7 kittens and dozens of cats rescued from seemingly abandoned home in BC

Several kittens were recently rescued from a seemingly abandoned home in Northern BC.

The BC SPCA said that an animal protection officer rescued seven kittens, about nine weeks in age, from what appeared to be an abandoned home in Fort St James after receiving a complaint that there were a dozen neglected cats living in the home.

“The officer arrived to find one of the windows at the front of the house broken and glass was observed all over the deck,” says Eileen Drever, the BC SPCA’s senior officer protection and stakeholder relations.

“The officer could see garbage and objects strewn throughout the home through the broken window.”

When the officer arrived, she yelled to make her presence known and the kitten immediately jumped up and out of the broken window to greet her.

The kittens jumped out onto broken glass that was on the porch and followed the officer back to her vehicle.

“The officer noticed a few of the kittens were drinking from a mud puddle in the middle of the driveway,” says Drever.

When it began to rain heavily, the kittens hid under the officer’s truck and the porch. She opted to take the kittens into care, due to there being no visible food or water at the property.

The officer covered the broken glass on the deck and left an open bag of cat food for the adult cats along with a Notice advising the owners the kittens were taken.

Drever says the investigation at the property is ongoing.

The kittens were taken into the BC SPCA’s care and transported to the North Cariboo animal centre located in Prince George.

“The kittens were extremely dirty when they arrived at the animal centre and riddled with fleas and worms,” says Drever.

“After they were given flea medication, it took staff at the centre two hours to comb out all the dead fleas from their fur.”

The kittens needed deworming and parasite control medication, but have been playful and healthy otherwise.

“They eat ravenously and are very rambunctious,” she says. “They were particularly fond of a cat named Vinny who was in the same isolation room as them in Prince George. They loved it when staff let Vinny say hello through the kennel bars.”

Now that the seven kittens have been treated and are out of isolation, they are available for adoption. They are located in Coquitlam’s Tri Cities animal centre.