Read it or Unhaul it + Kittens || Reading Vlog 

This video is a bit heavy on the kitten content but it was requested... Enjoy! Edit to add: I really appreciate everyone offering to donate through GoFundMe but I'll search for a cheaper place, maybe do a few sponsored videos instead. I'm really glad to hear you've all fallen in love with the cats as much as I have

So nice that this cat channel features books sometimes :D (said with absolute love)

I’ve never seen someone keep all of the kittens before it would be so cool to see a cat family stay together.

The kitten content is always welcome. 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

Whenever you shook the bag in the video, my cats looked over and waited for treats

I would happily watch 5 straight hours of kitten footage

We are a foster family for a rescue, and even the rescue has more and more difficulties finding vet appointments :( Thank you for taking good care of those cats, they were lucky to find you. And yeah, kitten content is great. I mean, books and kittens, there is nothing more we could ask for.

I have a soft spot in my heart for #1 because he’s a bit of a dumb-dumb and it’s adorable. Best of luck trying to only keep one of them 😂

Let’s start a go found me so you can keep the 4 kitties 🥺 if each one of us gives you a dollar it’ll be enough cover the vet and food for a while 💖

I would say keep contacting different vet clinics. Maybe it's regional (I'm in Ontario in a small town), but a spay here is well under $300 and a neuter is even less. If you watch for a microchip clinic, you can get them chipped for $25/cat. Sometimes shelters/rescue organizations will also offer what they call "spay/neuter vouchers" where they do cover some of the cost.

Emily, the Spay Neuter clinic is where everyone goes in our city for neutering and spaying. It is so much cheaper than the vet. The problem is, there is a long wait list. I heard that Brockville spay neuter clinic is much shorter, and it is actually DRIVE THROUGH! Lolol! We are bringing our cat there. Also…go a bit out of the city for your vet. I go to Manotick, but I hear great things about Carp, Perth, etc. for my cat’s vax, it was a couple hundred bucks.

Even with the high demand it should not cost that much. Keep looking. Also they are adorable!

(I have no idea about Canada so this just just ideas) Asking in feed stores and pet stores if they have low cost vaccine clinic days and low cost spay days anywhere… it can really help. Contacting rescues instead of the aspca can also be helpful resources. Kittens are so cute!

Definitely start a gofundme or something similar! Also, probably best to keep Mama inside permanently even if she wants to go back out. Cats tend to decimate native bird populations and get hit by cars.

They’re seriously the cutest ever 😍

In my head your kittens are named after the Aristocat kittens, they seem like they have the right level of sass to live up to those names 😂

I got inspired by your challenge. And now I also have a jar with all my unread books (including my pile of shame 😅) I'm not a fast reader, so I'll pick one every other month to mix it up with the books that I currently want to read. This will be fun 😊

They are the most adorable ever! So glad momma cat found you to help her with her family 😻

The kittens are just getting cuter and cuter 😭

You're doing such a good job with them all! What you've done here is so caring and lovely, good job!

Admit it Emily, YOU ARE A CAT MOMMY! You've got the cutest little feline family ever. Stop fighting it. 😃😺😺😺😺

Those little babies just make me smile. Kittens are the sweetest things. And you are such a wonderful mother.

I’m from ON and it took 6 months to find a vet after rescuing my cat. Usually once a year (in the summer), a neighbouring town does a spay/neuter event where the price is discounted.

This is why I have to get all my pets fixed ASAP. I would want to keep them all. They’re so cute!

We’ll never complain about kitty content!! They are so dang cute and are so attached to you!! I think you should name them already!! I’m pretty sure they have named you “reader mama” it’s only fair to name them in return!! 😂🎉❤

Im sure I’m not the only one who would donate to a spay and neuter fund if you started one ❤ it’s so important! I foster for my local shelter and kitten season is already blowing up here, so many orphaned kittens. Breaks my heart every year

Depending on locations PAWS can do spay/neuter at a somewhat affordable price (not $800 lol) . I work at a vet hospital and prices are quite high so I'd recommend that.

My sister's cat had 4 kittens, all black. They were officially 4 weeks old on Tuesday 3/28. I love them so much, they're so cute! One got attached to me when I visited, one of the girls. I do know 2 are going to be adopted when they're old enough. I'd love to adopt one but it's not a good time. Mine and my husband's cat is sick with kidney disease and needs so much attention right now.

I would really recommend looking into more rescues besides the SPCA. I don't know how it all works in Canada, but I know the rescue where I got my dog who was not originally fixed like she was supposed to be when I adopted her did the surgery for free. I also know they do free Spay/Neuter events throughout the city during the year. Also my old neighbors cat was also impregnated and she needed to get fixed since she lived with a boy cat and they did that for free because my neighbor couldn't afford it, but it needed to be done.

