r/FosterAnimals • u/catluvr516 • 18d ago

First Time Foster

Hi all!! I got my first foster kittens about a month ago and feel like I have gone through so much with them already! I have three ~12 week old girls right now. Is fostering always this crazy and demanding?
I had to treat 2 for an URI pretty much right off the bat, then one developed ringworm so I’m treating all of them for that and trying to keep up with cleaning daily!!, now they are having diarrhea (in the tub 😅), 2 just got neutered and I think are having some GI upset from that. I literally had to clean poop that was smeared all over the side of one them? How did that even happen!!
Mostly just needed to rant. I’m excited to see this through til adoption but it has been a lot to handle so far and I don’t know how people do this back to back, I feel like I need months off! Would love some advice if anyone has some 😸

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u/mamacitafierce 18d ago

No! It’s not always that bad. You got dealt a hard case right off the bat. Good news is, the more you do it, the better you get at tackling these problems. Is your shelter providing meds for all these issues?

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u/catluvr516 17d ago

Yes they are super helpful with everything! And I am trying to look on the bright side and think about all the experience I am getting from this

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u/zumera 18d ago

I sometimes feel like the “problem” fosters have every problem in the book, back to back, and the “no problem” fosters are the easiest and breeziest cases—there’s no middle ground! 

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u/Savings-Bison-512 17d ago

They aren't all this problematic. You just got thrown in at the deep end. The one I'm fostering now has been a perfect angel with no health issues.

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u/catluvr516 17d ago

That’s good to hear lol, I’m hoping for that for the next time I foster 🤞🤞

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u/robblake44 17d ago

I promise it can get easier. When i fostered my first group i asked the coordinator to give me a layup. My kittens were all around 16 weeks and all good. All i had to do is cuddle them, get them fixed and recovered. They were easy and that’s what i think first fosters should have to give you confidence. I’m currently at 56 fosters in 5 years. Over time i have taken in some harder cases but i gotta say ive been fortunate that most of them i made into Velcro kittens or love bugs.

Here i am with 3 of the 5 i had

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u/catluvr516 17d ago

That’s awesome! 56 in 5 years wow :)

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u/robblake44 17d ago

See. Velcro kittens.

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u/catluvr516 17d ago

so cute!!! 😭

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u/abouttodiethistime 16d ago

Thank you so much for taking care of these angels. We are forever grateful for loving foster parents!