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February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

Sharon Fletcher

Sharon Fletcher02-14-2022 08:45 AM

  • 1.  February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 02-01-2022 04:17 PM

    Kitten season is almost upon us -- let's help each other be successful!

    This month, we are holding a resource drive to help you get ahead of the kitten curve. Together we can build a repository of all things cat and kitten-related in the Maddie's Pet Forum Resource Library

    Because each organization's needs may be a little different, we're asking you to engage with this thread in two ways:

    1.  UPLOAD/SHARE YOUR FAVORITE KITTEN SEASON RESOURCES

    Is there a kitten-related video you use that gets tons of attention this time of year or a plea for fosters that works every time? Reply to this thread and attach any files, documents, infographics, handouts, videos, educational/learning opportunities or anything related to kitten season that your organization uses. 

    Pro-Tips for sharing resources: 

    • Use the "Upload File" button when replying to this thread to attach a file. We encourage you to attach the file versus hyperlinking to the file whenever possible. Files that are attached to discussion threads are automatically added to the Maddie's Pet Forum Resource Library so attaching helps make the resource searchable and improves accessibility within the forum.
    • Yes, you can share resources that your organization did not create. Sharing is caring and this applies to resources too! Make sure the creator allows the resource to be shared publicly and be sure to give credit to the creator or source organization.

    2.  TELL US WHAT RESOURCES YOU NEED TO HELP YOU DURING KITTEN SEASON 

     Do you need more videos that teach fosters how to care for orphaned kittens? Or maybe you need a flyer to give to community members when they ask what to do with the litter of kittens they just found under their porch? Reply to this thread with the resources that would help you better serve your community. Be as specific as you can!

    🤑 Feeling lucky? 🤑

    Everyone who uploads a file or shares a resource on this thread during the month of February will be entered to win a $50 gift card to Amazon, Petco or PetSmart (winner's choice).  Start sharing now!

    Graphic of two kittens peeking over a sign that says


    #AdmissionsandIntake(includingIntake-to-placement)
    #AdoptionsandAdoptionPrograms
    #Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment
    #CommunityCatManagement
    #EducationandTraining
    #FosterPrograms
    #PetSupportServices*

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    Charlotte Otero
    Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
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  • 2.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 02-02-2022 12:58 PM
    Below are three links to different resources that our foster manager really likes and finds useful...




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    Erin Ellis
    Community Engagement Director
    Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe

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    Foster Program & Volunteer Management Specialist
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  • 3.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 02-04-2022 10:03 AM
    Here are three of my favorite Kitten Season resources from the Alley Cat Allies Kitten Season Bundle:

    • How Old is That Kitten Poster
    • Help! I Found a Kitten Poster
    • Kitten Care Kit Information


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    Kim Domerofski (she/her)
    Community Manager
    Maddie's Fund
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  • 4.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 02-23-2022 11:17 AM
    Such wonderful resources to share with the public!! Thanks for posting this!!

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    Tracy Hanson
    Ellie's Legacy Pet Rescue
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  • 5.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 02-23-2022 11:20 AM
    You're welcome, Tracy.  Alley Cat Allies rocks! And there are so many other great resources shared in this thread. So much out there -- no need to recreate the wheel, right?!

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    Kim Domerofski (she/her)
    Community Manager
    Maddie's Fund
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  • 6.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 02-10-2022 09:59 AM
    Hello Y'All! 
    Don't forget that someone bringing you a litter of kittens cares about their well-being! If it's not appropriate to put them back where they were found (especially those neonates who need their mom) give those peeps supplies and instructions to foster. They are your never-ending supply of fosters. Most people want to help they just don't know what to do or maybe don't think they have the means to help. That's where you come in with your superhero cape to save the day and prevent those vulnerable babies from coming into the shelter!

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    Sara Pizano
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  • 7.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 02-10-2022 12:47 PM
    There are a lot of courses on Maddie's University around kitten and cat programming. Below are some (the first one could be useful for foster caregivers). 




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    Erika Shaffer
    Maddie's Fund
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  • 8.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 02-14-2022 07:51 AM
    We use kitten lady as well as ALL Maddies Funds advice. Here is one of our kitten supply videos we use to send people to. http://www.kittenlady.org/supplies

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    Marti Gordon
    Save Our Cats And Kittens - SOCKS Shelter
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  • 9.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 02-14-2022 08:00 AM
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    The questions I usually get from kitten fosters are along the "is this normal..." spectrum, especially when it comes to weaning kittens. I added a few pages to the foster handbook for kittens (adapted from other sources) to serve as a quick reference for the stages of development and weaning for fosters. Hope someone can use it!

    I also refer fosters to this page for weaning questions: Kitten Lady - Weaning

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    Caryn Fugatt
    Pope Memorial Humane Society
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  • 10.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 02-14-2022 08:43 AM
    Graphics that you can use to help recruit  new fosters.
    #foster recruitment
    #FosterPrograms
    #Volunteers
    #FosterisajobforEveryone
    #Foster cats #Foster kittens #Foster dogs #Foster puppies


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    Sharon Fletcher
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  • 11.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 02-15-2022 08:36 AM
    @Sharon Fletcher @Wendy Frink these posters are so fun!

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    alison gibson
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  • 12.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 02-14-2022 08:45 AM

    Videos you can use to help recruit more fosters

    https://www.maddiesfund.org/fostering-is-a-job-for-everyone.htm



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    Sharon Fletcher
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  • 13.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 02-14-2022 10:47 AM
    Here is the link to Austin Pets Alive!'s Neonatal Kitten Foster Resource Page! It's stilll partially in development, but we have a number of resources on there!

