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I always keep my fosters separate from my own cats. Usually the rule of thumb is making sure fosters are separated from your own cats for at least two weeks to make sure they’re healthy, but there are also other things that don’t pop up quickly (ringworm!!!!) and are a bit harder to confirm...

Thank you for all of your advice. We ended up euthanizing her today because she was declining rapidly. I’m guessing lymphoma.

Thank you for your feedback! She does throw up maybe once or twice a week- all food. Her poop looks great and she poops every day. The vet ordered B12 shots and we are waiting for them. Unfortunately this cat has been passed around to different fosters a bit, so I still need to get a copy of...

I am fostering a four year old cat and she keeps losing weight. She was 4 pounds 9 ounces two weeks ago, and now down to 4 pounds 4 ounces. She was 5 pounds 12 ounces when she was surrendered to the rescue. She has been going to the vet every two weeks and they have been saying it is IBD, but...

An oral medication is much better than the topical! Every time I have a foster with just a small spot of ringworm, I’m tempted to treat it just with lotrimin, but more often than not it seems to spread to a different location. The oral med will take care of it. Just make sure to wash/wipe...

What is the name of the dewormer? Typically one doesn’t cover every kind of worm/parasite. also, how does the poop look? Is she pooping in the box? Do you see anything in the poop?

I’ve fostered probably over a couple hundred cats at this point, and it’s extremely rewarding! I would talk to the animal controls/rescues in your area to see what they offer. The rescue that I volunteer with gives us vetting and meds for free, food and other supplies if we need it, and tons...

I’ve been fostering for a few years now, and it seems like the momma cats that give birth in my house get a little depressed around 4-5 weeks after birth. Does anyone notice this too? I’m also thinking this has to be a depressing change for most of them- typically we pull cats from animal...

I’ve had foster cats who have never nested before giving birth. One gave birth in a cat bed cubby that I’m sure she had never been in before. Is there any way you can close her in one room? I’ve had cats hide their babies all over in different places, particularly when they feel threatened...

I took in a new foster cat last week and (surprise!) she is feral and pregnant. She received her distemper vaccination last week since we didn’t know she was pregnant. Last night she gave birth to one kitten without hair. There is a few drops of blood on the floor, but otherwise she is...

Thank you all for your help! After about a week of syringe feeding her, it’s like she did a complete turnaround overnight- playing, eating, etc. We also pulled another kitten from the same animal control a few weeks later and she was on doxy for two weeks. So something must have been going...

I’m not sure how to quantify... maybe 100 ml of the slurry per day?

The vet suggested A/D, so I’m mixed a can into a slurry. Today I used KMR and mixed it with the A/D. I will try the pedialyte and Karo syrup!

I just took in a 3.5 month old kitten to foster on Tuesday. She saw a vet at intake and appeared healthy. I brought her home and she has barely eaten anything. I brought her back to the vet on Friday and again, no symptoms of any sicknesses. Now I’m syringe feeding her. Does anyone have any...

Giardia doesn't always show up in fecal samples. Also, some of the typical dewormers used have not been successful in treating it.

The mother is currently in the room with the kittens. She’s not being aggressive, she’s just keeping her distance and doing her own thing. If the kittens get too close, she hisses/growls. I think they’ll be fine together in the room. It’s actually not a mix up! She’s the cat who came off of...

I've fostered quite a few mom/kitten sets in the past, and this is the second time this particular situation has happened. Someone surrendered four kittens and their mom to an animal control about two weeks ago. My rescue organization pulled them and they were transported to us a couple days...

Thanks for the advice! I’m pretty sure she’s done having kittens. The vet did an ultrasound when the mother cat came off of transport on Tuesday and said he saw five kittens. He also measured their head at 2 cm, so guessed it would be a few days before she gave birth.

I took in a very pregnant foster cat on Tuesday and she gave birth to five kittens last night. Two were completely underdeveloped with no hair, and one was still born. One appears to be healthy and eating, but the other one is much smaller and his head is oddly shaped. He was cool to the...

I will try to feed them three times per day. They do eat the Royal Canin babycat dry food, just not much of it. They drink a lot less KMR now than they used to... I'll make a small bowl and they'll drink only 1/4 of it.