"No-Kill" Doesn't Include Baby Kittens

[@KittenLady]

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[@aliciaruelas7988]

Kitten Lady I have been taking care of my bottle baby Nala who is a grey tabby kitten for 10 days now and it’s so much fun. One thing I have noticed. Her eyes don’t seem baby blue even though she is only a 3 week old. Her eyes are grayish brown. Is this normal?

[@serolatino_king3170]

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[@nelakolaric2970]

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[@katescott2767]

I’d love to buy your book however I live in New Zealand so the shipping is ridiculous! Hopefully in the future I’ll be able to purchase it though!

[@jaygaming5320]

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[@wheezergeezer346]

Peppermint : *sad meow* Kitten lady : I know

[@gaylenewood7707]

The kitten is like wtf I was playing lady put me down I was biting that other kitten's butt🐈🐈Lol!!

[@pammystonecipher120]

Poor kid telling me I love them so much especially now since one of my cat's litter never live

[@marciaillingworth8527]

I foster orphan bottle babies. They are the most vulnerable. My lottery win dream is to establish a 24 hour facility for the tiny little orphans. You're my role model.

[@darkestblueone4411]

My dream too but all animals too

[@AstridR]

Here in San Jose theres an rescue organization located at a MALL that also acts as an adoption center. The rescue pulls neonatal kittens/mamas from shelters and at the same time, people can come in and socialize them and maybe even adopt them

[@lizziemiss945]

Mine too!

[@Nirrrina]

I'd volunteer help bottle feed at a facility since I can't do it full time. A place like that would be great.

[@lugo_ayana]

Universal Mother I live in FL and want to do the same. What part of FL?

[@Princess_Cheese]

Unfortunately this is true. I used to work at a shelter and we have had boxes of newborn kittens (umbilical cords still attached) dropped off anonymously. A few of my coworkers volunteered to foster, some of them have had some veterinary training, but still they didn’t always survive. This is exactly why all our animals have to be spayed or neutered before being adopted out

[@Cognitoman]

Princess Cheese dude my fucken friend did that shit...so I broke into the shelter and took the cats

[@_Professor_Oak]

Heartless fuckers, I swear some people just have pets for the sake of it, instead of actually having the legit desire to care for an animal.

[@angevin6679]

@@Cognitoman i love you cause of this

[@mynamename5172]

@@Cognitoman Break into your friend's house and spay and neuter everything. Friend included.

[@Cognitoman]

Yea I broke into the place with just credit card and it worked. I was living with him at the time and he had them locked in a closet because they were popping everywhere so I unscrewed the closet door so they could get out and play, so he took them to a shelter (just dropped them at the front door) I found out and went there to grab them, but it was the weekend so no one was there. I looked through one of the windows and seen that they were in a cage, so me and my ex went to the back door and broke in lol. I grabbed all of them and took them to her house.

[@Ethonra]

I'm sorry, I know this is a serious vid but Peppermint is such a cute kitten name.

[@brissygirl4997]

The current litter that Hannah is looking after were found in a lady's herb garden, so they are all named after herbs. There's Sage, Peppermint, Rosemary, Basil and I can't remember the rest. There's a little tuxedo girl named Flower, but she's a little bit older than the herb kittens.

[@Ethonra]

@@brissygirl4997 Oh no wonder it fits. Thanks!

[@anniespencer7879]

It's fine by me. Such a sad topic needs a little light relief.

[@BarafuAlbino]

You have to be very careful with kitten names. There is a feral cat in my community called Nuclearblast. Well, now it poops twice as much as a normal cat.

[@pawsnotclaws2772]

Ethonra i was just thinking that :,)

[@CattoPatto]

Thank you for spreading awareness of this situation. I myself didn’t really know about this until watching this video. WE MUST SAVE THE KITTENS!!!! 🐱

[@serolatino_king3170]

YES WE WILL SAVE THEM

[@Sarika38]

I would take all of those kittens if I could!😭

[@daninagarcia]

FOSTER! It's so rewarding. I have a 28-day foster kitty literally on my shoulder as I type. (She is very daring.)

[@calleigh5062]

Your profile pic goes with this comment perfectly 😂

[@MichaelMartinez-ot9df]

Rosebloom100 Just this summer I adopted a black kitten before she ended up at a shelter. The woman where she came from did not get her female cat spayed. I adopted one and I hope the rest got good homes, I would have taken more but I already have two dogs and a 13 year old cat already plus 4 boys. So my house is full already.

[@lorelthor]

I got my cat when she was 5 weeks old. I just happened to be at the shelter looking to adopt a cat when she was brought in. She didn’t have a mum or anything so I’m super glad I decided to take her and look after her after watching this!! She’s almost 3 now and healthy as can be

[@Elaine-2448]

Lolee thank you for saving her. I got my kitten ginger at 11 days old after her mom was hit by a car and she had a chest and eye infection and with help from a friend she got medicine and is now 10 &1/2 months old and perfectly healthy.

