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I Found Kittens, What Do I Do? Please follow this flow chart to determine what you should do and what local resources in the City of El Monte may be available to you. © 2021 ASPCA ® . All Rights Reserved. Find Loving Homes Bring these kittens into your home to continue socializing and caring for them while you search for their adoptive homes. The ASPCA may be able to provide the kittens with free medical care and spay/neuter surgeries. Please complete the form at aspca.org/ ElMonteKittens to enquire about these services. If you cannot bring these kittens into your home, call El Monte Animal Control (626) 580-2081. Contact Local Shelter/ Rescue If the kittens appear ill or injured, they should be brought to your local shelter or rescue as soon as possible. Call El Monte Animal Control (626) 580-2081. Under 1 week 2 weeks 2 months 1 month Do the kittens appear ill or injured? Trap-Neuter- Return-Monitor (TNRM) Once kittens are over 2 months old, it can be difficult to socialize them to humans. Using the TNRM strategy will set them up for long and healthy lives outdoors. Acting quickly is key to control the growing population of cats in your neighborhood. The ASPCA may be able to help with TNRM for outdoor cats in your neighborhood. Please visit aspca.org/ElMonte for more information. NO YES NO TIP: At 2 months old, kittens will eat on their own, weigh around 2 pounds and will be able to walk, run and play. (See images at top of this page.) Are the kittens over two months of age? Orphaned Kitten Care These kittens seem to be orphaned and will need a foster home to care for them. Hopefully that is you! Please complete the form at aspca.org/ ElMonteKittens to receive help caring for the kittens until they are old enough for adoption. If you cannot bring these kittens into your home, call El Monte Animal Control (626) 580-2081. NO Provide Food & Shelter and Monitor Mother cats will provide the best care for their kittens. Provide food, a dry, clean shelter and continue to monitor their well-being. Prepare a Trap- Neuter-Return- Monitor (TNRM) plan for mom and her kittens. If mom and/or her kittens are friendly, you can Find Loving Homes for them. TIP: Mom may be out getting food or waiting for you to leave. If you cannot monitor the kittens for a few hours to see if mom returns, you can make a decision based on their current condition. If the kittens are clean, plump and quiet, then mom is likely taking good care of the kittens and you can leave them where they are or move them to a safer space where mom can still find them. If the kittens are dirty, very skinny, sick and/or crying excessively, they might need Orphaned Kitten Care. Has she returned to her kittens within a few hours? NO Do you see their mother around? YES YES Are the kittens social and friendly with humans? YES YES NO

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I Found Kittens, What Do I Do?Please follow this flow chart to determine what you should do and what local resources in the City of El Monte may be available to you.

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Find Loving Homes

Bring these kittens into your home to continue socializing and caring

for them while you search for their

adoptive homes. The ASPCA may be able to

provide the kittens with free medical care and spay/neuter surgeries. Please complete the form at aspca.org/ElMonteKittens to

enquire about these services. If you cannot bring these kittens into

your home, call El Monte Animal Control

(626) 580-2081.

Contact Local

Shelter/RescueIf the kittens appear ill or

injured, they should

be brought to your local shelter or rescue as

soon as possible.

Call El Monte Animal Control

(626) 580-2081.

Under 1 week

2 weeks

2 months

1 month

Do the kittens appear ill or injured?

Trap-Neuter-Return-Monitor

(TNRM)Once kittens are over

2 months old, it can be difficult to socialize them

to humans. Using the TNRM strategy will set them up for long and

healthy lives outdoors. Acting quickly is key

to control the growing population of cats in your neighborhood. The ASPCA may be able to help with TNRM for outdoor cats in

your neighborhood.

Please visit aspca.org/ElMonte

for more information.

NO

YES

NO

TIP: At 2 months old, kittens will eat on their own, weigh around 2 pounds and

will be able to walk, run and play.(See images at top of this page.)

Are the kittens over two months of age?

Orphaned Kitten CareThese kittens seem to be orphaned and

will need a foster home to care for them. Hopefully

that is you! Please complete the form at aspca.org/ElMonteKittens to receive help caring for the kittens until

they are old enough for adoption.

If you cannot bring these kittens into

your home, call El Monte

Animal Control (626) 580-2081.

