In Japan some people think that it is cruel to spay or neuter your pet. Of course many Japanese people are responsible pet owners. But in the last year I have been asked to intervene in 3 incidents in which a full litter of kittens were abandoned in a public place. This litter [...]
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As fate would have it when Hotaru arrived he was the only kitten. All the other cats were too old to play his kitten games.
When this one came it was like fate.
Hotaru took the smaller one by the paw and showed him the coolest places.
Soon two little orphans each had a brother.
I was walking from the YMCA (where I work part time) to the train station to come home, and in the street in front of the station was a small cardboard box.
It was taped up and seemed odd there - I hesitated in front of it and looked around. No one seemed to [...]
Nearly the worst thing that we have seen happen to a cat is to get a parasite called scabies. The bug infests the skin and causes intense itching. Over the course of months the skin around the face first starts to break open. Cats lose hair, scabs form, they break open from itching and [...]
At about 2 weeks old, eyes open. The most delicate stage of their lives completes. Those who can live will thrive.
Some want to play. Some want to sleep. Some already have better things to do.
As innocent and helpless as any human baby, they have no expectations…. until feeding time.
At first they are all the same, [...]