Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Kitty foster


So I have decided to use this as my journal and crazy antics of being a foster mommy. I work with a non-profit group, Second Chance Pet Adoptions.

Currently, Erik and I have 3 cats of our own: Teferi and Guenhwyvar are 1 1/2. Teferi is a gorgeous tabby with a long body. He is our Uncle kitty, he has been very accepting of the other kitties and takes care of them like thier Uncle. He is very friendly, but will hide when we have lots of company if he's not up for it.

Guen is a beautiful long hair black kitty. She is very shy, even with us, she was shy before we got her and has never come around. She has her spots in the house where she'll let us pet her when she lets us. She will look at you like she wants attention, but then runs because she's too scared.

Liliana is 10 months. She is a long-haired tortie with a tortie-tude. She loves attention, and will love on you forever. But when she's done, she can get snippy. She has been the least accepting of the fosters, but has never hurt them, just bats a soft paw and complains.

We have 10 foster kitties.

**ADOPTABLE**Cici is Lili's sister and is 10 months. She can be shy at times. She loves to be petted, but doesn't like to be picked up. She hides when she knows it's time to go to an adoptathon, and curls into a ball when I pick her up to put her in her carrier. She doesn't show well at adoptathons, she's very shy.

**ADOPTABLE**Bianca is 8 months and was transferred from another foster home. She was the only kitten left at that foster home at that time, and was not happy with it. She is very rambunctious and loves to play, sometimes to the point where she is wheezing from being so excited. She is big ball of fine, but she is a black kitty, which makes her harder to adopt out.

Cammie is our current mommy cat. She is approximately 2 years old and is a white w/ big black spots kitty. She is very sweet and loves attention. She is not big on being picked up, and HATES getting medicine. We've been medicating her pretty much since we've had her since August. She's had very soft stools, and is now on Metronidazole to treat that (it's a bitter tablet that she hates. She has had ear mites that are slowly going away, which she eventually passed onto her kids. She and her kids are in their own room until all their issues go away.

Her children all look like her with differences. They are 3 months old and chunky. Arwen and Gimli are mirror opposites of each other. Arwen has black on the left side of her face, and Gimli the opposite. Arwen is more reserved and smaller, as she is the only girl in the bunch. Gimli is a crazy terror, sweet as can be. Aragorn is the biggest of the kids, and will let you know that he wants attention and that you shouldn't be giving anyone else any. Legolas is mostly white with black on his head and various other spots. He is the climber of the bunch. They are the most vocal of the litters of kittens we've had, but they're so fun. I hope we can get them healthy and debugged so they can enjoy the other kitties and the house. They're getting too big to be contained in one room and it breaks my heart everytime I have to leave them in their when I leave.

Our newest to the house are Wrigley, Sadie and Denver. They came from the same foster home that Bianca did. Cheryl had the three of them in a room, and had another kitty, Paxton, who was ready to come out of quarantine pending fiv testing and join the other 3. Unfortunately Paxton tested positive, a very hard time for a foster mommy. Paxton has to stay by himself for 30 days until he can be retested. He was in a bathroom, that he is quickly outgrowing, and Cheryl's adult cats wouldn't accept the other 3 small kitties, so she asked me to take them so that Paxton could have a large room that he room to play in.

**ADOPTABLE**Wrigley is 3 months old and a huge cuddler. He was found on the side of the road by someone who works at Petsmart. He lets you know he wants attention and rubs on you and squeaks until he get the attention he's looking for. He has gotten lots of attention at adoptathons, and is sweet as can be to everyone, he was very good with kids this past weekend. He was neutered a little over a week ago and is the only kitty of the 3 ready for adoption.

Sadie and Denver were found at the Walmart parking lot in Brier Creek when they were about 2 months old. They are now 3 months old, 2 weeks younger than Wrigley. They are smaller kitties, Sadie is a tabby with tan spots on her back. She is a little peanut, and is most likely going to be very petite. She and her brother can purr up a storm, they start purring as soon as they're around you. Sadie is much more sedate than her brother. Denver loves to play and if something moves he has to find out about it. All 3 of them are lap kitties and will sleep with you, it's a nice melody hearing 3 kitties purring around you. :)

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