If you happen upon a litter of tiny kittens outdoors, itโs natural to want to scoop them up and try to care for them yourself or take them to a shelter. But both of those options may actually place them in more danger! ๐ก๐ผ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ.
If you find a litter of healthy-looking kittens who are not yet walking on their own and there is no mom in sight, Kent County Animal Services can help! By contacting Animal Services, they can place a trap for mom, ensuring both she and her babies come to ACSKC together. This way, mom can continue to give her kittens the best care possible. Then once the kittens are old enough to eat on their own, mom can get spayed!
To give kittens the best chance of survival, follow the guide below.
If you have found kittens in Kent County, Maryland, contact Kent County Animal Services at 410.778.3648.ย
What is Kitten Season?
Kitten Season refers to the warmer months when cats go into heat. Traditionally, this lasts from April to October, but kittens come to the shelter year-round!
How old are they?
Determining how old a kitten is can tell us whether they are still nursing and need their mom. To determine your kitten's age, view the Kitten Lady guide here.
How You Can Help
There are a number of foster opportunities to help us care for the kittens who come to our shelter. The types of kittens we need fosters for include:
- Bottle Babies
- Nursing Moms
- Kittens with medical needs
- Kittens in need of socialization
- In-betweens a.k.a those waiting to be spayed/neutered
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Check out our Types of Fosters guide for more information!
It takes a lot of support to care for hundreds of kittens each year. Donations made toward our Kitten Foster Program helps us provide supplies to the families who care for our most vulnerable pets. The supplies we need most includes:
- Fancy Feast Kitten Pate
- Purina Kitten Chow
- Feline Nursing Kits
- Nutri-Vet Milk Replacement For Kittens
Donations may be dropped off at our shelter or purchased directly from our AmazonSmile Wish List or Chewy Wish List.