[@Cobbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb]

My first cat I found with no mom in a garden, about 2-4 weeks old..

[@mythic1617]

Proud to be a foster parent! In fact, kitten lady is who convinced my family!

[@KittenLady]

Thank you for being part of the solution!

[@jillgogilgo19]

I just recently became a foster too! Granted I don't have the resources to foster kittens, but my current teen-cat roommate being in my home opens up more resources for the TNR rescue she's from during kitten season.

[@MissBlueEyeliner]

She’s the reason that I really want to foster too. But there doesn’t actually seem to be any need for fostering in my county 😧 which is obviously amazing but also baffling.

[@hiimluna2069]

@@MissBlueEyeliner wow that is amazing lol but even so i doubt the problem is all solved, I think you can still probably find some kittens that need fostering if you look in the right places, but idk I don’t even know where your from lol

[@ronwagoner8358]

I'm supportive of your efforts to save kittens - they are obviously so angelic, but I think we need awareness of older cats as well. I believe kittens are easy to adopt out, but the older cats not so much. Any feline that faces a death sentence breaks my heart.

[@KittenLady]

Thanks. To be clear, my advocacy focuses specifically on NEONATAL kittens (0-8 weeks) which are the most likely to be killed in an animal shelter.

[@Lynzilla0525]

You are right- I am a foster for older cats (I help out with kittens during kitten season) at my local shelter. Quite a few are brought to the shelter after a guardian dies, or as a cat ages or becomes ill, the family just won't or can't deal with them. We as a society need to adjust our thinking, that domestic animals are our right and privilege to care for, not objects to be discarded when they aren't 'working' properly. Advocates like Hannah help to ignite our responsibility to make changes to the way we think, and over time, the situation will improve as long as people will listen. I didn't even know fostering was a thing until I ran across one of her videos, and contacted my shelter to enlist. Every person can make a difference if they choose.

[@ronwagoner8358]

@@Lynzilla0525 I'm very happy to hear that people foster older cats too. I have nothing but the highest admiration for you people who foster old, young and baby cats. It gives me hope not only for the cats but for humanity too. It is my hope that one day I will be able to foster cats too. But until then, thank you from the bottom of my heart to all the people helping cats in their own way.

[@justjess6636]

Unfortunately for older felines, habits are hard to break, and if they're afraid of people, those habits take time. For feral cats, the only thing we can really hope for are those who trap, spay/neuter, release. It works, it helps with cat populations, but you need dedicated people to do it because a regular shelter just can't.

[@gaylenewood7707]

@@KittenLady Well I know is if you take your cat or dog to get fixed and find out they were pregnant the vet will ask you if you want to abort their babies and me i think that is just cruel to do to that poor mother cat or dog cause they can tell if they are pregnant or not and i would never allow them to abort those babies..

[@ourcrackedrealities]

I always appreciate your respect and advocacy for the nuances of animal rescue! As a former animal shelter worker, it is so refreshing to have somebody like you use their platform to educate rather than demonize. I use videos like these as resources for friends and family. Rock on, Hannah!

[@KittenLady]

Thank you for your work in sheltering - and thank you for the kind words!

[@kimberlylooby1489]

I live in a city with a 24 hour kitten nursery. I'm setting up an Amazon subscription for KMR to be delivered monthly to the facility. It's an easy thing to do if you if it's in your budget (automatic, don't have to think about it), especially if you don't have the ability to overnight foster or volunteer during the day. Look into your local shelter to see if you can set up an auto subscription for things they need. Also Hannah, we discuss you daily among the volunteers in the nursery and are so grateful for your videos (they're required for training!)

[@toffeekyootripple-fuzzypan7663]

Thank you for explaining the distinction. I, for one, had no idea.

[@melindapapafoot7208]

All my cats I have were adopted/ rescued. Our oldest cat, Maisey was found all alone in a broken down shed. Mother was no where near. She is rocking life at 18

[@denniskibrik7310]

18, wow. that's impressive! i know a dog who's 19!

[@keepsmilingtoday]

Love your vids Kitten Lady 🤗 I’m glad you’re explaining and elaborating on this topic

[@KittenLady]

Thank you for watching!

[@munckinpuggy6783]

I am only 11, but it breaks my heart to hear that innocent cats are dying. When I am older I want to resolve this situation in order to make sure all cats get a second chance of life. ❤️

[@daninagarcia]

Some shelters will even let you volunteer to bottle feed babies or socialize kittens during the day, esp if a parent or guardian can go with you! I am working on a plan to take my students in sometimes this year!

