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Kitten Care Essentials: Everything You Need to Successfully Foster 🐱

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Julie King

This list will help you feel fully prepared for fostering, covering the basics of keeping kittens safe, comfortable, and thriving. With the right setup and a little know-how, you’ll have everything you need to give them the best possible start until ...

Please go to Kitten Lady's website to learn everything you need to know to foster kittens. She is the expert!

Kitten Lady

Everything you need to know about taking care of kittens. This is an excellent resource!

Kittens 101 | Stray Cat Alliance

Everything you need to know about kitten care and how to foster kittens (or cats!) can be found in this excellent book by my hero, Hannah Shaw, aka Kitten Lady.

Tiny But Mighty: Kitten Lady's Guide

This carrier is super light (about 2.5 lbs), fits pets up to 12 lbs, and expands on 3 sides so they’ve got room to stretch. The mesh keeps things airy and comfy, and it comes with soft pads for lounging. It’s sturdy, safe for car rides, and airline-a...

Airline Approved Cat Carrier Bag

These little fleece blankets are the best—I use them everywhere. You get three in a pack, all soft and cozy, and they come in different sizes so they’ll fit any pet. Toss one on the couch, in the crate, or take it on trips. They wash up easy, dry fas...

3-Pack Blankets for Small Animals 🐾

Newborn kittens can’t keep themselves warm, so a heating pad is a lifesaver when mom isn’t around. Warmth helps them survive, digest their food, and grow properly. It also keeps them comfy and less stressed, while giving their immune system a boost. ...

Sunbeam XL Heating Pad

The Mini Miracle Nipple is made for newborn kittens, including Persians and other short-snout breeds. It feels like nursing from mom, with a soft kneading pad for tiny paws and a wide base to keep it safe. Comes with a 3ml syringe. Made in the USA by...

Miracle Nipple Mini 10-Pack (Syringe Included)

💖 Snuggle Buddy Alert! 💖 This heartbeat toy is like a warm hug for your kitten. It mimics a real heartbeat to ease stress, calm separation anxiety, and help your little furball snooze peacefully. 🐾 Just add 3 AAA batteries, press the button, and l...

Stuffed Animal with Heartbeat for Anxiety Relief

Designed for tiny tummies, this bottle makes feeding formula like KMR or goat’s milk super easy. The soft, flexible nipple feels like mama, so kittens can nurse naturally and stop when they’re full. Marked measurements help you track how much they’re...

PetAg Nurser Bottle - 2 oz, Pack of 3

Mix 1 part KMR powder with 2 parts warm water—just whisk or shake, no blender needed. KMR is the next best thing to mom’s milk, giving kittens from newborn to 6 weeks complete nutrition with added vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and prebiotics. It’s ...

PetAg KMR Kitten Milk Replacer Powder

This cute sloth is the ultimate cuddle buddy for your cat. It purrs for 2 minutes to help them chill out and feel safe, especially if they’re stressed or missing you. Super soft for snuggles, and you can pop the purr piece out to wash the cover. Perf...

Calming Cat Toy with Soothing Purr

This tunnel’s a total cat magnet—peek holes, a ball to smack around, and plenty of space to hide, zoom, or crash for a nap. Pops open fast, folds up easy, and keeps your kitty busy even when you’re not around.

Cat Tunnel

Perfect for kittens in their first weeks, giving them complete nutrition to grow healthy and strong. Bio-Mos supports digestion, IgY boosts immunity, and it even helps keep skin and coats soft and shiny. Can also be served as a yummy milk treat or fo...

Breeder's Edge Powdered Milk Replacer

These are great bottle for newborn kittens. I trade out the nipple they come with and replace it with the Miracle Nipple (also on this list). Each pack has a brush to clean the tiny bottles.

Four Paws 3 Pack 2oz Nursing Bottle Kit

Great for mixing kitten milk replacer powder in batches. Breaks up clumps. Dishwasher safe. BPA-free.

BlenderBottle Classic Shaker Bottle

This is what I feed my foster kittens when I introduce solids around 4-5 weeks old. I mash some of this up with a little bit of the liquid kitten formula. Check out Kitten Lady (kittenlady.org) for all the information you need on fostering kittens. If you have the mother cat, they also love this food!

Royal Canin Mother & Babycat Pate

This playpen is a great value—it comes with a removable top, waterproof bottom, carrying case, and anchors. It pops up in seconds with no assembly needed and folds flat for easy storage. The waterproof bottom and zippered top and door make it super p...

Portable Pet Playpen

This kitten playpen is super easy to set up and stays put with anti-slip pieces. You can shape the panels any way you want, and it gives your kittens plenty of room to play while you can still see them from every angle.

Pet Playpen

Kittens—especially newborns—should gain weight steadily every day. Even a tiny stall or loss can be the first sign of illness, dehydration, or that they’re not getting enough food. Without a scale, you might not notice a problem until it’s more serio...

Digital Scale

A cheap pack of toothbrushes is great to have on hand to brush the kittens. It proovides comfort and feels like their mother licking them because of the bristles. 🥰

Toothbrushes, 10 count

Flea combs are a must for kittens because most flea meds are too strong for them. Combing is safe and chemical-free—it pulls out fleas, flea dirt, and eggs right away. It also lets you spot an infestation early, keeps kittens more comfortable, and he...

Flea Comb, 4 Pack

This kit comes with bottles, syringes, nipples, a medicine feeder, brush, and punch tool—everything you need for feeding little pets. The bottles are marked with measurements so you can keep track of how much they’re eating, and the soft silicone nip...

Kitten Bottle Feeding Kit

Kittens grow super fast, and regular food doesn’t always keep up. Their little bodies need the right stuff for strong bones, teeth, and a healthy tummy. Royal Canin Mother & Babycat kibble and soft mousse are made just for them, with all the good...

Royal Canin Mother & Baby Cat Mixed Feeding Kit - Wet and Dry Kit

Trimming a kitten’s nails keeps them safe and comfy. It stops them from scratching themselves or others, prevents snagging on blankets and furniture, and helps them get used to nail care early.

Mr. Pen Cat/ Kitten Nail Trimmer

These bouncy spring toys come in bright colors—yellow, green, pink, and blue—that instantly catch your cat’s eye. Made of sturdy plastic, they’re soft, lightweight, and super springy, perfect for chasing, chewing, and bouncing around. Toss one across...

Cat Spiral Spring Toy, 12 Pc Cat

These ceramic cat bowls have a non-slip silicone base to stop sliding and noise, with raised walls to prevent spills and whisker stress. Made from safe, lead-free ceramic, they’re easy to clean, dishwasher and microwave safe, and come in a set of thr...

Ceramic Cat Bowls