Kitten Shower
Every year, countless kittens are left to fend for themselves in the streets, abandoned by their owners, or born to feral cat populations. These innocent creatures face unimaginable hardships, from malnutrition and illness to the dangers posed by traffic and predators. Without our help, their chances of survival are slim, and their suffering is profound.
On a typical day, our Feline Foster Coordinator receives multiple requests for assistance. For example, in one day, we took in six abandoned 2-day-old bottle-babies, and five 8-week-old kittens with horrible eye infections. Eleven kitties in one day! And the phone calls and emails keep pouring in!
Friends of the Animals’ volunteers are up for the challenge, with your help! We work tirelessly to provide shelter, medical care, spay/neuter, and love to abandoned kittens in our community. We give these kittens a second chance at life, and get them into loving forever homes.
The average cost to raise, vaccinate and spay/neter a fostered kitten is $250.
Please consider sponsoring a kitten (or 2 or 3) for $250 each.
If you would like to send a check, please make it out to Friends of the Animals,
and write KITTEN SHOWER on the memo line.
Mail it to Friends of the Animals, PO Box 1153, Ashland, OR 97520
Examples of “Regular” expenses:
- Kitten milk replacement formula: Close to $300 for a 20 lb. bucket (we go through 6 – 8 of these each year)
- Canned and dry kitten food: $100/kitten
- Kitty Litter and Litter Boxes: Lots of it!
- Flea and ear mite treatment: $20/kitten
- Play Pens that can be cleaned and re-used: $60 each
- Spay/Neuter: $100-$125/kitten
Examples of Medical expenses:
- Vet visits for analysis – helps if we know what we’re treating! Huge expense!
- Blood and fecal tests
- Ringworm tests, oral and topical treatments: $100/kitten
- Medicines specific to medical issues, like giardia or coccidia
- Hydration tools: Sub-Q fluids, needles and syringes
- Antibiotics for infections
- Probiotics for out-of-balance little tummies
Examples of Other expenses:
- Incubator for neo-natal kittens: $1,200 (we have 2, but we could use one more!)
- Baby scales: $100
- Scratching posts, enrichment, toys
Thank you for helping us save the lives of hundreds of orphaned kittens!
If you have any questions, please email us.
And please help spread the word on Facebook and other social media.
NEW Kitten Care Resources
FOTAS has created a Kitten Care resource page to help you through the fostering and kitten rescue process.
Become a FOSTER FAMILY
Find out the many ways you can help this kitten season by fostering.