[@blossomnessstudios4446]

If you have enough experience you can convince your parents to let you foster kittens. I'm 13 and I fostered a pair of kittens in October. There are things you can do

[@munckinpuggy6783]

Every now and then, we fit a shelter visit into our schedule and walk the dogs and help the tiny baby kittens at second chance

[@Cookie-ct1fn]

Hello fellow 11 year old

[@junbh2]

Promote spaying and neutering. That's by far the main thing that keeps animals from having to be euthanised. Cats breed exponentially (look it up :)). It is mathematically impossible for us to increase the number of homes for cats anywhere near as fast as cats can increase the number of cats.

[@madisonbrown1654]

My cat was a feral as a kitten (He and his sister were the second litter born in my neighbor's barns) Momma and three babies were caught and sent to the crappy local shelter before I could get involved, (they were about 6-7 weeks) so I volunteered to catch the other two as they were going out of town the next day. Long story short we tamed them (took a lot of patience and snuggles) and kept both and their older brother and now my cat is my favorite cat we've ever had. Don't count out the little guys! Well, they are not really little anymore all three are in the double digits...

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

My formerly feral cat was already about 3 months old and teaching her that indoor life with humans to love her is amazing took quite a while but it was 100% worth it. She really didn't like us at the beginning and would hide the whole time so I just sat down in the same room as her on the floor talking, reading and singing to her for a while each day just so she could get used to my smell, voice and presence. One day she just came out and wanted cuddles and the rest is history. She is 8 years old now and even our 15 year old boy only took about an hour before he accepted her after she opened up to us. They were separated for about 2 months but of course they could smell each other and our Teddy while already 7 at the time and living alone for about 4-5 years still knew how living with another cat felt and just accepted his fate and his new sister. They are a mismatched pair but a very calm one and it works surprisingly well for 8 years now almost.

[@cyb3r.07]

You are so caring for these little floofie balls. You are someone for people to look up to.

[@Positivekitten]

I’ve got a litter of four adorable kittens that were rescued from the marina near my house and I am fostering them and socializing them, thank you so much for your videos, I’ve gotten some great tips from them and these guys are making great progress to becoming socialized.

[@scottweiss9618]

Hi Soling.... the hardest part is giving them away. I remember this lady i knew from out Clubbing who said she had kittens to give away, and so I got her number and and got directions and went out and saw the kitten, the last one she had. I scooped him up. he was solid ginger, and she lead me to beleive he had some white patches, which is really cool, but he didn't. But I looked into his eyes. He had walked up to me and didn't mind being picked up. Everything indicated he had been Hand Socialized really well. but when I said "Okay, I'll take him" it was like I hit that lady with a hammer. I said "Oh! No Take Backs!... you can kiss him, but I'm not going to let go". she walked me out to my car with tears in her eyes. Oh, she had said he was 8 weeks old, but he looked bigger than that.... well, she was telling the truth. that thing, Roary, is now my Biggest Cat. But a real sweetheart. I think that is what I saw in his eyes.

[@Positivekitten]

Scott Weiss I’ve done plenty of rescues before and I currently have four cats, but this is the first time I’ve actually fostered a whole litter of ferals, So it’s definitely a learning experience. There are four of them and they all have completely different personalities. There is one who has definitely become socialized and is such a little sweetheart. I would keep him if I could, but it’s just not practical at this time but I know he’s going to get an awesome home.

[@scottweiss9618]

@@Positivekitten hi Soling, yeah, you can get sucked into the Next Level. years ago there was this old feral Tomcat that reminded me of an Old Cat that an Old Lady would bring in regularly to the Animal Hospital I would volunteer at. "Buddy". I was there when Old Buddy got Euthanized. Anyway, so here was a cat that reminded me of Old buddy, and so I went and brought him out a pile of kibble dry food. Well, the next morning there is Old buddy and seven other Ferals with a Young Female Alpha Torti yelling at me to feed them all. What can a poor guy do. THAT became my Feral Cat Catch Neuter and Return and Feeding Station Program. a guy doesn't have to really THINK. Just Step Up.

[@cominatrix]

one of the things that i like a lot about you is that youre positive but realistic and your goals are actual goals and action and you help people find ways to do that.

[@aryanaerfani]

By making this video You have inspired me to go volunteer at my local shelter to help care for the animals, and learn more about how to care for them. I’ve never considered my self a true hard core “animal person”, I love animals and I’ve had pets, but I’ve never had interest to work with animals or anything like that, but you’ve inspired me to become more active in that field

[@staterawolf823]

I recently adopted a cat named Lola. There was no kittens at the time or elderly cats when I looked at my local shelter. All the cats they had were 3-4 years old and most where female. I got the cat that was in the shelter the longest out of the bunch but also the youngest, 3years. I love my Lola. I couldn’t be happier with how lovely of a cat she is. I want to be a foster for kittens when I live on my own.

[@maryk446]

This woman is a "cat lady" in the best sense of that term.

