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@MorggeYou should probably mention the location (city and around which area approximately they are) and attach the photos. Although it’s not guaranteed that you will find people willing to adopt them because almost every street full of adoptable cats and people are usually full, trying to care for them on a street and sterilize them.
I think I posted about 3 different litters of cats that I found on the street near my place and so far found interest in only 2 kittens by other people. Cute photos certainly help with it.
If you want to maximize the chance for them to be adopted, you can vaccinate and sterilize them, and then find someone to adopt if you are willing to pay for it and bother going to the vet with them.
2026-03-20 13:08:21
@StalkerqueenHello! Here’s the instructions on how to care for newborn kittens.
They’re pinned in this Telegram group in Russian, and I’ve translated them into English for you
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Kitten season is starting, which means lots of newborns ahead 🐣
I’d like to remind you of some key points and guidelines to follow so we don’t accidentally cause harm 💚:
1) No one can care for a kitten better than its mother.
So if she’s around (even post-surgery, even on antibiotics), she should always be the first choice.
2) If there is no mother and a human has to take over:
• If the kitten is newborn (with placenta and/or umbilical cord), the first priority is to dry them off, stimulate breathing, and keep them warm — not to feed.
Use gauze or a towel that mimics the texture of a cat’s tongue (gently but firmly rubbing the kitten around the neck, back, belly, and genital area).
Use a heating pad (or a warm water bottle).
The first couple of hours are for adaptation — the kitten’s lungs need time to “open up.”
• Feeding:
Always warm the kitten before feeding — otherwise the formula will just sit in the GI tract, which can be fatal.
Newborns (up to 1 week old) must be fed via tube.
During the second week, you can switch to a bottle only if the suckling reflex is present and there are no contraindications (like cleft palate).
Alternatively, continue tube feeding until teeth appear (around 3 weeks — when they can start biting the tube 🙈).
Nipples, bottles, and syringes used too early can cause aspiration and aspiration pneumonia (= often fatal), which can develop within hours in newborns.
The best option is human infant formula (0+ months), ideally goat milk-based 💫
For the first few days/week, mix it slightly more diluted than instructed to avoid constipation.
Always prepare fresh formula for each feeding.
After feeding, hold the kitten upright for about a minute.
Around 3 weeks, you can start introducing the first solid foods.
• Hygiene (toileting):
Digestion is stimulated by belly massage (circular motions).
Kittens can’t eliminate on their own, so you need to stimulate the genital area — ideally before feeding (but after is also okay).
Gauze works best.
Wetting it with warm water isn’t always ideal — it cools down quickly and becomes cold.
• Monitor behavior and weight gain:
If the kitten sleeps quietly after feeding — all good.
If it cries — something is wrong.
Weight gain during the first week should be around 10–15 g per day on average.
They’re pinned in this Telegram group in Russian, and I’ve translated them into English for you
⸻
Kitten season is starting, which means lots of newborns ahead 🐣
I’d like to remind you of some key points and guidelines to follow so we don’t accidentally cause harm 💚:
1) No one can care for a kitten better than its mother.
So if she’s around (even post-surgery, even on antibiotics), she should always be the first choice.
2) If there is no mother and a human has to take over:
• If the kitten is newborn (with placenta and/or umbilical cord), the first priority is to dry them off, stimulate breathing, and keep them warm — not to feed.
Use gauze or a towel that mimics the texture of a cat’s tongue (gently but firmly rubbing the kitten around the neck, back, belly, and genital area).
Use a heating pad (or a warm water bottle).
The first couple of hours are for adaptation — the kitten’s lungs need time to “open up.”
• Feeding:
Always warm the kitten before feeding — otherwise the formula will just sit in the GI tract, which can be fatal.
Newborns (up to 1 week old) must be fed via tube.
During the second week, you can switch to a bottle only if the suckling reflex is present and there are no contraindications (like cleft palate).
Alternatively, continue tube feeding until teeth appear (around 3 weeks — when they can start biting the tube 🙈).
Nipples, bottles, and syringes used too early can cause aspiration and aspiration pneumonia (= often fatal), which can develop within hours in newborns.
The best option is human infant formula (0+ months), ideally goat milk-based 💫
For the first few days/week, mix it slightly more diluted than instructed to avoid constipation.
Always prepare fresh formula for each feeding.
After feeding, hold the kitten upright for about a minute.
Around 3 weeks, you can start introducing the first solid foods.
• Hygiene (toileting):
Digestion is stimulated by belly massage (circular motions).
Kittens can’t eliminate on their own, so you need to stimulate the genital area — ideally before feeding (but after is also okay).
Gauze works best.
Wetting it with warm water isn’t always ideal — it cools down quickly and becomes cold.
• Monitor behavior and weight gain:
If the kitten sleeps quietly after feeding — all good.
If it cries — something is wrong.
Weight gain during the first week should be around 10–15 g per day on average.
2026-03-20 13:08:27