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Ok, so the drama continues. The kittens are about 5 1/2 weeks old and started climbing out of the makeshift den I created for them. I aquired a 36x24x24 wire dog crate and moved them and the crate into a home metal/fabrics shop. One of the kittens could not stand to be inside the crate and...

I called HS and selected the surrenders extension. The system was unable to record my messege because the mailbox was full. I then transfered to the operator and she said its always full. For every one that goes out they have 10 trying to come in. She said even if they had space they couldn't...

I'm in Miami-Dade county but can drive to all the neighboring counties. Farther travel will require a little planning. There are several nearby rescues listed but as the original post to this thread indicates, its difficult to weed out the good ones from the bad. It seems anybody can call/list...

Ok, I guess that pretty much confirms my gut feelings about where I am scheduled to surrender the stray. As I spoke to them, the alarm bells were earsplitting. Not sure what to do now. Is there some kind of national foster network like the Texas one mrBlanche mentioned? BTW MrBlanche its...

LOL! Nanner, you reminded me of that Melanie Doane song "I Cant Take My Eyes Off You". Its a really nice love song that several TV shows (like Buffy the Vampire Slayer) used as the music in these important love scenes. Melanie Doane later revealed who she actually wrote the song to: her TV...

I have a stray that gave birth less than a week ago. I also got worried when I saw her leaving her kittens and strolling around but her bond to the kittens seems to be getting stronger despite her strolls. I say that because when the kittens where first born, she didnt pick them up out of the...

This situation is really starting to stress me a bit. I started a thread in the SOS topic which is related to this situation. Since that topic seems to be much less active than this one, I hope some of you will consider hoping over there for a moment and commenting...

I'd like to get peoples thoughts on what a good rescue organization/ rescuer is vs a bad one. How do most rescues kennel their cats (indoor/outdoor)? Do they give them human contact regularly? Do they get a regular vet checkup or only when a problem arrises /the animal is adopted? I'm not...

I think they are doing ok, though I'm pretty sure the mother cat has fleas. She is scratching quite a bit. Dont know what effect that is going to have on the kittens. Im reluctant to use flea spray in the area becuase of the kittens. Also I notice the mom cat spending less time with the kittens...

Yes, I set out a bowl of food at another part of the "psuedo den". I stayed up all night (literally) checking on them roughly every hour. Mainly a result of Hissy's post and Skewch's last sentence. I have a new question: I noticed some small stains on the towel which I think might be poop...

I really wish I could put them inside but I cant. If this was my house I would not only bring them inside but I would adopt them all. The box is currently under a work table which I've covered up with some plywood sheet and re-arranged some cabinets to create a small psuedo den. Its where she...

OK... I got her and the kittens in the box and thery're nursing, but I dont have a place for them inside (for a variety of reasons). I'm going to have to leave them outside. I'll try and setup a barrier that the mother can cross and which the kittens cant. Comments are still welcome as I am not...

I put the momma in the box but she didn't stay in and she still hasnt brought the kittins in. I'm getting a little worried cause I still havent seen her move the kittens at all, and there is no way she can feed the kittens the way they piled into that 4" deep hole. I heard the kittens making...

A very young, very friendly, very pregnant stray showed up at my home a few days ago. Shee seems to have given birth last night. I looked behind a shelf I have in the backyard patio and found the pile of little kittens all piled up inside a small ~8 inch square hole in the concrete floor. I'm...