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A Foster Kitten Has a Bald Patch and Now the Foster's Kid Does Too — How to Contain Ringworm Before It Closes Your Cat Rescue

Ringworm won't kill a kitten, but it will get your intake room quarantined, your fosters spooked, and your rescue whispered about — and it jumps to people. Here's how to contain it without euthanizing a single cat.

Jul 26, 2026 18 min read

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One Kitten Died Overnight and Three More Are Off Their Food — How to Contain Panleukopenia Before It Takes the Room

A kitten that was fine at the evening feeding is dead by morning, and the virus that killed it is already on your hands, your clothes, and every surface it touched. Here's how to get ahead of panleukopenia instead of burying litters.

Jul 11, 2026 11 min read

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You Trapped a Pregnant or Nursing Cat. Now What?

Trapping night doesn't care about your plans. Sooner or later you'll pull a trap forward and realize the cat inside is pregnant, or that her belly is full of milk and there are kittens somewhere you can't see. Here's how to make the call without hurting the cat or losing a litter.

Jul 4, 2026 10 min read