Fostering

[Brandy Hunter]

Anyone here foster a pet? How is it? Is this your first? Where did he/she come from? (Kill shelter, abusive home, SPCA..ect)

Pics are also appreciated

[vesper]

I have fostered close to 40 cats, mostly kittens in the last few years. The first 4 pics are of my own cats, the rest of some of my clients
http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/members...ms/vesper-zoo/

[Andit]

For a while, I was a rest stop for pups on their way to foster/forever families. I also babysat pups that were working dogs for disabled folks who were in hospital & had no one to care for the pups. I got way too attached to one pup in particular (he stayed with me for over 6 weeks) - it broke my heart when I had to send him back home.

I also helped my roommate find homes for 13 cats (yep, Lily dog is a cat rescuer who played with the stray cats in my back alley & convinced them to come home with us). #14 was a feral kitten that the local no-kill shelter told me to either put back out after I spend $ neutering him (this was the middle of a nasty winter storm) or have him euthanized. It took a month, but now Quincy cat is my jealous boyfriend who I cart around in a purse.

Yep, I'm a failed foster parent.

[MortgageQueen]

I know FallenPixels has fostered cats. She's a Hero. SHe's taken in at least one cat that absolutely no one wanted. . .it just breaks my heart thinking about it. I think it's a good thing I'm married or I would have at least a dozen running around the house. I have 3 rescues (2 dogs, 1cat) and the progeny of 1 of them(1 15 lb cat and complete brat . . .that's probably my max I'm afraid. . . as much as I'd love to. . .

[MortgageQueen]

For a while, I was a rest stop for pups on their way to foster/forever families. I also babysat pups that were working dogs for disabled folks who were in hospital & had no one to care for the pups. I got way too attached to one pup in particular (he stayed with me for over 6 weeks) - it broke my heart when I had to send him back home.

I also helped my roommate find homes for 13 cats (yep, Lily dog is a cat rescuer who played with the stray cats in my back alley & convinced them to come home with us). #14 was a feral kitten that the local no-kill shelter told me to either put back out after I spend $ neutering him (this was the middle of a nasty winter storm) or have him euthanized. It took a month, but now Quincy cat is my jealous boyfriend who I cart around in a purse.

Yep, I'm a failed foster parent.

I prefer to think of your home as rest stop and Quincy just built his own permanent addition to it.

[Brandy Hunter]

Once I move out, you have no idea how quick i'm filling out the foster applications!

[abbasgirl]

Nope. I couldn't do it. I would want to keep them all. But good on you guys for doing it!

[lindsbeth112984]

I'd love to foster, but our current living situation isn't ideal. I'm so afraid I'd fall in love & wouldn't be able to let them go..

[BC Gal]

Nope. I couldn't do it. I would want to keep them all. But good on you guys for doing it!

Ditto

[Jezebel]

I currently have a foster doggie named Zoey she is 5 and super sweet but she is a bit of a nervous biter so I am working on that with her. She was at the vet today for dental surgery/nail clipping and fixing up her tattoo..Zoey is currently sleeping in her basket in my room SNORING and I can't sleep ....

[vesper]

What breaks my heart most about fostering is 3 times a cat that obviously a pet (because they had a collar) has come across my path, and I tried hard to find the owners but could not. Ended up having to find them a new home

But did manage to reunite a few cats!!

[Andit]

Nope. I couldn't do it. I would want to keep them all. But good on you guys for doing it!

I can't do it anymore. My heart has been broken too many times. Anyone else that crosses our path now either gets help without coming here or stays forever.

What breaks my heart most about fostering is 3 times a cat that obviously a pet (because they had a collar) has come across my path, and I tried hard to find the owners but could not. Ended up having to find them a new home

But did manage to reunite a few cats!!

My "god-cat" (pretty little Siamese who moved into my friend's backyard & got threatened by the bully neighbourhood raccoons) nearly became my roommate. My friend went into debt to create a basement apt for her (basement was already finished, but doors needed to be put into place, since the pet bunny has full run of the upstairs - no cage - & is skittish around other critters). When I took her to my vet to get scanned (I fully expected her to be chipped), the vet discovered a medical condition. So, for want of a $100 surgery, someone dumped a pedigreed kitten (she's only about a year). On the plus side, she's now queen of the castle - or so she insists - & is totally in love with my friend (& vice versa), on the minus side, I'm the evil witch that keeps taking her to the vet (she's now had surgery & is 100%) & she HATES me.

[Jezebel]

This is Zoey <3

[Brandy Hunter]

This is Zoey <3

That picture on the right with her paws tucked in, how very cat-like LOL

[Shwa Girl]

CanadianBella, when I saw your thread title, I was wondering why you were thinking of foster children when you are so young. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Glad I read your thread.
For us, it would be hard to give up the fur babies once they have spent time with us. So that's why we don't do it.