New foster here!

[u/JessicaDamnDay13]

I’m a brand new foster and am preparing to take 4–8 week old kittens through a local rescue. The plan would be fostering them until they’re old/big enough for spay/neuter and adoption.

I’d love to see photos of your foster setups, especially for this age range!

What are your “must haves,” favorite supplies, setup tips, or things you wish you knew before your first foster assignment? Any surprisingly useful items or things you bought and never used?

Thank you! Excited, slightly nervous, and trying to be prepared 😊

[u/Toe_Jam_is_my_Jam]

I usually get kittens at about 3 or 4 weeks old so my enclosure are clear walls that I can step over. By eight weeks they are able to escape so they then have full access to the whole room. (Our shelter fixes them at 2lbs so usually around 8 weeks old and then they are ready for the adoption events soon after)

I bought the washable pee pads that I put down over flat cardboard which is covered by a moving blanket. They have a bed as well and once they can escape, I have a tall scratching post, bigger toys they can run thru etc. They get into and onto everything so I have to kitty proof the room. We haven’t had feral kitties yet, so I haven’t had to block access to under things.

Pads: https://a.co/d/0dJDDVix Enclosure: https://a.co/d/02dbRgqD

[u/JessicaDamnDay13 → u/Toe_Jam_is_my_Jam]

Thank you!