Course curriculum

  • Chapter 1: Overview of fostering kittens

    • Welcome!

    • How fostering kittens saves lives

    • Creating a safe space for your foster kittens

    • Supplies you'll need for your foster kittens

    • Kitten proofing your home

    • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • Chapter 2: Caring for your foster kittens

    • Overview of caring for your foster kittens

    • Caring for bottle-fed kittens

    • How to bottle-feed your foster kittens

    • Weaning kittens

    • How to make gruel

    • Caring for independent eaters

    • Feeding schedule for foster kittens up to 8-weeks old

    • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Chapter 3: Fostering moms and kittens

    • Bringing everyone home

    • Mom's care of her kittens

    • Giving Birth

    • Problem behaviors in momma cats

    • Separating kittens and moms

    • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Chapter 4: Medical and emergency protocols

    • Signs of illness and what to do next

    • Serious kitten ailments

    • Criteria for emergencies

    • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Chapter 5: Socializing and instilling good behaviors in kittens

    • Establishing good litter box habits

    • Encouraging good behavior

    • Playtime

    • Socializing and handling

    • Schedule for successful socialization

    • Chapter 5 Quiz