Villa Kitty Foundation
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A refuge for abandoned cats, we rehabilitate, immunise, sterilise
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Villa Kitty was established in March 2011 BUT our beginnings were a small section in a local dog shelter as their 'Cats and Kittens section' which I opened after I was approached to care for three tiny kittens who needed 24 hour hand feeding, in December 2009. Bali's feline population weren't getting much support back then so I asked a good friend in Australia, Robert Elliot, who agreed to pay the wages of two young men to care for the tiny kittens that started to arrive when it became known that we were taking care of them. Robert agreed to pay, not only the wages, but all food, equipment, medical supplies and cleaning products. My niece, Selena Steiner, and her husband, Seungho Kim, both vets supported our work. Robert is still our major donor. Our first vet assistants worked tirelessly but, before we knew it, three kittens became sixty and two staff became two vets, five vet assistants and a cook. In October 2010, a generous Melbourne lady and fellow cat lover, Rosemary Fry, saw the work we were doing and, as we were already too big for the shelter, Rosemary agreed to pay for the building of Villa Kitty on a beautiful block of land in Lodtunduh near Ubud. Friends of SCARS, the Sunshine Coast Animal Refuge Society, in Australia, visited as we were setting up and paid for all our white goods, computer and printer, and so much more. Robert covered the lease of the land for ten years and pledged to continue his support. On March 17, 2011, when we picked up our ever-growing family and relocated to this beautiful house, purpose built to shelter and care for Bali’s abandoned cats and kittens. In December, 2011, Robert again paid the lease of the land adjacent to Villa Kitty, this time to build a separate quarantine wing and hospital. The hospital would be divided into two sides one for cats with respiratory problems such as catflu and the other side to care for our cats with intestinal illnesses. With a generous donation from the Parr family, and Robert, we built a truly functional quarantine building. And for our hospital we held our first ever fund raiser in March 2012 at Janet DeNeefe’s INDUS restaurant where we raised half what we needed to build the hospital and Robert paid the remaining costs. From two vet assistants in 2009 and myself, we now have twenty three full time staff and nine part time, including 6 children who come after school to help socialise our kittens and to groom them. Our vet team includes Drh Eka who manages Villa Kitty, Drh Karnata who is our consulting vet and who does all our sterilising, and two junior vets who are still in training. Our nine vet assistants care for our cats and kittens 24 hours a day. Our other staff, includes, our famous cook, Ibu Eka, and her offsider, Bu Jero, six cleaners, a litter tray cleaner, who needs a medal for this tough job, and our two smiley security guards who also do part time work in our garden. One of the nicest parts of the day is when six of the local school children come in, after school, to cuddle our cats and groom them. It is such an important job to socialise the cats so they are ready for adoption. We always hope people will choose the most needy kittens and cats but this is not too often so we believe these young children are worth their weight in gold and are on our payroll. Villa Kitty's staff is dedicated to making a difference to the lives of Bali’s own cats but we need your support to continue to do the good work that we are doing. And don't forget our Sunday lunches under the Mango Tree 12.30pm. We'd love you to join us and your payment.... cuddle our Villa Kitty cats and kittens. Please email [email protected] for further information on how you can help. Thank you again
Elizabeth Henzell
Founder & Director
Villa Kitty Bali
A quick update about our CAT’S TABLE Gala Dinner TOMORROW night Restaurant Ubud 🤩🐈 Bring your dancing shoes, the band is now playing until 10.30! More dancing 💃🕺time for everyone!
Don't forget to bring some cash as well, as in addition to our silent auction prizes we have fabulous raffle ones to win.
👉 All proceeds will go towards funding an iM3 Dental Machine to give Bali’s feline citizens the best care possible.
See you on the dance floor!! ✨️
Thank you to all our wonderful sponsors who made this night possible and offered incredible prizes 🫶
There's not been a day in the last two weeks that we haven't received 5 to 10 kittens, mothers with babies and pregnant mothers 😱😱
We desperately need your help, in any way you can 🙌
Donate 👉 https://www.villakitty.com/donate
Message our admin to foster these mothers 💌
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Thank you 💚
28/09/2026
What are you waiting for? These fabulous felines are soooo ready for adoption 😍🐈
Rescued from the streets of Bali, these little ones have completed their vaccinations and are waiting for a loving family to open their hearts to them 🏡
👉 Villa Kitty offers to spay and neuter your cats for free when they are ready.
