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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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His right eye had to be removed, but they were able to save his left eye—however he has limited vision. He also has some neurological issues that appear to be caused by the trauma. He sometimes gets stuck in corners, walks in circles, and has trouble finding things. 

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