#cat fostering

[forest-and-fauna]

Cat Feeding Site Update

So far I only have two regulars at the site, which is good. They're starting to warm up.

Maybe I just have a strict personal definition of semi-feral, but it's looking like these cats have the potential for adoption and I'll be able to pull them.

While they're super skittish, they'll approach me and don't seem to have that profound fear of humans and reactivity that I see in my personal cat, who better fits the description of semi-feral. The plan is to spend some more time on behavioral assessment before I take them in.

In other news, I discovered a grassroots organization in my neighborhood dedicated to the care of local strays and ferals. I've been floating the idea of getting involved with them but honestly I may just start up something of my own.

I love the rescue I currently volunteer for but we take mostly owner surrenders and friendly cats. I'll likely continue to foster for them but I also want to focus on helping owners keep their pets and rehabbing strays with behavioral issues, which are actions that I think would help the abandoned and outdoor cat population. And I want the work to be specific to my neighborhood.

[forest-and-fauna]

I'm really proud of how cute our foster room is.

[studioswitchum]

3 more kittens. Pile of kittens.

[kitteyrenlover]

positives in my life right now: im going to make dino nuggets

negatives in my life right now: i need to piss but 2 kittens are asleep on me so legally i cant move

verdict: i can neither get up to piss nor to preheat the oven. but also. kity

[sakom75]

Hey MN peeps! Our neighbor is fostering two cats, roughly 3 and 8 years old. They are intensely pair-bonded and in good health, but a member of their household is SUPER allergic, please reach out to me if you'd be able to either adopt them, or foster them for a period of time?

Thank you!

[furiotine]

i dont think people who dont foster (cats) is not seeing them again IS the best part. They are in their forever homes. Theyll never be with me waiting for their home again. Sure I'd love to see them again , just pictures of how their doing is wonderful. But the ideal is to never have to foster them again. They will be in their homes with their new owners all safe, thats exactly what I want. I have a moment and I hug them and I say Im never going to see them again but I'll always love them. I want them to forget about me. Im only temporary and thats the entire point. There are a few fosters I miss more than others, the one that had health problems, the one i almost kept, the fat cuddly gal. But their happy in their homes and thats all I want.

[reassuringbuttpats]

If anyone is interested, I foster kittens now! I took a break after last round to set up my foster room and it’s coming along.

It would mean a lot if anyone wanted to follow it. 🫶

https://www.facebook.com/share/17Yh3UdR7c/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Foster Meows

Foster Meows. 59 likes · 3 talking about this. Fostering rescue kittens in Upstate New York!

[ofdinosanddais1]

It astounds me how many people are against fostering animals like I'm sorry do you WANT them to just sit in a tiny cage at the shelter? Do you WANT more animals to be put down because of overcrowding? Do you WANT pets to remain unrehabilitated which decreases their chance of finding a loving home? How in the fuck can you call yourself a dog lover or a cat lover if you can't understand how fostering is literally saving their lives?