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Q: I'll rate a pathetic little (1) to whoever advices me, "Tell your parents!"
Okay, first of all, my best friend gave me a kitten when her cat gave birth to a healthy litter of 4. The little kitten is a female and she is just SO cute.
My mother has allergies, so she won't let me have any cat or dog. My father hates the smell of any animal... so my sisters and I have been keeping it a secret. We have a babysitting job so we can buy cat food, litter box, blah blah... We loved having the first kitten so we got another 2. It went well for two weeks.
We've been keeping them in the backyard, hidden in the space under the deck.
They got fleas. What would be a good way to get rid of them besides going to the vet?? I think I need my parents to go to the vet so I don;t want to...
Plus, we haven't named this black kitty yet. Give me a good name for him, please!Thanks!!

Love y'all!!

i am not going to tell you to tell your parents. they're going to find out soon enough unless they're idiots. Unfortunatelly when you keep animals outside they are going to contract fleas. since you have money take the kittens to see a veterinarian and ask what he might recommend to help with the problem. they probably need shots anyway.

Rating: 3

They don't find out. How could they??
They're fine... just because we do this without our parents doesn't mean they'll die. Why do people think that?
They're happy, full, healthy now... Not really any thanks to you though

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i am a work in progress but i pay close attention to everything. I feel it is a good thing to share the knowledge i have acquired in my travels to anyone asking and it brings me pleasure to do so. i have lived in California, Alaska, Idaho, and New Mexico and been married and divorced. I have no children of my own but have fostered several .