need kitten advice

[farrellcollie]

Your area may also have some cat specific rescue groups who can help and who may help with foster homes for the kittens and the mother. St. Louis has a few of these and I would think your area might too.

[Brandi]

Let us know what happens please!

[coyote]

Well it turns out that the kittens are fine. They just had dust or dirt on their faces. When they cleaned themselves up they did not have goopie eyes and they are not sneezing. They are a lot more active and have started eating food and drinking water. So, we have left all of them there for now. They are in a pretty safe spot. Our neighbors are on about a 1/2 acre property w/ a 6 foot fence all around. The mother and kittens are in an inner yard that has about a four foot fence around it. We are going to get all the information we can about live traps, and the spay and release for wild cats before we go and talk to the neighbors. I'm hoping we will be able to get the mother and kittens in the next week or so.

[mimitabby]

start feeding the kittens in an open box on its side with a towel over it (gradually)so that when you get the trap, you put the food in it and the towel over it and they'll go right in because they're used to the idea. Also, feed them lots of different food now, it will help them be less picky as adults. Glad you are making progress!

[coyote]

Thanks mt, I will do that! Thanks for the advice.

[coyote]

The neighbor caught one of the kittens for us this morning. The kitten is an orange tabby, male. We have him in a dog carrier in a closed off room. We need to get him to a vet and have him looked at. In the very least he has ear mites.

The other 2 kittens and mommy are going to some folks in the neighbor's church, so we do not have to worry them. Turns out that the mother is not feral. She is as sweet as can be.

[mimitabby]

wonderful wonderful! and you got an orange tabby out of the deal!!

let us know what you name him..