Raising
an entire litter of kittens is expensive — once you add up medical costs, you can find yourself easily spending hundreds of dollars before those cats leave your door.
If you take your litter to a typical, overcrowded shelter, it is likely that
the entire litter of kittens or puppies will go straight from your hands to the killing room — they must be euthanized immediately, due to lack of cage space.
Foster parents, please know that although the loss of a kitten — or even
an entire litter of kittens — is heartbreaking, it does not necessarily mean that you have done anything wrong.
Although FIP may commonly strike
an entire litter of kittens, my experience tells me unrelated adult cats rarely pass the fatal form of the virus between each other.
On July 4th, he maimed and killed
an entire litter of kittens within 10 minutes.
Feline eye problems like chlamydia, can be found in cats of any age, but kittens appear to be more susceptible to this infection and often,
the entire litter of kittens will be infected.
Not exact matches
Remember that taking care
of one newborn
kitten, let alone an
entire litter be could be stressful and overwhelming, if mother cat is not handling things well.
In fact, an
entire litter of puppies or
kittens might get all
of a pet's (and / or her mate's) worst characteristics!
Our shelter is full
of animals who are the result
of people who dump
entire litters of puppies and
kittens, rather than spay their pets.
In some cases, the
entire delivery process
of all the
kittens could even last as long as 24 hours, especially for larger
litters.
It is less expensive to spay an animal than to pay for the costs
of caring for an
entire litter of puppies or
kittens.
The Best Way to Test for FeLV / FIV
Kittens in the same
litter may have different test results for a number
of reasons, so don't assume that the results
of one
kitten are representative
of those for the
entire litter.
Product Choices There is an
entire arsenal
of kitten products that every cat owner should have;
litter boxes and
litter are two
of them.
Then, even if you could find good homes for the
entire litter, each
of your babies would displace another
kitten that will then have to die.
Between food, shelter, veterinary bills, toys,
litter, grooming costs and more expenses, many newbie pet owners may be unaware that adopting a puppy or
kitten will cost you thousands, if not tens
of thousands,
of dollars over a well - cared - for pet's
entire lifespan.