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How to Care for Orphaned Kittens: Feeding and Weaning

Learn how to care for kittens without a mother with this week-by-week care guide on bottle-feeding, weaning, solid food, spay/neuter, and adoption.

Litter of kittens, featuring an orange tabby kitten

25 Ways to Help Save Them All

Are you looking for more ways to help save homeless dogs and cats? Check out these options.

Smiling person hugging a smiling dog on a deck surrounded by a wood railing

Tips for Fostering Mama Cats and Their Kittens

You act as a mama cat’s friend and co-worker in raising kittens, monitoring their weight and health and giving them lots of love.

Orange tabby mama cat lying on her side with a couple of her kittens

Learn the Different Options for Fostering Kittens

Did you know that it’s possible to choose the age of kittens you foster to fit with your schedule and comfort level?

Person on the floor with litter of foster kittens with toys and food available to them

Video: Fostering Bottle-Baby Kittens Is Fun

Bottle-baby kitten fostering is a heartwarming and magical experience!

Smiling person bottle feeding a neonatal tabby kitten

Video: What to Do When You Find Kittens Outside

Found kittens outside and not sure how to help them? Learn what to do from this video.

Cardboard box on its side with a litter of kittens in it

Fostering bottle babies

This resource provides instructions for caring for bottle-feeding kittens (“bottle babies”) – very young kittens who have been abandoned or orphaned.

Person wearing gloves bottle holding and feeding a neonatal cream-colored kitten

Caring for independent eaters

Tips on kitten feeding, health, litter box training, socializing, and more.

Two kittens with a variety of three different types of solid food in trays in front of them

Fostering moms and kittens

Mother cats need to be in a calm environment so that they can be stress-free and feel like they are keeping their kittens safe.

Mama cat snuggling with her kitten (whos paw is on her head) on a blanket with hearts

Kitten development and what you can do

Time and effort are required to properly socialize kittens.

Black kitten in a green plastic tub filled with blankets

Weaning foster kittens

Foster kitten weaning, weight, hydration, and litter box training tips.

Black kitten after eating some gruel

Socializing and instilling good behaviors in kittens

While a big part of fostering is helping the kittens to grow and be healthy, another component is helping them develop the good habits that will make them wonderful compa...

Four kittens in a cat tree, three looking to the side and one looking at the camera

Military Pet Fostering and Rehoming Resources

Find tips for military families with pets on fostering, rehoming, and other placement options.

Silhouette of dog and his person, a woman serving in the military

How to Help an Adoptable Pet From Your Home

Are you interested in helping an adoptable pet from the comfort of your home? Here are some tips for sharing the pet and writing a compelling animal bio.

12 Ways to Help Animal Shelters

Want to help animal shelters save more dogs and cats? Here are 12 effective ways to help homeless pets.

woman holding her dog she rescued from an animal shelter

Kitten Foster Manual

Comprehensive resource of how to foster a kitten or litter of kittens, with or without their mother. Info on feeding, vet care, socializing and more.

Two fluffy kittens snuggling