Fostering Kittens: Raising Cute Little Foster Kitties for Adoption

What is life like being a foster parent to orphaned kitties? How much work is involved in raising bottle baby kittens and getting them ready for adoption? Find out here!

I'm going on several years now of fostering kittens for Simply Cats, a local no-kill feline adoption center. It's a rewarding experience. They send babies my way and I socialize them and help them grow big and strong. Playful and loving. Healthy and fun. Then they leave my home to get spayed or neutered, micro-chipped and immunized, and then placed on the adoption floor back at Simply Cats. 

Need a list of things to purchase before you bring foster kittens into your home? While many shelters provide your essentials, sometimes you may find yourself on your own. Take a look at my Essential Supplies for Raising Foster Kittens to find items that may be helpful to keep the kitties safe, warm, and healthy.

Check out the adventures of this past year's foster kitties as they work towards growing up big and strong. You'll find plenty of cute kitty cat photos and I even have some tips and tricks in these blog posts:

The Alaskan Mountains  - Denali and McKinley

Hans Solo - The little fellow who lost both his siblings.

The Duck Tales Cast - Huey, Dewey, and Louie.

The Wild West Foster Kitten Gang - Mama Kate, Wild Bill, Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane, Wyatt Earp

Learn about life with Wyatt Earp, one of the Wild West foster kitties, who was born without his back feet. Be sure to check out Wyatt's weekly video adventures here to see how this special needs kitten gets around with no back feet.

The Yellowstone Foster Kitten Crew - Beth, Dutton, Kaycee, Monica, Rip

The Simon and Garfunkel Scarborough Fair Foster Kittens - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme

The Breakfast Club Foster Kittens - Buttermilk, Flapjack, Shortstack, Crepe, Cupcake, and Mama Sienna.

Want to help contribute to the work I do with foster kittens? I have an Amazon wish list right here. These are the things I use again and again, year after year. With daily laundry and frequent cleaning, items have to be replaced often. I’d love anything you’d be willing to send my way!

Why would I want to foster kittens, knowing I have to give them back?

Can't foster kittens but are interested in helping in a different way? Check out my tutorials for kitty projects:

Make a Homemade Valentine's Day Heart Corner Bookmark - Tutorial Tuesday

For today's Tutorial Tuesday we are making a quick and easy Valentine's Day heart corner bookmark from fabric. It's a good sewing project for a beginner and makes a nice last-minute gift, too.

For this project you will need:

• Fabric
• Sewable version of Heat 'n Bond
• Pinking Shears
• Pins or Clover Wonder Clips
• Iron
• Sewing machine
• Matching thread
• Rotary cutter
• Cutting ruler
• Cutting mat
• Heart template downloaded from here

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Now available in my Etsy store as a digital download with the written directions, step-by-step photos, printable templates, and link to the tutorial video. Click to find out more!

Looking for something else? 

Check out some of my other Valentine's Day sewing and crafting projects!

Otherwise, you can watch the how to video directions for this quick and easy homemade Valentine's Day corner fabric bookmark sewing project here:

Looking for more quick and easy DIY projects? 

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