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Raising Orphaned Kittens

If you have found abandoned, feral or orphaned kittens and wish to rescue and raise them, here’s everything you need to know....

31 March, 2017

Kitten Care Basics

If you already own cats, then you’ve got nine-tenths of the Kitten Care Basics learning curve beat. Even if you’ve never owned cats before, most of the information in this...

30 March, 2017

Keeping Kittens Healthy — From Six Weeks to Four Months Old

Many of the same principles for keeping kittens healthy are the same ones for kittens as for cats, so we’ll only discuss here the unique circumstances that apply to the younger kittens — those...

29 March, 2017

What is FIV?

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV), also known as Feline AIDS, is a serious viral disease that affects only cats.  Fortunately, there are many ways we can protect our cats from exposure...

28 March, 2017

What is Feline Leukemia (FeLV)?

Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) is a highly contagious, serious viral disease that affects only cats. Fortunately, there are many ways we can protect our cats from exposure to this disease....

28 March, 2017

Declawing: Don’t Do It. Here’s Why.

Declawing a cat is more than removal of the cat’s nail. Cats’ claws are part of their toe bones. The procedure known as “declawing” is the surgical removal of the...

27 March, 2017