Please contact us if you think a post is inappropriate, before going on the attack. Perhaps the person just doesn’t know, rather than is “trying to get rid of them.”

I will be interested to hear from the board’s cat advocates, but I’ve just looked around and it seems some experts say six weeks, some say eight. My beloved cat Ariel, gone in 1996 at 18 1/2, was given to us at six weeks.

-TR

I agree with the two other posters above, and I know many other cat rescuers in the WS and So.End that will back is all up! I also was alarmed when I saw the six weeks.. Yes, they are technically viable, but before 8 weeks is too hard on them, plus, they need the momma’s milk as long as possible. Also splitting from her too early, besides all the socialization/litter box training, the high probability of distemper can literally kill them overnight and the babies did a painful death. Any good Vet will tell you all of the above and say to not vaccinate until 8 weeks old. The most SHOCKING aspect of the post is the giving them away! Kittens are temporary toys to some, and unless some serious interviewing and follow up is done, the outlook for these babies is not good. Will the new owners PROMISE to spay/neuter.. or continue the cycle and then have the rescue people and shelters have to spend their time and money cleaning up the endless litters? People (some) with snakes troll Craigslist and other ‘free kittens’ ads with the ploy of their love to have a baby kitten.. when they don’t want to pay for a feeder rat. Any rude commenters can save it. This is NOT overreaction.. this is real life that I and many others that post on the Forums see and use our time, money and energy see everyday. Do you think that FCAT, Friends of the Animals and Kitty Harbor (just to name local ones) and SeattleAnimal and King Co. Animal Control would have to be so busy if people were more responsible? PLEASE, whoever is posting the kittens, get ahold of one of these agencies for advice, assistance, AND to get your momma cat SPAYED! For the bandwagon naysayers, this is not ‘preaching’, it is real life. We all want the best for these babies to have a good, long life of good care and stewardship.

Many local shelters will fix the mother cat for free if the kittens are surrendered to the shelter. The kittens are then fixed and vaccinated before being put up for adoption. This is a win/win situation for the cats and owner.

Agreed with above posters that kittens should stay with their mother for as long as possible while considering circumstances.

Service, lets just leave it at YOU know about dogs. I KNOW about cats.

HH/FCAT

Hoping that each of the kittens & Mom get proper treatment and some great new homes! PLEASE have Mom spayed ASAP!! It is a myth that they cannot get pregnant while nursing their young…Let me know (post here please!) if you need help taking care of things kindly AND responsibly!! Seriously!

Bad Vet advice. Who did that come from? And, yes.. with all the posting comments, PLEASE be careful WHO and how you adopt out. Try to adopt them out in pairs and spayed/neutered. As I put above, contact any of the above mentioned agencies for help, or better yet, take them to Seattle Animal Shelter(no kill, and they definetly get homes after they’ve been altered and health checkup. That eliminates any worry about bad intent people adopting from you.(people will lie!). SouthSeattleVet is low cost spay foromma cat. 242-8338