I had to stop by the shelter today to pick up some flea meds for my foster families and they had a 3 week old kitten all by itself. They are looking for a foster family for it...
I held it for a bit while they got my meds ready. So cute... I am thinking of fostering it. My husband thinks this makes me officially insane...
You see I currently have:
- my 2 cats. My older male has started sparying because I was letting the first foster family upstairs. I've hopefully fixed that problem, all the fosters now stay in our finished basement. That and Feliway spray seems to have done alot for the spraying - hope it lasts !
- Foster family 1 is down to only 1 kitten who is 9 weeks old. I have him until he's 12 weeks. He's doing great (3.5 lbs) but is being treated for worms and fleas (Drontal I think, and Advantage).
- Foster family number 2 is momma and her 3 week old babies (4 of them). Also being treated for fleas w/ Revolution (safe on lactating cats).
Grand total: 8 cats
My plan was to bring home the 3 week old kitten from the shelter and quarantine it until I am sure it's OK. Then I was going to introduce it to foster family #2. The kittens will be of the same age and will be able to play together and learn the basics of potty training and solid foods together. I thought it sounded like a great idea !
The shelter only got the baby kitten today and have no info on his health. Can I do this without endangering all my other cats ? How long will I have to quarantine him to make sure he's OK ? All the other cats are being treated for fleas so if this one has them, at least he won't spread them to the others. What other things should I worry about ? Should I just bever mind the whole thing and stick to 8 cats ?
It's mighty hard to say NO to a 3 week old kitten...
Help !
Julie H
I held it for a bit while they got my meds ready. So cute... I am thinking of fostering it. My husband thinks this makes me officially insane...
You see I currently have:
- my 2 cats. My older male has started sparying because I was letting the first foster family upstairs. I've hopefully fixed that problem, all the fosters now stay in our finished basement. That and Feliway spray seems to have done alot for the spraying - hope it lasts !
- Foster family 1 is down to only 1 kitten who is 9 weeks old. I have him until he's 12 weeks. He's doing great (3.5 lbs) but is being treated for worms and fleas (Drontal I think, and Advantage).
- Foster family number 2 is momma and her 3 week old babies (4 of them). Also being treated for fleas w/ Revolution (safe on lactating cats).
Grand total: 8 cats
My plan was to bring home the 3 week old kitten from the shelter and quarantine it until I am sure it's OK. Then I was going to introduce it to foster family #2. The kittens will be of the same age and will be able to play together and learn the basics of potty training and solid foods together. I thought it sounded like a great idea !
The shelter only got the baby kitten today and have no info on his health. Can I do this without endangering all my other cats ? How long will I have to quarantine him to make sure he's OK ? All the other cats are being treated for fleas so if this one has them, at least he won't spread them to the others. What other things should I worry about ? Should I just bever mind the whole thing and stick to 8 cats ?
It's mighty hard to say NO to a 3 week old kitten...
Help !
Julie H