If you find stray kittens, it is important to assess the situation before taking any action. Here are some general guidelines from the search results:
- Determine if the kittens have a mother nearby. If the kittens are not in immediate danger, it is usually best to leave them alone and let the mother care for them.
- If the kittens are in immediate danger or do not have a mother, you can try to capture them and care for them yourself or contact local rescues, animal protection groups, or advocates for assistance.
- Do not take the kittens to an animal shelter, as this can be harmful to their wellbeing.
- If you decide to care for the kittens yourself, you will need to provide them with food, water, and a safe place to stay. You can confine them in a large cage or a small room, and provide them with a litter box, food and water dishes, and something to cuddle in like a towel or a small stuffed animal.
- If the kittens are too young to eat solid food, they will need to be bottle-fed every few hours.
- Kittens should be socialized as much as possible before trying to find a good home for them or bringing them to a humane shelter. They could be returned back to the street, but it’s always better for cats to live inside when possible.
- Kittens should not be removed from their mother before they are 8 weeks old, as this can be harmful to their wellbeing.
- Once the kittens are old enough, they can be spayed or neutered and placed into loving homes.
- If you cannot care for the kittens yourself, consider surrendering them to a public shelter where a rescue group may have the opportunity to place them in a foster home and socialize them, depending upon their age.