KITTY!!!!! KTITY!!!! More Kitties!!!

My friend at work she found 6 little kitties.4 weeks old.she is asking can she
let the kitties have free rome of the house or at night they have to be in a carrier. she has no animals in the house no children.can she let them out at night?
thanks!!!!!!!!!!

Nope, they will need to be crated or kept in a small room. There's too much in a house that a curious kitten can get into. I fostered a mother and her 5 kittens and unless I was there with them, they went into the crate (wire dog kennel). I think it was at about 7 weeks that I let them sleep out of the crate, but they were still confined to one room. It was only in the last week I had them (they went back to the shelter at 8 weeks) that I would actually let them roam the entire townhouse (2 bedroom and bathroom upstairs, and lounge, kitchen, dining room downstairs, so not huge, but not tiny). They also had mum there to get them out of trouble.

It was also only in the last week that they actually wanted to explore downstairs. They were happy to just play in the bedroom they were in, the bathroom where they could bat at each other from under the door, and the landing.

Tell her to keep them in one room only, and just let them explore only when she is there to watch them, which will be a couple of weeks away anyway.

can people show me a picture of a dog carrier or crate from petsmart that is a good one?how much litter boxes she needs?I was thinking about going to petsmartto get her stuff. she is on a budgent. and her birthday is this wednesday.so I wanted to get her stuff down. right now they are in my house but I letting the dog use the crate because he went to the vet and had to get his leg fixed. (he broke his leg. )so they are in my bathroom.

I suggest you first go to the store, talk to someone knowledgable and explain how young the babies are, but I wouldn't spend money on crates because the bars are too far apart for kitties and they can get their heads stuck in them (plus they're not cat friendly otherwise). Do spend on as many litter boxes as you know she has room for, not the covered ones as lots of cats don't like them. Do get one for use in the kitties room now that's not too high, so they can crawl in, and do get good clumping litter, not too coarse though. Don't get reg. catfood yet (or treats) yet, but do get kitten food - I hope your friend knows they need to eat about 5-6 times a day til they're a couple of mos. old? NO milk - it's not good for them, water is fine (a good low sided but heavy crock type feeder is good for water) and remind her to change it every day if not more. She needs to ask the vet (get her a gift certificate - she'll really appreciate that!) how to take care of such tiny babies - they're much too young to be without their mother and need special care, plus need to be examined ASAP.

I would send her to: www.kitten-rescue.com and read up on orphan kittens.

At this age, they do need to be confined, but they don't need "fancy" cat items yet. For litterpans, I would go to the grocery store and get several of the small baking/lasagne pans to use. She needs a NON clumping litter at this point as the kittens will be curious and try to eat the litter at first. She'll probably need KMR and quality canned and dry kitten food.

You may also want this post to be in the pregnant cats and kittens forum as you may get more people posting there.

Good luck to her and her new kittens!

~Julia

here are the cute kitties!!!





these 3 are boys

1st one naruto

2nd littleman

3rd this is my favorite!!! little Tripod... I am going to ask if i can keep this little guy and let her have the rest to take care of. he is the runt of the litter.

here are the Females!




1st lily

2nd lizzy

3rd flower

Aren't they sweet? What lovely little babies. What luck!!!

The easiest thing for her to do, rather than crating them or sticking them all in a carrier, would be to make a special kitten room in the home...mine was my rather smallish bathroom. Every kitten I've taken in has lived in my bathroom until the rest of my home was kitten-proofed. Or if she has a small enclosed den, or a spare bedroom. Since they are so tiny, they do need to be kept together, in a small space, so that they will remain safe while they're so young...you would not BELIEVE the amount of mischief even 1 kitten will cause if left to roam freely around a home.

Here's some ideas:

1. Make sure the space is small, as I mentioned. Bathroom, bedroom, small den, whatever.
2. No electrical cords, and if so, make sure they are covered either in wire loom jacket, or coated in dish soap to deter chewing, and to avoid the possibility of electricution.
3. Make sure the space is set up for kittens...a kitty bed (a couple of pop can flats or shallow boxes will do...lined with blankets and/or towels), food and water dishes (it is preferable that there be one bowl per cat...they can share a water dish, however), a couple of tin foil lasagna pans with non-clumping cat litter, a scratching post (best to get them using this while they're YOUNG), and the best part, some toys...toys that cannot be chewed or swallowed.
4. If in the bathroom, make sure the toilet lid/seat is down to avoid drowning accidents.
5. If in an area with drapes or curtains, pin them up, or remove them...otherwise the kittens WILL climb and shred them to bits.
6. Make sure all vents are secure, and kittens can't climb into it and down into your duct work.

Hope this helps a bit. Once they are within the 3-4 lb. arena in size, they can begin to take some short supervised visits into the rest of the home...make sure all of the above applies safety-wise to the other areas of the house! And remind her to have those kittens taken to the vet ASAP, for their first check-up!

Originally Posted by Larke

Do get one for use in the kitties room now that's not too high, so they can crawl in, and do get good clumping litter, not too coarse though.

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I agreed with all but the clumping litter! Some kittens will eat the litter, like babies put things in their mouth to explore. The clumping litter could hurt them, so start with clay litter.

They are cute! I think I see thumbs on Naruto!

Have they been to a vet? One looks unwell. I would suggest you put your money into a first-time vet visit before you buy a carrier. She can just empty out the floor of a closet and confine them in the closet. They are small enough that a half barrier will keep them in. Don't shut them in completely they need air, just not cold drafts.

what kitten looks like it is sick??

I have never had a kitty that young before so I can't offer any advice on how to take care of them, other than to suggest that they be checked out by a Vet to make sure they are healthy and get their very important shots.

They are darling little kitties though!!!! I'm such a sucker for animals, especially cats, that I would have a hard time giving those little sweeties away!!!

Originally Posted by KittyLova

what kitten looks like it is sick??

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Maybe "Flower"? She doesn't look as bright-eyed and perky as the others do. She looks a bit lethargic and lackluster. It might just be the camera angle or she might have just woken up from sleeping though. Hard to really tell.

But it is a good idea to get them checked out at the Vets as soon as possible, especially because they are so young and were abandoned babies.

I am in the waiting room right now. Wait a seconed................
Oh no... My Tripod died of FL.
all the others all ok. but they are getting there shots and everthing.
but they are going to stay over there to night to check on them.

RIP My Little Tripod...

Originally Posted by KittyLova

I am in the waiting room right now. Wait a seconed................
Oh no...

My Tripod died of FL.

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I'm glad that you took them to be checked out. I'm sorry to hear about little Tripod

I'm sorry..
He died of FL? How did they find out so quickly? Poor baby..

I dont know.

Originally Posted by KittyLova

I dont know.

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What did the vet say? It concerns me they were so quick to diagnose but not to cure....

he said he might got it from who ever mated with his mom. I dont get it.
if he did get it from his father wouldnt the others get it too? I dont get it?
did he get bitten by another male cat? the mother cat was not there.

Originally Posted by KittyLova

he said he might got it from who ever mated with his mom. I dont get it.
if he did get it from his father wouldnt the others get it too? I dont get it?
did he get bitten by another male cat? the mother cat was not there.

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No offence, but none of this is making sense to me....