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I’m so sorry too, I know how hard it is to lose them. You did all you could! Maybe you can catch that female and have her spayed. One town where I lived had a program where the non-profit came out and set traps, then spayed and released any cats they caught. I think the local Humane Society...

I’ve lost orphaned kittens before, even with the vet involved and plenty of help from others. Sometimes some just don’t thrive without the mother. Don’t be hard on yourself if it happens, you’ve done everything possible! It’s so easy to get attached even after only a few days and hard if they...

After I cleaned my carpet then put on Naures miracle, I pulled up the carpet in the spot and stuffed a ton of feline pine litter under it and then put the carpet back and put feline pine litter all over the top too. I left it there for about a month before cleaning it all up but I never smelled...

I always heard « no bones », until I found my long time vet Kerry Yoon in Hawaii Kai. He absolutely recommended roasted or broiled only, thigh or leg chicken bones only, once weekly for dental health and my cats teeth were CLEAN! He’s an awesome vet, I miss him since I’ve moved to the East Coast.

Oh that is so interesting! I knew about the promiscuity of female cats in heat and also several other species of animals. I knew the other animals were doing it for that exact reason but I didn’t connect that it is the same probable reason for cats until you pointed it out! Thanks!

I’m so glad you brought these to the discussion as I believe it highlights a real problem that ALL public and private companies use partial and not full information to sway opinion to their own ideas. I’m sorry that’s not well stated, I hope everyone can understand what I am trying to say. I...

Excellent post! However my previous vet recommended that all his cat patients feed one thigh or leg bone only from a roasted or broiled chicken only once weekly to clean teeth. My cats teeth were never so clean! I was shocked by how well it worked. If anyone wants to talk to his staff directly...

Thanks for taking the time to address the points brought up previously. I don’t have a lot of time out of my own work to address these so it’s very generous of you to have done so. The older I get, I see we have to educate ourselves and share with others because I see from my 18 nieces and...

True it’s not the best study, and I realize there are no actual research parameters or results as there would be in an actual study but it does raise questions about feeding commercial food. I hope it convinces people to at least re-assess the food they are feeding. I could find other actual...

I hope this convinces everyone to switch their cats to a raw food diet. Just like humans, cats will develop diseases from years of packaged and processed food. In the long run it’s a lot less expensive and less misery to make your cat food that resembles a wild diet, than to end up with...

Oh that’s good to hear! I got that number from the Humane Society a few years ago, I’m glad to see it’s decreasing! Thank goodness for people like AMStraight87 who care!

Yes good point, give her and her babies a secure hiding place now so she doesn’t move the kittens somewhere you can’t access them! On a side note, I found out a few years ago that male cats will sometimes kill kittens they find. It must be similar to the behavior of male lions that kill the cubs...

You are really wonderful to do that! I get so upset when I see people letting their cats have litter after litter of kittens. They just have no idea or they just don’t care about all of the suffering they’re promoting!

Oh I forgot you have dogs! Yes she’s probably freaked out by the barking and such. I think you’re on the right track though, leave them be and check them every couple of hours. Kittens will absolutely be crawling all over soon! Don’t forget to use soothing and happy speech when you’re down there...

Great idea! It will give the mother a safer feeling than being exposed.

You’re so sweet to take on such a huge responsibility! At all costs, don’t be like the feral mothers owner or ancestors owner and let them go around without being spayed/neutered. Lots of people like to take kittens but very few bother to have them fixed. They are often adopted by people who...

Make sure the kittens can’t get into anything dangerous. If your basement is unfinished, think carefully about where a cat might get stuck. If they can stick their head in anywhere, they can get in. A feral can get into trouble trying to escape so try to cat proof the area. No plastic bags...

You are awesome and I agree with giving him time to cope with all the changes. My book, « The Natural Cat » by Anitra Frazier explains about fear, anger and anxiety when agression is a problem. Use visualization and affirmation. Picture him happy in his new surroundings and talk to him about how...

I have a real hardwood floor and sometimes my cat vomits. I clean it right away with water and then a wipe with a paper towel in a 10% bleach solution, then immediately another with plain water and dry it. I have no trouble. Sometimes I use baby wipes and that seems fine too.