May is in its swing into June, and while the beginning had already passed, I consider this time to be "kitten season". What is that, you ask? It's the time of the year when queens have a higher incident of pregnancy and/or birth. There are countless cats out there who are running around unspayed and unneutered, bringing kittens into the world. A majority of these are feral cats-- if you're interested in helping them, look into a feral colony rescue near you. These people help maintain population and health in feral colonies.
But what really started this (very poorly organized) entry is that I once again overheard someone asking if they could feed the 'three week old kitten they got from their uncle cat food yet.'. I nearly strangled them. Instead, I sort of played a game of "I work here", and explained to them the things needed to care for a kitten that young, and scolded them (with barbed politeness) for seperating it from its mother. I made sure they had at least a can of liquid formula and a can of powdered, plus a bottle in their basket when they left. I told them all about pottying kittens and their need to be warm before you feed. And that kittens are NOT human babies, and do NOT eat on their damn backs.
I want to make a user-friendly, easy-to-understand guide of what to do if you find a young kitten, pregnant or injured cat, or even just your friendly, neighborhood stray who needs a good 'snipsnip'. Good project? Yes? No?
Would you like to input? I only want serious replies to this question. Please demonstrate to me that you know your shit about cats, if I don't know you personally (and therefore would already know if you're not just shooting in the dark).
I'm going to go collapse in bed now, in prepration for ren faire tomorrow.
Eli says: *kickkickkickkickkickkick* *FLIP* *hiccup*
I swear, this kid does kickboxing for an hour and then hiccups all night like a drunk sailor. -_-
- Loki
(I love you, baby boy, always.)
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