What is it like to take care of kittens?
Kittens are funny, fun, time-consuming, and meSSY! To be fair, I mostly care for barn rescues, so they almost always come with eye infections, upper respiratory infections, and maaajor digestive issues, but even healthy kittens eat a lot, poop a lot, and don’t always make it to the litter box! They also explore their world by chewing on things, wrestling with things, and falling off things. Their goal is to learn everything and that means exploring and making a mess of everything too!
Kittens need to be taught to be gentle with their teeth and claws, and that takes a lot of care and patience. They don’t have much respect for personal boundaries at first and they’re VERY NEEDY! They also need to be fed, cleaned, and entertained more often than adult cats.
They’re a lot of fun and MrFerret and I both love fostering kittens, but once they hit about 3-4 months I’m always exhausted by how much energy they have, hahaha. They’re much easier than puppies, though, and much more independent, much sooner!