Fostering Kittens Rewarding For All
May 29, 2013 Leave a comment
Fostering Kittens…timely article as it is puppy and kitten season. If you would like to help during this busy time by fostering, donating, volunteering or sponsoring check out Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode Facebook page. Animal Outreach is also currently in need of sponsors for our “Strut Your Mutt” team.
I have been lucky enough to have foster kittens in my care for the past week. Five beautiful, troublesome kittens. I haven’t had foster kittens in a number of years, and I forgot just how much work they can be. Five kittens eat a lot of food and use a lot of litter. It has been wonderful watching them run, jump, play and discover. Unfortunately, I can only care for the babies for two weeks. As much as I would love to foster long term, circumstances prevent me from normally taking in foster cats. With any luck we will be able to find a new home to take them when their two weeks are up with me.
When I got them last week, the babies were about 10-11 weeks old. It was their first time out of a cage and they first time away from mom. It was not surprising…
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Diane Robertson 