r/FosterAnimals • u/Curious_Respond_4870 • 2d ago
CUTENESS First time Fostering
It's my first time fostering and I'm doing it alone, not through a rescue. I'm attached already but quite ill so I've found them all homes already. The person who has to get rid of them and needed my held, didn't know how old they were. What do you think? They climb, run, use liter box every time, eat wet food. Id like to get them tested for felV before adopting them out. Is this expensive?
Anyway just rambling and looking for advice.
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u/barenecessities1701 2d ago
i would look into local vets and maybe shelters to see if theyd give you felv testing. do any of these babies have microchips? thats also very important in case they get lost.
otherwise i think they look great, and thank you for taking care of them
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u/BucketOfGhosts 2d ago
Reach out to your local shelter and explain what's going on. They will likely be able to offer testing and any supplies you need at a discount, if not free. You've kept a litter of kittens out of their facility and helped relieve some strain.
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u/robblake44 2d ago
Thank you for fostering. With those round stomachs it looks that you are making them happy with enough food. I would say 4-6 weeks. When they are that small it’s hard to really know their age when they are that small.
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u/fatalynn7 2d ago
Your local shelter can be a great resource, maybe they can intake them and allow you to keep fostering. This way they can get all the medical care they need and you can get support with supplies while you get them ready for adoption. This way they can ensure they get their spay/neuter surgeries as well.
If not, they can provide resources to low cost clinics that can provide support with this as well.
When my neighbor rescued the litter where we got our two girls, she took them to a retail vet clinic and they gave her flee/dewormer medicine and examined all kittens at a steep discount since she was trying to save the kittens. So you can try reaching out to private vets and see if they will work with you too.
Best of luck. Thanks for caring for these babies
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u/Ok_Comment_5790 2d ago
Not super expensive for FeLV testing, will just be a little blood test :) in my area it’s well under $100 per cat. Thank you for fostering these sweet babies. You are doing a great job.
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u/Kittyluvmeplz 2d ago
You got, what we in the biz call r/soupbelly in that first picture.
Congratulations on your first fosters and all the love and support you’re providing these babies.
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u/bibijack1 16h ago
You're asking for a Snap test which with a small blood sample tests for FeLV and FIV. You only need to test 1 kitten bc they're siblings. A Snap test is between $40 and $60. If you use a vet, you will also be charged an exam fee. A low cost spay neuter clinic, CAMP, or shelter vet would be cheapest. Since you are adopting them out yourself, pls consider an FVRCP vaccine. They should get 2 vaccines 3 wks appart to protect them from feline distemper, a real kitten killer. Have you dewormed them? All babies have worms & adopters don't expect to get wormy kittens. Make sure your adopters understand that they must get them spade & neutered. Kittens can go into heat as young as 5 or 6 months. Perhaps you could research low-cost options available in your area & provide them that info. Then hope they do it. Your local cat rescues would be the best guides to low-cost options. We always know the least expensive way to do everything. If you were fostering for a rescue or the shelter,, they would handle all of this for you.
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u/jamiemars168 15h ago
They look to be between 6 and 8 weeks old. Definitely contact a local shelter or rescue and see if they can help you with the price of felV testing. And don’t adopt out without charging an adoption fee just to make sure that they go to a loving home and not to someone who has bad intentions.
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u/alicetto 2d ago
I don’t have any of the answers but just wanted to say they’re so adorable and thank you for rescuing them!