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    Need advice on adopting out once feral kittens

    Momma cat has been with me ever since I brought the kittens in at 8 1/2 weeks. She is very friendly to me. I guess some of the kittens learned to trust me from her, but the last 3 really haven't. I have to assume she was an indoor cat at one time. She is from a group I feed at an apartment...
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    Need advice on adopting out once feral kittens

    She hasn't been tested yet. What you said about only receiving the viruses from the mother is what I thought too, but I'm super cautious with my cats. Mother looks very healthy so that gives me hope she'll turn up negative. I've never seen a FeLV or FIV cat up close. I guess any outward signs...
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    Best Way to handle Ear Mites

    I've used the treatment from Dr. Pitcairn's book and it's worked every time. http://www.felinexpress.com/cat-health/ear-mites.asp In Dr. Pitcairnâ€8482s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats, he offers the following suggestion: “A mixture of ½ ounce of almond or olive oil and...
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    Need advice on adopting out once feral kittens

    Good advice everyone. Thanks! Thatâ€8482s what I needed. I will let them spend more time around my cats. The main reason I havenâ€8482t is because they havenâ€8482t been tested for FIV/FeLV yet. I will try to get them tested soon. Money has been an issue. My 4th cat(young kitten) had to go to...
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    Need advice on adopting out once feral kittens

    I took in a momma cat and her 6 kittens when they were 8 1/2 weeks old. Momma is friendly to me, but I had to trap and catch by hand the kittens from a shed they were living in. I covered my garage floor with plastic sheeting and put rugs on top of that. So that's where they've been living...
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