Blog: kitten
August Is Feline Focus Month
We are excited to announce that Park Road Veterinary Clinic is launching our inaugural Feline Focus! It may be the dog days of summer, but August is officially Happy Cat Month!
Raising Orphan Kittens – Part 3: Love, Attention, Socialization & Interaction by Kathy Raepple
Simba, at 6 weeks, meeting resident cat Cinema face-to-face for the first time while another of the resident cats, Purrl, looks on. Kittens without a mother are relying on you, their foster mom/dad, to help them grow and learn like their natural mother would. Love & Attention Probably one of...
Raising Orphan Kittens Part 2: Burping & Elimination
The not so fun, and often times little known, part of raising very young kittens is that they are unable to do many things on their own. Besides eating, there are things like burping, urinating & defecating. They will rely on you for this for several weeks before they have...
Raising Orphaned Kittens – Part 1: Warming & Feeding
Written by Kathy Raepple Let me start by saying “Thank You” for dedicating your time and effort into saving these precious little lives. Hand raising kittens is a highly demanding, but richly rewarding experience that you and everyone involved will remember fondly for many years. Warmth As soon as you...