[@pamcadd8658]

Our family's first pet - in about 1978 - was a one-day-old kitten left behind by a feral mama. With no experience and the limited know-how we were able to gather pre-internet, we managed to bottle feed and potty him. It was a fascinating and fun experience. He grew into a fat and happy, delightful pet who lived into very old age. Love your videos, Hannah. Thanks for all the info and inspiration. I'd love to do fostering now with better skills.

[@andreaburrell6723]

I’m a foster carer and foster care coordinator for a shelter in MA. Thank you for posting this video. Happy kitten season😻

[@PawMeow]

Hello Hannah. We help and feed stray cats daily and post videos. We live in eastern Europe and in our country there are no cat shelters but we have a dream to open a shelter one day. We have only our daily jobs to pay for some cat food and medicine, but if we get many subscribers and viewers, we may be able to fulfill our dream in the future. If you just leave our comment here, it will reach more people and help us tremendously. Thank you for your kindness and work!

[@prasunkumar117]

Only if your content is good.

[@sherrelynn5240]

This is such important information. I’m humbled and heartbroken that I didn’t know this. I hope I haven’t rescued a cat in the freezing winter and sent it to it’s death. Thank you for all your compassionate ways of teaching us without judgment.

[@charless8693]

I will pray for your rescued kitty.

[@sherrelynn5240]

Charles S . Thanks that’s so sweet. I appreciate your compassion.

[@maggieo1683]

I didn't know that... Thank you for making me aware!! You are a wonderful person to fight against this and spread the message!

[@TeddyKittens]

♥️ *Kittens and Cats - They are Happiness in our Life!* ♥️🤗🐈👍

[@TeddyKittens]

🐱🐯🐅🐈🐱🐯🐈🐅

[@lvgatitalv4]

Thank you for clarifying. I had no idea! I've learned so much from you!!!

[@russellfarrell9939]

I think they should have more neo natal facilities to take care of small kittens and more places to where they can rehabilitate more feral cats. Too many animals are being euthanized and its sad to think that if we just took some time to care for them we could have more loving animals in our lives. Thank you for sharing this video. Michelle Farrell.

[@lilithgrrrl]

@Sara Lol agreed ... people can't even agree to support housing homeless people let alone animals

[@scarletwitch70]

your videos always make my day, they are informative and entertaining and well done, thank you for all your good work!

[@_Crybaby_Smuff_]

Oh god. My neighbors had tons of kittens, but they took them away. Im afraid that they took them to the animal shelter. I hope they gave them to wonderful and responsible families

[@Princess_Cheese]

Dank Ghost Bear hopefully as long as they kept them for 8 weeks they should be adopted quickly

[@megan59746]

If they did take them to a shelter that doesn't necessarily mean they would be put down. If that shelter has a foster program they could have gone to a foster parent until old enough. Or if the kittens were a little older (~6 weeks) they would be easier for a shelter to keep until they hit the 2 month mark. Hopefully the babies found loving homes either way.

[@molls666]

hopefully they did go to an animal shelters. we are much more responsible than some stupid illegal breeder just giving away the babies. maybe tell your neighbors to spay and neuter their pets and then this problem wouldn’t exist in the first place.

[@dmsim1542]

Im happy to hear about the shelter in Redwood, CA. I foster F.I.V cats. To hear they dont put to sleep healthy, F.I.V. cats. No one would know mine have the virus. Hes healthy,happy & handsome. I know someone whose F.I.V. kitty lived to 15 yrs.old. I wish people would educate themselves on this matter. I love all of them.

[@gracieharris-riley6902]

This is exactly why I signed up to foster for my local animal shelters. I have the experience so why not help save some baby kitties! 😻😻

[@laurenmoses810]

Kitten Lady inspires me everyday I have watch all her videos and she helps so much! I started fostering because of her. And now I and my sister have saved 11 kittens. It might be hard sometimes but you just have to remember why you started in the first place. I remember when I was watching one of kitten Lady's videos (live) and I waited 20 minutes! I was just typing on the chat and kitten Lady responded! I was overjoyed and talked about it the whole day! I want to be just like her! I love how she is so committed and enthusiastic. My dream is to finally meet her someday which would be incredible.

[@samurzua7390]

Very informative as always! I have 2 about 6 week old kittens and it really is a lot of work! I'm not sure how I could have done it without your videos. More people need to be educated on these things. Keep up the amazing work you do!

[@emberkat1482]

I know this has absolutely NOTHING to do with the video, but my aunt found a pregnant cat. She felt bad for her, so she took her in. A week later, she had six kittens. 5 of them look like siamese, with one siamese looking like a flame point. The sixth one is a calico. They're only 4 weeks old right now, and I got to see them. My aunt named the mother "Mama" and one of the kittens "Freckle Face". The kittens are just sweet little angels.

[@noneofyourbusiness167]

WOW! This is so eye opening! My heart aches for all these animals. 😢 I wish I could do more! THANK YOU for telling us the truth about how it works at animal shelters! You are such an inspiration.

