I actually was a full time student and fostering. I never did bottle babies because obviously i couldnt take them to school with me but I had help from my parents and sister. I would encourage you to ask yourself if its realistic and if it is, do the older kitties, (5 wks +) Hope this helped and sorry that this comment is so late!
Amanda Edwards it's actually not that hard I'm a full time student and I foster all ages even bottle babies as long as a parent can go and feed them during their lunch period it's fine it can be hard with very ill kittens but for the most part it doesn't interfere much
I'm 13 and run an in-home independent Rescue. It's completely possible. Just a lot of responsibility. Weaned kittens or moms with babies are great for during school.
I remember I fostered five kittens once and every day after school I would spend the rest of the day with them and not even get on my phone (wich was very rare for me)
This video was one I watched before I started fostering... I watched so many videos trying to learn as much as possible so I could give kittens the best life possible! My fosters numbers 20, 21, and 22 just went back to be put up for adoption and I'm picking up another litter tomorrow. Thanks for posting this and helping people learn how to foster!
I foster kittens so I have a lot of experience with this. First off it depends how young they are. Some of them actually need help going pee and poop so you have to take a tissue and rub in THAT area and they will pee. Once they get older you can place them in a litter box and take their foot and make them scratch the litter. it normally comes as an instinct that they need to pee in there. Make sure they can get to the litter box easily and make sure its small enough for them to step in it. The kitten lady has a video concerning this also!
Litter training is super easy and can be done in a couple of days if you see them going to the bathroom on the floor just simply move them to the litter pan and show them how to scratch the litter I got a foster kitten who was not yet litter trained and it happened over a couple day. It's happened to me a few times
Can someone tell me how 'mean' it is to adopt part of a kitty family but not all of it. I feel like maybe this happens a lot but I feel bad U.U I should also get only 1 cat but (not so) secretly I want 90000 cats.
Sun Tzu I wouldn’t say it’s necessarily mean or bad to adopt part of a litter rather than the entire litter (or including the mom). Once kittens reach adoption age they don’t really need all of their siblings. Most of the time kittens are required or at least preferred to be adopted in bonded pairs (two kittens also ultimately are less work when it comes to playing with them because they have each other to play with and will wear each other out faster than one would just playing with its owner). If you’re looking to just adopt one cat I would recommend looking for a cat that came into a shelter alone or seems to be okay alone based on the description the shelter gives on personality and all that jazz. As for fostering, it is extremely important that a litter (especially when they’re only a couple weeks or less old) stay together and with their mother if it is possible. If you can’t foster more than one or two cats then it would be a good idea to check local shelters and humane society’s for kittens that came into the shelter solo or in a pair without mom. There are loner kittens quite often during kitten season but they’re not as common as entire litters being found.
Thanks for the video!! I am fostering a single kitten right now who is sick with diarrhea and a respiratory infections, she is underweight as well. She just started eating better and is hopefully on the road the recovery!! It's a lot of work and responsibility, just keep that in mind! I have not wanted to keep them because it's nice to have a break from the work load for a few weeks and have perpetual kittens in your home!
Hi! I’m thinking about fostering to help convince my parents that a kitten would be fine to care for. If I foster and someone else wants it and I also want it, would I get it?
Kaila Van relearn I’m not sure about that one. If this were me, as soon as I knew that I am interested in adopting, I would tell the person I am working with (my coordinator) that I am interested and they might be able to place a hold on it
I feel bad for asking this but I have been wanting to foster for about over a year now but I haven’t gotten a chance to, but my question is do you get payed for fostering? I feel bad for asking! I’m pretty sure you don’t bc no ones ever talked about it. And just to make it clear I’m not thinking about doing it for the money, I love cats and it hurts me that animals have to be put down, and I have always had a 99% of my heart dedicated to loving animals! I’m just trying to find more specific info for fostering I guess so I can make sure for when I can foster I can do it right. And not have to ask dumb questions :3
Girl this is not a dumb question at all!! I am so glad you asked this! You don’t get paid to do it. A common misconception is that it costs money which is doesn’t! They will sometimes even reimburse you if you buy things like food or toys. Do you have any other questions?:)
Arly Javier hi Arly! Typically it’s the same price if you decide to keep a foster but they might be able to work out a deal with you if you ask💕thanks for watching
Lauren Kaufman ohh that interesting I learn something new everyday and no problem! Your doing something that good! Thank you for fostering the kittens 🐱
I am a foster parent in West Virginia and I can tell you from my experience that not all places pay for the supplies for the pets where I'm from you pay for the supplies the veterinary care and everything else that comes along with it. It is extremely expensive I recently Foster to kitten that got very sick and it cost me over $500 for Veterinary Care not to mention I had to pay for vaccinations litter food toys. It really matters where you go through and how much money the organization has. The place I went through didn't have the funds to help the reason they wanted Foster's is because they couldn't afford to do it all on their own. A lot of the places around here like that around to your fostering means that you pay for everything for the pet and take care of them until they find a new home plain and simple
Mia Mitchell thanks so much for sharing that Mia! That’s super helpful to know and to keep in mind! I wish that that wasn’t the case because you are volunteering your time but again, thanks so much for informing me and everyone else 😊
@@LaurenJuarez of course! I loved it and wouldn't change it for the world! I just wanted to give my perspective ! Thank you for sharing and I really appreciate you being a volunteer and a generally good person!
