While this solution works great in nature, it hinders us in caring for them because cats are so good at hiding their diseases. Otherwise if they reveal that they are weak or sick out in nature, they would be picked off by the first larger predator. As a survival technique, cats have developed the ability to hide any disease until practically the last moment. Domestic cats are fairly unique in nature - they are small, solo predators in a world filled with bigger, pack-structured predators. Let’s back up for a second and look at how cats evolved over time. Why is monitoring so important for fosters and new owners? You are going to read quite a bit here about monitoring the kitty’s health. So, read on… and good cat parenting to you all! A Quick Evolution Lesson We need to nurture them and show them the love they haven’t received yet. Our goal is to 1) get them healthy and 2) show them that people (especially us) are pretty cool.
Most likely they have had inadequate nutrition, lousy living conditions, and got dumped by someone. The most important thing to remember is these kittens have had a hard life before they reached our doors. Even if you’ve never owned cats before, most of the information in this guideline is pretty straightforward and common sense. If you already own cats, then you’ve got nine-tenths of the Kitten Care Basics learning curve beat.
