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Trying to get females fixed can be tough, especially when everyone's booked for like 4 months... fortunately we've got plans for them and their 7 kids. Tabby on the right is mom to the 3 indoors, and the one on the left is the Tabbys mom.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I have a little family of 3 kittens right now also! :) Mine are fosters and probably about 2.5 weeks old.

Have you helped raise kittens before? Since they have their moms, it will hopefully be pretty easy and pure joy for you, but things can still go wrong, and it can happen super quickly, so it's great to have some emergency supplies on hand. Do you already have spay/neuter arranged for all of them? Happy to help any way I can!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We have experience with litters once before, when we took in 3 of their kittens before. This is the first time we managed to get both moms to keep their kittens inside. 2 we have dates set and my sister will adopt them. The rest are uncertain, but for now we've got time to figure it out

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Awesome! Indoors will help a lot to keep them warm and safe from predators and disease. In my region, most rescues say they have a minimum 2 week lead time to accept any new animals, so if you're able to get in touch now and let them know you're willing to foster them until they're ready for spay/neuter, that often helps a lot to secure a spot in their program, and they might even provide you some supplies.

Sounds to me that you might be a great addition to the local foster team, and then you could take in new kittens once the current ones are ready for homes!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

That's a great idea. I'll look into it!

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