While driving through Ohio, a singer from Los Angeles spotted a “free kittens” sign, so she immediately went in to check out the fur-babies. The video of the small felines has melted hearts among social media users.
In a viral video shared on TikTok on Monday, under the username @kakisings, the poster and her family can be seen stopping by the house to check out the little kittens, taking the chance to pet them and give them lots of cuddles.
In a update posted on Thursday, she explained that though the kittens were lovely, and the man giving them away was also providing care packages for them, she ended up not getting one because of her demanding job in California.
Kittens should not be taken from their mothers until after eight weeks at least. That’s because in this time their mom’s milk provides them with colostrum, a nutrient that is essential for them to develop antibodies.
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The Cats Protection website says that if for some reason your kitten did not receive colostrum from its mom you should contact your veterinarian who will help them strengthen their immune system some other way.
Once weaned, the kittens should be separated from the mother gradually, allowing her milk to dry up naturally, so that her mammary glands do not become engorged. Kittens should then be neutered/spayed, vaccinated and de-wormed.
While kittens can be re-homed separately, it’s always better to adopt in pairs. Pet charity SPCA of Northern Virginia says that kittens need interaction with other felines for a healthy social development, and those that are adopted with another cat usually grow up to be much happier.
Two kittens will also keep each other company all the time, will play together at night when you’re asleep, and will learn social cues from each other that they won’t be able to learn from a human.
A file photo of three small kittens playing. A woman and her family spotted a “free kittens” sign while driving through Ohio, so they immediately went to check them out.
A file photo of three small kittens playing. A woman and her family spotted a “free kittens” sign while driving through Ohio, so they immediately went to check them out.
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The video went viral on social media and it has so far received over 9.8 million views and 1.4 million likes on the platform.
One user, Vanessa Gee, commented: “Parents: ‘DONT EVER TALK TO STRANGERS.. us now: free kittens [running man emoji].”
Madame Midnight wrote: “If there were only 2 left go back and get the last one they can grow up together always have a friend.”
RandallStevens19 added: “Isn’t the ‘Free Kittens’ sign how every Investigative Discovery channel show starts?”
Newsweek reached out to @kakisings for comment via TikTok comments. We could not verify the details of the case.
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