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Expert: - 6/17/2010


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Hi Jessica, i was recently given an orphan kitty by a friend. he is less then a week old and i leave to my home island in about a week so he will be 2 weeks old when i leave. I really want to take him and am willing to feed him and be constantly taking care of him. i just want to know if theres a way that i can take him with me.

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Hi Vanessa.  You would have to check with your airline to be absolutely sure, but with all the airlines I've dealt with, kittens must be at least 8 weeks old or fully weaned, even if accompanied the whole time.  I'm so sorry!

I hope it works out for you.

Jessica  

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The areas in which I have gained the most experience are cat health and feral cat management/rescue. I provide supportive care to chronically ill cats, hospice care to terminally ill cats and also am involved in trap-neuter-return efforts. My specialities lie in taming feral cats and in the allopathic treatment of cats with illnesses or special needs. I also have owned Siamese, Himalayans, Abyssinians, Russian Blues, Savannahs, Bengals, Peterbalds, Don Sphynx and Oriental Shorthairs and am well-versed in cat breeds as well as cat behavior and nutrition.

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I have 15 years of extensive experience with cats ranging from breeding to medical care. My daily routine consists of caring for cats with diabetes, thyroid disease, kidney failure, feline leukemia, feline AIDS as well as feral cats. I have experience with liver patients, heart patients, feline infectious peritonitis, cancer, recovery from amputation and trauma, congenital deformities and most every disease in between. I have assisted cats giving birth and hand-nursed kittens who were neglected by their mother from 2 days old through weaning.

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15 years' hands-on experience

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