06/03/2025
Please do not take healthy kittens from their mother if under 5/6 weeks.
If you find a litter of healthy young kittens outside - (under a bush, deck, or in a shed) - please leave them alone. Mom will be back soon to take care of them.
Kitten-napping with the intention of bringing the babies to the local shelter can end in euthanization as there aren't enough bottle-feeding volunteers, and those that are available are likely already overwhelmed with truly abandoned or ill kittens. Unfortunately, without resources, the shelter will have no choice.
We can't say it enough; the best place for a healthy neonatal kitten is with its mom!
Once the kittens have learned to eat on their own, they can be taken to rescue, and mom cat can be TNRed and/or adopted. Until then, please leave the kittens be!
❗️If a rescue/shelter/foster isn't available for kittens over 8 weeks and they must remain community cats, PLEASE make sure to get them fixed and vaccinated between 3 & 4 months of age so the breeding cycle ends. Kittens can start getting pregnant at 4 months.
Further information for kittens with and without a mom cat: https://www.alleycat.org/community-cat-care/kitten-and-mom-scenarios/
