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post #31 of 43
4/12/11 at 6:40pm
Wee orange kitties!! The love of my life is orange~
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post #32 of 43
4/13/11 at 4:02pm
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We found a home for one of the kittens!! One of the girls we used to work with just lost their kitten, so she was looking for another one for her daughter. I'm soooooo glad!!

Hopefully, we'll have as much luck with the other three, too!
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post #33 of 43
4/13/11 at 4:03pm
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Wee orange kitties!! The love of my life is orange~
There are three orange ones left: you want one?
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post #34 of 43
4/13/11 at 4:37pm
Awwwww! How cute!!! They look about 4 weeks to me
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post #35 of 43
4/13/11 at 4:49pm
OH I know if I came to see those little darlins, it would be over. I would have to take two, always kittens in pairs. Sure hope they are doing well today too. More love and prayers your way
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post #36 of 43
4/13/11 at 11:03pm
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We found a home for one of the kittens!! ... One of the girls we used to work with just lost their kitten, so she was looking for another one for her daughter.

Hopefully, we'll have as much luck with the other three, too!
Can you talk her into taking another one? As mentioned, most cats prefer to have a pal where they live. And easiest way to get a pal is to take a sibling.

Dont release them too early, especielly if you let them go one and one. Although they dont have a mom, they have company and training from their siblings.
So I would say 10 weeks here too, for all of them.
Unless your ex-coworker does have an adult, friendly cat at home.

Good luck!
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post #37 of 43
4/14/11 at 9:56am
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Can you talk her into taking another one? As mentioned, most cats prefer to have a pal where they live. And easiest way to get a pal is to take a sibling.

Dont release them too early, especielly if you let them go one and one. Although they dont have a mom, they have company and training from their siblings.
So I would say 10 weeks here too, for all of them.
Unless your ex-coworker does have an adult, friendly cat at home.

Good luck!
I did ask her if she wanted to take another one so they could keep each other company, but she wouldn't because she's staying with her mom for the time being and she didn't think her mom would like it too much. I also asked her if she wanted to wait to take the baby till it was a little older cuz I was concerned with letting it go too soon, but she said that she's fostered kittens before and knew what to do. I trust her, so I let her take it.
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post #38 of 43
4/15/11 at 6:52am
Definitely 4 weeks olds, a tad runty (you can see it in their faces) but they will quickly plump up for you.

Once they're healthy enough, parasite free, and bigger, let your friendliest cat meet them and work on introductions from there. Really kittens that old do not need a mother as long as they're being fed appropriated and good social interaction with other adult cats. This is where having a multi-cat household is very helpful.

I too really wish you had made the person wait till the kitten is older. Tell them they can come feed it, name it, and can start setting money aside for vet care and supplies. Right now they'd get a kitten that cannot reliably use a litter box, can't really play with them very well, needs lots of care (you're at home all day and can do this, they have school and work, I assume). And most importantly they haven't been dewormed yet, have they? I wouldn't let a kitten go who isn't - stress this too them. The icky factor of worms might make some people wait.


Minimal of 8 weeks if the person has lots of kitten experience. Otherwise older is better. They're still cute at 12 or even 16 weeks, and a heck of a lot tougher for games.

Did you get info on what vet they will be using and call the vet? I fear they pushed you into giving it up now because they think tiny kittens are cuter. What happens when it's older? (not neglect, necessarily, just them not giving it as much attention)
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post #39 of 43
4/17/11 at 10:00am
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Definitely 4 weeks olds, a tad runty (you can see it in their faces) but they will quickly plump up for you.

Once they're healthy enough, parasite free, and bigger, let your friendliest cat meet them and work on introductions from there. Really kittens that old do not need a mother as long as they're being fed appropriated and good social interaction with other adult cats. This is where having a multi-cat household is very helpful.

I too really wish you had made the person wait till the kitten is older. Tell them they can come feed it, name it, and can start setting money aside for vet care and supplies. Right now they'd get a kitten that cannot reliably use a litter box, can't really play with them very well, needs lots of care (you're at home all day and can do this, they have school and work, I assume). And most importantly they haven't been dewormed yet, have they? I wouldn't let a kitten go who isn't - stress this too them. The icky factor of worms might make some people wait.


Minimal of 8 weeks if the person has lots of kitten experience. Otherwise older is better. They're still cute at 12 or even 16 weeks, and a heck of a lot tougher for games.

Did you get info on what vet they will be using and call the vet? I fear they pushed you into giving it up now because they think tiny kittens are cuter. What happens when it's older? (not neglect, necessarily, just them not giving it as much attention)
StrangeWings, I don't know if you read the entire thread or not, but I have no intention of keeping the kittens, so therefore, I'm not gonna introduce them to my other cats. The kittens were abandoned by some at the local dollar store: my neighbor saw them, and brought them to me. I'm just gonna foster them.

Maybe I shouldn't have let the one kitten go so soon, but I was just glad to be able to find a good home for it, since it's so difficult to even find homes for kittens/cats now-a-days. I know that I can trust the lady who took the kitten, or I never would have let her take it. I don't think she'll lose interest in the kitten when it gets older like you fear.
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post #40 of 43
4/17/11 at 11:15am
Sorry, I misunderstood it to mean you were keeping them for a few weeks as you found homes and they became healthier - as most people that take in kittens do. I hadn't seen any posts saying that you were eager to get rid of them all very soon.

But, here's something to take into consideration. The better socialized a kitten is with humans and other animals the easier it is to place it in a home and have the person taking it be satisfied and not return/ditch the kitten.
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post #41 of 43
4/17/11 at 11:23am
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Sorry, I misunderstood it to mean you were keeping them for a few weeks as you found homes and they became healthier - as most people that take in kittens do. I hadn't seen any posts saying that you were eager to get rid of them all very soon.

But, here's something to take into consideration. The better socialized a kitten is with humans and other animals the easier it is to place it in a home and have the person taking it be satisfied and no return/ditch the kitten.
That's okay. We all misunderstand at times.

I'm not all that eager to get rid of them if truth be told. I'd like to keep them all. But I just can't. I have my hands full already with the eleven I already have, and with declining health issues, it's just not feasible.

FWIW, I have been spending time with the kittens, as I know it's easier to rehome them when they're tame.
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post #42 of 43
4/17/11 at 3:05pm
LOTS OF HUGS to you for caring for these babies and you are doing a fantastic job with them and I commend you and the work/time involved in raising them. Must be very time consuming with everything else you have going on. All of your cats are lucky to have you
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post #43 of 43
4/17/11 at 3:14pm
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LOTS OF HUGS to you for caring for these babies and you are doing a fantastic job with them and I commend you and the work/time involved in raising them. Must be very time consuming with everything else you have going on. All of your cats are lucky to have you
Awww, thanks, Lauren. I appreciate it.

If truth be told, it certainly hasn't been a picnic tendering to them. This morning I woke up to find a mess, when one of them had diarrhea, and they all got pooh all over them when they used the litterbox. I had to scrub out the tub, put a clean blanket in there for them, and give them all a bath. My back is just killing me now from all that bending over. It's not like I'm getting any help from you-know-who. But it has to be done..
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