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It is important to leave any kittens found unless they are sick or injured. If you find a cat or kitten that is healthy and able to feed themselves, it is best to leave them outside. Before touching/moving or attempting to capture cats or kittens you find outside, please contact us with any questions, if possible. A kitten’s best chance of survival is to stay outside with mom.
Cats are very self-sufficient and pose no danger to the community. Because of this, feral mama cats with babies should be left alone unless in need of help or care. If you find a stray baby kitten, wait out of sight for a few hours–usually the mama will come back to get it. If you feel as though a kitten is abandoned, injured, or in need of help, please email us at Kitten911Valdosta@gmail.com so we can help you assess the situation and assist you.
The breeding season in Valdosta is 10 months out of the year, and as much as we try to spay and neuter feral cats as quickly as possible, they are still breeding rapidly! Because of this, we get calls almost daily about litters of kittens that need help. Due to the large numbers of kittens and the fact that these fragile babies require special care, if they are taken to the shelter they may be euthanized unless they have a foster home to care for them. That’s where you come in! Please find some basic information about caring for kittens below.
Below are some of the supplies suggested for kitten care (particularly the bottle-feeding of neonatal care). If you choose to foster through the Humane Society, we will provide all materials needed!
*Please note: all products listed above are not endorsed by the HSVLC, just suggestions of products that work well*
Different aged kittens require different levels of care. If a kitten is an orphaned neonate (birth-4weeks), they require bottle feeding about every three hours, and monitoring to ensure that their body is working and growing properly. If kittens are eating on their own they require less of a time commitment, but need to be socialized. In either case, fostering kittens does not require much space. Sometimes a spare bedroom or even a bathroom will do the trick. It is also best to keep your pets away from baby kittens, but having your own pets should not keep you from helping more!
Check out the Instagram page of our foster volunteer and keep up with some of our baby kittens!
Contact Us:
1740 W Gordon St.
Valdosta, GA 31601
229-247-3266
info@humanesocietyofvaldosta.org
The Humane Society of Valdosta in Lowndes County serves as the parent organization for programs that advocate and take action to benefit those who cannot speak for themselves. Our ultimate goal is to merit a “No Kill” status for our community and stay the course in providing homes to homeless pets.
