Mayhem & Murder Mittens

Mayhem & Murder Mittens In-home newborn and bottle baby kitten rescue. 2026 will be my 5th year. Located in Central Washington.

This is firm-I am not making exceptions for anyone
04/29/2026

This is firm-I am not making exceptions for anyone

Today, all of the kittens in my care, and a few extra were transferred to other rescues. I will miss them all.Now it's t...
04/26/2026

Today, all of the kittens in my care, and a few extra were transferred to other rescues.
I will miss them all.
Now it's time to clean and sanitize and start stocking back up on supplies. I JUST ran out of formula this morning with their final feedings.
If anyone would like to contribute towards formula or supplies, I am sharing my amazon link. Thank you all for your support! Your help makes it possible to keep helping the tinies.
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/22GIIODO7ND7P?ref_=wl_share

04/21/2026

Carl with a K. Super adorable.

Please leave kittens alone if they are alone, sleeping in a cuddle puddle, and clean. Mom is out and about and will come...
04/21/2026

Please leave kittens alone if they are alone, sleeping in a cuddle puddle, and clean. Mom is out and about and will come back if you back off and leave them alone.

If dirty, crusty eyes, screaming, laying on side and limp....get them to a vet.

A local rescuer gave this bad info to someone with a cat that has ringworm. A 'respected' rescuer. Please do not blindly...
04/19/2026

A local rescuer gave this bad info to someone with a cat that has ringworm. A 'respected' rescuer. Please do not blindly trust rescuers, there is a lot of bad info and wive's tales taken as gospel truth in rescue.

Ringworm is a fungus, from the same family as foot fungus.
It can, and should be treated with lime sulfur dips as first line treatment. It can be treated with clotrimazole lotion (brand name Lotrimin in the athlete's foot section). Miconazole nitrate 2% (Monistat) can be used, but will make cats puke if they lick it. Oral medications, such as Itrafungol, can be used if the vet prescribes it. Always go to the vet first, before treating so they can make sure it's ringworm.

Cats, dogs, humans...anything that can contract it DOES NOT become immune to ringworm. It's a fungus. Not a virus. You can reinfect yourself, animals can be reinfected once treated. It is a pain in the ass fungus to treat and once in your home, hard to fully eradicate.

Healthy adult cats are less likely to contract it, and it can self resolve, but that takes months and is contagious the whole time. Kittens, sick cats, and older cats are more susceptible to it.

If you suspect a cat has it, and you dont know what to do, go to your vet and they can help you get a treatment plan going. Google how to wash bedding or blankets and what cleaners can kill ringworm to keep your home as clean as possible.
Dont blindly accept what you are told. Another rescuer told someone to use coconut oil on ringworm. 🤦🏼‍♀️ (Apparently coconut oil may have some properties that help against it, but I wouldnt use it personally. So see, even I dont know everything lol)
When in doubt, contact your vet. They can usually give some info over the phone and help you decide if you need to bring the cat in.

Edit: all medications I listed have been directly prescribed by vets for cats with ringworm. I directly dealt with those cats and the medicines.

04/19/2026

Mr. Sonny.
10ozs of solid floof. A tiny eating machine with big purrs.

Carl with a K (black and white), Oakley (most likely siamese), and Sonny (orange)13 days old and the sweetest little flo...
04/13/2026

Carl with a K (black and white), Oakley (most likely siamese), and Sonny (orange)
13 days old and the sweetest little floofers.
Sonny is the biggest and Oakley is the smallest.

Carl with a K (black and white), Oakley (cream/siamese maybe), and Sonny (orange). All gaining, all happily eating. Four...
04/11/2026

Carl with a K (black and white), Oakley (cream/siamese maybe), and Sonny (orange).
All gaining, all happily eating.
Four, the other orange guy, is with a friend who wanted a friend for a singleton someone brought her.

Joey is doing great! He has been on antibiotics for the past 3 days and I have seen a huge turnaround. He is eating, pla...
04/11/2026

Joey is doing great! He has been on antibiotics for the past 3 days and I have seen a huge turnaround. He is eating, playing and not breathing like he is dying.
I took these pictures today.
He and Cheddar were playing hard on the steps. Cheeze It decided my bed is his new napping place.

Four days ago, Joey was busy biting holes into the cardboard scratcher. Then he started having sneezing fits, unrelated ...
04/10/2026

Four days ago, Joey was busy biting holes into the cardboard scratcher.
Then he started having sneezing fits, unrelated to the cardboard.
The past two days his breathing has been horrible. His snot smells gross. He keeps seeking me out to snuggle, or he stays in the kennel on the heating pad.
He has dropped weight and I can feel his ribs. They feel like they bow out on the lower part. It's not a good feeling.
I am treating him the best I can right now.
Cheddar and Cheeze It are not sick, I vaccinated them last night. I am holding off on vaccinating Joey because he is declining. I am hoping he turns around tonight. I have a few tricks up my sleeve.

The background: A friend was trapping at a colony that is cared for and trapped 11 cats on friday, to get fixed Saturday...
04/06/2026

The background: A friend was trapping at a colony that is cared for and trapped 11 cats on friday, to get fixed Saturday. 9 of the 11 were females. She tried to avoid trapping the babies' mom, but she was trapped and spayed.
Mom has a history of losing litters but was doing okay so far. She wasnt doing great after surgery and the trapper was asking around for help. A vet student said she could take the kittens but didnt get back to the trapper, so she reached out to me. I said I would take them to let mom heal and get better.
Mom will go back to the colony, where she will be safe and cared for...and wont have anymore kittens.
These guys came in small. 4-5ozs each. I am wondering if mom lost litters due to low milk supply. Two latch and eat, two actively fight against ni***es and wont eat. I am dribbling formula into their mouths but they act like its poison. 🤦🏼‍♀️
They may have been born on Wednesday, April 1st.

Tonight, a friend asked for some advice about week old kittens and newly spayed mom. Mom is a stray with a history of lo...
04/06/2026

Tonight, a friend asked for some advice about week old kittens and newly spayed mom.
Mom is a stray with a history of losing her litters. She was taking care of these guys, but was spayed yesterday and isnt doing as well. I offered to take these guys to give mom a break and space to heal.
I think it's 4 boys. The lightest one may be siamese. He has dark on his ears. The black baby has some white...and fever coat. The white is on the feet and belly.

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