[@K8Tilton]

Thank you for sharing Hannah! I work with my local shelter which is an open admission shelter. We are fortunate that very rarely do they need to put down any animal thanks to the passionate staff, volunteers, rescues, and fosters. I'm really proud of the work everyone at the shelter is doing to make sure every animal (kitten and feral cats too!) get a fair shot at a good life. It is a great example of how if everyone works together we can make a difference.

[@d.rabbitwhite]

Also; at 2:59 ----I love that you said this loud and clear! thank you! Who would thumbs down this?!

[@barbsoutherngal4844]

Glad you shared this info. I went to a shelter in 2003 because I heard on the news that they were killing too many cats. I saw an older scraggly cat that had obviously been outside. I started reading the tag and it has "euth" on it. I asked about her. The guy said she'll be out tomorrow. I got mad and said..out how? This tag has euth on it. He tried steering me to the babies but I told him I wanted the older one to keep her alive. I finally got her and within a few weeks, she was a ball of fur. I named her Sugar Baby. She never even got close to trying to bite anyone. She looked like a basketball walking down my Hall, just a beautiful fuzzy ball. So glad I got her but thinking about the babies now. I'm still just sick about having to put my 11 year old kitty to sleep 😢 but I had been taking him every 6 weeks for a steroid shot for his immune disease in his mouth. Then he ran blood tests. His kidneys were failing, his liver was off the chart and he had diabetes. I had to have him put to sleep the day before my birthday 💔😢😢 I'm looking for another one or 2 now.

[@charless8693]

So sorry for your loss, Been there and can still cry.

[@barbsoutherngal4844]

@@charless8693 So sorry, Charles. They are family. TC

[@StormyBuckets]

on the topic of euthanizing feral cats; (please read the whole thing before commenting) Feral cats can be really, really, really damaging to an ecosystem. TNR is a good system that helps over time (given that people stop abandoning their F*cking cats outside, and neuter their pets) but some vulnerable species don't have that time. However, killing animals because we caused them to be a problem is never fun, and mass euthanizations can be really disheartening Euthanization of Feral cats is definitely something people have to decide their own views on, and there's no 'right' answer. However, many Feral cats can be reintroduced to people (they are domestic animals, after all), or put to work/live on farms if they can't handle being around people all the time.

[@martadiaz4438]

Very true I learned this in uni, from so many people abandoning cats they've become an invasive species

[@katphish30]

Cats are not nearly as damaging as we've been led to believe. Many of the "studies" "proving" they are dangerous to wildlife are heavily slanted and based on terrible science. And irrespective of their alleged environmental impact, they're impossible to eliminate. Not difficult. Actually, practically, logistically impossible.

[@PurpleDog06]

The other potential downside to euthanizing ferals is (and I'm curious about your thoughts on this) is that an altered, vaccinated feral colony can keep unaltered, unvaccinated cats in the area to a minimum. They outcompete other cats coming in to the area, where with euthanasia eventually more intact cats will move to the unoccupied area left behind. Until more people are actually responsible with altering their pets and ensuring feral cat access to TNR, the cat population will just keep growing.

[@MrJamberee]

Feral cats are a problem. They generally can't be saved.

[@raelela-lune7375]

katphish30 scientific proof of this please??

[@jonathanmantle2364]

This is so sad. Thank you for this information, no matter how hard it is to hear.

[@mtrocine]

I'm fostering and socializing kittens I caught in my yard while I TNR'd their feral momma

[@KittenLady]

Thank you so, so much for TNRing that mama! You rock!

[@wandamooney8924]

@@KittenLady What Does TNRD Mean?

[@muameggie]

I always loved fostering young kittens but it wasn’t until I went to see kitten lady speak that I realized how much of a need there is for orphan kittens. I am now proud to be a neonatal foster and I owe it to kitten lady!

[@sabina1709]

I love your videos! You are very inspiring! I am fostering 2 baby kittens who are only 2 weeks old and I look forward to fostering many more kittens in the future! Thanks for everything you do! ❤❤❤

[@timothyholcomb8494]

Thank you for everything you do,you are amazing, I'm watching this while one of my rescue cats and I snuggle, between me and my ex wife we have 6 rescue cats, 3 TNR & 9 kittens that are being nursed back to health, so they can have a forever home. Thank you for all your advice & help to give these kittens a chance at a happy life

[@madisonbird116]

Please do a vid on your living space and how to keep your pets away from help your sick kittens

[@sarahvand3628]

I think she has a video on this

[@femcelgirlfren]

she already did

[@infinityonhigh13]

This is such an respectful informative video. The world needs more people like you!

[@szbyzan]

There is am awesome shelter near me. NineLivesFoundation in Redwood city, Ca. they have a steady stream of fosters and a spay clinic going 5 days a week. Also one of the first to not PTS a cat for FIV.