NO

Provide Food & Shelter

and Monitor Mother cats will provide the best

care for their kittens. Provide food, a dry,

clean shelter and continue to monitor

their well-being. Prepare a Trap-Neuter-Return-Monitor (TNRM)

plan for mom and her kittens. If mom and/or her kittens

are friendly, you can Find Loving Homes

for them.

TIP: Mom may be out getting food or waiting for you to leave. If you cannot monitor the kittens for a few hours to see if mom returns, you can make a decision based on their current condition. If the kittens are clean, plump and quiet, then mom is likely taking good care of the kittens and

you can leave them where they are or move them to a safer space where mom can still find them. If the kittens are dirty, very skinny, sick and/or

crying excessively, they might need Orphaned Kitten Care.

Has she returned to her kittens within a few hours?

NO

Do you see their mother around?

YES

YES

Are the kittens social and friendly with humans?

YES

YES NO

Encontré gatitos, ¿qué hago con ellos? Responda las siguientes preguntas para determinar qué pasos debe tomar y conocer a los recursos disponibles en la ciudad de El Monte.

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Ayúdeles a encontrar un hogar adoptivo

Mantenga y cuide a los gatitos dentro de su

hogar hasta encontrar quien los adopte. ASPCA puede ayudar con recur-

sos médicos gratuitos, incluyendo vacunas y

cirugías de castración/esterilización para los

gatitos. Complete el for-mulario en aspca.org/ElMonteGatitos para

recibir más información sobre estos servicios.

Si no puede cuidar a los gatitos en su hogar, llame al Departamento de Control de Animales

de El Monte (626) 580-2081.

Comuníquese con el refugio

de animales más cercano

Si los gatitos se ven enfermos

o heridos,debe llevarlos a su refugio de animales más

cercano lo más pronto posible.

Llame al Departamento de Control de Animales de El

Monte (626) 580-2081.

menos de 1 semana

2 semanas 2 meses1 mes

¿Se ven enfermos o heridos los gatitos?

Atrapar-Esterilizar-Regresar-Monitorear (TNRM, por sus siglas

en inglés)

Puede ser difícil domesticar a gatitos que no son dóciles cuando

tienen más de dos meses de edad. TNRM los ayudará

a tener vidas más largas y saludables, dejarán de

reproducirse, y ayudará a controlar la población de gatos en su comunidad.

ASPCA puede ayudar con TNRM a los gatos en su comunidad que

no son dóciles.

Por favor, visite aspca.org/ElMonte

para más información.

NO

SI

NO

CONSEJO: Gatitos de dos meses, pueden comer solos, pesan alrededor de 2 libras,

caminan, corren y juegan sin problema.(Vea las fotos arriba para referencia)

¿Los gatitos tienen más de 2 meses

Cómo criar un gatito huérfano

Parece que estos gati-tos son huérfanos y

necesitaran que usted u otra persona los cuide en un hogar temporal. ¡Con suerte esa per-

sona puede ser usted! Complete el formu-lario en aspca.org/

ElMonteGatitos para recibir información que le ayudara a cuidar a los gatitos hasta que estén listos para adopción a

los dos meses de edad. Si no puede cuidar a

los gatitos en su hogar, llame al Departamento de Control de Animales

de El Monte.

NO

Deles comida, un lugar para descan-sar y monitoréelos

Las mamás de gatitos dan el mejor cuidado y la mejor atención

para sus gatitos. Deles comida, un lugar

limpio y seco para que descansen y con-tinúe monitoreando su bienestar. Prepare

un plan para Cap-tuar-Esterilizar-Re-gresar-Monitorear

(TNRM, por sus siglas en inglés) a la mamá

y sus gatitos. Si la mamá o los gatitos son dóciles, puede buscarles hogares

adoptivos.

CONSEJO: Si no puede monitorear a los gatitos por algunas horas para ver si la mamá regresa, puede hacer su decisión basada en la condición que

se encuentran los gatitos. Si los gatitos están limpios, gorditos y no lloran excesivamente, entonces la mamá probablemente está cuidándolos y

puede dejarlos donde están. Si los gatitos están sucios, delgados, enfermos o lloran excesivamente, es posible que sean huérfanos y necesitan queusted u otra persona los cuide. Vea “Cómo criar a un gatito huérfano”.

¿Regresó la mamá de los gatitos después de algunas horas?

NO

¿Está cerca la mamá de los gatitos?

SI

SI

¿Los gatitos son dóciles con los humanos?

SI

SI NO