To: HairOfTheDog
Just be careful with those kittens. Take a good look at their eyes when you get them. If they are runny, crusty, or seem to have any kind of discharge, DO NOT let them around your boy. Upper respiratory problems are very common in kitties who haven't been vetted, and it is contagious. If left untreated, it can be deadly. Of course you have the other problems with leuk and FIV, which can be passed from the momma in utero. They can take up to six weeks to show up in blood tests.
How old are the kittens, and have you been told anything about their current owners/home?
42 posted on
11/04/2005 10:16:41 AM PST by
teenyelliott
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To: teenyelliott
I know to look for good clear eyes.
I know remarkably little about them.... friend of a friend kind of deal... don't know age, sex, color, anything!
45 posted on
11/04/2005 10:36:31 AM PST by
HairOfTheDog
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To: teenyelliott; Slings and Arrows
Our kittens are here! They're very small, and very overwhelmed by being here. They look reasonably healthy, but I'm glad we have a checkup scheduled for them in the morning!
The white one doesn't really have pink eyes, it's the flash ;~D
51 posted on
11/04/2005 6:43:24 PM PST by
HairOfTheDog
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To: teenyelliott
Yes. You're right. I got my kitten on 10-9 from the Milwaukee Humane Society. Two days after I brought her home she had an URI. I took her to my vet and she was on anti's twice a day for two weeks.
She's all better now and happy.
Kittens, if not treated are little germ carriers!
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