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Essential Kitten Supplies

Below is a list of some of my favorite kitten supplies. Note this isn’t everything you’ll need for raising kittens, but a lot of these are great to have on hand. Most importantly, enjoy your new fur baby—whether is a foster or permanent member of your family!

Fill Their Bellies

Formula & Food

Kitten Milk Replacer (KMR) (for bottle feeding)

Breeders’ Edge Foster Care Feline Milk Replacer (for bottle feeding)

Mother & Babycat Wet Food (for moms and babies 1–4 months)

Mother & Babycat Dry Food (for moms and babies 1–4 months)

Kitten Wet Food (for kittens over 4 months)

Kitten Dry Food (for kittens over 4 months)

Chicken Baby Food (for fussy/sick kittens)

Feeding Supplies

Miracle Nipple Mini (nipple attachment for bottle or syringe)

Miracle Nipple (original, larger size)

3 cc syringes (for 0–2 week old kittens)

PetAg Bottles

Shallow bowls with mat (for weaning kittens)

Neater Feeder (for messy kittens eating confidently)

Blender Bottle (for mixing and storing forumla)


Comfy & Cozy

Comfort

Snuggle Kitty (stuffed animal with heartbeat for orphaned kittens)

Snuggle Safe (microwave heating pad)

Cat-safe heating pad

Thermal cat mat

Cozy Things

Fleece blankets

Banana bed (a favorite here!)

Self-warming kitten tent

Tunnel bed


Keep Things Clean

Litter & Accessories

Yesterday’s News (non-clumping, itty bitty kitty safe)

Kitten Attract Litter (for litter training finicky kittens)

Litter Genie (to make clean-up a breeze)

Shallow litter box (for easy access)

Bathtime

Dawn Dish Soap (for flea baths)

Lime Sulfur Dip (for mange, ringworm, and mites)

Cotton rounds (for cleaning faces)

Tearless kitten shampoo

Flea Comb

Kitten Nail Clippers

Home Cleaning

Rescue Disinfectent (to kill most bacteria, viruses, and fungi)

Puppy pads (for messy places or whelping boxes)

Bleach (for sanitizing bowls and litter boxes)


Playtime

Toys

Kitten Toy Pack

Cat Tracks Cat Toy

3-Way Cat Tunnel

Crinkle Toys

Feather Teaser

Scratchers

Moon Cat Scratcher

Turboscratcher

Cat Hammock Scratcher

Easy Life Cat Scratcher


Health Supplies

Routine Care

Pyrantel Pamoate Suspension (for round and hookworms)

Tapeworm dewormer Scale (for tracking kitten weight)

Frontline Plus (flea treatment for kittens over 8 weeks and 1.5 pounds)

Supplements

Bene-Bac Plus (probiotic supplement)

Proviable (alternative probiotic supplement)

Unflavored Pedialyte (for dehydrated kittens)

Miralax (kitten-safe laxative)

Nutri-Cal (high calorie supplement for kittens)

Sick/Critical Care

Terramycin (antibiotic eye ointment)

Dextrose 50% (for hypoglycemic kittens)

Injectable B12

HomeoPet Nose Relief (for URI kitties)

Kitten thermometer

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Aster, Lily, Daisy, and Tulip are ready to find th Aster, Lily, Daisy, and Tulip are ready to find their forever homes! Comment of message for an application 😺
We’re ready to start looking for forever homes f We’re ready to start looking for forever homes for Nacho, Queso, and Colby Jack! We’ve determined they don’t have vision issues. However, they all might need surgery to treat their eyelid agenesis and Queso may have a cataract. 

The cheesy boys wont be ready for surgical intervention until they’re about 6 months old, so they will be placed in foster-to-adopt homes until then. 

What does this mean?

Mews & Merlot will cover their veterinary care through any surgical treatments. After surgery (if needed), they will be able to be fully adopted by the individual/family. 

What is required of the foster-to-adopt home?

You must be willing to either transport the kitten to and from the specialist (we are talking to ones in Fairfax and D.C.) OR bring the kitten back to the foster in Stafford for the foster to take to appointments, then pick up again from the foster after. 

These are some of the cutest, sweetest boys—and their eyes give them extra character! Please share so we can help find the best homes for them ❤️
Tulip, Aster, Lily, and Petunia ❤️ Tulip, Aster, Lily, and Petunia ❤️
If there’s one thing Colby Jack excels at, it’ If there’s one thing Colby Jack excels at, it’s telling you how he feels 😹
Nacho has perfected the cat nap 😻 The cheesy b Nacho has perfected the cat nap 😻

The cheesy boys are growing great! We know that they currently have vision issues, but we’re hopeful they’ll improve over time. The limited vision has made litter box training slightly more difficult than usual, but we’ve been having great success using Dr. Elsey’s Kitten Attract litter. It’s a bit expensive for our limited funds, and kittens go through litter very quickly, so if you’re able to help, we’d really appreciate it! We’ve added the litter to our Amazon wishlist, which is linked in the comments. 

Nacho, Colby Jack, and Queso appreciate your support ❤️
Meet Rosie, Petunia, Lily, Daisy, Tulip, and solo Meet Rosie, Petunia, Lily, Daisy, Tulip, and solo male Aster! These babies have been here for about 5 days, and while they have cute floral names, they’re growing like weeds 😻
And last but not least, congrats sweet Poppy! She And last but not least, congrats sweet Poppy! She found a great home with another kitten to keep her busy ❤️
Happy adoption to Max and Wanda! 🎉🥰 Happy adoption to Max and Wanda! 🎉🥰
Happy adoption day to Val and Nemo! Happy adoption day to Val and Nemo!
I’m not really sure how sweet Poppy hasn’t had I’m not really sure how sweet Poppy hasn’t had any interest! Her cute face + unique coloring + absolutely sweet as pie personality makes for one pretty great girl!
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