Sentences with phrase «kittens are at a higher risk»

This is because young kittens are at a higher risk of being injured by such dogs.

Kittens are at highest risk for health concerns related to roundworm infection, but adult cats can be infected by ingesting eggs from infected feces or intermediate hosts such as earthworms or rodents.

Predisposing factors towards infection include age (puppies and kittens are at higher risk than adult animals), life - style (free - roaming or hunting animals being predisposed), and local climate (pets living in warmer, more humid climates are predisposed).

It's no secret underage and orphaned kittens are at high risk even in the best of circumstances.

«We know the other kittens are at higher risk, but there's no test to tell which, if any, will go on to get ill.»

Not exact matches

We currently have two methods for helping: 1) Transfer out cats and kittens at high risk in our local shelter into our foster program, at which time we assume the possession and care of the cat until it is rehabilitated, spayed / neutered, tested for FeLV / FIV, vaccinated, dewormed, given flea prevention, or treated for medical illnesses that prevent adoption.

They are responsible for the majority of kittens born in this country and, unfortunately, many of the kittens from these litters as well as adult feral and stray cats eventually end up in shelters where they're at high risk for euthanasia.

Kittens two to six months old are at the highest risk, as well as pregnant cats and cats with weak immune systems.

Opened in April 2009, its goal is to save more of the treatable animals at the highest risk — kittens under 8 weeks old.

Cats that go into heat year after year, especially if they don't have kittens with every litter, are at a very high risk of developing an infection in their uterus called pyometra.

He does not recommend the feline leukemia vaccine for most cats under normal circumstances, and even in high risk cats it is limited to a two - vaccine kitten series and a single booster at one year of age.

Puppies and kittens with diarrhea who are younger than 6 months of age and who live in crowded conditions, poor sanitation, or are under stress due to surgery, pregnancy, or illness are at a higher risk.

Our primary goal is the rescue, medical treatment, rehabilitation, foster and adoption of abandoned and unwanted cats, kittens, expecting and nursing mothers at high risk of euthanasia in LA city and county shelters.

Indoor - outdoor cats, outdoor cats, cats living in multi-cat households, kittens / cats from humane shelters, and kittens / cats from catteries are all at high risk for acquiring ear mites.

Almost 40 % of suburban and urban cat owners (and a much larger percentage of rural cat owners) allow their cats to roam some of the time.2 These cats are at risk for becoming stray and feral and for having kittens that — if they survive (the mortality rate of feral kittens may be as high as 75 % 1,3)-- will become feral without early socialization to humans.

So at shelters where cats are at high risk of contracting a disease or being euthanized, staffers might develop a return - to - field program that includes friendly cats and older kittens brought in as strays, but shelters that have more space, foster care partnerships or adoption opportunities might exclude friendly cats and kittens from the program.

Dr. Maura of Victor Veterinary states, «female dogs and cats that have multiple litters in their life will not only be putting more of their reserves and energy toward nursing kittens / puppies they will also be at higher risk of mammary tumors and uterine infections later in life.»