T.A I live in California and every program is different. You can put your parents name down and then you do the work is my best suggestion :) make sure you check out my latest vid!
Great video! Although I do have one question. How old do you need to be to foster? I am 15 and have taken care of two litters (on my third litter right now). But none of them have been OFFICIALLY fostering. One litter was my cats (who died while her kittens were two weeks old). One litter was from a stray who had her kittens in my barn and eventually abandoned them there when they were about a week old. The litter of 5 that I’m taking care of right now was from my barn cat who abandoned them. I want to get into ACTUALLY fostering. But am I too young?
First, if you haven’t already, please spay your cat. It’s gonna stop her from breeding. Also, in the foster form, put down your parents names (with permission).
i want to foster when i move out but id have to have a job to get money as fostering doesnt pay so i wouldnt have time to foster and its so frustrating
Rebecka H if you are fostering kittens, that is 100% a form of community service so you will be able to put that down as such but it doesn’t hurt to ask the manager of the shelter what their policy is 🥰👍🏻
Lauren Juarez you probably don't have this problem but with older kittens if they get put back into the system for some reason they usually don't recommend changing their names cause of their name is on all of their health adoption and intake records. I actually got two kittens with names I said I'd never have a kitten named that and those were Charlie and Panda they had ringworm
Hi! I’m 12 and I want to foster kittens, but the shelters near me says that only adults are allowed to foster. I’ve seen many videos of girls my age foster and I’m confused on how they are doing that. How can I foster? Will it be under my parents name, and I get to foster?
I did some research and I figured out that it would have to be under you parents name but you could definitely foster as long as your parents agree to it
Could anyone give me suggestions on organizations/places in San Diego that have opportunities to foster? I am signed up for a couple, but none of them have that many opportunities...
Miss Twisted06 I’m sure it’s a little different for every shelter on what their policy is for age BUT! I do know that there are a lot of really young kids that help their parents foster so that’s one way to get around it. :) hope that helps!
She never said it was the same. She said it taught her aspects of parenting. Patience, caring for something, routine, etc, etc. It’s obviously not the same thing but it does teach you a lot in that department.
I used to foster street cats in my neighborhood and it was the best experience in my life!
YESSS! Its the best!!
That sounds like kid/catnapping like taking them
@@xxskyexxx6715 would you prefer them to die of starvation or get run over by a car in the streets?
Me too
@@xxskyexxx6715 no they are stray kittens who have no home
How do you foster them with school, I am going to foster but I’ll have to wait till next summer because of school
The only real option would be,if you really really want to foster,would be to homeschool.Kittens need around-the clock care and attention.
I actually was a full time student and fostering. I never did bottle babies because obviously i couldnt take them to school with me but I had help from my parents and sister. I would encourage you to ask yourself if its realistic and if it is, do the older kitties, (5 wks +) Hope this helped and sorry that this comment is so late!
Amanda Edwards it's actually not that hard I'm a full time student and I foster all ages even bottle babies as long as a parent can go and feed them during their lunch period it's fine it can be hard with very ill kittens but for the most part it doesn't interfere much
I'm 13 and run an in-home independent Rescue. It's completely possible. Just a lot of responsibility. Weaned kittens or moms with babies are great for during school.
@@lifewithme5554 Do you have any tips then?
I remember I fostered five kittens once and every day after school I would spend the rest of the day with them and not even get on my phone (wich was very rare for me)
AAACK. I really wanna foster kittens, but I’m clueless in every way. I’ll probably be studying for months XD
nice pfp, im watching the owl house
@@ライラアー ty ^^
This video was one I watched before I started fostering... I watched so many videos trying to learn as much as possible so I could give kittens the best life possible! My fosters numbers 20, 21, and 22 just went back to be put up for adoption and I'm picking up another litter tomorrow. Thanks for posting this and helping people learn how to foster!
