Yes. A percentage of kittens are born with a different blood type than their mother and because of that may be doomed to die when they take their first meal of mother’s milk. Feline blood types are important for nursing because kittens can develop neonatal isoerythrolysis (NI) if they nurse from a queen with a […]
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Kittens Are Dying in Shelters. Here’s Why (and How to Help!)
Texas kills more animals in shelters every year than any other state in the country. Would you like to know how many animals your county animal shelter(s) kill?  Click here
No-Kill Shelter Perspectives
Previous Next Thanks to the Henderson Animal Center and its partnership with Rusk County Pets Alive, every effort is made by staff and RCPA to find a home or safe living situation for every animal that is taken in. This policy necessarily means there are limits on how many animals can be taken under care at […]
Cat Overpopulation Is A People Problem
IT IS A FACT THAT THE CAT OVERPOPULATION ISSUE IN TEXAS IS A PEOPLE PROBLEM Says who? Says the Texas Department of Health And Safety. https://txcat.org/texas-has-a-public-that-allows-random-pet-breeding-and-irresponsible-pet-ownership/ I assume most readers following along are responsible pet owners who are NOT part of the problem, otherwise you would not hang around to be told that you are […]
Single Kitten Syndrome Is A Real Thing And You Are The Cause
When you decide to get “A Kitten,” you may be unwittingly dooming that kitten to a lifetime of bad behaviors that make it undesirable as a pet. Then comes the rehoming, abandonment, dumping surrendering to kill shelters or even worse. All because YOU wanted ONE kitten. A kitten is not a toy, it is an […]
Playful FeLV+ Seeking Same To Live Spoiled Rotten Life Together
A cat lover in Henderson, Texas who is a strong supporter of Rusk County Pets Alive and the Henderson Animal Center’s no-kill initiative finds herself foster failing a sweet, playful young (3-month old) kitten that has tested FeLV+. Yes, she knows to test again later and to confirm, but she is assuming this poor baby […]
Stimulating A Kitten To Urinate and Poop
https://youtu.be/QGKFqz-dpVc Mother cats take care of stimulating their kittens to urinate and defecate, but kittens without mothers need help. This step-by-step video guide can get any human up to feline mother standards in no time and provides guidance on what to do if problems arise. For more information about this and other videos about orphaned […]
I Cannot Save Them All
UNFORTUNATELY, I CANNOT SAVE THEM ALL Why? Because rescues and shelters are far out numbered by irresponsible pet owners and the rapid reproduction rate among cats and dogs that are not spayed or neutered. I receive calls EVERY DAY about homeless animals that I do not have the capacity or resources to take in. Recently, […]
FIP Treatment Dosing Simplified
How do I know if my cat has FIP? Diagnosing FIP Using GS diagnostically Because FIP can be a very fast killer, one quick way to move toward a confirmed FIP diagnosis or to eliminate FIP as a potential cause of the observed symptoms, is to immediately administer GS diagnostically.  Because GS only works on FIP, if […]
FIP Treatment Tips
How do I Know if my cat has FIP? Read Article Use GS-441524 Diagnostically When FIP Suspected Read Article Undiagnosed FIP Versus Treated FIP Read Article Try Clipnosis For Easier Injections Read Article Injections or Pills For FIP? Read Article