Is it safe for my kitten to play with foster kittens for a week?

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Hi, I recently adopted a 10 week old kitten from the humane society, on Tuesday I accepted to foster two 7 week old kittens for a week. I've been keeping ours away from the fosters in fear they might get him sick. Is it safe to let them play together or should I not risk it? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 2 months and 9 days old | 2.8 lbs

Angela Hinton, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there! It's wonderful that you are adopting and fostering kittens! Thank you for helping these animals in need. If you plan to only have the foster kittens for a week I think it would be safest and maybe easiest to keep them separate. Often times shelter and rescue kittens can come down with upper respiratory infections and sometimes it can take a couple days for the symptoms to appear. So even though they may appear healthy initially it is possible they may be sick a few days later. The other concern would be parasites such as worms, coccidia and Giardia which can be shed in the bowel movements. So if they are sharing a litter box they are are increased risk for that too. If you wind up keeping the foster kittens longer than the week and if they haven't shown any signs of upper respiratory infection (sneezing, runny nose, discharge from the eyes, coughing) you could consider introducing them with supervision. I would also recommend having a fecal checked by the rescue on those kittens and Bob as well before letting them play together. With young animals it's always better to err on the side of caution as they can get much sicker, much faster, than an adult cat. I hope you find this information helpful. I wish you and Bob and your foster kitties all the best!

Is it safe for my kitten to play with foster kittens for a week?

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