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This year, I took in a stray cat that wound up being pregnant and had 9 kittens. I have given 5 of them away, but apparently its harder to give away cats than I thought. Anyways, I still have the mom and 4 "kittens." My problem is that they all started sneezing and now my original cat who...

Ok, it looks like at least 1/2 of the 9 have come down with sniffling with runny noses and sneezing in the past week and a half. Is this normal? I assume they are like children with untested immune systems. Anyways, one of the brown/white tabbies has conjunctivitis so I am giving him the eye...

Hello, the 9 kittens are still alive and well. 1 got conjunctivitis, but it seems to be getting better. Another one has a cold and is sneezing a lot with a runny nose and the female tuxedo is sneezing a bit too. I assume this is all normal for young kittens, although I would like them to not...

Its me again, pestering you guys with yet another question! Sorry, but I have never done this kitten raising/adopting out thing before, so I have had lots of questions. Anyways, I am wondering if this kitten is a long hair? The lady who might adopt her would prefer a short hair, but I am...

Hello, 1 of the 9 kittens had a swollen eye, so I took him to the vet. The vet said it was conjunctivitis, said some of the other kittens will probably get it, and gave me some teardrops. I have been applying the drops, but today the kitten has been sneezing A LOT, like 20 times a minute. I...

More questions: The 9 kittens are going to the bathroom all over the room they are occupying. I have set up 3 litter boxes, and some are using them but some are not. I am cleaning the boxes often. Is there something I can do to make them stop pooping all over the edges of the room? Will...

Ok, a few questions! All 9 are still healthy, growing and very cute. 1. Can I give the cats a bath yet at 5 weeks? 2. At what point should I take them to the vet for a first check up? 3. Is it normal for momma cat to feel very warm to the touch? Also, her belly is getting bigger, like...

Hello, I took in a stray cat 5 weeks ago that wound up being pregnant and had 10 kittens, 9 of whom survived. She is very friendly and is definitely not feral, but she was on her own for awhile. I have been feeding her kitten food and wet cat food the whole time and have not had her de-wormed...

Now that I have 9 kittens, I was wondering if the brothers and sisters will mate with one another? I have a feeling that they will given my experience with other animals. What is the age that they would start doing this? I am hoping to give them away at 8 weeks, is there ANY chance that they...

Ok, here are the pictures I promised in the help with pregnant stray thread. 9 Kittens and a bonus of my adult cat Charlie who decided to get into our beach bag this morning. The kittens don't have names yet, because its still hard to tell the black ones apart. They are...

How do you treat very young kittens (1 week old) for fleas? I am pretty sure I saw a flea on one of these 9 kittens I am taking care of. I gave the mom promeris 4 weeks ago when she was still pregnant, but I am pretty sure I can't use it on very young kittens. Any ideas?

Hello, I am the one who adopted the stray cat that wound up being pregnant with 9 kittens. I have noticed that a couple of the kittens are starting to get pot bellies...should I be concerned about this? I hold them up to the mother, and she licks them like she should. Does this mean that they...

Hello, I had been asking for advice on how to take care of a feral cat in the feral cat/strat cat forum in this thread http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=162295 Here are some pictures of the cat. I took her to the vet last week and he said that the cat will not be giving birth in...

Hi, in the past month I started putting food out for the various stray/feral cats I always see around my town home. Usually, they bolt as soon as I open the back porch door. My purpose was to trap them and get them neutered/spayed and release them again. However, one cat had been hanging out...

Does anyone have a good way of getting your cat to exercise? I have one cat which is way too fat, and another which is on his way. Not only that, but they are waking me up at 4 in the morning when they run out of food. I try to use toys like a laser dot, but the fat one is rarely interested...

I just saw my cat swatting at a bee and I think it stung his paw. He reacted like it did, but now he seems o.k. I am pretty sure he got stung because when I try to examine his paw he acts like it hurts but he seems to be walking normally, not limping, and I can't see a stinger. Are bee stings...

I was thinking about this after a post earlier this week. I have noticed that my cats treat me much differently than my wife...they seem to give me a wide birth, whereas they are more aggressive with her (i.e. our calico bites my wife when she is tired of being petted, but licks my hand...

In the past couple of months, I have noticed that my cat has started to get a poochy belly. I only feed him IAMS dry food weight loss control (we have another cat that is very fat). Occasionally I give him wet cat food, sliced turkey, and sometimes he will eat bread off my plate when I am not...

I read this today on the Bryan Williams MSNBC.com blog. Apparently a Fox News reporter was trying to interview Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice in the Middle East, but was interrupted by a bunch of cats. One of the cats stole the CBS Cameraman's sandwich...

Ok, so my cat ambushes me all the time and I usually have no idea he is there until its too late. I try to sneak up on him to give him a taste of his own medicine - usually while he is sleeping, but he always wakes up and busts me before I can get within 5 feet. How do you sneak up on your...