Dear Editor:
I am a volunteer foster mom for Friends of San Martin Animal
Shelter, a non-profit rescue organization. Every spring and fall, I
hand-raise orphaned kittens.
Dear Editor:
I am a volunteer foster mom for Friends of San Martin Animal Shelter, a non-profit rescue organization. Every spring and fall, I hand-raise orphaned kittens. Unfortunately, many of these kittens are not orphans, but have been brought to us by well-meaning people who don’t realize that a kitten has a far better chance for survival when raised by it’s mother.
Mother cats do not abandon their young. It is natural for a mother cat to leave her kittens for periods of time while she hunts for food. She will also move the litter to protect them, this means that you may see one kitten because it is either the first or last to be moved. The mother will return to her kittens unless some misfortune prevents her from doing so. Often, someone spots the kittens without their mother nearby and mistakenly thinks that she has abandoned them. Unless they are in imminent danger, kittens that appear to be motherless should be observed to see if mommy returns before you intervene. Please call for more information on orphaned kittens (408) 683-4186.
Susan Woolaghan, Gilroy
Submitted Sunday, April 13 to ed****@****ic.com
