I've fostered a LOT of kittens over the years, and know what you're talking about. I feel bad for the poor little things!

One thing that you can do is to call out to the kitty in your most-soothing voice. If the fur ball's big enough, she'll follow your voice and come find you, then be all relieved and stop crying/meowing.

You can also take your pillowcase off your bed - if, that is, you've slept on the pillow for a few nights or so - and put that in the kitty's bed. Some kittens relax when they can smell your scent, so it's well worth a try.

Another option is to stay closer to the kitten. I know, I know - you have things that you need to do. Sometimes, I'll just pick up the kitten and carry it around with me when I'm at home. Trouble, my four-year-old housecat, LOVED this. Her mama died shortly after she started weaning Trouble, so said kitten got very attached to me pretty quickly - I was, in a way, the new mama. She LOVED being carried around the house with me, and even followed me around outside. (Once, she got lost because I went off into the field beside my house, where the grass was about half a foot tall. She lost me and started crying until I called her...she was fine when she found me.)

Good luck with your kitty!
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I've fostered lots of kittens.


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