[@szbyzan]

@@junbh2 true. FIV is just another virus. If the cat is spayed and kept healthy not getting into flights there is no need to really worry. I have had FIV and non FIV cats living together with no problems.

[@paigeturner0234]

I’m so thankful that one of the employees at the shelter I adopted from met my cat as a baby and took him home with her to foster. Her daughter bottle-fed him and at 4/5 weeks when I wandered in they knew I was the one. I made sure to send an update showing how happy he was in his new home for her!

[@starkitten3817]

I didn’t know this.. thank you. We must all step up and volunteer to foster to save the babies! 🐾

[@kuljitminhas8707]

YES BY HELPING THE WORKERS BY *NOT* PUTTING THEM IN THE SHELTER IF THERE LESS THEN 8 WEEKS

[@tabbnabber8755]

Kitten lady, Thank you so much for supplying this info! I’m doing a school project on activism and I chose TNR in cats as my subject and this video was SO helpful and mind blowing. This movement is important to me because even my own feline fur beby was a former TNR cat. You are a constant inspiration to me as a cat lover and as a (hopefully) future veterinarian! ❤️😺

[@lazylaire8019]

I wonder what the person who disliked this video was thinking? Me when i saw the title: gRrrRr

[@Angi3_6]

They might've not liked the reality of the video.

[@GO-xs8pj]

This is a great video that clarifies what is really happening. You are gifted at being able to explain emotional animal welfare issues with practical sensibility yet inspire people to take action.

[@barbarajohnson7782]

Thank you for explaining this, I had no idea. I may have to consider helping in some way. I love cats and have two senior girls, ages 13 and 10.

[@mischarowe]

Thank-you for spreading awareness!

[@deadlyk1tty]

I just saved a kitten on the street and I’m gonna take care and help it

[@catschamomile298]

Awesome, good job!😄

[@rounddcat]

get it fixed asap.

[@deadlyk1tty]

We are but today there closed but we’re getting it fixed soon

[@kindnessreminder]

I didn't know this information. Thank you for sharing!

[@thedondeluxe6941]

0:03 And the award for best timed "meow" goes to...

[@TheRizzlePickle]

My dad has been saving kitties like you, Kitten Lady! Ever since he was little, people have been dropping dogs and cats out in the country, so my dad and the family took them in. Some dogs he took in, but most of them were cats! And the names were adorable! And my dad still does this, getting cats that were in the wild(at kitten age) and taking them in. I even have my own loveable mother cat now! And before, sometimes they come to us! We helped out a poor,starving kitten and named it "Smokey" (cause he was the color of smoke). But not long ago , my cat, Silver(we mainly call her Skille,etc.) Had kittens,and one of them was a breed I never had! We named him "Noir". His sisters we named them "Fifi" and "Marie". I love my three little French musketeers! And I learned alot from you and my dad about cats!! Talk to you in the next video about the wonderful little Angels! Bye!! Edit: wow!! That's alot of words!!

[@AgathaVonKatt]

Great video, and helpful explanation! I foster cats and kittens full-time, and socialize in my shelter’s ringworm unit. You are such an inspiration! 💖

[@Vervainandrue]

This is brilliant. I've fostered for 4 years and I didn't know all of this. Thanks again for doing such a great job of educating and motivating.

[@eile24]

Thank you for informing us on this matter! You always do such a great job and I can only hope that with this information and your channel, more people will join in to help animals that need our help. And No! If you find a baby kitten or litter, please inform yourselves and try to give them a good home yourselves, or at least find someone who can! Don't just drop them off at shelters 😒

[@catschamomile298]

Finding them a home yourself might be difficult financially. Because of the spay/neuter, vaccines etc. It's best to go to a shelter and offer to foster the kittens under their name. That way you make sure they're safe plus you don't have any costs.

[@AvantiMorocha1]

Thank you for all the information. I learned more about Kittens this year when I decided to foster five. Before I didn't know that without a foster they will be euthanized, because as you mentioned most of the shelters including the one in my city don't offer a 24-hour nursery, and they don't have the funds to hire more staff. I hope animal lovers get more involved in helping their local shelter.

[@the_.art_.person5980]

Your information is so good to know.

[@rachelkelley352]

I volunteer for a cat rescue and have summers off. A woman came in to get help after finding eight 2.5 week old kittens in a bag in a park. All the fosters are full, so I volunteered to be trained to raise them. It is a lot of work around the clock but when you look at them playing as well as sleeping, it is well worth the time and effort. Love them all!

[@francescawhite4166]

wow i never knew that! thanks for the information again kitten lady!

