Originally Posted by
sweetana3
I have four cats. When you foster, they dont run around with the home animals. They have a dedicated room for quarantine and safety. Kittens can get into very dangerous places and things.
1. Last time we had four kittens. I actually babysat them for quite a few weeks and fattened them up. 6 or 7 from one litter would have been ok. Just as hard to clean up after one or two as 6 or 7.
2 Medical is the hardest. Knowing what to look for, giving medication and weighing need to be done and careful track kept.
3 They did not interact. Interested in doing it because the kittens food smelled really good.
4. Got a lot of help. Coordinator available and worked in our spay/neuter clinic. Important to have emergency numbers and understand how emergencies are to be handled
5. Best part, watching them grow up and learn that humans are great. Worst having them leave. (take a lot of pictures.)
6. Get the book, Tiny but Mightly, which is the BEST book on raising young kittens I have found. Kitten Lady on Youtube has all kinds of videos on how to do it also.
PS I would foster kittens but that is my personal preference.
Fostering can be hard and stressful but we have such fantastic stories and memories. Our youngest was a foster failure.