05/31/2026
A must read ♡ Now is the time to step up and help. Get your personal cats and neighborhood cats spayed and neutered.
While many see a cute kitten that you want to take home, we as rescuers see the reason why everything should be spayed & neutered.
This tiny baby was brought in cold, weak, & at death's door to be completely honest. We know that's not nice to hear, but it is a reality so many rescues & shelters are dealing with every day right now during Kitten Season. This kitten now needs 'round the clock care for a sleepless night by a foster where they hope each check in the baby is still alive. Don't get us wrong, our foster WILL sacrifice sleep and do their absolute best, but we can't always fight and win every fragile kitten case we get when their little bodies have been through SO much, taking a toll when energy is already spent trying to survive from environmental factors like parasites, mama cat dying, lack of nutrition, fleas, etc. Then add in genetics that can play a role on top of that.. It's a lot.
Our point is, if the mama cat had been fixed, we wouldn't be in this scenario & many others just the same. Kittens are found everyday suffering when they shouldn't be.
⭐️Won't kittens go away if you keep fixing the cats?
Absolutely not. The amount of cats in the world, even with hundreds of thousands being fixed every year, is like taking a teaspoon to an ocean, scooping out little by little each time as another large wave comes in. A cycle not stopping soon.
⭐️Isn't spaying cruel?
NOPE! It can be life-saving. A cat's chance of cancer, illness/disease, & pyometra (when the uterus fills w/pus making a cat look pregnant, but really is infection that can burst at any time) increases each heat. Even spay aborts ARE humane and safe!
⭐️I can't afford spay/neuter
There IS help! In Pima County see No Kill Pima County 's website. They have many free opportunities! https://www.nokillpimacounty.org/pet-owner-resources/spay-neuter/
Organizations often will help cover costs or the public/your family or friends if you ask for help. Please don't be afraid to ask...we know times are tough. But it will be way tougher w/ 6 more mouths to feed if your cat has kittens. Not to mention they also don't get fixed & start reproducing (4 months is when they can get pregnant! They also do not care about breeding to their siblings/parents!)
Please send love for this kitten & fix everything!