June 9, 2020
Categories: Foster Programs

Kitten season is in full swing, so here are some of our best kitten resources all in one place. We know things are a little different this year, but that’s not stopping the kittens from coming!

Feral felines & kittens found outdoors 
This webinar from the Kitten Lady comes highly recommended from Gimme Shelter. Her whole “Kitten Care” webinar series is informative, but this particular webinar, “is one of the best resources we’ve seen about what to do when a person in your community stumbles upon a kitten outdoors,” says Gimme Shelter.

How to make virtual adoptions work for your organization
It’s likely your organization isn’t open yet to adopter or adoption events, but that shouldn’t stop you from adopting out kittens.

Physical and behavioral development of kittens for the first six weeks of life
This has remained one of our most popular resources over the years. Those first weeks are so important (and cute!)

Fostering and Socializing Unsocial Kittens Flash Class
This step-by-step Flash Class will tell you everything you need to know about socializing kittens and why it is so important.

Getting kittens into foster homes quickly
This Million Cat Challenge webinar discusses strategies to create an efficient, proactive and organized system for foster care placement for kittens (and beyond!)

Foster caregiver marketing guide
This thorough guide covers everything from bio writing and photography to lifesaving marketing.

How to care for orphaned kittens
Here you will find several short videos that explain bottle feeding, helping your kitten go to the bathroom, bathing, examining an orphaned kitten and weaning your kitten to solid foods.

Recruit foster homes with the help of rescue pugs
We made two short videos with Hamilton Pug and his brother Rufus to help spread the word about the importance of  fostering kittens and to show that dogs and cats can get along!

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