Hi,
I made this account for this topic and I'm searching for advice. I have fostered kittens twice and both times I have had a bad experience.
I foster kittens from TCR, Trenton Cats Rescue. The first time, the five kittens and mother had ringworm. My daughter actually contracted it as well. We loved the kittens so we kept it anyways and gave them ointment and medication. However, before fostering our second group my family mentioned several times we would prefer to foster healthy kittens. (Some must exist, right?) This time, we received kittens with fleas. Many. It was simple to find the fleas, just between the back legs. Yet before we took them home the shelter told us they were extremely healthy since they had been bottle fed.
These kittens have grown on me, but I fear yet another case like the ringworm one. Is it wrong of me to give them to another more experienced foster home? Also, do the majority of shelter kittens have some sort of illness? Is this shelter a bad one/not the norm?
How can I relieve the kittens of their misery right now? The shelter is taking them back next Wednesday. I already gave them two baths for each kitten. (Last one was today, first time was last Sunday when we got them.) I sadly say I am not experienced in the least of taking care of kittens with fleas. I have no flea comb or flea treatment.
I made this account for this topic and I'm searching for advice. I have fostered kittens twice and both times I have had a bad experience.
I foster kittens from TCR, Trenton Cats Rescue. The first time, the five kittens and mother had ringworm. My daughter actually contracted it as well. We loved the kittens so we kept it anyways and gave them ointment and medication. However, before fostering our second group my family mentioned several times we would prefer to foster healthy kittens. (Some must exist, right?) This time, we received kittens with fleas. Many. It was simple to find the fleas, just between the back legs. Yet before we took them home the shelter told us they were extremely healthy since they had been bottle fed.
These kittens have grown on me, but I fear yet another case like the ringworm one. Is it wrong of me to give them to another more experienced foster home? Also, do the majority of shelter kittens have some sort of illness? Is this shelter a bad one/not the norm?
How can I relieve the kittens of their misery right now? The shelter is taking them back next Wednesday. I already gave them two baths for each kitten. (Last one was today, first time was last Sunday when we got them.) I sadly say I am not experienced in the least of taking care of kittens with fleas. I have no flea comb or flea treatment.