Dealing with a Cranky Bottlefeeder Kitten
I remember one of the first litter of bottle babies was a litter of 5 tabbies. The first night, they cried. And cried. And cried....
Author: Darcy Oordt
Considering Euthanasia: It’s Never the Right or Wrong Time
Because I foster severely sick kittens, euthanasia is something I’m very familiar with. And because I work with shelters who are comfortable with my experience,...
From Healthy to Severe URI in 48 Hours
Unfortunately, I knew that this litter was going to get a URI. There mother was very sick with a URI and they got no colostrum...
First Panleuk Scare and Death
Saturday morning arrived with bloody diarrhea. Very blood diarrhea. At 7am. I gave him a dose of fluids and penicillin G. Everything seemed fine when...
Meet the Fabulous Five
My first litter arrived this morning. It stated with a call to pick up four kittens, born to a feral mom with a severe URI....
An Example of How Ringworm Gets a Bad Reputation for Being Super Contagious
I foster a lot of ringworm cats and kittens, but that’s not all I foster. This winter I was asked to foster & tame two...
How to Examine Hairs to Diagnose Ringworm
I had heard that you could diagnose ringworm by looking at the glowing hairs under a microscope. However, when I first learned of this, I...
What is Feline Panleukopenia?
Feline panleukopenia (FP or panleuk) is a highly contagious viral disease. It is also called feline distemper, although it should not be compared to canine...
Survivability of Feline Panleukopenia
What is the survivability of Feline Panleukopenia? Well, it’s not an easy question to answer, so I’ll talk about my own experience and give you...
Identifying Feline Panleukopenia Symptoms
Anytime someone mentions a kitten has diarrhea or has vomited on social media, someone immediately suggests that it might be panleukopenia. They do this solely...