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Lost a kitten?
01/19/2012 6:21 PM by John M
Young kitten, tortoise shell pattern fur. Very affectionate, found last night 1/18, at around 9:30 pm. Found near 33rd and P.
Aww, I hope you are keeping it indoors for now, it’s too cold out at night for kittens.
Check with Church Hill Animal Hospital to see if they know whose it is. If it doesn’t belong to anyone they know, they can tell you where to go to get the kitten’s shots inexpensively or free, since it’s a rescue. That way, at least, it and any animals you have will be protected.
You can call Prevent A Litter to get vaccines and low cost spay neuter at
359-6369 or get more info from their website http://www.preventalitter.org/
Richmond SPCA provides similar services at:
643-6785 http://www.richmondspca.org/
If you do not want to keep the kitten, getting it tested for FELV/FIV, vaccinated and spayed or neutered gives it a much better shot at adoption.
Remember, there are about 5,000 cats available for adoption right now in the greater Richmond area, and kitten season (the time when cats give birth) is right around the corner, so the number of unwanted cats will probably quadruple come summer.
If you go the rescue route, be patient it can take a while for room to open up. If you can, help by fostering for as long as possible while getting on a rescue’s waiting list and getting the kitten vaccinated.
If you absolutely can not keep the kitten for any length of time and can not afford to get it any vaccines or care, you can take it to Richmond Animal Care and Control
646-5573 or http://www.richmondgov.com/AnimalControl/index.aspx
Yes, they are a kill shelter. About 1/4 to 1/5 of the animals brought there are euthanized. This includes animals hit by cars as strays, Owner requested euthanasia and animals with severe, untreatable medical or behavioral problems.
They do an excellent job of getting healthy adoptable animals out to rescue organizations or adopted into homes.
And, most rescue organizations will only pull animals from animal control or shelter environments. So the kitten may have a better chance there. The best chance would be with some medical care first of course, like vaccines.
And for the love of God, everyone spay and neuter those cats already!