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Kitten Fostering 🐱
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All the useful things I use for fostering!
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Bottle Babies 🍼
 
Sleep 💤
 
Resources 📕
 
Playtime 🧸
 
Meal time 🍽️
 
Bath time

Bottle Babies 🍼

Everything you need to care for a bottle baby kitten
 
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Great for kittens around 4 weeks!
KMR® Kitten Milk Replacer Powder
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Perfect for orphaned kittens under 4 weeks!
Kitten Nursing Bottle
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Good for weighing full grown cats
Cat Scales For Weighing
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Use this to weight your kittens!
Food Scale
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My kittens go wild for these toys
Kitten Toys
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These first paper trays are really good for serving their soft food
Best Disposable Serving Trays
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Another good option
Kitten Bottles
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Your kitten may prefer this type of bottle
Kitten Formula Bottle
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Kitten Bottles For Nursing Newborn - Amazon.com
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I have this
Kitten Milk Replacer, Formula & Nursing Kits
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Sleep 💤

All things to keep your kitten safe and comfortable at night!
 
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Great for singletons
Snuggle Kitty Heartbeat Behavioral Aid Anxiety Solution for Pets
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This is good to keep them in at night when they’re super little!
Cat Playpen
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They love the feeling of this blanket
Blankets and Throws | Soft, Cozy Blankets
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Believe it or not small singleton kittens will love this and it will help them adjust to being away from mom
Moby Wrap: Award-winning Baby Wraps & MORE
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Heat this up to keep little kittens warm
Stuffed Animals
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Kittens love this
Original Pet Heating Pad Microwave Safe Outdoor
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You can also put this on low to keep them warm
Electric Heating Pad for Back, Neck, Abdomen
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It’s smart to put these at the bottom of their cage
Best Disposable Dog Training Pads
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Just a hack, if you want your kittens to nap well with you and just be chill, a fuzzy blanket is the secret.
Lola Blankets: Softest Throws & Super Soft Blankets
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Pricey, but another hack for getting them to stay put when they sleep with you.
Blankets and Throws | Soft, Cozy Blankets
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Super useful for young kittens
Pack 'n Play Playards & Playpens
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Resources 📕

It’s important to read up on caring for kittens if you plan on fostering!
 
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Kitten lady is a great resource for learning to care for orphaned kittens
How to Care For a Nursing Mama & Her Babies
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Very important
Bottle Feeding
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Playtime 🧸

It’s important for kittens to have toys so they don’t get into trouble!
 
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Great for keeping them entertained and off of your furniture
Moving & Motion Cat Toys
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Chewy always has good items
Interactive Cat Toys: Stimulating & Entertaining (Free Shipping)
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Really good for a young teething kitten
Cat Chew Toys: Durable Teething Toys for Cats & Kittens
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Kitten Teething Toys
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Good for teething!
Cat Chew Toys: Durable Teething Toys for Cats & Kittens
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Meal time 🍽️

Things to make feedings go easier
 
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Cute options for bowls
Food & Water Bowls - Cat
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Good for older cats
Kitten Milk Replacer in Kitten Food(15)
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Blue Buffalo is a great brand
Kitten Wet Food - Free Shipping
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My kittens love this brand
Sheba® Kitten Paté - Chicken
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Cat Bowls
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Bath time

Cats bathe themselves, but it’s okay to bathe your kitten every so often as they are learning how to bathe
 
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Be sure to keep it away from their face, mouth, eyes, and ears, only use a small amount with water
Johnson's® Baby Shampoo
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Use this if your kitten has fleas
Dawn Dish Soap
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Utopia Towels 100% Cotton Washcloths Set
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Kitty Kit (Natural Cat Care Grooming and Wellness Products)
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Other items you will need

 
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Line their cage with these
Amazon Basics Dog & Puppy Pee Pads, 5-Layer Leak-Proof
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I’ve heard good things about this for full grown cats
Litter-Robot
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Chewy is great for all of your pet needs!
Cat Litter: Best Kitty Litter & Reviews, Low Prices (Free Shipping)
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Use non-clumping for your kittens
PetSmart
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Good for bigger fosters
Cat Litter Boxes, Pans & Trays
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You can use this as a litter box for small fosters
9" Disposable Aluminum Pie Pans (10 pack)
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Safety 🚨

Kittens are fragile, here are things I use on the daily to give me peace of mind!
 
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I do recommend setting up a monitor for your kitten. It helps for night time and when you need to leave the house. Young kittens are really fragile and it’s important to take precautions!
Nanit Pro Baby Monitor with Camera
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This is the one I use, it’s affordable and pretty useful.
Buy Smart Baby Monitors Online
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Another option!
BabyCam - Baby Monitor Camera – Apps on Google Play
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Start them off young with harness training! They will get used to it. Pets smart has cuter patterns.
The Best Cat and Kitten Harnesses & Leashes
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I recommend only putting this on them when you are leaving the house
Kitten Collar
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Good for when you are leaving the house with your pet or sending them to a sitter!
AirTag
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