Occasionally, Feral Kitty Trappers TNR's gets calls from people who have
found litters of kittens with no sign of the mother cat.
The Broome County Humane Society manager says if
you find a litter of kittens, the first thing you should do is wait to see if the mother comes back.
In this four - part series, experts at Best Friends Animal Society will share information on what to do if
you find a litter of kittens.
Have you ever
found a litter of kittens without mama cat around?
One time
i found a litter of kittens outside i took home and they were infested with fleas so i washed them a couple times and they were completely flea free never seen a flea shampoo that actually killed EVERY flea lols usually it just reduces them....
Q: My friend
found a litter of kittens.
If
you find a litter of kittens, first, watch and wait!
It's not uncommon to
find a litter of kittens, especially during the warmer months of the year.
The cat was adopted from a client who
found a litter of kittens.
Typically, when
you find a litter of kittens without their mom, she is just off finding food with plans of coming back to care for them.
You hear meowing in your garden, and
find a litter of kittens.
Best Friends Animal Society offers the following tips on what to do if
you find a litter of kittens outdoors:
Not exact matches
I decided to start a rescue as I often see
litters of kittens being
found either abandoned or who are strays.
Most
of the time, really well intentioned people bring in a
litter for care, but the mama cat may have returned to
find her
kittens gone,» says Gates.
It's
kitten season, the time
of year when unaltered felines reproduce at rapid rates, resulting in thousands
of homeless
kitten litters — last year alone, 4,600 orphaned
kittens relied on San Diego Humane Society to
find forever homes.
«We
find people are tired
of their pet having
litter after
litter of puppies or
kittens, and they are excited when they can afford our services.
A study by Dr. Andrew Rowan, a veterinary expert on pet overpopulation,
found that close to 90 %
of all
kittens and puppies are born to females who are sterilized after they have given birth to at least one
litter.
For example, there's Iggy, a one - eyed feline, and a
litter of timid
kittens that were
found abandoned along a highway.
Really well intentioned people sometimes bring
kittens to the Nursery for care, but sometimes a
litter of kittens is just resting peacefully while mom is out
finding food for herself.
In the late 1970s, hemophilia was
found in a
litter of British Shorthair
kittens.
She had a
litter of kittens when Natalie
found her, living in a hole under a warehouse with a family
of opossums.
Statistically speaking, even if a person
finds good homes for a
litter of kittens, some
of the
kittens will grow up and produce
litters of kittens.
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.
Seven
of the
litter were adopted by staff at the centre and the remaining
kitten — named Dervie Doll — was
found a home by Cats Protection's Glasgow Adoption Centre
It's either the time
of year, (close to the end
of summer) or the time
of month (the first and the fifteenth), but people are «
finding»
litters of kittens abandoned on or near their property.
Even if you
find a home for all members
of a
litter, this takes away from the number
of homes willing to adopt an animal, and so merely displaces the problem from the
kittens or puppies
of your pet's
litter to other animals.
American Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals: «17 Common Poisonous Plants,» «People Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Pets,» «
Finding the Right Vet,» «Cat
Litter,» «Fleas,» Nutrition Tips for
Kittens,» «Spay - Neuter,» «Safe Outdoor Environments,» «Enriching Your Cat's Life,» «Keeping Your Cat off Countertops and Tables,» «Are Two Cats Better Than One?»
Rachel has
found homes for many
kittens and more recently, some
of the puppies that have come to CAA with their
litter mates.
Kittens from birth to six weeks: Kittens do best when raised by their mothers and although there are programs in Austin to help orphaned kittens, if you find a litter of healthy, young kittens that are in a safe location like in a yard, the best thing you can do is leave them
Kittens from birth to six weeks:
Kittens do best when raised by their mothers and although there are programs in Austin to help orphaned kittens, if you find a litter of healthy, young kittens that are in a safe location like in a yard, the best thing you can do is leave them
Kittens do best when raised by their mothers and although there are programs in Austin to help orphaned
kittens, if you find a litter of healthy, young kittens that are in a safe location like in a yard, the best thing you can do is leave them
kittens, if you
find a
litter of healthy, young
kittens that are in a safe location like in a yard, the best thing you can do is leave them
kittens that are in a safe location like in a yard, the best thing you can do is leave them alone.
Most recently, a
litter of four nine - week old
kittens were
found dumped in a black bag and brought into Battersea where Cattery staff named them Monsoon, Typhoon, Hurricane and Blizzard to reflect the ghastly weather conditions outside.
Accordingly,
finding homes for
litters of kittens shortly after they enter the shelter has... MORE a few major benefits:
A 2004 study
of 625 female free - roaming cats in the Journal
of the American Veterinary Medical Association
found the average
litter size to be just three
kittens with a mean
of 1.4
litters per year.3
No, not the kind
of surprise you might expect to
find such as three new
litters of kittens, a truckload
of rescued puppy mill dogs or an animal with an injury or illness.
Their overall health had improved and nighttime vocalizations were greatly reduced, and no new
litters of kittens were
found.
The rest
of his
litter found homes, but poor Samson was a special needs
kitten.
Find a room which you could
kitten proof, present a
litter field, food and water and go away them in there for brief intervals
of time.
«While
kittens tend to
find homes very quickly, adult female cats, especially those that are about to or have just had a
litter, are often abandoned and they're in need
of forever homes, too.»
Was it a surprise to
find out that your cat is expecting a
litter of kittens?
If you
find kittens outside and are possibly interested in raising the
kittens in your home until they can be adopted, please read this article from Alley Cat Allies that explains important things you must take into consideration prior to taking in a
litter of kittens from the outdoors.
And you won't have an «accidental
litter»
of puppies or
kittens that will depend upon you for their care and to
find them loving, permanent homes.
Miami - Dade County Animal Services in Florida recently implemented a «milkman» program, sending feeding supplies and care instructions to people who
find newborn
litters of kittens.
«It's frustrating, because no matter how many cats I
find and get to the vet, it seems like there is always at least one
litter of feral
kittens somewhere on the lot,» Medwid says.
If you
find a
litter of puppies or
kittens, please make every effort to locate «Mom.»
Before bringing these
litters of puppies or
kittens into the shelter, observe the
found litter untouched for a period
of several hours to see if «Mom» returns.
A single stray
kitten or a
litter of stray
kittens who are
found outside the City
of Edmonton, with or without a mother
Or you might
find a
litter of feral
kittens in your backyard, or be adopted yourself by a homeless stray.
A result
of a natural genetic mutation, the first curly - coated
kitten was
found in a
litter of cats in Wyoming in 1987.
«People basically don't know what to do with cats that they
find or when they have
litters of kittens under their house,» said Spatta.
FKS, as it is often caused, is more often
found with
litters of stray and feral cats, so if you are in a
kitten foster situation, those
kittens should be kept away from other cats in the home until they have all been checked clear
of communicable disease.
In 1961, William Ross
found a
litter of folded eared
kittens on a farm in Scotland.