This video is so helpful 💞 thanks for all you do! I’m currently in the process of begging my parents to foster! Hope you’re staying safe!
Sara Tiara awww thank you so much! Feel free to check out my other vlogs 😊
how do you manage foster kittens who aren't yet litter-trained?
I foster kittens so I have a lot of experience with this. First off it depends how young they are. Some of them actually need help going pee and poop so you have to take a tissue and rub in THAT area and they will pee. Once they get older you can place them in a litter box and take their foot and make them scratch the litter. it normally comes as an instinct that they need to pee in there. Make sure they can get to the litter box easily and make sure its small enough for them to step in it. The kitten lady has a video concerning this also!
Oh and you're gonna have to be prepared if one of them has an accident lol
Litter training is super easy and can be done in a couple of days if you see them going to the bathroom on the floor just simply move them to the litter pan and show them how to scratch the litter I got a foster kitten who was not yet litter trained and it happened over a couple day. It's happened to me a few times
Can someone tell me how 'mean' it is to adopt part of a kitty family but not all of it. I feel like maybe this happens a lot but I feel bad U.U
I should also get only 1 cat but (not so) secretly I want 90000 cats.
Sun Tzu I wouldn’t say it’s necessarily mean or bad to adopt part of a litter rather than the entire litter (or including the mom). Once kittens reach adoption age they don’t really need all of their siblings. Most of the time kittens are required or at least preferred to be adopted in bonded pairs (two kittens also ultimately are less work when it comes to playing with them because they have each other to play with and will wear each other out faster than one would just playing with its owner). If you’re looking to just adopt one cat I would recommend looking for a cat that came into a shelter alone or seems to be okay alone based on the description the shelter gives on personality and all that jazz. As for fostering, it is extremely important that a litter (especially when they’re only a couple weeks or less old) stay together and with their mother if it is possible. If you can’t foster more than one or two cats then it would be a good idea to check local shelters and humane society’s for kittens that came into the shelter solo or in a pair without mom. There are loner kittens quite often during kitten season but they’re not as common as entire litters being found.
Thanks for the video!! I am fostering a single kitten right now who is sick with diarrhea and a respiratory infections, she is underweight as well. She just started eating better and is hopefully on the road the recovery!! It's a lot of work and responsibility, just keep that in mind! I have not wanted to keep them because it's nice to have a break from the work load for a few weeks and have perpetual kittens in your home!
I wanna foster cats so bad, especially the ones that get a hard time getting adopted
great video thanks!
Hi! I’m thinking about fostering to help convince my parents that a kitten would be fine to care for. If I foster and someone else wants it and I also want it, would I get it?
Kaila Van relearn I’m not sure about that one. If this were me, as soon as I knew that I am interested in adopting, I would tell the person I am working with (my coordinator) that I am interested and they might be able to place a hold on it
I love her shirt!
She is also my mentor as I am starting to foster
Great video 🎉😊
keep practising/ practicing
I feel bad for asking this but I have been wanting to foster for about over a year now but I haven’t gotten a chance to, but my question is do you get payed for fostering? I feel bad for asking! I’m pretty sure you don’t bc no ones ever talked about it. And just to make it clear I’m not thinking about doing it for the money, I love cats and it hurts me that animals have to be put down, and I have always had a 99% of my heart dedicated to loving animals! I’m just trying to find more specific info for fostering I guess so I can make sure for when I can foster I can do it right. And not have to ask dumb questions :3
Girl this is not a dumb question at all!! I am so glad you asked this! You don’t get paid to do it. A common misconception is that it costs money which is doesn’t! They will sometimes even reimburse you if you buy things like food or toys. Do you have any other questions?:)
Tysm! For answering that’s what I thought thanks for reassuring me! Just trying to make sure I know all I can.
Thank you this answered alot of questions for me.
What about adult cats? What if they don't get adopted?
you’re great!
I'd love to foster stray kittens. But my parents dont wanna.
So what happens if you want to keep the foster kittens? Do they ask for the same price or you get a discount or something? Idk I’m just curious
Arly Javier hi Arly! Typically it’s the same price if you decide to keep a foster but they might be able to work out a deal with you if you ask💕thanks for watching
Lauren Kaufman ohh that interesting I learn something new everyday and no problem! Your doing something that good! Thank you for fostering the kittens 🐱
@@Arlylife if you have an adoption fee for more or the same amount you paid for the kittens, you you would be able to get your money back.
