Need home for Mommy and kitty

My mom had a stray cat (VERY lovable) wander under her deck and have babies! We have found homes for 3 of them; however, there is still 1 more kitty about 5 weeks old. We really need to find a home for the mommy and her baby.

All the "no kill" shelters are full and we hate to take them to the humane society as this time of year when there are thousands of unwanted cats, they do not last long there.

If someone can PLEASE help us. My mom and I neither one can take these poor little babies as my son is very allergic (we had to find a home for our 2 cats already).

The Mommy is mostly white with a little black/gray tiger marking on her face, tail and one stripe on her back. The baby is all black and white with beautiful blue eyes!

Please e-mail me ASAP if you are able to help. We will drive them to you!

My parents have to board up their deck as other wild animals are getting under there as well and then the cats won't have that to go under!!

Thanks for helping!

wderoy..first, it is critical that you list your city and state. This is a world wide message board and no one will step forward if they do not know where you are. I wish you hadn't placed the kittens at such a tender age...kittens should stay with mom until they are at least 8 weeks of age. Also...the best thing to do is to try to place locally...contact your vet offices, put up flyers at your local supermarket, contact friends, family neighbors. Also, place ads in your local paper.

Katie

Where are you located?

Thank you for the advice. I am new at this. As far as placing the kitties. We contacted our vet and they said the kitties are perfectly fine to be able to be separated from their mommy. Also, we have done extensive work trying to find a home for these guys. We found a home for the last kitty and now just have the mommy left.

Thank you.
Also, I am in Canton, Ohio

Sorry...new at this!
Canton, Ohio

Originally Posted by wderoy

Thank you for the advice. I am new at this. As far as placing the kitties. We contacted our vet and they said the kitties are perfectly fine to be able to be separated from their mommy. Also, we have done extensive work trying to find a home for these guys. We found a home for the last kitty and now just have the mommy left.

Thank you.
Also, I am in Canton, Ohio

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That's interesting because it is illegal in Virginia to place any kittens or puppies under the age of 8 weeks. I would highly recommend that you have mom cat spayed if at all possible since there are no more kittens that she is nursing. She will most likely go back into heat and may become pregnant again. Here is a list of low cost clinics:




OHIO
A Snip In Time
Cleveland OH
216-651-7142
Pets and ferals.
City of Cleveland Kennel
2690 West 7th Street
Cleveland, OH 44113
216-664-2759 clinic
216-664-3069 main
Low cost spay/neuter clinic for pets of Cleveland residents.

Pet Guards Shelter
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223
330-920-1522

Planned Pethood Inc.
5265 Berkey Southern Road
Whitehouse, OH 43571
419-877-3499

United Humanitarians
Toledo, OH
419-475-1977

MARX (Minimizing Animal Reproduction without Extremes)
Middletown OH
513-465-3295
Mobile s/n clinic for feral and pet cats in Middletown.

CAT-SNIP Program
Scratching Post
6958 Plainfield Road
Silverton, OH 45236
513-984-6369

Spay/Neuter Clinic
Columbus OH
614-367-9933

Humane Society & Spay Neuter
4920 State Route 37 E
Delaware, OH 43015
614-369-7387

Cat Welfare Association
736 Wetmore Road
Columbus, OH 43214
614-268-6096
Low cost spay/neuter for pets of low income people.

Spay Ohio
Northwest Columbus OH
614-457-5772


Advocates for Animals Inc Marietta OH
740-3730017


SICSA
Dayton, OH
937-294-6505
Low cost spay/neuter for pets of low income people.

Humane Society of Preble County
722 South Franklin Street Eaton OH 45320
937-787-4408 Thora Smith for appointments and info
Brings a mobile unit (NOMAD) to the area every month for low cost s/n of cats.

My parents don't mind paying to have the mom cat spayed; however, they are not going to keep her around. They are not able to take her inside and our neighborhood is not good for outdoor cats. Actually it isn't even allowed! So if we don't find a home, she'll have to be taken to the humane society. I have looked at several "rescue" shelters in Ohio and they are all full. This is a bad time of year.

Also, when I got my kitties they were about 6wks old and they are healthy, loving cats who are actually more like dogs! haha A friend of mine had to take them after I found out my little boy is allergic but they are doing great and have a wonderful home! So I don't know why they have to be 8 weeks but trust me, I would never do anything to harm an animal and definately checked with our vet first.

Thank you so much for all of the listings that you gave me! Have a good day!

Also, when I got my kitties they were about 6wks old and they are healthy, loving cats who are actually more like dogs! haha A friend of mine had to take them after I found out my little boy is allergic but they are doing great and have a wonderful home! So I don't know why they have to be 8 weeks but trust me, I would never do anything to harm an animal and definately checked with our vet first.

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It's great your two are doing ok...however, my own personal experience with our rescue group is that kittens that are taken from their mom earlier than 8 weeks of age are more prone to develop behavioral isssues then those that stay with their mom until they are at least 8-12 weeks of age. As I stated..that it the policy in Virginia and I do believe if possible, it is best for the kittens to stay with their mom.

My parents don't mind paying to have the mom cat spayed; however, they are not going to keep her around. They are not able to take her inside and our neighborhood is not good for outdoor cats. Actually it isn't even allowed! So if we don't find a home, she'll have to be taken to the humane society.

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My recommendation is to have her spayed now..in her current condition she is vunerable to becoming pregnant again. Additionally, I would download the PDF called "how to find homes for homeless pets" that you can find here:

http://www.natewood.net/Rehome.html

It gives advice on how to place an ad so that the animal has a better chance at finding a home.

Katie