And They Call it

Kitten Love...

Getting Ready for

Kitten Season

Without fail, every year during warm weather the Montgomery County Humane Society -- and animal shelters throughout the nation -- are inundated with kittens. Female cats come into season in early spring and stay fertile until fall, resulting in a surge of pregnant cats and offspring. To make matters worse, unaltered females can become pregnant while nursing and give birth to multiple litters each "kitten season".

We expect another difficult kitten season again this year. Individuals bring mother cats with nursing kittens and underage (under eight weeks) kittens to the animal shelter by the dozens. The shelter does not have the resources to provide around-the-clock feedings and depends entirely on the charity of foster parents.

Are you interested in helping and becoming a kitten foster parent? We really need your help to care for all types of kittens - underage, nursing with their mother, and over 8 weeks old.

Questions:

240.793.4201 or FosterMAU@mchumane.org

How to become a foster parent

How to care for under-agers and kittens

Foster Program Hours:

Mon-Fri 10am-7pm and Sat 9am-5pm