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    Katherine Schroeder
    Austin Pets Alive!
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  • 14.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 02-14-2022 10:51 AM
    This is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing.

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    Erika Shaffer
    Course Developer at Maddie's Fund
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  • 15.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 02-15-2022 01:38 PM
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    Southern Pines Animal Shelter in Hattiesburg, MS made this awesome video on what to do if you found kittens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FC6mjrL01Q



    We also made a foster cheat sheet for kitten and puppy fosters to have all resources in one place. This is attached below. 

    Thanks everyone for the awesome resources!!

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    Lillian Thomas
    Southern Pines Animal Shelter
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  • 16.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 02-16-2022 01:14 PM
    This is fantastic -- so many wonderful resources! Community Cats Podcast also has a few to share. Including the upcoming Online Kitten Conference, presented in partnership with the National Kitten Coalition!

    The Online Kitten Conference will be June 10-12. Registration includes access to both live and recorded sessions. Get the extra-early-bird rate and register now for just $50! Check out the website and current speaker lineup here: https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/events/2022-online-kitten-conference/ 

    There are also a few notable podcast episodes from our 2021 season: 

    We also have a collection of blog posts over the years, all about kittens. Here are some of my favorites:

    There are a ton of resources on the Community Cats Podcast website! Just head to www.communitycatspodcast.com and type "kitten" in the search bar. 

    Thanks all for contributing to this effort!

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    Brianna Lovell Myers
    Community Cats Podcast
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  • 17.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 02-17-2022 02:57 PM
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    Thanks to everyone who has shared kitten resources so far! We've started compiling all of the resources shared into this folder in our resource library for you to easily access: https://maddies.fund/kittenseasonresources

    I've also attached a resource from Best Friends that they shared this week: Kitten Medical Playbook. 

    Here are a couple of links to other great resources from Alley Cat Allies and The National Cat Coalition that are definitely worth a bookmark:


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    Charlotte Otero
    Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
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  • 18.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 02-28-2022 04:51 PM
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    On last week's Behavior Job-Alike meeting, I learned about the awesome cat behavior resources and handouts that Marin Humane has created. They have a variety of handouts that you can use to give to cat and kitten adopters and they've even taken some of their popular resources and translated them into Spanish. I've created a library entry here that has all of the Spanish handouts: https://maddies.fund/3swgkxa

    I'm also attaching a copy of Marin Humane's New Kitten Handbook. 

    If you have any other kitten related resources, today is the last day to comment them on this thread to be entered to win a $50 gift card. We will pick a random winner later this week and kick off the next resource drive for March.

    Thanks!

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    Charlotte Otero
    Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
    she/her
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  • 19.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 03-01-2022 06:25 AM
    This is great! Do you also have the handouts they reference in the Kitten Handbook? 
    Specifically:
    "Shy Kittens"
    "Successful Cat to Cat Introductions"
    "Cats & Dogs - Living Happily Ever After"
    "Two Kittens Are Better Than One!"
    "Raising Well Behaved Kittens"
    "Early Morning Feline Antics"
    "Environmental Enrichment"

    Thanks!
    Sarah


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    Sarah Otto
    Urban Cat Coalition
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  • 20.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 03-01-2022 09:41 AM
    Hi Sarah, 

    Yes! I've attached the handouts you mentioned. My personal fave is the "Early Morning Antics" one because every cat parent knows all about that.😸

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    Charlotte Otero
    Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
    she/her
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  • 21.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 03-02-2022 10:56 AM
    Thank you SO much!!

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    Sarah Otto
    Urban Cat Coalition
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  • 22.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 03-04-2022 02:52 PM
    Thanks to everyone who contributed resources for our first ever resource drive for kitten season! 


    The random winner of the $50 gift card is @Caryn Fugatt! I will be in touch to get the gift card of your choice delivered to you!

    Kitten season is far from over so although the drawing for a gift card is over, we still hope you will continue to use this thread to share kitten resources that you come across or let us know what resources you still need. You can easily find all of the resources shared on this thread in the Kitten Season Resources Library folder.

    For the month of March, we're turning our focus to adoption related resources. You can check out this thread and share your adoption resources to enter next month's drawing - ​https://maddies.fund/adoptionresourcedrive


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    Charlotte Otero
    Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
    she/her
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  • 23.  RE: February 2022 Resource Drive: Kitten Season

    Posted 03-31-2022 01:30 PM
    The National Kitten Coalition (NKC) has a ton of free resources for you to access all year round:

    NKC's  blog features articles on many kitten-centric topics:  https://kittencoalition.org/blog/
    The blog includes SHAREABLE articles and graphics on each topic.   Topics include anything from feeding, medical issues, and common behaviors and development milestones.

    You can access our FREE ARCHIVE of webinars in our eLearning Center:   https://kittencoalition.org/nkc-elearning-center/

    We have a informational handouts that you can print and share with your team and the public:
    Kitten Tutor handouts:  https://kittencoalition.org/resources/kitten-tutor/
    Fast Fact Sheetshttps://kittencoalition.org/resources/informational-sheets/

    Download your own free copy or share NKC's Kitten Nursery Manualhttps://kittencoalition.org/resources/kitten-nursery-manual/

    Check out our Events Calendar for new learning opportunities such as webinars, conferences and events throughout the year.

    Kierianne Hansen, LVT
    The National Kitten Coalition
    Kierianne@kittencoalition.org
    www.kittencoalition.org

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    Kierianne Hansen, LVT
    Educational Programs Manager
    The National Kitten Coalition
    Kierianne@kittencoalition.org
    www.kittencoalition.org
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