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Posted by: Brandy in Alaska
5/09/08
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A neighborhood stray gave birth under our house in the crawl space on March 28th. We brought her and her 4 surviving kittens up and have been taking care of them. Keeping our animals away, plenty of good food, clean water, a litter box, socialization, etc. The kittens will be 6 weeks old tomorrow, and mom is already in heat again!
My husband and I are both out of work (I'm a SAHM while I study to become a doula, he stopped working so he could do the Labor Union Apprenticeship that started on the 5th) so we can NOT afford vet care at this time. I'll be calling around tomorrow to see if there are any programs that will get her taken care of for free or with the help of donations. We should be set financially once the kittens are old enough since labor guys up here, even apprentices, make pretty good money. While they're in classes (3 weeks) they are unpaid so the only money coming in this month is my child support. Woo.
Can she be spayed while in heat and so soon after giving birth? Is there anything we can do to make life more bearable for all? Part of me says the best place for them would be the shelter, but another part says that they'd put them down in a heartbeat because they're usually overrun with cats as it is. HELP
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Yes, your kitty can be spayed while she's in heat. Yes you should get her a shelter spay ASAP. Yes you should keep the kittens unti they're 16 weeks at least (if you can't find them homes by then) then take them in for shelter spays and neuters, too.
If you can do even just the momma's spay then you've done your part.