Hi everyone,
I asked for advice here previously when my 2 ferals found me & unfortunately wasn't able to trap them to get spayed/neutered in time. Now I have 2 kitten that are 11-12 days old. I wasn't going to intervene because they were in one of the cat bins I made underneath my deck. This morning I looked in on them and they were gone. I was worried sick but soon discovered them underneath an overturned wheelbarrow that was scorching hot in the sun. The kittens looked fine but they were in the dirt with ants on them. I was afraid they would overheat so I decided to move them into a dog/cat outdoor play tent and try to lure mom in since I didn't have a trap. She went inside the tent and I have her and the kittens shaded in there outside on my deck. Since I don't have a permanent enclosure to keep them in outdoors, I want to bring them inside. Everything I have read says its ok to bring a mother & kitten indoors. I would prefer this over trying to raise them without their mom but I have a few concerns. I can't just let her loose in a room because I would never catch her so is it ok to keep her in the tent or a large dog crate or something like that? I also want to keep her long enough to spay as well. My other concern is how I will get her inside by myself (i will try to find help but not sure if I can). The tent is a pop up type so it won't fit through the door when it's open or I would just carry it inside. Any ideas? I will try to take the kittens out first but I am scared of harming mom or myself when the tent collapse around her because it's going to be like a big net around her. Sorry this is so long, I just want to decide what needs to be done in the next few hours (I hope).
Just fyi, when I first got her in the tent she freaked out pacing and trying to escape. She then dragged one of the kittens around like she was trying to move it. I sat by the tent and talked to her so she calmed & put the kitten down. They have been nursing the last hour or so and mom is relatively calm. She gets within a foot of me when I feed her typically but I have never touched her and she can be skittish but she has come around a lot from the time she first arrived.
Thanks so much for your help. I have called several rescue places today and no one has returned my call. My vets office wasn't much help either - they just referred me to the rescue places.
I am thinking I should go buy some kitten formula to have on hand just in case. Is this called KMR? I hope the local Petsmart or somewhere has this along with bottles?!
I asked for advice here previously when my 2 ferals found me & unfortunately wasn't able to trap them to get spayed/neutered in time. Now I have 2 kitten that are 11-12 days old. I wasn't going to intervene because they were in one of the cat bins I made underneath my deck. This morning I looked in on them and they were gone. I was worried sick but soon discovered them underneath an overturned wheelbarrow that was scorching hot in the sun. The kittens looked fine but they were in the dirt with ants on them. I was afraid they would overheat so I decided to move them into a dog/cat outdoor play tent and try to lure mom in since I didn't have a trap. She went inside the tent and I have her and the kittens shaded in there outside on my deck. Since I don't have a permanent enclosure to keep them in outdoors, I want to bring them inside. Everything I have read says its ok to bring a mother & kitten indoors. I would prefer this over trying to raise them without their mom but I have a few concerns. I can't just let her loose in a room because I would never catch her so is it ok to keep her in the tent or a large dog crate or something like that? I also want to keep her long enough to spay as well. My other concern is how I will get her inside by myself (i will try to find help but not sure if I can). The tent is a pop up type so it won't fit through the door when it's open or I would just carry it inside. Any ideas? I will try to take the kittens out first but I am scared of harming mom or myself when the tent collapse around her because it's going to be like a big net around her. Sorry this is so long, I just want to decide what needs to be done in the next few hours (I hope).
Just fyi, when I first got her in the tent she freaked out pacing and trying to escape. She then dragged one of the kittens around like she was trying to move it. I sat by the tent and talked to her so she calmed & put the kitten down. They have been nursing the last hour or so and mom is relatively calm. She gets within a foot of me when I feed her typically but I have never touched her and she can be skittish but she has come around a lot from the time she first arrived.
Thanks so much for your help. I have called several rescue places today and no one has returned my call. My vets office wasn't much help either - they just referred me to the rescue places.
I am thinking I should go buy some kitten formula to have on hand just in case. Is this called KMR? I hope the local Petsmart or somewhere has this along with bottles?!