[@madcat4301]

Years ago two of my female cats escaped and came back pregnant. They had ten lovely kittens between them. I helped with the births. I called my local animal shelter and the lady on the phone told me that the kittens had to be at least 2 pounds. She emphasized the weight more than the age, which was 2 months. I was sad the day I took them in (along with the two mothers and one other adult cat) but the shelter staff loved them and were excited at how beautiful and healthy they looked. I left feeling that I'd done the right thing. Hours later I received a call from the shelter that the entire crew had been euthanized. They said that two of the kittens tested positive for FIV. I was devastated. I mentioned this to a friend of mine who was a vet tech in another city. She told me that it was likely that the test results were a false positive, and that the shelter decided that all the cats I turned in would be destroyed. She said the lady on the phone was probably a volunteer who was just parroting what she'd been told. This made me feel worse, because I could have kept those kittens until they were 3 months old. As I recall several of the kittens were barely 2 months old. Laura said that kittens can have false positives on test results and then a month or two later test normal, just like human babies. I thought I was doing the right thing by turning them into the shelter. Sometimes you can do the right thing and still have bad results. .

[@RebeccaOre]

Madcat4301 , spay female cats. Don’t get cats if you can’t keep them.

[@kaitlynsack5387]

The right thing to do in future would be to spay future pets to prevent this from happening again :( x

[@Dr3Mc3Ninja]

Peppermint making noise at the appropriate moment for maximum impact. Feral cats being euthanized is messed up.

[@prasunkumar117]

A necessary evil

[@kayjaybeauty5568]

It would be nice if shelters made more openings for jobs/volunteers to do overnight care for animals that need it. Sadly I dont have the resources to foster and animals are not allowed in my apartment (I was lucky enough to be able to get my cat I've had for 11 years to move in with me) but I think it would be a nice alternative for shelters to have overnight opening for those who want to help in other ways. That way the little guys can be taken care of instead of put down due to the fact that they cant give care.

[@candicebrophy3796]

I think the world at large really needs to focus on controlling the population. To reduce kitten numbers. Laws where pet owners must sterilize their pets, more TRN. I foster kittens too, but I find sometimes finding them a good home is hard as less and less people who are the right candidates exist. I think preventing the kittens from being conceived would save so much hurt and suffering.

[@kyleetodd2880]

Your videos really inspire me to do more for the cats and kittens in my community. I am going to be a veterinarian eventually but want to do all I can to help animals while im on my way to getting my degree. I want you to know you have inspired me. As soon as I have the ability to do so I really want to get involved with a shelter and offer to foster kittens they bring in. I think its really great what youre doing.

[@pseudoluxurynight]

Wow thats so sad... but thank you for sharing this information with us. I'll definitely pass this information on. It needs to be shared. Love you Hannah.

[@gracekoenig3100]

I’m at so glad she addressed this topic and give her fans more information about what cruel treatment people are doing to poor helpless animals she is very generous giving her time to care for cats with or not with special needs and give them a life a light to see and live this woman has a heart of gold I love her so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🐱🐈

[@serolatino_king3170]

I wanna save kittens when I'm older because of you. P.s(your my role model)

[@charless8693]

You are a doll! Thank you

[@blossomnessstudios4446]

You can convince your parents to let you foster, most shelters provide materials. You don't have to wait.

[@coryoplayer]

Thanks for chatting about this topic Hannah. You definitely taught me something new about this situation.

[@freyapocha]

Ahhh I love ur channel u inform everyone so well❤️💕

[@andysixx86]

I think you should come to the UK and teach us about kitten care and about spaying and neutering as our population is overrun with unwanted cats and kittens I'm with you 100%

[@przytulanka1979]

I'm sure that in the UK awareness is much higher than in the US

[@Veronica-bc6pp]

There needs to be more cat sanctuary homes they’re so domestic

[@cherynchester2350]

Aw this breaks my heart so much!!! I actually didn't know this until now! I can't believe that so many sweet baby kittens barely stand a chance😿I am so inspired by you and so happy for all you do for all the beautiful little babies! THANK YOU!!!🐈💜🐱💖🐈💙🐱💟🐈

[@eriklehnsherr5784]

Awwww that "Meeeeeeewww" 😻

[@gracegonedigital4483]

This explains a few things from a few years ago. I adopted a cat I named "Tigerlily" and the shelter said she would be put down because she was feral and nobody wanted her. Tigerlily lived her final years with me and she slowly grew out of being feral, and I honestly learned so much and was so thankful to havw the opportunity to own a feral cat like tigerlily.

[@jodywoodruff6473]

I learned something new. Great video ❤️🐺🐱😊👍

[@SPerez-or3mt]

Omg!!! Thank you for this video! I found abandoned day old babies... And my mom said ok ASPCA... My heart sunk... 3 of the babies died due to really bad health conditions. But 2 survived! We raised them and found them a loving home where they are thriving... It is so important to educate the public. I’ve been trying to work with the ACC for quite some time now but they make it very hard to even become apart of their TNR world, and I am TNR certified. I just wish they were more open to us, especially since the TNR site they wAnt is to go to is really far and you need a car to get to. In which, I don’t drive. I try to educate as many as I can, I try to neuter and trap as many as I can, I try to place as many as I can but it is hardwork... And when you have organizations that are a bit resistant it can be discouraging...

