"I found a baby kitten and need help!!!"

--> Before taking these kittens please make sure that the mom didn't just go off for food. Baby kittens require bottle feeding every THREE HOURS - or they will die. The staff at Blistered Whiskers can not handle bottle feeding lots of babies. If you are accepted for intake, the mom cat is necessary for the babies survival. Babies without a mom to nurse from have a VERY slim chance of survival.

PLEASE don't snatch baby kittens unless you are POSITIVE the mom cat has left them there for longer than a couple hours. Imagine if you went to the store to get some food for yourself and you came home and your babies were gone!   

Check out these links for help with feeding:

http://www.hdw-inc.com/tinykitten.htm

http://cats.about.com/cs/kittencare/ht/bottlefeed.htm

http://www.kittenbaby.com/bottle-feeding.php

Blistered Whiskers is able to take kittens on a case by case basis. Please do not count on us for automatic and fast intake. Please see the link for other shelters to call, the more calls you make, the better chance you have of getting a response! If you are looking for help with spay/neuter of feral free-roaming cats and kittens please call:

 The Spay Neuter Hotline at 602-265-7729 

You can email bwintakes@gmail.com and answer the questions below in the body of your email. You will not be contacted until we have an opening at one of our foster homes.

Please answer the following questions as detailed as you can, and as they apply to your situation and email them to bwintakes@gmail.com:

Please send any picture(s) you have of the kitties.

• If you would like to surrender a litter of kittens:
• Where did you find these kittens?
• When did you find these kittens?
• When did you first NOTICE these kittens?
• Do you have the mother?
• Is the mother feral (wild/free roaming/untamed)?
• Approximate age of the kittens
• Description of each kitten and mom cat
• Do you have pictures? If so, please send them as well.
• Have you or are you feeding these kittens?
• If so, what are you feeding them and how often?
• Have you had any experience trapping cats?
• After the mother cat is spayed, she will be returned to you, will you continue feeding her?
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• Is the kitty neutered/spayed?
• What sex is it/are they?
• Is/are the kitten(s) indoor or outdoor or both?
• Is/are the kitten(s) declawed?
• Is/are the kitten(s) litterbox trained? Have there been any issues?
• Are there any temperament/behavioral issues?
• Why are you surrendering the kitten(s)?
• Is/are the kitten(s) up to date on vaccinations?
• Do you have documentation of the vaccines?
• Are there any medical issues that you are aware of?
• Have you contacted any other rescue groups?
• Have you received any response? If so, what?
• Are you currently on any waiting list?
• How long are you able to continue caring for the kitten(s)?
• How much of a donation are you offering for the care of this/these kitten(s)?