also since this is My Job and im going to be Posting about it a lot. here's a guide from the spca of texas about stray kittens, especially during kitten season. you can find this online, but i removed the bottom section with this org's specific contact info as it may be out-of-date + - ThreadSky

rippstik.bsky.social • 4 days ago

also since this is My Job and im going to be Posting about it a lot. here's a guide from the spca of texas about stray kittens, especially during kitten season. you can find this online, but i removed the bottom section with this org's specific contact info as it may be out-of-date +

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rippstik.bsky.social•4 days ago

is local to the dallas area.
as a general rule of thumb, neonatal kittens will be better off with their mother. i'm pretty damn good at what i do, but i'm not a cat, and shelters get full VERY quickly. if you choose to take in a pregnant or nursing cat, or if there are orphaned kittens you +

rippstik.bsky.social•4 days ago

choose to look after, try reaching out to local rescues in your area to see if they're able to intake the kittens with you as a guaranteed foster. city shelters and facilities are more likely to accept neonates as intakes if there's someone who can care for them.
most city orgs are unable +

rippstik.bsky.social•4 days ago

to provide the scope and length of care neonates need. kittens require round-the-clock care, and the real small ones (0-3 wks) often require feedings every 3-4 hours. city shelters simply don't have the resources or staff to support their needs, and will likely tell you to return the kittens +

rippstik.bsky.social•4 days ago

to where you found them, especially if you didn't wait for mom. sometimes a staff member will foster them, but you cant guarantee that
to be frank, most shelters will humanely euthanize neonates by end of day because they simply cannot provide the care & the kittens will starve overnight otherwise +

rippstik.bsky.social•4 days ago

or will get too cold, or hypoglycemic, etc. without the supportive care they need. taking kittens to any shelter, city or private, will also expose them to diseases like panleukopenia & URIs simply due to the volume of animals in the area, regardless of the disease prevention measures in place +

rippstik.bsky.social•4 days ago

tl;dr if you find a baby kitten, leave them alone, watch for mom. if they're in any immediate danger (sick, in the road, etc) you can move them to a low-traffic location where their mom can still find them and contact a your local animal shelter for further information and assistance +

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