Fostering

Quarantining

All animals brought into your house should be quaranited from both your pets and other fosters. This is for safety - you don't know what kind of illness they may be harboring, even if they appear completely healthy.

Supplies

Here's what recommend having on hand if you intend on regularly caring for small animals. Read on for species-specific care.

  • General supplies
    • paper towels
    • cleaning supplies
    • a kitchen scale (by the gram is best)
    • heating pad with low setting & automatic shutoff
    • stuffed animal
    • pee pads
    • cotton balls, unscented wet wipes, cotton swabs
    • baby snot sucker
    • humidifier
    • clean towels
    • small litter boxes
    • non clumping litter (paper litter is great)
    • blue dawn dish soap
  • Feeding
    • Pellets
    • KMR (Kittem Milk Replacer)
    • Kitten bottles * nipples (miracle nipples are great)
    • syringes
    • karo syrup
    • plain pedialyte
    • nutrical
  • Medical
    • saline solution
    • broad-spectrum dewormer - Pyrantel - for all kittens over 2 weeks
    • Terrmycin (for eye issues)
    • Capstar (oral flea medication) - for kittens over 1 lbs
    • Clavamox