Foster pet stories- Pups and Kittens
Foster pet stories- Pups and Kittens
Foster Tails
Part 2
Foster pet stories- Story of Mr. Tucker
“Many months ago I rescued a sad scared adult orange tabby who had a very damaged ear and looked sickly. I work with Cats-Can, Inc. So I’m always finding kitties that need me. I named him Mr. Tucker and after rehabbing him and getting him neutered and all his shots we found out he has FIV so we kept him instead of adopting him out. He was so grateful someone rescued him that he helps me with all my young kitten fosters I’m readying for adoption. He is a purr-fect fit!! I have currently 2 small kittens and one adult orange kitty I’m fostering
Cats-Can Inc. Is my rescue. I started out just doing TNR when I built a new house and saw all these wild kitties. Then when kitten season came I realized I needed help. So I googled
Cat rescues and found CCI and it was a love story !!! I love the founder and all the rescuers ! A perfect fit.” Susan Wallace.
Foster pet stories- Why do I do it
I saw an injured cat one day and I thought to myself “someone should help him”. Then I realized … I am someone. So I started trapping stray and feral cats and doing TNVR (trap, neuter, vet, release) Then I started finding kittens, I knew I needed help so I googled my zip code and “cat rescue” and found Cats-Can, Inc. It was a love at first sight for me and the people in the rescue and I’ve never looked back. When an animal asks for help, I can’t let them down, I may be their last hope!
Story of Siri
Connie Smith has been fostering and volunteering for years and years!
“I foster for a shelter. I’ve fostered for 5 different ones over the years. When you start out they give you easy fosters. Kittens that just need to put on weight. Then if you’re ready to progress to more challenges a healthy mom with kittens, a pregnant cat, mildly sick kittens, sicker kittens, etc.
When I started 20+ years ago there were a lot more homeless/ community kitties and because of that a lot of them were in poor health. Many areas of the country still have this problem. I am lucky enough to live in a community with fewer homeless kitties after decades of pushing spay/ neuter so we have fewer issues. Some communities have a lot of inbreeding and they have physical issues.. large colonies or hoarding situations produce a lot of feral /socially challenged kitties. I still work with under socialized from time to time. I find it very rewarding
The most difficult ones for me are the ones I can’t reach. I’ve fostered some feral mother cats that became dangerous to remain with me as the kittens grew because they had less to keep them busy and had more time to realize they didn’t want to be there. Having to return a cat knowing they won’t be adopted is hard. Far harder for me than losing one to illness or caring for the very ill.”
Suri, a nine year old kitty suffered with uncontrollable diarrhea for years before the owners surrendered her to their local shelter. She had seen many vets and nothing helped. Connie took a nutritional approach to helping her and within a short amount of time got things settled for her. “She was a lovely kitty and I was so glad to help “, explained Connie Smith.
Story of Rikki the Chi
Foster pet stories- Pups and Kittens
“Rikki was a chiweanie breeder who lived in a backyard chicken coop the first three years of his life. He and two females, a litter of puppies and a lot of birds were abandoned during the freeze of February 2021 with no shelter from the cold. Two puppies froze to death. He had to learn about everything and developed a zest for life. Learning to Love everything from clothes to playing outside to getting snuggled. He was heartworm positive. And had a long road to health and socialization and ended up in a wonderful and loving home.”
Kise took care of Rikki for 15 months. “I brought him to work every day and introduced him to people . Two of my co-workers formed an attachment with hm and they sometimes took him home on weekends.” That is dedication!
“He attached himself to me right away. He would usually attach to another person when I wasn’t around. Chihuahuas tend to do that.” Kise Segelquist
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