / 275

Here’s to the next chapter of Calliope’s Kitten Cottage. 🏡🐾

501(c)(3), here we come! 🎉

✨ KITTEN SPOTLIGHT: SELENIUM & SMUDGE! ✨We are genuinely SHOCKED that these two haven’t been scooped up yet, because you...
09/07/2026

✨ KITTEN SPOTLIGHT: SELENIUM & SMUDGE! ✨

We are genuinely SHOCKED that these two haven’t been scooped up yet, because you truly couldn’t ask for better kittens.

Good with kids? You bet!
Good with cats? Yep!
Loves strangers? Absolutely!
Purrs like it’s their full-time job? YES.

If you want a cat who loves you so deeply and intensely that you start wondering if they’re actually dogs cosplaying as cats… these boys might just be your new soulmates. 😂❤️

They wait for you by the door. They weave between your legs everywhere you go. They follow you from room to room. And they purr so loudly you may briefly wonder whether there’s been a small earthquake.

💙 Selenium was previously on hold, but unfortunately his adoption fell through this weekend — which means this absolute angel is officially back on the market! He is 5 months old, fully vetted, and has the softest longhair coat you’ve ever touched!

Selenium is the quieter of the two, the calm to Smudge’s storm. He is such a gentle little soul and loves his people deeply. He’s the kind of kitten who wants to curl up beside you, stare directly into your eyes, and somehow make you feel like he understands every problem you’ve ever had.

If you want a sweet, devoted cuddle buddy who will adore you with his entire tiny heart, Selenium is your boy.

🖤 Smudge, on the other hand, wears his heart completely on his sleeve.

This 5 month old kitten is OBSESSED with people. He doesn’t believe in personal space, independence, or doing anything without his humans involved. Smudge is truly a dog trapped in a kitten’s body — outgoing, goofy, affectionate, and ready to become your tiny shadow.

Going to the kitchen? Smudge is coming.
Going to the bathroom? Smudge has apparently been invited.
Sitting down for five seconds? Congratulations, you now have a Smudge.

Smudge is so perfect that a previous adopter who met him generously paid his adoption fee!! So this handsome kitten can be adopted at no cost 🥹

These boys are affectionate, confident, social, and ready to give some very lucky families an absolutely ridiculous amount of love.

Seriously… HOW are they still here?!

Send us a message to meet Selenium or Smudge and see for yourself just how special these boys are. ❤️🐾

🚐❤️ LIFESAVING WORK IN ACTION! ❤️🚐Yesterday, our president, Logan Colson, hit the road with some very precious cargo: 4 ...
09/04/2026

🚐❤️ LIFESAVING WORK IN ACTION! ❤️🚐

Yesterday, our president, Logan Colson, hit the road with some very precious cargo: 4 cats, 15 kittens, and 3 puppies — 22 lives headed toward a brighter future! 🐱🐶

These animals came from an overfilled, low-resource rural shelter in Southern Kentucky, where space and resources are incredibly limited. Logan transported them all the way to an amazing rescue in Warren, Ohio, where they’ll have the opportunity to find the loving homes they deserve.

🚗 5 hours of driving
🛣️ Just under 300 miles
🐾 22 animals transported
❤️ And countless lives impacted

Because this trip didn’t just save the animals riding in the van.

Every kennel that opened up in that rural shelter became a space for another animal who needs somewhere safe to go. Moving 22 animals out means the shelter can say “yes” 22 more times — to the next abandoned kitten, stray cat, unwanted puppy, or animal with nowhere else to turn.

Transport saves lives twice: the ones who leave, and the ones who now have room to come in.

And this mission was truly a team effort! Logan partnered with the rural Kentucky shelter and the Shelter Medicine Club at her veterinary school to bring everyone together and make this transport happen. From shelter staff preparing animals for the trip, to veterinary students helping coordinate, to the receiving rescue opening its doors — lifesaving work takes a village. 🫶🏻

Sometimes rescue looks like bottle feeding kittens at 2 a.m. Sometimes it looks like emergency veterinary care.

And sometimes, it looks like five hours behind the wheel with 22 little lives along for the ride. 🚐🐾

Yesterday, 22 animals got their second chance — and 22 spaces opened for whoever needs one next.

That’s what rescue is all about. ❤️

*the kittens pictured will be available through the Humane Association of Warren County when ready, we do not have these kittens*

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