I’m a bit behind on my videos right now but hopefully you’ll see this (and it won’t be too late!). I used to do a lot of kitten rescue here in the US so I’ve dealt with a lot of the issues you’re experiencing with the kittens. I would look online to see if there are any low cost spay/neuter clinics around you. Where I live there is one that travels between several main cities. I don’t know where in Canada you live but, rural areas usually have them for barn cats. Depending on how you feel about it, you can also try looking into TNR services. (Trap, Neuter, Release). In some places they will provide low cost spay/neuters for found kittens though they will likely require them to have their ears clipped to indicate they have been fixed. It’s not my favorite method due to the ear clipping but… if it’s that or having to abandon the kittens I’ve always viewed it as the lesser of two evils.

ugh emily I'm convinced about getting pets now

Omggg they’re o cute! My heart!! ❤ I love all of them so much!

The sci-fi book is from another author than the one that initially wrote the trilogy. It was written as fan fiction but it got "officially recognised" by the author. I did like it in the end.

20:56 so cute!😊 Yey for the kitten content!🥰 I’m glad you liked For Your Own Good, it was such a fun read! I found my copy at a hotel where one of the guests had left it behind 😄 took me out of a slump too👌🏼🤓

Not sure if this is on your area but many tractor supplies have full on vets and a mini clinic that's do shots and spays very cheap. There's also usually 4 spay/neuter drives at the SPCA a month

If you don't already have a vet in Quebec, good luck getting one. They are as rare as family doctors.

All the kitty sounds, it's just adorable (mom and kittens) !

I have been WAITING for this video !!!

The kittens are adorable!!! They have to stay together with the mama and you 🥰

Maybe start a gofund for the kittens? And i also love your Booktube ❤

Veterinary care is expensive; years ago, over Xmas my cat ate some string and it became entangled with internal organs, by the time the issue was resolved I spent close to 10 thousand dollars. I was lucky in that I was in the process of changing jobs, so for a short period had a double income and received a signing bonus. I think that is one of the challenges of pet ownership in that most people are not aware of the costs if our fur babies need medical care. I hope you are able to find a solution.

So happy to see the kittens doing so well !! (ngl, I'm lowkey falling in love with #3 too) Also woah, did not expect the whole vet process to be THIS complicated and expensive, that's ridiculous. I hope you'll find the right resources and people to help you out soon (btw I also despise when people answer only 1 out of 5 questions, it's infuriating). Even though it led to only one read book this week, I still really enjoy the "read it or unhaul it" format ☀ Have a nice week !

At least in California, the shelters aren’t full because people are returning their pets. It’s because during lockdown, people didn’t sterilize their animals so the number of puppies and kittens is way up. Also, there’s a veterinarian shortage - it’s a super high attrition job and lots of vets quit during the pandemic. Plus there are not enough vet schools to meet the need. I used to volunteer at my local SPCA so got the scoop. I love the kitten content!

I am team kittens! Cats and books are my two fave things! Throw in some tea, and we are golden!

The kittens are so adorable! I remember seeing my boy a couple of days after my sister's cat gave birth to him and his siblings. I lost him last year when he was run over by a car at just 6 years old. Although I had another cat before him when I lived here, with no trouble (he was put to sleep after he suffered from kidney failure as an old boy) decided to not get another cat until I move somewhere with no road nearby. I have my dog, but miss having a cat around

2:52 😍🤯😵💖✨ that's my brain and heart exploding from the cuteness! I died

Some places in the states will accept a spay/neuter certificate. Which you pay a lesser price such as 100/200 and then you only pay for the meds. So it will be less than 300 for sure. Hopefully Canada will have something similar. 🤞

Oh my goodness that kitten at the end!! ❤❤❤

Vets get the same amount of education as a people doctor but vets get less respect and less money. I can see why there’s a shortage. Neutering is cheaper than spaying (IIRC) since it’s external. I’m surprised it’s so hard to get and so expensive. I love the little kitty chirps.

Came for a kitten fix, stayed for the books. ;D

You should be horrified about that cost. Here in Florida there are lots of nonprofits that do it for less than $100. And if you adopt a pet from shelters they cover it. I wish you luck

Vet tech here in the US-I am so sorry it’s going to cost that much!! That’s crazy!! I don’t know if they have low cost spay/neuter specific clinics in Canada/near you, but that may be something to look into! I have too many pets and had to get one of my kittens spayed/vaccinated there and it came in under $100 for everything.

