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So I've got kittens

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JTsyo said:
how does that work? Recessive genes with the parents?
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Heteropaternal superfecundation is common in animals such as cats and dogs. Stray dogs often produce litters in which every puppy has a different father. Though rare in humans, cases have been documented. In one study on humans, the frequency was 2.4% among dizygotic twins whose parents had been involved in paternity suits.


Basically, during a cycle multiple eggs are released and if there are multiple males around, they all get their turn.
If you let your cat out, this always happens, the whole neighbourhood wants a taste of dat pootang.
 
Here's a bit of life advice. If you take in a female cat have her fixed ASAP. If she's pregnant they can still spay her, it will basically be a kitty abortion. Sounds cold hearted but with all the unwanted cats out there it's the best solution if you adopt a pregnant one.
 
PixelSquish said:
CZroe said:
PixelSquish said:
CZroe said:
PixelSquish said:
Make sure it's the right shelter....
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We know. Who doesn't know? That's why I made it a point to say how irrelevant that is for such adoptable kittens. Jeez. Quit trying to discourage him from doing the right thing!
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discourage from doing the right thing? what kind of logical wasteland do you come from anyways?
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The right thing is not to waste time and risk not getting good owners while they are still easily adoptable and/or give these kittens to people who may not get them fixed.

As we discussed, healthy tame kittens rarely end up euthanized. Despite the pictures in the article you link to, the risk is so low that it would be irresponsible to not do so in fear of that happening.
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Absolutely nothing in my post said ... not to take them to any shelter.
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Except your very first post (taking "any" out of context, I know). My whole point was that at this point in their life "any shelter" was preferable to delaying in order to "make sure it's the right shelter." There's too much risk to wait. If you FOLLOW, the OP is the one who was considering adopting out to others without getting them fixed first with the concern about shelters killing them being his justification. I told you to stop encouraging him and then you got defensive and assumed that I got those scenarios from what you said. It seems like you are the one who needs to read, my friend.
 
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Most of the kittens are gone now. I still have to get the mom fixed and decide what to do with her. The remaining kittens I'm sharing with friends of mine because none of us can take a full-time cat.
 
I'm sure there are plenty of unwanted cats near where you live. Hell, when I got mine I bypassed the shelter & scooped her right off the street.
 
lxskllr said:
I'd keep mom, and one kitten, and give the rest away. I could possibly be convinced to keep two kittens if there were a couple that had exceptional personalities.

Cute kitties
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Even if they don't have exceptional personalities, I'll give them exceptional personalities. I will train them to hunt, decimate, obliterate, and kill...






A ball of yarn.

DO WANT!
 
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