Beware, the female can even get pregnant as young as 4 months. I would know, mine did!
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Strays!!!
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i just feel so bad....all they do is lay at the back of the kennel and do nothing....mom and i take em out to hold them...but we try to get them to play with some feather toys inside the kennel and they want nothing to do with it....would a vet even care for such wild cats??? there is no way they would sit still to have an exam lol they barely let us hold them....as long as they are wrapped up in a blanket and cant see us or anything else they are ok...but if they can see they are off lol
That is why you need to place them in humane traps and take them to the vet in the traps. The vet can administer the anesthesia through the cage and perform the spay/neuter while they are asleep. If you are going to return the cats back outdoors...you need to make sure to have the vet ear tip the cats.
Katie
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OK a little update.....the female ate out of my hand this morning and can be held without a blanket....the male is making improvements as well just not as fast...
A neighbor came over today and asked me how we caught them and said they had two small kittens hanging around and wanted to catch them as well....we are so popular lol....so the guy set a trap this afternoon and about an hr later we had another one...these guys are tiny like 6-8 weeks old...gave em back his trap wished him luck and a little while later they were bringing over another one...our household is so blessed.....lol...these last two appear to be both males....and are well on their way to being good for nothing lazy contented house cats lol they are long hair as well i will be taking pics when i get back from the store...im thinkin the kittens would like some kitten milk formula stuff so we will get that....I'm guessing the first male is gonna have to go to a neuter and release type of a place im just afraid to take him to a shelter as im afraid they will just put him down cuz he is so wild...
ill get pics up soon
Liz and the many new animals lol
A neighbor came over today and asked me how we caught them and said they had two small kittens hanging around and wanted to catch them as well....we are so popular lol....so the guy set a trap this afternoon and about an hr later we had another one...these guys are tiny like 6-8 weeks old...gave em back his trap wished him luck and a little while later they were bringing over another one...our household is so blessed.....lol...these last two appear to be both males....and are well on their way to being good for nothing lazy contented house cats lol they are long hair as well i will be taking pics when i get back from the store...im thinkin the kittens would like some kitten milk formula stuff so we will get that....I'm guessing the first male is gonna have to go to a neuter and release type of a place im just afraid to take him to a shelter as im afraid they will just put him down cuz he is so wild...
ill get pics up soon
Liz and the many new animals lol
Liz....well.....it sounds like you have become the local stray kitten advocate...don't be surprized if others in your neighborhood reach out to you. I know people who are now working on colonies of cats and it all started with 1 little colony. TNR is definately the way to go with kittens/cats that are feral. As long as you can offer them food and shelter..they can help to keep the rodent population under control.
I also think it would be beneficial for you to join the Feral Friends Network:
http://www.alleycat.org/feral_friends.html
Katie
Are you going to adopt them out yourself, are you going to fix them and put them back out, or are you going to take them to the humane society?
If you are going to take them to the humane society, try and socialize them first because if they are considered feral, the humane society will not adopt them and will probably put them to sleep.
If you are going to take them to the humane society, try and socialize them first because if they are considered feral, the humane society will not adopt them and will probably put them to sleep.
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these news kittens seem younger than 7 weeks....they only have 2 teeth on each top and bottom....they love kitten milk from a bottle...and kitten chow soaked in that milk....any ideas how old in regards to the teeth??
If they only have a couple teeth then they are probably only about 5 weeks or so. Mine are 5 1/2 weeks old and already have almost all of their teeth.
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the first 6 month old male we are going to have to take to a shelter thing i heard about....they neuter em ear clip em and release them into an area that they get fed and vetted...the sister we are socializing more and she is making more progress which gives me hope she can go to a home setting. The two little kittens....well my mom doesnt have the heart to seperate with them so they are going to be good for nothing lazy contented house cats
but thats ok thats what they all should be right? Well time to go feed the little ones....is it ok to still have them feeding from a bottle or should i be breaking them of that??? they eat and eat and eat....is there a limit to what i should let them eat and drink...how often at such a young age should they eat???
So glad to read your updates.....at 5 weeks..you should start to introduce them to kitten food and the litterbox.Originally Posted by liz85
the first 6 month old male we are going to have to take to a shelter thing i heard about....they neuter em ear clip em and release them into an area that they get fed and vetted...the sister we are socializing more and she is making more progress which gives me hope she can go to a home setting. The two little kittens....well my mom doesnt have the heart to seperate with them so they are going to be good for nothing lazy contented house catsbut thats ok thats what they all should be right? Well time to go feed the little ones....is it ok to still have them feeding from a bottle or should i be breaking them of that??? they eat and eat and eat....is there a limit to what i should let them eat and drink...how often at such a young age should they eat???
Katie
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oh the literbox is no problem..cuz we have other cats(already pets) and a dog we have kept them seperate til we can get them to the vet and make sure all is good and until they get a little bigger...( dog is bigger and is so curious) i keep telling them she is 100 times bigger than them and they are scared of her...she doesnt get it lol she just wants to sniff and see em lol so the literbox is no problem at all....they are eating kitten chow but mostly only if its soaked in kitten milk( they are so spoiled already lol) the little runt ate on his own tonight i was like awww you wannna be bigger than your brother and you're on your way to it!!!! thanks so much for all the advice everyone!!!
