Inn To Cats

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Galaxy would make a great addition to someone’s family. Ashleigh was his original foster mom after he came in through one of LC3’s TNR clinics and then he moved onto a new foster with other kittens after his sisters were adopted. Please share to help him find a forever home!

05/15/2025

It's ! 💙🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛💛 Knowing an orphaned kitten's age will help you make faster life-saving decisions for them. A kitten's teeth are a great guide to telling age in the first 6 weeks of life — if you know what you're looking at!

Kittens have no teeth from birth until 3 weeks of age, when incisors emerge in the front of their mouth. These teeth are not for eating! 3-week-olds still depend on nursing for all nourishment, but they gain a little independence at this age. Incisors allow them to start grooming themselves. Kittens also begin to toilet on their own, and they take their first wobbly steps.

At 4 weeks, kittens' canines (fangs) come in. They still don't eat solid food, but fangs signify an emerging ability to hunt. 4-week-olds also begin to retract their claws, and their movements become more coordinated. These new assets let kittens begin to practice hunting skills by play-wrestling with their littermates.

At 5 weeks, the premolars (large teeth just behind the fangs) begin to emerge. Premolars are for eating meat, so a healthy kitten with premolars is ready to begin the weaning process. They'll keep honing their hunting skills through vigorous play as their eyesight and muscle coordination continue to mature. Kittens have all 26 of their milk teeth by 6 weeks.

Learn more in our free "Bottle-Feeding and Care of Orphaned Kittens" webinar:
On-Demand Recording: https://bit.ly/BFCIBFKV
Handout: https://bit.ly/BFCIBFKH

And for in-depth info on raising kittens:
Kitten Lady: https://kittenlady.org/kitten-care
National Kitten Coalition: https://kittencoalition.org

05/10/2025

🌸 **Mother’s Day is almost here!** 🌸

As you celebrate the incredible moms in your life with thoughtful gifts, don’t forget about your furry family members! Some popular Mother’s Day treats—like floral bouquets or edible arrangements—can pose hidden dangers to pets.
Flowers like lilies, azaleas, and certain flower bulbs, as well as chocolate-covered fruits or grapes, can be toxic to cats and dogs.
Before you pick the perfect bouquet, check out our list of pet-safe flowersto help you give a gift that’s beautiful and safe for everyone in the household. 💐🐾

03/27/2025

☠️ This is National Pet Poison Prevention Week. ☠️





Graphic by The Spruce.

01/16/2025

🐈 If you have one or two indoor-only cats between 6 months and 13 years of age, you can help researchers at the University of Edinburgh with a study about environmental enrichment! 😺

Feline expert Professor Danielle Gunn-Moore and her team are investigating the impact of environmental enrichment on the wellbeing of indoor cats. The study will compare four enrichment methods:

🐾 Daily playing using a wand toy
🐾 15 minutes of Cat TV per day
🐾 Installation of a Feliway Diffuser
🐾 Encouraging food foraging

Those who participate will be assigned one of these methods to try over 14 days.

Find out more and fill out part one of our survey 👉 https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/utilising-the-home-feline-stress-score-to-compare-the-impact-of

🗓 Part one will close on Friday 14 March 2025