I am now a Foster Mom - to 4-legged furballs

[LynneSin]

The Cat Shelter that I volunteer for once a week has asked if I would be a foster mom to some cats who need a few days of loving away from the shelter.

I almost was going to bring home the prettiest 2 year old Gray tabby but at the last minute I found a woman looking for a cat (no kittens) and I set her up with Emmy (the tabby) and a love match.

But I'm still not sure if I want to adopt a second cat but I think Fostering cats would be fun!!!

[bubblesby2002]

1. Having a couple of cats is really no different than having just

one. :shrug: except for the litter and the food and the love they require, but they give love too. However, I think fostering would be a wonderful thing to do too.

[LynneSin]

4. I'm not 100% sure if I want more than one

It'll give me an opportunity to see how Abbie mixes with other cats and yes, I would take a second cat in if the right one comes along.

Today I helped 6 cats find new homes. It was a good day for adoptions!!!

BTW, please patronize your local PetSmart. The one in Delaware provides us room for us and the local humane shelter to show off cats & kittens and help them find new homes. Plus for every cat we adopt, PetSmart donates another $5 to our shelter!!!

[bubblesby2002]

6. We don't have PetSmart in Victoria

I looked in Google to see where the closest one would be. But their locator page was down. The next time I go over the border though, I will bring back some pet stuff and I will buy it from PetSmart.

[WillParkinson]

2. I could never foster...

I'd fall in love too quickly and then we'd have more than we've already got...

But I applaud your caring and consideration!

[dmr]

3. I foster kitty cats from the shelter too

I don't have any at the moment, but I do do it when they have an over-flow, which, sadly, is often.

You worded it right, they do need time away for loving, and calming. Sometimes I get a special needs baby that needs around the clock care. It is very rewarding, but sometimes it's hard to let them go, though.

Much respect to you for having such a wonderful and kind heart.

[aquart]

5. Fostering can be rough.

Especially if they bond and then have to be placed elsewhere.

My experience is that dumped housecats do best if they spend time in a cage. After that, they're just thrilled to be out. It seems mean but it really helps them to adjust to the new home.

Whatever, the rule is: whoever you can place, you place. there will always be another in need of the space.

Fostering kittens is a hoot, albeit all those feedings, and that difficult necessity of coaxing them to eliminate. (We had some children bring in a bloated, screaming kitten they'd been hiding in their closet. They knew about feeding but not the other part. My sister licked her finger and gave the right part a little rub and boooooooom! Most grateful kitten you ever saw. Then we gave her a bottle and she kicked and screamed while grabbing it. We named her Frenzy.)

[LynneSin]

7. I would only keep the cat for a few days

so hopefully it won't be too traumatic.

It seems we adopt our cats & kittens as quickly as they come in; however, there are plenty more at the local sanctuary that still need homes.

They have a poster on the way about Spay & Neutering and found that a pair of cats can produce over a million offspring in just over a decade (being that their offspring would have offspring and so on and so forth).