No, there is no charge but donations of money, cat food, litter or other supplies are always appreciated.

We encourage keeping kittens with their mothers until they are at least 8 weeks old; 10 weeks is preferred. If you cannot find homes your kittens by they are 9 to 12 weeks old, we may be able to take them but you must agree to have your mother cat spayed. Without spaying, you will have the same problem again in a few months.

The normal gestation period for a cat is 61 to 69 days. Siamese may carry for as many as 71 days. The average is about 9 - 10 weeks.

Unfortunately we do not have space to take adult cats except for pregnant or nursing females. Visit the Rescue Links page for other options. You may also try posting a notice at local vet offices, etc.

Some get along very well with other animals and some do not. By talking to the foster family, you can find out whether or not the MVK cat or kitten is going to fit in well with your household. Some foster homes integrate the MVK cats and kittens with their own pets; others keep them separate.

We discourage declawing as a cruel and unnecessary procedure on most cats. Visit the following website to see why there are better options: www.declawing.com. We understand some people will elect to have their kitten or cat undergo this procedure despite the pain and vulnerability it causes. While we cannot prevent this, we do ask you to consider other options including squirt-gun or noise-maker discipline methods or nail capping.

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Oh, how often we've heard that question. If we took everybody's unwanted kittens, we would be overwhelmed with kittens, not to mention veterinary fees. So besides ending up in bankruptcy court, we would have to find homes for lots and lots of kittens. If we agreed to take your kittens, would you have their mother spayed or would we end up with the same question repeated in another four to six months? If we could, we would save them all. Right now we are filled to capacity.

MVK helps people who have made every effort to take care of cats and kittens for which they are responsible. We are not an alternative to having your cat spayed. We expect pet owners to be responsible for their own cats and kittens. However, we also recognize there are extenuating circumstances that require special help. We will help pets in need when we are able, but there are times we have no available space. Other options include other rescue agencies and your local shelter.

The first step is to send us an e-mail and inquire. Please, include information about yourself, and others who will be living with the kitten, along with information about pets you now own, or have previously owned. BACK TO TOP

Don't trap a mother who is nursing her kittens unless you can catch the kittens, too. Tiny kittens cannot survive away from their mothers for long. If the kittens are newly weaned (usually four to six weeks), ask if your veterinarian can perform surgery and return the mother within 48 hours. Even though eating solid food, very young kittens are unlikely to survive without their mother for body heat and protection.

No. There are no medical benefits associated with an animal have a litter or puppies/kittens prior to being spayed. In fact there is an increase risk of developing mammary tumors with each heat cycle. What is the normal gestation length for dogs/cats? The gestation period (length of pregnancy) on average is 63 days.

CAT requires an adoption fee for two reasons. The first reason is to recover some of the costs associated with caring for and adopting out each cat, so that as a nonprofit organization, CAT can continue saving lives. Cats and kittens adopted from CAT are spayed or neutered, vaccinated, treated for fleas and worms, and tested for feline leukemia and FIV; in addition, the microchip is registered, and the adopter receives a free sample of food and litter and a cat care booklet.

Trap the queen and bring her indoors to have the kittens. The kittens are more likely to survive if born indoors although the mother may experience stress from being confined and become less able to care for her kittens. To reduce her stress, provide a warm, secluded, quiet area for her to give birth and nurse her litter. Provide a warm, outdoor cat shelter and the queen may choose to have her kittens in it. There is no guarantee.

The spay operation can still be performed. There is a slight additional charge do to a longer surgery and the need to administer additional medications.

Hi. I just wanted to start out saying, I just love your animals! Now, I was wondering, because I was looking into Persian genetics. I know that with dogs breeding harlequins to harlequins with cause a lethal pups, which means the pups probably won't survive, breeding merles to merles cause "lethal whites" meaning if the pups live, they will be blind, deaf or both, and in Chinese Crested breeding hairless to hairless also cause problems, a many.

This is one of the most common questions asked about pregnancy in cats. Unfortunately, although many people are hoping for a negative reply, the answer is too often "yes."

Depending on the results you want to achieve, your program will be specifically designed to suite your individual requirements, likes, dislikes and current levels of ability. Group training will be somewhat more general in nature, but never the less, equally as effective for all participants as you will all train at your own level of intensity. Circuit training will be predominantly cardiovascular based for improving general fitness, weight control and fat loss.

My cat is pregant and we know her kittens are coming soon, is there anything we can do to make them come faster??? Please email!! What can I do to make my Cat's kittens come faster?? -- DR. JOHNNY JERKOFF, Mon, Jan 24 2005, 11:15:07 i forgot to mark the day that i breed her with another dog..i believe its been 2 months since then..her tummy has dropped n gotten hard. i can feel the pups move n also see them at times. someone just told me 2 nights before about checking the temp.

A lot depends on the length of the daylight period, time of the year, and family (genetic) tendencies of the cat. We recommend you spay/neuter cats by four months of age

Cats can sometimes come back into heat while nursing a litter, so it's important to keep them away from male cats until they can be spayed.

Absolutely not! Again, the cancer preventing benefits are the highest if the pet is spayed before her first heat. The bigger issue is the number of unwanted pets; the shelters are full of pets needing homes that may end being euthanized for lack of a home.

lactation requires energy, lactating bitches and queens will often have poor skin and coat condition. This is a particularly good time to supplement them because puppies and kittens are their priority and the nutrients in their food will first be allocated to them. DR.MAGGIE®also benefits growing puppies and kittens, and can be given as soon as they are weaned.

No, for in-home cat sitting services we only charge for our time. The length of visit required is more dependent on the personality and needs of the cat being cared for than the total number of cats in the household.

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Yes. The fee is $85 for mixed breeds and $100.00-$150.00 and up for exotics. The cost of providing each cat with a complete physical, all shots, testing for feline leukemia and FIV, and spaying or neutering is approximately $200 - $250 if the veterinary work was done individually. Although the shelter does receive special rates from veterinarians, the $85.00/$100.00+ fee covers only one-half to one-third of our costs. Without the fee, we could not keep the shelter functioning.