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WHY WEANING KITTENS MUST ONLY BE FED VERY SOFT, HIGH QUALITY WET FOOD
Last night at bedtime I gave my mostly-weaned kittens chunky food for the first time, thinking they could handle it. It was all I had,...


MAKE A DOG- AND CAT-PROOF KITTEN FEEDER
Since I have 14 adult members of my zoo, and all are fat, lazy and desperate to steal food from the kittens, I had to come up with a way...


ISOLATING NEW KITTENS
Every time I get new kittens at TPR, I follow a strict 10-day isolation protocol. I don't have to isolate babies from my own pets, who...
MY TINY KITTEN WON'T POO!
It's ok! Nursing kittens can poo every 4-5 days and be totally fine. What's important is that they pee every time they eat. If you...


WHY WE NEED TO HUG KITTENS (I'M SERIOUS)
Kittens, like human babies, need physical contact with other living beings in order to flourish. A single nursing kitten needs lots of...
VETS IN TLV WHO ARE GOOD WITH NEONATAL KITTENS
I've tried a million Tel Aviv vets, and have settled on one who I think is best and most reliable. NOT all vets know how to treat...


HOW TO BATHE A KITTEN/PUPPY
Yes! You can and should bathe babies when they are dirty and don't have a mommy cat/dog to clean them. When they are clean, they are...


KITTEN NURSING POSTURES
People always ask me what position a kitten should be in when it nurses. We feed human babies on their backs, but we can't do that with...
TINY KITTEN POO
People who are new to fostering always freak out when tiny baby kittens don't poo for a few days. Don't freak out! As long as they are...
HOW OFTEN AND HOW MUCH TO FEED A BABY CAT
Tiny baby cats grow pretty quickly! They start off the size of a mouse and are independent little catties just a month later. That also...
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