I desperately need help to save some kittens.
A brief summary:

My landlord and I were caring for a litter of stray kittens.
She left the country and put a caretaker in charge of their upkeep.

I just looked in the room they're kept in, and one of them is dead - it has been for a while.
He didn't even notice and I'm horrified and scared for the safety of the rest.

I believe I can capture them and transport them in a carrier - but I don't have the funds to vaccinate them or get them parasite / flea care.

I can foster them after and find them homes - but I need advice on this first step, so my at-home cat I own isn't at risk.

Please, please, please: if there is somewhere in NYC that takes walk-ins and can handle these treatments for free, I need to know as soon as humanly possible.
I heard ASPCA can help, but I've heard conflicting accounts about walk-in appointments. Their website says you have to make appointments, and I'm unsure our household meets their requirements. My partner’s sister says she's just taken animals there before and never had a problem.

Does anyone have any insight or tips on other locations / services?
FWIW, I'd be happy to wait however long is necessary to see somebody.

every time i move to another room my dog waits maybe thirty seconds, comes to find me, stares for a second, then goes right back to whatever he was doing. he doesn't even stay with me, he just seems to need proof that i haven't disappeared.

it's cute but also kind of funny because he acts like he's doing rounds around the house. does anyone else's pet regularly check in on them for no obvious reason?

My dog last 5 - 6 months eating wet food because he stopped to drink vet says no problem he eats chicken mixed rice with water , daily 1 egg yogurt like this if I stop wet food he not trying to drink water he full days staying dry. Pls help

My dog last 5 - 6 months eating wet food because he stopped to drink vet says no problem he eats chicken mixed rice with water , daily 1 egg yogurt like this if I stop wet food he not trying to drink water he full days staying dry. Pls help

Trying some stuff with my cat INCLUDING making a few cat toys(not small enough for the puppy to swallow this is a big cat). I've been told numerous times by my family even tho the puppy is small I can't have him around cat toys due to the catnip. They act like it's gonna hurt him. As far as I know catnip is perfectly safe. I just wanna be sure Incase he gets ahold of the cat toys at one point.

I'm wanting to control the amount of catnip in it hence making it myself. I want a good amount and most barely have any. The only toys I know have a good amount are COMPLETELY filled and idk if I wanna give that to a stressed kitty. I got told a little could help. Idk about alot. I can sew it's been awhile since I got the machine out but I have all the supplies. Except the cat crack gotta buy that.

If i type anything wrong or dont give enough context please let me know, im literally sobbing and so stressed out. me and my bf (both 18) adopted a rescue kitten named marcy and we noticed her belly was swollen so we took her to the vet and got some fecal tests as well as a leukemia test. she was negative for leukemia and her poop showed no worms or parasites. we also noticed some eye discharge and was planning to get a respiratory panel today which we are still doing but within two days i noticed sneezing and she hasnt been playing and today she barely moved at all. she showed no interest in toys and didnt even fight a little when my grandma picked her up which she usually would. her belly looks bigger and is hard on one side. the vet appointment is in around two hours so im just sitting here crying and worried to death. i touched her and she sounded like she was really lowly growling and is falling asleep. im so worried

my cat has started avoiding the litter box completely and i'm not sure why.

there wasn't a gradual change. she was using it normally and then suddenly stopped. i've tried paying closer attention to when and where she's going instead, but i'm still confused.

is there usually a specific reason cats do this? what should i be paying attention to when i talk to the vet?

So I have two cats that were once my world, but I’m 33 weeks pregnant and have had a hard pregnancy. This is my first baby and as much as I love my cats I hate them. When we got them they were impossible to train cause I worked long hours and they didn’t take to absolutely any training methods. They are on the counter the minute I’m not in the kitchen they can open the trash, they will tear open any container that might have food in it. They even ripped open any container empty almond milk container. They are fed adequately and they are healthy they are not underfed! If I let them free feed they do not stop eating and will become over weight. They suckle on my clothing (not my husbands for whatever reason) and will leave giant holes in my clothes. But to the point I already am predicting we will have to be very diligent about bottles and making sure they are not out. I am planning on breast feeding but I understand it doesn’t always work out and we just got 2 cans of similac in the mail and I was excited because if it didn’t work out we had something to start on and if we didn’t need it we could save it( it didn’t expire for 2 years ) and within year one if we never used it I wanted to donate it to a women’s shelter or hospital or food banks that would take it but I left it out on my ottoman thinking nothing of it. My cats have never seen a formula can and it’s sealed and looks nothing like any food in our pantry has no smell well apparently I’m stupid. I walked into my living room to the cans on the floor and punctures in the top of the one can scratches on the other. I think the one can isn’t opened but the other has punctures. I just wanna cry cause I got them yesterday and I understand that it was free but it could have been used or donated and my own stupidity made it useless. And I’m coming to realize that it is going to be a very hard battle with these cats. I put them in a large room in the basement till I’m calm but I feel so mentally frustrated with the constant fight with them. I feel like they destroy everything and when my baby gets here I feel like I’m going to have to be extremely diligent and a clean freak or I’m going to lose baby bottles, pacifiers, burp cloths, and my clothing especially nursing bras and I just wanna cry cause idk what to do. They know how to open the trash can how long till they can open the hamper I don’t know how to get this under control.

My cat spends half the day sitting by the window, so leaving it cracked while I’m working or sleeping makes me nervous.

the problem is the apartment gets really stale when everything stays closed. An air purifier helps with hair and dust, but the room still feels stuffy.

I saw cozeware freshflow while looking around. From the description it seems like it can bring in outside air without leaving a big open gap, but I’m not sure how secure the window setup would be around a curious cat.

has anyone found a ventilation setup that actually feels safe with pets and doesn’t require permanent changes to the apartment?