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Hello,
So two nights ago when I was out visiting my cousins' home on the outskirts of town we found 3 scared, skinny little kittens with no mother in sight. 3 hours later, they were caught and crated and were originally going to be given to the SPCA in the morning, but my mom and I fell in love with them and we decided to take them home, get them to the vet right away, and rehome them ourselves. The first day of taking care of them we already found a home for them - ours.
I am concerned however about how their health might impact our indoor cat, who is a year old and up-to-date on all of his vaccinations. We brought these concerns to the vet who vaccinated the new little ones and he said after 48 hrs of isolation they should be okay to gradually be integrated into our household. I was wondering if anybody who has already been through this process has talked to their vet about these same issues and arrived at a different conclusion? I know I should probably trust our vet, but I don't think it hurts to get a second opinion, and FIV and FeLV are such serious diseases that it would put my mind at ease to have a little more to go on.
The kittens themselves, though pretty much skin and bone under their fur, look "healthy" (as can be for this situation, I suppose) - i.e. clear eyes, no fur missing (greasy/unkempt though), are playing and grooming themselves already! They didn't even have fleas (though there was evidence they'd had them at some time) and they seem comfortable with people (except one but unfortunately I think she was a bit traumatized in the process of getting her into the crate - she got very spooked and we're working on slowly regaining her trust), which has lead us to believe they might have been dumped on the side of the road. Unfortunately this is not an uncommon issue for this area : (
Anyway we would appreciate any help or input!! Here is a picture of them when they were first found and placed in the crate:
They are beautiful! Two little girls and a very boisterous boy! 6-8 weeks. Looks like they have some Maine Coon in them but of course no way to be sure (until they grow up to be godzilla-sized...)
So two nights ago when I was out visiting my cousins' home on the outskirts of town we found 3 scared, skinny little kittens with no mother in sight. 3 hours later, they were caught and crated and were originally going to be given to the SPCA in the morning, but my mom and I fell in love with them and we decided to take them home, get them to the vet right away, and rehome them ourselves. The first day of taking care of them we already found a home for them - ours.
I am concerned however about how their health might impact our indoor cat, who is a year old and up-to-date on all of his vaccinations. We brought these concerns to the vet who vaccinated the new little ones and he said after 48 hrs of isolation they should be okay to gradually be integrated into our household. I was wondering if anybody who has already been through this process has talked to their vet about these same issues and arrived at a different conclusion? I know I should probably trust our vet, but I don't think it hurts to get a second opinion, and FIV and FeLV are such serious diseases that it would put my mind at ease to have a little more to go on.
The kittens themselves, though pretty much skin and bone under their fur, look "healthy" (as can be for this situation, I suppose) - i.e. clear eyes, no fur missing (greasy/unkempt though), are playing and grooming themselves already! They didn't even have fleas (though there was evidence they'd had them at some time) and they seem comfortable with people (except one but unfortunately I think she was a bit traumatized in the process of getting her into the crate - she got very spooked and we're working on slowly regaining her trust), which has lead us to believe they might have been dumped on the side of the road. Unfortunately this is not an uncommon issue for this area : (
Anyway we would appreciate any help or input!! Here is a picture of them when they were first found and placed in the crate:
They are beautiful! Two little girls and a very boisterous boy! 6-8 weeks. Looks like they have some Maine Coon in them but of course no way to be sure (until they grow up to be godzilla-sized...)