tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post5228387993875268250..comments2024-01-27T01:29:47.634-05:00Comments on ~Tails from the Foster Kittens~: What is that?!?!?Connie - Tails from the Foster Kittenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127077337743262149noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-71676853957284370202012-06-04T09:19:59.441-04:002012-06-04T09:19:59.441-04:00Oh I'll bet they will love having playmates. I...Oh I'll bet they will love having playmates. I will cross my fingers that they are healthy.Renehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832643923158222775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-15131500600809562542012-06-03T21:43:19.995-04:002012-06-03T21:43:19.995-04:00i linked to it in the 'last few photos' po...i linked to it in the 'last few photos' post.. <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star_Thrower#The_story_as_adapted<br /><br />there are many incarnations of it on the web.Connie - Tails from the Foster Kittenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127077337743262149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-47089810094258961612012-06-03T21:07:57.357-04:002012-06-03T21:07:57.357-04:00You ladies are fabulous - and wonderful people. Co...You ladies are fabulous - and wonderful people. Connie, I am also going to email you my thanks tomorrow from work, but wanted to say thanks so much to you and Random Felines for responding to me with the insight. <br /><br />Thanks for the reminder to have faith, that there are wonderful homes out there. It's so easy to forget that and focus on the negative, isn't it?<br /><br />I have not heard of the starfish story, but I will look it up!!<br /><br />Thank you again!<br /><br />Jane xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-89117570392305038832012-06-03T15:21:19.772-04:002012-06-03T15:21:19.772-04:00Don't mind in the least. the more input the b...Don't mind in the least. the more input the better :)Connie - Tails from the Foster Kittenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127077337743262149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-32136404592927608652012-06-03T13:28:36.742-04:002012-06-03T13:28:36.742-04:00Cute new kittens!!!!Cute new kittens!!!!Lindsey7https://www.blogger.com/profile/08314299483920152524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-60530546609331071892012-06-03T13:12:27.790-04:002012-06-03T13:12:27.790-04:00awww - hissy kittens are some of mom's favorit...awww - hissy kittens are some of mom's favorites....it is just fun to see them go from freaked out to lovey.<br /><br />As a note to anonymous (if you don't mind Connie)....fostering can be hard. But letting them go opens a spot to save another life. It can be hard to see them in a cage when they have been in your house...but it is hopefully for a short time until his forever family finds him. And as for his new family, you have to have faith in the rescue to screen them as best they can. You can never get guarantees, but most rescues are very careful. The first ones are usually the hardest. :)Random Felineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591546634183113556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-81546453461069673522012-06-03T12:15:31.197-04:002012-06-03T12:15:31.197-04:00Hi Jane,
I don't mind the share of the video...Hi Jane, <br /><br />I don't mind the share of the video at all, it is adorable!<br /><br />You really should email me (see the side bar) so we can be a little more direct.<br /><br />But basically two things stick in my head when I want to keep a foster kitten at this point (and note all seven of my cats were fosters at one point) a) the health and well being of my current cats. They are in a delicate balance right now and I don't want to throw another personality into the mix. Financial issues are also very important. Annual vet visits for the crew run about $500, not to mention the dentals that need to be done routinely and issues that pop up like Fleurp's anemia.<br /><br />b) if I have too many cats, I can't continue to help. Have you ever read the starfish story?<br /><br />It is hard to remember that other people are wonderful pet owners. Especially when you keep hearing horror stories of people who abandon pets and or those who don't take care of them. Who want to declaw and let them out and basically want a stuffed animal and not a living being.. but there are a lot of wonderful homes out there. even homes that are less then ideal in your (or my) mind are still wonderful homes where the kitties are loved.<br /><br />sometimes spending time in a cage actually helps the kitty become more confident well adjusted kitties.Connie - Tails from the Foster Kittenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127077337743262149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-12592387623151161642012-06-03T09:23:28.710-04:002012-06-03T09:23:28.710-04:00PS, if it's ok I would love to share a video o...PS, if it's ok I would love to share a video of Rudy and Ace playing. Feel free to remove this comment if this isn't the place for it, with my apologies. Jane<br /><br />http://youtu.be/i1Lh7VfOXU0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-75133311326346904872012-06-03T09:20:24.464-04:002012-06-03T09:20:24.464-04:00Oh wow Connie, they are beautiful. Just gorgeous.
...Oh wow Connie, they are beautiful. Just gorgeous.<br /><br />Connie, I hope it's ok if I ask you a question here? I left a message the other day on another post saying I had jut brought home my first foster. It's been one week now, and Ace is a 4 month old URI kitten. He is almost better, so I will have him until the nd of June, when he will get neutered, and then come back with me for a week. Then he goes off to PetsMart (this rescue I volunteer for uses PetsMart and other pet stores for adoption).<br /><br />I'm feeling kind of anxious about this already. I am already owned by a sweet dog, and decided to foster cats to help out - and I CANNOT comfortably own another pet. But I feel so worried about him going to that cage until he gets adopted, and so worried that someone who doesn't deserve him will adopt him. How do you get past these concerns? How do you not fall in love with every foster? My dog and I have already fallen in love with Ace - and I'm so afraid I'm going to be grieving when he leaves me. And he HAS to leave, he cannot be a foster failure.<br /><br />Any words of advice? :(<br /><br />Thanks for letting me vent. Jane (and Rudy my sweet sweet chi and Ace the most adorable, sweet kitty ever)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-41070286684916823892012-06-03T02:56:09.090-04:002012-06-03T02:56:09.090-04:00Whoa! More boys? We hope they aren't messy boy...Whoa! More boys? We hope they aren't messy boys. Heehee.<br />Poor little solid black girl is going to be outnumbered!The Furries of Whisppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732972758512775677noreply@blogger.com