I was busy watching the Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial, and I immediately switched over to your video. Yay for kittens!! 😂❤

What I do when I fall in love with a foster is I pawn them off to family and friends so I can still see them grow and visit them lol

Best video of the month with all the cats!!!😻😻😻 Mama cat is so cute, and the babies! Thank you for taking care of that beautiful little family.

It's kitten season right now so I'm guessing that's why the vets are busy, but if you wait a bit it might get slower for them

In any case, the mama can't be spayed until all the kittens are weaned and her teats are dried up. So keep shopping around.

Check the local pet shops. Here in the US (for example) they tend to have free or discounted mobile spaying and vaccination days.

Keep them all! As someone with (now 6) cats, it really doesn't make a difference when you pass three lol. And they can be friends!

Omg! Cuteness overload!

Check with other vets for different prices and also some organizations in your state will slay/neuter for a really affordable $25. Either way, the $200 per kittens is worth it. You’re doing them a great favor for their future and overpopulation of more unwanted kittens. It’s so sad but you can do 1 kitten at a time u til you save more money from your job.

I picked up a stray who happened to have parasites. I called a few vets and asked to be put on a waiting list. I was able to get an appointment the next day because someone cancelled. Obviously this would only work for a check up, not a surgery, but it might be an option

Have you looked for a spay and neuter clinic in your area? We take all of our pets to our local clinic when it's time to do that for them because they tend to be cheaper than having our vet do it.

I don't know about Canada, but I live in the US in the Midwest and here periodically different places, shelters, cities, farm stores, etc, will have a free or super low cost spay neuter day

The chonky one is my favorite

My favorite one is the #2. She reminds me a cat of mine that had the same fur pattern - in Brazil we call it something as Cow Cat, because it resembles a cow. I can't imagine how hard it will be to choose only one of them. Good luck!

Those kittens are so precious. Number 3 with his little tongue out and looking at the camera was the cutest thing. Thank you for kitty content. It is helping me with the loss of my kitty last January. She was just over 18 (had her as a little baby like yours and I was 9, now 28 almost 29.). I miss her every day. She was a black fluffy kitty like mama kitty - like so similar to her. Book content great as always! I'm getting through some fun children's books I found at a used book event in the town I work in and finishing up book 1 of The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels. The language is giving me Bronte or Austen vibes. It's quirkier than what I'm used to, but enjoying the book.

Still think you should definitely keep all 4.

I remember when I got my cat it was $250 to adopt, which included shots, spay, and chip... I'm in Ontario, so you definitely have cheaper options... Though I will say it is getting harder to get vet appointments as my girl had to wait 2 months for her yearly checkup (a little over a week to go - she's not complaining!!!) If you're near either of the the provincial borders, maybe see if there's options in Ontario or New Brunswick you can take advantage of?

I have 27 cats. My females were $150-$300 each and my males are $100-$200 each depending on where I went. But none of them have had babies. They are all neutered or spayed. I adopted them from other people or find them as stray kittens.

I'm not sure, but I know when we got our cat fixed after she had her babies they didn't want her to nurse them anymore. Because of the healing after the procedure and because I believe it messed with her as she was still producing milk. Of course, they were much older kittens at the time and we had already started to ween them off. So they were around eight to nine weeks old.

Veterinary bills are extremely expensive, it is indeed quite much. I was paying 150 euro due to an appointment and medicine for the cat's ears, so I could imagine that an op for female esterilization cat would be so much. I heard the esterilisation for male cats is a more simple procedure so it should be cheaper than a female one. I wonder if a pet health insurance would help with the costs. The kitties are adorable though, it is so wholesome to have pets. Another hidden cost is paying someone to care for your pets should you travel away from home on vacations, in a cat hotel they often come back with something and then you have to take them to the vet and pay the extra costs from that.

Oh my gosh my heart actually hurts right now. The cuteness overloaddddd. 😭💗

If you want sci-fi/fantasy with incredible concepts, I highly recommend The Paper Menagerie short story collection by Ken Liu (who translated the book in this vlog). Even if you didn't care for the translation, he's an incredible writer for his own works.

I'm a bit late to this video, so if someone has mentioned this already, I apologize for the repeat. In the US PetSmart and PetCo and Tractor Supply have vet clinics for vaccines at a discounted price. If you have any of those in Canada, it might be worth looking into. Also, I think I saw a couple of people mention this, but some vets have spay/neutering clinics again for a discounted rate. Good luck and thank you for being such a good Kitty Granny 😂

They are so adorable! Time to just give up your whole life savings, because they are too cute.

See if there are spay and neuter clinics near you! They are set up for more than just one or two procedures a day and so are frequently much cheaper and easier to get appointments to. It's basically a clinic that ONLY does sterilization and related stuff.

