Is the kitten healthy? Check list infographic.
Click the infographic below for a larger version. It covers the essential basics in order to assess your chosen kitten for health which is the number one criteria when adopting a kitten and assessing...
Category: kittens
Why do some cats like to take walks with their owners?
Cats take walk with their owners because they are behaving as a developing kitten would when they follow their mother from the nest in their development towards independence. It often happens along a well-worn...
Kitten’s cry versus baby’s cry
A kitten’s cry to demand something or other, usually warmth, food and security is more attractive than the baby’s cry. Discuss! Both the kitten’s cry and the baby’s cry are sounds which get the...
How to give a kitten milk replacement formula
I am taking this information exclusively from the work of four veterinarians in writing the reference book Cat Owner’s Home Veterinary Handbook. It is an excellent book. I don’t have personal experience of feeding...
Kitten feeding station, breast feeder containing milk formula in action plus formula info
I’ve never seen this device before probably because I don’t breed cats! Bringing cats into the world is a big decision and responsibility. The video is quite nice and interesting. Notice how the kittens’...
Ring toss game – the prize is a live kitten. Cruel and exploitative.
NEWS AND VIEWS – Xianyang, Shaanxi, China: The tweet says: “Ring toss game – the prize is a live cat. A stall set up with kittens in cages. The temperature was very high, and...
Three sibling kittens cuddled up on a public bench wait to be rescued
This is very strange. Rare I’d say. I have never seen it before. This is a bench in a public place, next to a sidewalk (pavement). How did they get there? One thought comes...
WARNING: Video of man in China hanging a kitten from a string held in his hand
The tweet states: “The atrocities just continue. May 10, a netizen photographed a man killing a kitten near Building 16, Yixinyuan, Pingyi County, Linyi City, Shandong, China. The cat has been taken away by...
When are kittens able to regulate their temperature?
By the time kittens are about three weeks old most begin to acquire the ability to regulate their body temperature. The mother can then spend more time away from the birth then. At seven...
Seriously cute, inquisitive and confident orange kitten
Kittens don’t come much cuter, do they? The coat is red or orange and the pattern must be a tabby but it is barely visible. Nearly all red cats are male as the orange...
What should kittens weigh at birth?
A healthy kitten weighs about 3-4 ounces at birth. This is 100-125 grams. They should double their birth weight within 2 weeks. This is an average. Some modern cat breeds such as the Maine...
Stoic woman allows army of mountaineering kittens to climb her legs to get to the formula milk
Kittens have sharp claws. They are not worn down and rounded off. They are fresh and pinprick sharp. They climb up her right leg like a group of mountaineering tourists climbing Mount Everest. They...
Tiny calico rescued kitten bewitches man who didn’t want to hold her
Five kittens were found on a golf course. The mother was nowhere to be seen. A woman rescued them. She brought them home. Her father was disinterested. He was not keen. They already had...
Positive Reflections on a Near Fatal Kitten Accident
The other day a crazy thing happened. The most unlikely thing, the sort of thing that if you worried about it you would be paranoid and never be able do anything. Basically a folded...
WARNING – Video of Boy Killing Two Kittens
WARNING – DON’T GET INVOLVED IF THIS MIGHT UPSET YOU – but is it fake (no!)? The video shows a boy killing two innocent and charming kittens. I have watched bits of it to...
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