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I volunteer at an animal shelter where there are several FIV positive cats (they're incredibly sweet and affectionate, and the shelter keeps them away from the FIV negative cats). I believe they're on a regular medication regimen, but they seem happy and healthy--one is rather chubby in fact...

Hi Sarthur! If I had to guess, I'd say two and a half to three months (although I'm not 100% sure on this--when the vet checked her out, she said she was on the large side, which makes me think I might be underestimating her age a bit).

ENTRY Jericho Animal Hospital, Jericho, New York (on Long Island). When we found our first kitty, she was a two week old scrapper living under a rosebush in our back yard. I was honestly scared to death about how to take care of her--I'd never owned any pet bigger than a beta fish :)...

Thank you so much Sarthur2! Yikes, I didn't even think of pregnancy--I'll try to post a pic by this afternoon (hubs took a few of her in my arms, but it doesn't show much but her cute little face and paws :)). She actually ate all her food last night and some this morning, so maybe the...

Hi everyone!! I haven't updated in a while, and I wanted to thank everyone for their advice and help!! So anyway, I bought a trap and I was hoping to get the Mama cat inside, when another Mama cat appeared with her litter (!) The kittens from Mama # 1 appear to have gone their separate ways...

I definitely will Sarthur2! Thanks again!!

You definitely did the right thing--keeping the cats apart until they're used to each other is the best course! I "strayed" from that a bit (no pun intended!) and I was just lucky that it worked out :).

We had a similar situation (both our cats came from the outdoors--Luna when she was two weeks old, and Mushy when she was a few months old--Mushy came in when Luna was just over a year old, and used to being the "alpha cat"). We tried to maintain separate rooms, with Mushy upstairs and Luna...

Update!! One kitten caught! The funny thing is, I think mom has a sixth sense when it comes to trapping--as soon as I bought the traps, she and three of the kits went AWOL (before I'd even set them up!). The fourth was crying up a storm out back and in front this morning--I put out food, and...

Hi everyone!! Update--momma and family came back last night! (Momma first, then the kits--the funny thing was, she was very calm on her own, but once the babies made an appearance she was back to her hissing-growling self :)). I fed them last night and today, and I'm going to set up traps...

Aw, you guys are the best!!! Thank you all so much for your support and kind words! Unfortunately, still no sign of the family :( (it does look like the whole family is gone--I haven't seen any sign of the parents or kits, so I'm hoping they're together and safe.) I'm going to pick up the...

Now I'm worried--the whole family seems to be gone :(. I think they were living out back, and when I would open the door they'd come running for food. Today, though, no sightings, not even in a neighbor's yard... I'm concerned because my husband heard a cat crying out last night from our...

Thank you so much Sarthur2 and catsknowme!!! I'll definitely keep everyone posted! Unfortunately, they didn't come by this morning for food :(. I'm hoping they're just doing some brief wandering and they'll be back later...

Hi Sarthur! Luckily our county has a TNR program--I just have to trap the cats and bring them over (easier said than done, I know!) They'll do the spay/neuter, and then I pick them up and release them--

Hi Sarthur2! Thank you so much for your reply! I believe the kittens are probably around eight weeks old--they're not quite as "gangly" as older kittens, but definitely close to being fully weaned (I used to see the mother nursing out front, but not over the last week, and the kittens eat...