I am a foster parent in West Virginia and I can tell you from my experience that not all places pay for the supplies for the pets where I'm from you pay for the supplies the veterinary care and everything else that comes along with it. It is extremely expensive I recently Foster to kitten that got very sick and it cost me over $500 for Veterinary Care not to mention I had to pay for vaccinations litter food toys. It really matters where you go through and how much money the organization has. The place I went through didn't have the funds to help the reason they wanted Foster's is because they couldn't afford to do it all on their own. A lot of the places around here like that around to your fostering means that you pay for everything for the pet and take care of them until they find a new home plain and simple
Mia Mitchell thanks so much for sharing that Mia! That’s super helpful to know and to keep in mind! I wish that that wasn’t the case because you are volunteering your time but again, thanks so much for informing me and everyone else 😊
@@LaurenJuarez of course! I loved it and wouldn't change it for the world! I just wanted to give my perspective ! Thank you for sharing and I really appreciate you being a volunteer and a generally good person!
Mia Mitchell yes this happen to me too I didn’t know I would have to pay for everything until after.
I want to foster kittens so I’m looking for videos on how to foster kittens
Cuz I need to be ready to do that.
😻😻😻
How are you part of a fostering program at 17? I'm 16 now and you can only apply to foster at 21 in my state. Is that different for you?
T.A I live in California and every program is different. You can put your parents name down and then you do the work is my best suggestion :) make sure you check out my latest vid!
Great video! Although I do have one question. How old do you need to be to foster? I am 15 and have taken care of two litters (on my third litter right now). But none of them have been OFFICIALLY fostering. One litter was my cats (who died while her kittens were two weeks old). One litter was from a stray who had her kittens in my barn and eventually abandoned them there when they were about a week old. The litter of 5 that I’m taking care of right now was from my barn cat who abandoned them. I want to get into ACTUALLY fostering. But am I too young?
First, if you haven’t already, please spay your cat. It’s gonna stop her from breeding. Also, in the foster form, put down your parents names (with permission).
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i want to foster when i move out but id have to have a job to get money as fostering doesnt pay so i wouldnt have time to foster and its so frustrating
Do you get in trouble if somehow you where to lose a kitten/cat?
My 8 week kitten scratching me . How to stop that.
You can’t really. They tryna mark you, sayin that your their human!
How do you know if the shelter will offer volunteer credits for fostering
Rebecka H if you are fostering kittens, that is 100% a form of community service so you will be able to put that down as such but it doesn’t hurt to ask the manager of the shelter what their policy is 🥰👍🏻
Do you get to name the kittens?
Yes you do get to names them!!!
Lauren Juarez you probably don't have this problem but with older kittens if they get put back into the system for some reason they usually don't recommend changing their names cause of their name is on all of their health adoption and intake records. I actually got two kittens with names I said I'd never have a kitten named that and those were Charlie and Panda they had ringworm
Are you based in nyc? Which organization do you work with? My friend is interested in fostering! Thank you in advance
You had me at 7:28 😻 !
When fostering kittens with a shelter do they pay for the food and stuff or do you do it?
Hi! I’m 12 and I want to foster kittens, but the shelters near me says that only adults are allowed to foster. I’ve seen many videos of girls my age foster and I’m confused on how they are doing that. How can I foster? Will it be under my parents name, and I get to foster?
I did some research and I figured out that it would have to be under you parents name but you could definitely foster as long as your parents agree to it
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would covid affect fostering?
Could anyone give me suggestions on organizations/places in San Diego that have opportunities to foster? I am signed up for a couple, but none of them have that many opportunities...
How old do you have to be to foster kittens?
Miss Twisted06 I’m sure it’s a little different for every shelter on what their policy is for age BUT! I do know that there are a lot of really young kids that help their parents foster so that’s one way to get around it. :) hope that helps!
do you get to name them?
Yes!
How old do you have to be?
is it common for one of the little kittens to get sick and potentially die?
It’s not that common but sometimes things will go wrong and a kitten could pass away
Blu Rivers thanks!
Do you have to pay to start fostering a kitten?
Nope! :) or at least the organization I went through you do not! Remember, it's volunteer work:) Thanks for watching
Thank you sm❤️
Do u get pay Forster
Sorry but giving birth to a child and having pet is not the same.
She never said it was the same. She said it taught her aspects of parenting. Patience, caring for something, routine, etc, etc. It’s obviously not the same thing but it does teach you a lot in that department.