When you find a vet, check if they have a health plan or something similar. In the UK some vets have them, it's like £10/20 a month and it covers anual vaccines and other stuff. Then, when and if you can, I highly recommend insurance, even if it's the lower coverage, it's worth it. (and because mama cat and kitty, or kitty if you keep one, are going to be spayed/neutered, the premium is lower). I also read Remembrance of Earth's Past, totally agree with you. I think part of the issue was the writing was the translation because I found the 2nd book easier to read and only at the end realised it had a different translator.

It might be worth seeing if your city has its own sub on reddit - or any of the cat/pet care subreddits - and asking if anyone has advice on how/where you can get the cats neutered, and whether there is more affordable options.

Nr 3 looks like a Teddy to me. If you needed a name for him.

Dawn dish soap is incredible! It’s like the Windex in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. I can’t believe the price you quoted for sterilization. YIKES!! The good news is you don’t have to do it all at once. It’s actually good to hold off on the boys for a while. I mean, not TOO long because they’ll eventually start spraying and you don’t want that. But I think my two boys were nearly six months old when I had it done. It allowed them to develop more fully, plus they got the big fat tomcat heads which are insanely cute. Enjoy the kittens - they look fantastic!!

If you can't get the mother sterilised (? However thats spelled) but she wants/demands to go outside again and youre worried about her getting pregnant again: pills exist! No clue how there called or how you could get them, but an antibaby-medication for cats exists! We had a cat who couldnt get sterilised and we gave her that pill I think every three weeks or so, but that was about ten years ago.

May not hurt to hit up other shelters and rescues about how to get the fuzzy butts fixed and shots update at an affordable price. Someone at one of them may have information, or even a way, to get them cared for. Also, not sure how different the vets in Canada are different from those here in the U.S.' but I've found that prices can be very different between the vezs for the same thing. FYI: female cazs are usually more than the males, because it is a more invasive surgery. If she is in heat or preggers than it'll be a bit more. When speaking with the rescue/shelter, it might help to explore the possibility of the kittens you aren't fully adopting be adopted out through the shelter or rescue. You could then just foster them while they await being adopted by their forever family. Shelters usually assist with the medical needs of those in foster. Would also make finding good homes easier. (I've been fortunate to meet those who adopted kitties I've fostered too. Most have been kind to even let me know how the kitty is doing after about a week.) Also, look into kitty recovery suits/pjs before they are fixed. They are a whole lot easier to used on the ladies instead of the cone after surgery. Lol, also not likely to be taken off by the little booger.

The protagonist of For Your Own Good reminds me of An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good 😁 Also you could foster the kitties while they're up for adoption. They'd love it ❤

Little kitten murder mittens 🖤🖤 Books and cats, everything the brain needs.

Jeez those are some prices, in my country for male cats 20 for female ones 30 bucks the sterilization. Paid for my dogs microchip and yearly vaccine 20 bucks and the vet came to my house.

I am so here for this kittens+books content

I know the kittens weren't planned, but if they were it would have been a great engagement strategy haha. Thanks for book and kitten updates

Am I the only one who just wants a charlotte tilbury lipstick recommendations from a video by Emily?

Jeez. I know you are not in the US but there are so many places around me in Michigan that will do like $60 spay/neuter. Just so people can bring in their cats or ferals so they aren't making so many more kittens. But they are so adorable!

Here in Mexico, sterilization costs around 40 dollars and there are many cats on the streets because people do not want or cannot afford sterilization 🫤. Where I live, around 7 or 8 cats arrive and I feed them because it makes me sad to see them in the streets. Unfortunately I can't afford sterilization 🫥

Loving the kitten vlogs 💙

MORE KITTIES MORE KITTIES I NEED MORE KITTIES

The kittens are so cute 😭😭😭

Emily you are a good person and you’re taking such good care of your your little charges. I hope you can find somewhere with low cost spay/neuter, it shouldn’t cost $800!!!

As cute as the babies are, Momma is definitely the cutest of them all! She's gorgeous and I'm obsessed with her.

pleeease tell me you're keeping the black and white one! it's so precious!

I think the consensus is we are team keep all the kitties if you can. But I really hoping and praying for you that you can get them everything they need and it doesn't cost you an arm and a leg for it! 1 read one unhauled is good math in my opinion :)

instant click for the kittens😌 lol

You can have 4 cats 😊. I have 3 (one looks like Mamma Cat minus the thumbs) and it’s great!!! I rescued them from a box on the side of the road in a neighborhood. They were about 2 weeks old. Bottle feed and all! 3 girl kitties. They keep each other company. There’s just lots of cat hair and poop with that many 😂