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Ringworm (dermatophytosis) is one of the most common skin conditions in kittens. Here's everything you need to know, including diagnosing and treatment.

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Ringworm in Kittens

Ringworm (dermatophytosis) is one of the most common skin conditions in kittens. Here’s everything you need to know, including diagnosing and treatment.

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If you're fostering kittens, you'll need to be educated on routine care, including vaccines, dewormer, fleas, spay/neuter, and more.

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Routine Care for Kittens

If you’re caring for kittens, there are a few things you need to do to keep them healthy and get them ready for adoption! Vaccines How do vaccines work? Vaccines work by stimulating the immune system to recognize and fight a particular microorganism such as a virus, bacteria, or other infectious organism. The vaccine mimics […]

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If you've found a kitten outside or notice excessive scratching, there's a good chance your kitten has fleas. Here's how to identify and remove fleas.

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Getting Rid of Fleas on Kittens

If you’ve found a kitten outside or notice excessive scratching, there’s a good chance your kitten has fleas. Fleas, small (about 3 mm long), brown parasites that survive by ingesting the blood of their hosts, can be very dangerous to a tiny kitten. A kitten covered in fleas can easily become anemic. How do I […]

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If you've rescued a kitten and you're hearing tiny sneezes and seeing discharge, your kitten likely has an upper respiratory infection (URI).

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Upper Respiratory Infections in Kittens

If you’ve rescued a kitten and you’re hearing tiny sneezes and seeing discharge from the eyes and/or nose, your kitten likely has an upper respiratory infection (URI). Before you panic, URIs are very common—a high proportion of kittens rescued from shelters or outside show symptoms due to their decreased immunity and high risk of exposure […]

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Aster, Lily, Daisy, and Tulip are ready to find th Aster, Lily, Daisy, and Tulip are ready to find their forever homes! Comment of message for an application 😺
We’re ready to start looking for forever homes f We’re ready to start looking for forever homes for Nacho, Queso, and Colby Jack! We’ve determined they don’t have vision issues. However, they all might need surgery to treat their eyelid agenesis and Queso may have a cataract. 

The cheesy boys wont be ready for surgical intervention until they’re about 6 months old, so they will be placed in foster-to-adopt homes until then. 

What does this mean?

Mews & Merlot will cover their veterinary care through any surgical treatments. After surgery (if needed), they will be able to be fully adopted by the individual/family. 

What is required of the foster-to-adopt home?

You must be willing to either transport the kitten to and from the specialist (we are talking to ones in Fairfax and D.C.) OR bring the kitten back to the foster in Stafford for the foster to take to appointments, then pick up again from the foster after. 

These are some of the cutest, sweetest boys—and their eyes give them extra character! Please share so we can help find the best homes for them ❤️
Tulip, Aster, Lily, and Petunia ❤️ Tulip, Aster, Lily, and Petunia ❤️
If there’s one thing Colby Jack excels at, it’ If there’s one thing Colby Jack excels at, it’s telling you how he feels 😹
Nacho has perfected the cat nap 😻 The cheesy b Nacho has perfected the cat nap 😻

The cheesy boys are growing great! We know that they currently have vision issues, but we’re hopeful they’ll improve over time. The limited vision has made litter box training slightly more difficult than usual, but we’ve been having great success using Dr. Elsey’s Kitten Attract litter. It’s a bit expensive for our limited funds, and kittens go through litter very quickly, so if you’re able to help, we’d really appreciate it! We’ve added the litter to our Amazon wishlist, which is linked in the comments. 

Nacho, Colby Jack, and Queso appreciate your support ❤️
Meet Rosie, Petunia, Lily, Daisy, Tulip, and solo Meet Rosie, Petunia, Lily, Daisy, Tulip, and solo male Aster! These babies have been here for about 5 days, and while they have cute floral names, they’re growing like weeds 😻
And last but not least, congrats sweet Poppy! She And last but not least, congrats sweet Poppy! She found a great home with another kitten to keep her busy ❤️
Happy adoption to Max and Wanda! 🎉🥰 Happy adoption to Max and Wanda! 🎉🥰
Happy adoption day to Val and Nemo! Happy adoption day to Val and Nemo!
I’m not really sure how sweet Poppy hasn’t had I’m not really sure how sweet Poppy hasn’t had any interest! Her cute face + unique coloring + absolutely sweet as pie personality makes for one pretty great girl!
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