[@familyoffinn3170]

Thank you!! Sharing!! Blessings and love ya!! 💞🙏🏻

[@kymourdarkmyth799]

There would be more fostering families if communities didn't threaten eviction, fines, or complete disregard towards fostering families. This is my fear every day, I have 6 cats in an apartment that says I can only have two animals, four I foster because no one will take them. Too many cats, too many people are allergic to them, people only want kittens... etc. I want to save as many of these innocents as I can but there is complete overfill of cats in the area I live. Three of the fosters are on a waiting list because they are too old (two are about 4 months old, one is 1 year old, and the other is 9 years old.) I am overwhelmed and I don't know what to do, and now with information, I am completely lost.

[@charless8693]

I'd look for a farm. We always needed a couple of cats around. Seriously when the last cat died we were over run with rats.

[@kymourdarkmyth799]

@sara Allison aka Miss true Freeman but what else can i do? I also live in a very large city so local farms or out of the question

[@libbyphillips6952]

Thank u so much for talking so much about this Information it so helpful and important to learn about

[@spidaa9731]

Hey kitten lady! I just wanted say thank you for helping me take care of my 6 week old kitten!

[@darkmoonlady2002]

Women's prisons would be great to educate on neonatal kitten care. Programs could be set up like prison dog and horse training set ups to save kittens.

[@Nirrrina]

That's a good idea. I know there's one prison where the inmates have adopted the local cats unofficially. A vet comes by once a month to treat the cats at low cost for the inmates. As well as well supplies for the cats. It's allowed because as a result the inmates were better behaved because they didn't want to risk being separated from their cat. But an official program would be better. Especially if it was paired with the training to become a veterinary assistant of some kind. Then help finding a job working with animals. Maybe even allowing them to adopt a kitten/cat as they are released to a residential facility that will help them adjust back into society. All with their cats support as well as the other things that are needed.

[@ldalexandrite]

Sounds like a good idea but i’m extremely curious; why only women’s prison?

[@darkmoonlady2002]

@@ldalexandrite a lot of men's prisons have higher security clearances needed. I'd imagine you'd have to carry higher liability insurance for a program in a men's prison vs womens prison programs also. If a men's prison was low security I'm sure they could run a neonate kitten program too. Higher security always means more difficulty with contraband searches, so imagine kitten formula being searched or syringes tested for every entry. Just off the top of my head.

[@ldalexandrite]

darkmoonlady2002 thanks for the info^^

[@katerinawilliams3400]

That's actually a really interesting and cool idea! Wow. Allowing inmates to raise kittens could also be very beneficial for their mental health, and once they got out, some of them might choose to foster and help educate others on fostering.

[@louisamarieappleyard6892]

Oh my goodness! I for one didn't know anything about this and I am So glad that you have explained about this. Thank you.

[@KittenLady]

Thanks for watching :)

[@Faith-pb8rw]

Do you have any tips on raising kittens? We just got three seven week fur babies!

[@charless8693]

Yes please do watch kitten lady's videos. I was a kennel boy for a while a still get good info from her. She is THE BEST.

[@MusicFreak6893]

this makes my cat's origins make much more sense. She was 3 weeks old when her litter was brought in to the shelter without their mom and a family friend was volunteering when she overheard shelter staff talking about how they were going to put them all down because they were sick. The friend offered to take them all on the spot and got them healthy and adopted (my kitty was 5 or 6 weeks old when I took her home). Lucky for her, the kittens took to wet food right away so all 6 thrived and found homes. We've always wondered how a shelter could be so quick to decide that a litter of kittens who only needed a weeks worth of antibiotics was too much trouble. This video put it into perspective for me.

[@deborahchristensen5473]

Thank you Ma'am as always very good information. God Bless.

[@крысая-я1к]

You have inspired my family and myself to foster kittens. Thank you for all you are doing, you are saving so many baby lives! ❤️❤️

[@Tsototar]

... so not only do we need to be able to take care of cats and kittens, we also need to be lawyers

[@laineyg6]

Or at least know the basics around the subject that interests us. That's why Hannah's work is so vital!

[@nda7154]

I really appreciate this education and agree that knowing what this means inspires more responsibility of the general public to become personally involved in caring for our animal communities. 💗

[@순희-r8t]

OH MY GOD!!!

[@missyo4519]

This is so sad but enlightening and this makes me want to be a foster so much more. I can’t right now because my little one will be here soon.

[@browniemasterc4388]

When I get to 13 I'm going to ask my parents to help me foster some kittens

[@sierra7766]

good luck, i'm currently 13 and sadly my parents aren't happy about me fostering baby kittens. i hope that won't be your case though!! 🐱

[@charless8693]

@@sierra7766 thank you for your efforts. Hopefully the parents will get used to it someday.