Newborn Kittens Foster Care

They should have a quiet safe place to raise their kittens.

Newborn kittens foster care. Other than feeding kittens need to be kept warm in a toasty 88 92 degrees. Typically these cats need fostering for 6 to 8 weeks to let the babies get big enough for spay neuter. Or by chance after finding a newborn kitten or litter outside. At 3 4 weeks old provide formula and water softened kitten kibble 4 6 times daily.

In this manual you will find helpful tips to ensure success. This is a preventative measure against feline rhinotracheitis virus calicivirus and panleukopenia. If you ve got space in your heart and home we ll provide all of the supplies and medical care you ll need to help kittens grow up big and strong. Rabies vaccine is required by law and can be given to kittens at 8 10 weeks of age.

If kittens are abandoned by their mother she might have gotten into an accident lost etc then the kittens will need help human help to survive. Regardless of how you become a foster parent you are playing an important role in animal welfare particularly during the spring and summer which is the peak of feline breeding season. If you foster a kitten that has a mother you will also be taking in the mother cat. Kittens receive this vaccine at 6 weeks of age and then two boosters 3 4 weeks apart.

Kittens younger than eight weeks old are the most at risk population in our shelter. Fostering orphaned kittens is rewarding process that saves thousands of lives in our community each year and we could not do it without you. To care for newborn kittens when the mother cat is still present feed the mother to keep her strength up but leave the kittens alone for the first week to ensure the mother doesn t reject them. Orphaned newborn kittens need around the clock care from loving people just like you in order to survive and thrive after rough starts to life.

This is one of the most rewarding foster experiences watching the mom love clean and care for her babies. If the kittens are 1 2 weeks old bottle feed them with milk replacer formula every 1 2 hours. Newborn kittens are precious little things. Although fostering kittens is a lot of work it is a very rewarding experience.

By participating in this program you are saving lives and helping kittens find families. We know taking care of delicate kittens can be scary that s why we ll be. If you have newborn kittens who ve been separated from their mother consult with a veterinarian shelter or experienced foster care giver who can help you find a new mother cat with a small. Kittens with a mother are much easier to care for.

Through fostering we can work together to save them all. At 6 12 weeks old start giving them dry. The mother cat will do almost all of the work including nursing cleaning keeping the kitten warm feeding and stimulating the kittens bowels. Fvrcp vaccine is the standard feline distemper vaccine.

If the mother cat is not around you ll need to prepare and feed them yourself. Nkr gets a lot of mom cats nursing babies or pregnant teenager cats in the shelter that need foster care. Thank you for opening your home and heart to orphan kittens.