Greetings from SOLAS and welcome to our latest version of cats, cats, kittens!
Did you realize spring kicks off a phenomenon often known as kitten season? That’s proper, there’s a season only for kittens, and it’s upon us!
Depending on how you’re feeling about cats, kitten season can sound like the very best season of the yr. It seems like cuteness in abundance, spherical kitten bellies and playtime all day lengthy.
Unfortunately, kitten season isn’t fairly that, particularly for the kittens and the individuals who decide to care for them.
What is kitten season?
What is kitten season, you ask? As winter attracts to a detailed and the climate begins to heat, many unaltered feminine cats are in warmth.
Sixty days later, they begin giving delivery to litters of kittens. Many shelters change into overwhelmed with undesirable kittens from March by way of October. So, if you’re considering adopting or fostering a kitten, look no additional than your native animal shelter and foster teams.
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Kitten season happens normally twice a yr. In colder areas, although, it is annually.
What is a litter?
A litter is plenty of kittens {that a} feminine cat can have by way of a being pregnant. On common, a cat can have wherever from 4 to eight kittens.
Because a cat might be pregnant a number of occasions a yr, the cat inhabitants will get greater at a quicker fee than the canine inhabitants. That means spaying or neutering your cat is particularly vital.
Now let’s transfer on to some kitties who’re up for adoption and able to discover their loving properties.
First up we have now Cotton. He is a fuzzy lengthy haired boy who’s round 8 months old. He actually enjoys being round different kitties and would do properly in a home with a kitty pal.
Cotton does come off a bit shy and can want a while and belief building together with his new home. He’s a candy boy who enjoys treats and serving to eat no matter meals is being cooked within the kitchen.
Next is Paper. He’s a 7-year-old stocky white kitty with a reasonably gray patch on high of his head.
Paper is a really candy boy who enjoys people and even prefers to sleep with them. He has a delicate temperament and enjoys different kitties, too. He’s very playful with toys and enjoys his treats.
Meet Hersey! She is a good looking woman with a pleasant darkish coat and a few fairly strips. She is round 4 months old and comes from a really loving home.
Hersey will get alongside properly with different kitties and would do good in a home with a playmate. She does take pleasure in her meals, so she’s by no means late to the desk, and she is going to even be there to examine what’s cooking.
All of the cats and kittens from SOLAS are spayed/neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.
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