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This is something I've not seen before. Hopefully someone can set my mind at ease. Fairfax, approx. 4 m/o male neutered foster kitten, happy, healthy, and obnoxious, frequently makes crunching noises with his teeth. I feel it's similar to teeth grinding in humans from a physiological...

I have sadly reached a conclusion that likely will lead to breaking up with my partner of 6 years. I am not happy about this, and I don't want to break up. But it seems like it may be inevitable... Please no hate comments, but I identify as polyamorous and I am not happy in a monogamous...

My Great Dane, Mimsy, who dislikes kittens, graciously allowing special-needs foster kitten Bebop to use her as a pillow....while they share the sunlight.

For those who do not know, I foster kittens for a local animal rescue group. Almost all of my kittens come from a rural shelter. I pulled seven kittens in the second week of January. Three have died, the last just this morning, of panleukopenia. All seven kittens had at least initial...

So our Bebop (foster kitten, 6-7 months, who we think suffered brain lesions associated with a toxoplasmosis infection when she was 2 months old) has gotten a lot better in many ways. Her balance and motor skills have definitely improved. However, she still gets anxious and circles. A lot...

There were some great triumphs. I saw some great adoptions happen and sent home kittens to adoptive families that I didn't think would survive. However, as my thick file for 2017 deaths tells, we lost a lot of kittens. Sometimes it's inevitable, something congenital that just kicks in and the...

I lose a lot of kittens, sadly, but I don't usually get super shook up about it. Unfortunately, it's a fact of life in rescue. My partner and I first saw Saki in the holding area of a local shelter that we frequently pull from. She was a tiny little tortie kitten with a big mouth and reaching...

We do have a lovely 6 month old blue tabby female kitten who has been looking for a home for quite some time now. We suspect she experienced a brain lesion at roughly 8 weeks of age, likely due to toxoplasmosis. She has recovered well and does not need any medication. She was treated by our...

One of my foster families today inquired about black 'dirt' under the chins of all their cats, both fostered and owned. They are not eating out of plastic bowls and are all on Revolution monthly. Nobody seems itchy, there is no hair loss, and only minor irritation to the skin which I suspect is...

So, in the week before I left for California for my apprenticeship at HSSV (which was TOTALLY AWESOME and I learned so much!) I got a begging message from the shelter we pull from that they were totally full. We had one empty quarantine cage so I made the trip and came home with 4 moderately...

So, Maddie's Fund (google if unfamiliar with this great organization) has summer apprenticeships around the country that one can apply for--I applied to apprentice at the Humane Society of Silicon Valley's Kitten Nursery, and I was accepted! I'm super excited to see how HSSV deals with the large...

I have two roughly 8 week old kittens, pulls from a local shelter, that seem to be going the fading kitten route. I am used to seeing this earlier than now. Orion and Octavia--have little interest in food, Orion especially feels 'floppy' when held. Brother Oleander is doing fine, eating like a...

This one pulled on Monday. Siblings are steel grey/white and black/white with strong tabby overlay. It is clearly a tabby. Shelter said lilac tabby, I say maybe chocolate (not brown) tabby? He has greenish to hazel eyes and pink but not super pink paw pads. They are not bubblegum pink but...

Finally got a picture of Minuette that *almost* does her justice. She is a light, soft blue with reddish/brown tint. Her background: came from a hoarding situation with about 20 other cats, 3 of which were the same color as her. Many were Siamese-type chocolate points. She is not like any...

I have always dreaded this day would come.  I've never gotten a positive FeLV or FIV test, but I did today. Or rather, the vet did. Martin is a 5-6 month old male DSH kitten.  Blue tabby with white.  He is outgoing, friendly, and very social.  He is easily handled and loves people, has been...

I pulled a few kittens the other day from a local shelter where they'd been surrendered/seized from a hoarding situation.  One is a very unique color and I think she may be a lilac, but I'm not certain.  There was an adult male that color and another juvenile kitten, along with multiple...

I had posted a bit back about my litter of five inbred kittens.  We are still holding at two, but one is clearly much better off than the other.  Red collar male plays, jumps, purrs, and uses the litter box reliably. He weighs 1 lb 5 oz..  Green collar male only weighs 15 oz.  He eats and...

So, I know occasionally in other animals, people will line-breed to cement a certain trait they want. Is this done in purebred cats? My question is basically, how close can one breed without expecting problems with the hardiness and number of offspring? I ask not because I breed purebred...

Hi folks, Long time! I recently had the pleasure of fostering three Maine Coon mix kittens.  Gorgeous, fluffy, HUGE for their age, sweet as pie.  Came into rescue from a local shelter where they were owner surrenders, approx. 20 minutes before they were pulled by us.  So little if any exposure...

I have a few different batches of kittens right now.  The youngest are probably 5 weeks old and their eyes are mostly green now rather than kitten blue.  Another batch is 6 or 7 weeks old, and they are orange tabbies with vivid blue eyes.  I was expecting them to change, but they haven't. ...