💌 Make an appointment today with our admin staff via WhatsApp here: +6281237024930
26/09/2026
23/09/2026
Darling Helby was the only survivor of her beautiful mother GENA DAVIS’ three tiny ones 💚.
Ibu Gena was only a baby herself when she delivered her three babies and she had no idea what was happening. We would supplement feed Helby with the special formula from Wombaroo - Impact Colostrum Supplement. Then finally, little by little, Gena realized that was what she was supposed to be doing and she became the loving mother we knew she would be.
Helby grew healthier every day, but she had an infection in her eye and this stunningly beautiful little grey kitten, with the sweetest temperament, ended up with one eye. We were still confident someone would adopt mother and daughter. They were inseparable.
We had also hoped Gena’s rescuers would take her back to the lady who had the warung near his studio. Sadly, this didn’t happen. And even sadder, everyone who seemed to be mesmerized by the beautiful little Helby and her mother Gena were concerned about Helby’s eye.
She had the enucleation surgery and became a beautiful little one-eyed kitten, with a delightfully mischievous nature and with Gena being so young, it was always a joy seeing them play.
As time passed and no one came in to adopt them, you could see Gena became sadder. She would hop up on spare laps and charm visitors with her beauty but she was NEVER for adoption without her one-eyed daughter. NEVER.
A couple of months ago we were advised that Helby had FIP – Feline Infectious Peritonitis. The miserable disease that is a mutation from the feline coronavirus. Stress and anxiety are often causes after catflu. The sadness of being overlooked and their little area in our shelter, albeit a pretty garden, but now overcrowded, did not help.
I got the call whilst shopping with our operation manager that Drh Tyas had to euthanise Helby immediately.
I went immediately to the House of Inez and Gena hopped up on my lap and buried her head my arm. I was in tears. Gena knew she would never see her baby again. A mother’s loss IS THE SAME no matter what species 💔.
21/09/2026
Adoptions like this make our hearts full 💚.
We met Ibu Ryuzu back in June. Rescued by a long-time supporter when she was already heavily pregnant, she was suffering from cat flu and needed immediate treatment, so we transferred her to Sunset Vet. And that's where she gave birth. Sadly, all her kittens were too weak to survive 😢, but Ibu Ryuzu made a steady recovery.
After months of care, Ibu Ryuzu was happily adopted a few weeks ago by the very people who rescued her 😍. We couldn’t be happier for her and prouder of how far she’s come.
These are the happy endings that give us strength and hope.
Please help us continue saying yes to animals in need by donating 👉 https://www.villakitty.com/donate OR by adopting 💌 message +62 812 3702 4930
Our Special Needs Area is dedicated to cats with different disabilities 💚
Missing a limb, paraplegic, nervous or shy our staff give them the specialised care they need to thrive and live happy lives.
Come visit us and spend time with these wonderful felines ✨️ thank you to Cecilia for this lovely video.
19/09/2026
18/09/2026
The end of the month is near and what a whirlwind September has been 😱.
You might remember Ibu Juliette, who gave birth to her kittens after being hit by a speeding motorbike. Sadly none of her kittens survived, despite continuous care. She and we are heartbroken - scroll to see her with her kittens last week 💔.
On top of this we received a call about a severely injured cat, Lilibet. She was rushed to Sunset Vet and she will need antibiotics for her infection and amputation for the injured leg. WHAT A TERRIBLE FEW DAYS!
We couldn’t do what we do without our supporters, and we need you now more than ever. Anything you can spare to give to help us continue our work will make a huge difference 👉 https://www.villakitty.com/donate
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Villa Kitty Foundation Jalan RAYA TEGAL BINGIN MAS
Ubud
80571
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| Tuesday | 10:00 - 16:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 16:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 15:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 - 15:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 - 15:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 - 16:00 |
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