Sentences with phrase «young litter»

You can with many foster programs that are designed specifically to place young litters with families until they are 8 to 10 weeks old.

Foster homes provide temporary care for companion animals who are not ready to be put up for adoption, from young litters of puppies or kittens to animals recovering from surgery.

In addition, we also frequently need help fostering animals that may not do well in the shelter environment, including mothers with very young litters, orphaned puppies or kittens (that may need bottle feeding), puppies or kittens too young to be adopted, animals recovering from surgery, and shy or timid animals overwhelmed by the shelter environment that need special one - on - one socialization in a home.

The program worked successfully in the past for animals who required socialization, those who were still too young for adoption, mothers with young litters, and recuperating sick or injured animals.

Pregnant stray and abandoned cats give birth wherever they can and we are now taking in newborn and young litters of kittens with their mothers after they have been discovered outdoors.

Kitten season typically happens in the spring and fall, and we QUICKLY become overwhelmed with kittens, nursing mothers and very young litters, or older kittens that the owners could not give away.

(Our youngest litters may not be ready for a couple weeks, depending on age) Please understand that there will always be a function or a trip, and on our application we ask what your arrangements would be if you have to be away from home.

Female cats & dogs can get pregnant even while nursing a young litter, so if this is a possibility, the spay surgery can be done even while she is still nursing to prevent another pregnancy.

For this reason, feral cat rescuers, if faced with a pregnant feral or a very young litter, will separate the litter from the mother (after spaying her) before six weeks for optimal results in socializing the kittens for new homes.

Due to overcrowding at the county shelter, our Transport Coordinator brought Lizzie and her young litter to us.

Bringing in your own cat with nursing kittens or a young litter of kittens and calling them strays is also a big problem at MADACC.

A young litter of puppies and their lactating leading lady arrive at your shelter with some uninvited guests: fleas!

That can allow the sick pup to stay home in familiar surroundings, and when more than one puppy is involved — as may happen with a young litter of pups — it can also reduce the cost of treatment.

We were escorted into the barn to meet the young litter of Golden Retriever puppies that were waiting in one of the pens.