Temporary Boarders - November, 2015
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My wife is the cat person but even I have to admit those are cute kitties.
She's started hinting around for a third cat so I expect we'll have another one over the next few months.
Her favorite is Siamese and she has a friend in LA who's been caring for an orphan so could be coming soon.
She's started hinting around for a third cat so I expect we'll have another one over the next few months.
Her favorite is Siamese and she has a friend in LA who's been caring for an orphan so could be coming soon.
The boys are about 12-13 weeks old - both have had their neuter last Saturday and are seeking their very own humans of their own. They are not bonded and can be adopted separately.
The tabby is Cinders:
And this little guy is Valentine :
Competitive little boys - they fight over all the toys - growling and hissing and swatting at each other, but snuggle down for bedtime. The same for food. I had four little dishes out this morning. I have two adult cats that will share a plate but if one goes over to the big plate, then the other would as well and we'd have a little spat.
The tabby is Cinders:
And this little guy is Valentine :
Competitive little boys - they fight over all the toys - growling and hissing and swatting at each other, but snuggle down for bedtime. The same for food. I had four little dishes out this morning. I have two adult cats that will share a plate but if one goes over to the big plate, then the other would as well and we'd have a little spat.
I am a kitten foster parent. These two will make it 73 kittens ad 3 nursing queens I've fostered over the past 5 years.
They always are. Some I miss more than others, but before I started doing this, I prepared myself psychologically for it. I don't "give them up" I "trade them in"
Valentine was adopted yesterday, but Cinders was not. So I got him back. The rescue did receive an email from a young man that spent quite a bit of time with him, so I am keeping my fingers crossed for him.
Currently, I foster for Friends of the Animals Foundation. When they have kittens, they call me to see if I'm able to host them. These two came from California - do you remember reading about California sending us their dogs and cats? The last lot were from Yakima and the first of the year were also from California. I like fostering for FAF because they are very conscientious about getting the kittens vetted / flea treated if necessary before sending them to foster homes. I have two cats and they come first in terms of keeping them healthy and flea free.
I keep them apprised of how the kittens are coming along, and their weights, they let me know when they have clinics scheduled at the Feral Cat Spay and Neuter Project. Then they run adoption events at different pet stores and sometimes I also volunteer to help at those events. If they don't get adopted, they come back with me until the next adoption event.
Rescues will help first time foster families with training, information, and also help out with cages, food, litter etc. if needed. I provide all the supplies myself as I see that as my contribution. The 1st year I fostered, I bought the collapsible dog fence, the 2nd year I fostered, I bought the collapsible cage. Since then, I've obtained quite the collection of litter boxes, hammocks and carriers - friends give me their spares / ones their cats grew out of and volunteers often trade stuff or pass stuff around too.
Cinders was a little reticent and shy, but is now a friendly, purry boy that loves to sit in your arms. The more confident they get, the more they get into stuff - like the top of the piano, the shelves, the dining table...
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