Needy Paws

09/03/2026

One little kitten is still hoping for the right home.

One of the two kittens currently in my care may already have found his forever home, which means I’m now especially hoping to find the right family for the little one still waiting.

Both kittens will be neutered on Tuesday, so that important part of responsible pet ownership will already be taken care of before they leave.

They’ve been raised in a home environment, handled with care, and I’ve had the chance to get to know their personalities. I’m not looking for the first person who asks, I’m looking for a home where this little one will truly be loved and valued as family.

There are often kittens being offered for free, but choosing one who is already neutered means one major future expense and responsibility has already been taken care of.

If you think you could offer a loving, committed home, please send me a private message and tell me a little about yourself, your home and any pets you already have.

Please share — the right family may be just one share away.

He will be 10 weeks old after neutering.
-Central Alberta, close to Bowden.

09/03/2026

Our story made the newspaper!

I’m so pleased to share this article about Sylvie, the tiny neonatal kitten whose fight for life eventually inspired my Raising Sylvie trilogy.

Her story is also a big part of why I created Needy Paws: to share real experiences, raise awareness and help others understand the care vulnerable cats and kittens can need.

I’m also grateful to Whisker Rescue and Kittyhawk Rescue Foundation, both mentioned in the article, for the help they gave along the way.

From one tiny kitten needing a chance… to three books and now a newspaper feature.

08/29/2026

SOUND ON !
Did you know a cat can go back into heat when her kittens are still only 3 weeks old? Did you know she can go into heat as often as twice a month ? Do you know how
Many kittens could be born in one year from a single cat ? The first cat has kittens and then her kittens have more kittens etc etc etc ….

08/28/2026

It’s exciting! Willow is over 1kg and will be neutered next week 🙂

08/28/2026

Sound on !
A mother cat in my care is being spayed today. What I’ve witnessed over the past few weeks has really reinforced just how important spaying is.

She came back into heat when her kittens were only three weeks old.

Since then, while still raising her babies, she has gone through repeated heat cycles with very little break between them. Her kittens are now only eight weeks old, and she has already been in heat three times.

That surprised even me.

Female cats can return to heat remarkably quickly after giving birth, even while they are still nursing and caring for a litter. If they don’t become pregnant, those heat cycles can keep returning, sometimes with only a short break in between.

And although being in heat isn’t generally considered painful, that doesn’t mean it’s an easy experience.

The relentless yowling, restlessness, pacing, inability to settle and overwhelming hormonal drive to find a mate can continue day and night. Watching a cat go through it repeatedly, with barely enough time to settle before it begins again, really puts into perspective what an unspayed female can experience.

And yes — she can become pregnant again while she still has young kittens.

We often talk about spaying in terms of preventing unwanted litters, and of course that’s incredibly important. But there’s another side to it too: the welfare of the female cat herself.

Today, this little mum gets to step off that hormonal roller coaster for good.

No more heat cycles. No more pregnancies. No more litters.

She simply gets to be a cat. ❤️

Spaying isn’t only about preventing kittens. It’s about protecting the cat who would have to keep having them.

08/27/2026

I now have 76k likes on TikTok - it’s nice to know people are watching my videos🙂.

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08/25/2026

A little bit of nostalgia behind these kittens’ names

If you grew up in Britain in the late 1970s or early 1980s, you might remember the wonderfully strange little children’s programme Willo the Wisp.

It was set in an enchanted woodland and featured all sorts of quirky characters — including Mavis Cruet, the rather clumsy fairy, Arthur the caterpillar, Evil Edna, the television set witch, and the wonderfully named Moog.

So when it came to naming these little ones, I couldn’t resist borrowing a little piece of childhood nostalgia.

Their names might seem unusual at first, but for me they come with memories of a very different kind of children’s television — magical, odd, funny and completely unforgettable.

Does anyone else remember Willo the Wisp?

Willow (I know I spelled it this way 😊) and Wisp will be available for adoption very soon.

Send me a pm if there’s interest -central Alberta 🙏

Located in Red Deer County Alberta , Canada

08/25/2026

I was hand-raising three tiny neonatal kittens, all weighing under 100 grams.

The smallest weighed just 61 grams.

A newborn kitten typically weighs around 100 grams, so at only a little over half that expected weight, this little one was starting life at a serious disadvantage.

Kittens this small have very little in reserve. They can become cold quickly, struggle to maintain their blood sugar, tire easily during feeding, and may simply not have the strength that a larger newborn kitten would.

And there were three of them depending on me.

Hand-raising neonatal kittens means frequent feeds throughout the day and night, keeping them warm, stimulating them to toilet, cleaning them, weighing them and watching closely for the smallest changes.

When a kitten weighs only 61 grams, even a few grams can matter.

Every feed matters.
Every gram gained matters.
Every warm, settled sleep matters.

And while the 61 g kitten was the smallest, the other two siblings were also born below 100 grams and needed that same intensive care and attention.

Hand-raising three fragile newborns at once was exhausting, but there was never a question of whether I would try.

They were here.

They needed help.

And I was going to give all three of them every chance I possibly could.