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2012 Kitten Season preparation is underway!

Austin Pets Alive! kitten caretakers have been in the throes of organizing, stocking up, and preparing for kitten season which typically kicks off in full force around mid-March. Last year this Neonatal Kitten Program rescued 1,032 kittens, including mom cats … Continue reading

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The Walgreen’s Kittens!

This adorable bunch of kittens is one of many bottle litters we have seen so far this season. Alec, Archer, Ace, Annabelle, Amelie, Adelaide, and two other litter-mates were found in a box outside Walgreen’s by wonderful people, who cared … Continue reading

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2010 Kitten Season Wrap-up

Kitten season officially ended a few weeks ago. We’d like to thank all of the volunteers who fed the bottle baby kittens ’round the clock (they need to be fed every 2 hours) and fostered kittens in their homes. They … Continue reading

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Cat cages needed!

We’re in the middle of kitten season and our program is FULL of cats and kittens – almost 500 – and we need to get them adopted so we can pull more from TLAC. Unfortunately, we are very low on … Continue reading

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Kitten Season: 2nd Wave Hits!

The Austin Pets Alive! Bottle Baby team has experienced a rush of baby kittens in the last week ranging in ages from 10 days to 3 weeks. In fact, we’ve rescued 18 kittens requiring bottle feeding every 3 hours and … Continue reading

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Austin’s cats need your help

Kitten season began in March and in the first three months, 2,700 kittens and cats have arrived at Town Lake Animal Center, a 50% increase from last year. From October (the beginning of TLAC’s fiscal year) through February, cat intake … Continue reading

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Vivienne and her kittens

If you want a poster child for drawing attention to APA’s mission, the cat brought to TLAC Sunday early from the emergency clinic, who had an infected, prolapsed uterus after giving birth to two kittens (who she was nursing) is … Continue reading

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Happy – Healthy – Home

“Happy – Healthy – Home” – our cat program’s new mantra that was announced at the 2010 planning meeting last week. In 2009, APA! saved 750 cats who were on the euthanasia list at TLAC.  Our goal for 2010 is … Continue reading

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