Comments for Fostering for the Toronto Humane Society http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com one furball, one purr at a time. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:15:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Batch Seven! by Mia http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/catching-up/#comment-98 Mia Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:15:34 +0000 http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/?p=84#comment-98 I would also like to meet there mother please. Thank you so much I would also like to meet there mother please. Thank you so much

]]> Comment on Batch Seven! by Mia http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/catching-up/#comment-97 Mia Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:13:29 +0000 http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/?p=84#comment-97 I would love to foster these kittens and I would pay up to 250 for all of them so I could foster and keep me hooked up. I need some one to drop them off at my house cause I go to school. p.s. please pick me to foster them! I would love to foster these kittens and I would pay up to 250 for all of them so I could foster and keep me hooked up. I need some one to drop them off at my house cause I go to school.
p.s. please pick me to foster them!

]]> Comment on A120323(Mickey, Pantera, Piggy) by jill http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/2008/03/16/a120323mickey-pantera-piggy/#comment-94 jill Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:12:28 +0000 http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/?p=67#comment-94 how can I adopt one of these kittens? Please let me know. how can I adopt one of these kittens? Please let me know.

]]> Comment on A117740 (Tux) by april http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/a117740-snap/#comment-93 april Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:04:35 +0000 http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/a117740-snap/#comment-93 looks very close to my Kitten named Tux... AWW i just saved this kitten from the cold weather :) poor little guy.. looks very close to my Kitten named Tux… AWW i just saved this kitten from the cold weather :) poor little guy..

]]> Comment on A123504 (Stubs) by Rebecca http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/a123504-stubs/#comment-92 Rebecca Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:42:43 +0000 http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/?p=94#comment-92 Don't beat yourself up over the lost kittens. It's very sad to say it, but it's bound to happen and it is not your fault. My second foster litter had a very, very undernourished momma cat and 6 six babies. 4 of them just never grew and died one by one before they were 2 weeks old. I gave one of them back to the humane society vet to be taken care of by someone with more experience, and I managed to save the 6th one - Fat Baby. It was one of the saddest experiences of my life. I just kept thinking I wasn't bottle feeding them right, or I could have done more to fatten the momma cat up and make her take better care of them. But, the more I Googled foster kittens and talked to the people at the humane society, I finally started to get over it. No one blamed me and I doubt anyone would blame you. Sometimes kittens just don't make it; it's no one's fault. Also, it's not always your fault that you don't think to take them to the vet for every little sniffle. I don't know about yours, but I know my humane society doesn't exactly encourage that. I don't mean that they don't care, and they would never say this outright, but they are extremely busy, have a limited budget, and their goals are population control and overall population welfare in the long run, not individual kitten saving. I know this blog post is pretty old, you're probably already moved on, but I just want to say that what you're doing is a very good, very necessary thing, and we can't afford to lost any good foster parents over guilt. I know I couldn't do it for at least a month after my bad experience. I hope no one else has to feel as horrible as I did. Well, I'm sure you were stronger than I was :) Good luck with your future kittens. Don’t beat yourself up over the lost kittens. It’s very sad to say it, but it’s bound to happen and it is not your fault. My second foster litter had a very, very undernourished momma cat and 6 six babies. 4 of them just never grew and died one by one before they were 2 weeks old. I gave one of them back to the humane society vet to be taken care of by someone with more experience, and I managed to save the 6th one – Fat Baby. It was one of the saddest experiences of my life. I just kept thinking I wasn’t bottle feeding them right, or I could have done more to fatten the momma cat up and make her take better care of them. But, the more I Googled foster kittens and talked to the people at the humane society, I finally started to get over it. No one blamed me and I doubt anyone would blame you. Sometimes kittens just don’t make it; it’s no one’s fault.
Also, it’s not always your fault that you don’t think to take them to the vet for every little sniffle. I don’t know about yours, but I know my humane society doesn’t exactly encourage that. I don’t mean that they don’t care, and they would never say this outright, but they are extremely busy, have a limited budget, and their goals are population control and overall population welfare in the long run, not individual kitten saving.
I know this blog post is pretty old, you’re probably already moved on, but I just want to say that what you’re doing is a very good, very necessary thing, and we can’t afford to lost any good foster parents over guilt. I know I couldn’t do it for at least a month after my bad experience. I hope no one else has to feel as horrible as I did. Well, I’m sure you were stronger than I was :) Good luck with your future kittens.

]]> Comment on A120324 (Minnie, Whitesnake) by Rafaa http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/2008/03/16/a120324-minnie-whitesnake/#comment-91 Rafaa Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:39:45 +0000 http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-91 hello.. i am interested in Whitesnake.. i would like to know is she still available.. and also where can I find her.. thank you hello..
i am interested in Whitesnake..
i would like to know is she still available..
and also where can I find her..
thank you

]]> Comment on A123504 (Stubs) by Leigh Honeywell http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/a123504-stubs/#comment-87 Leigh Honeywell Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:30:16 +0000 http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/?p=94#comment-87 Oh Jane, I'm so sorry to hear this :( they both look like little sweethearts and this must have been so hard. -Leigh Oh Jane, I’m so sorry to hear this :( they both look like little sweethearts and this must have been so hard.

-Leigh

]]> Comment on A123504 (Stubs) by Sarah http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/a123504-stubs/#comment-83 Sarah Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:22:13 +0000 http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/?p=94#comment-83 I'm so sorry to hear about your loss, Jane. It sounds like you were, and are, the best foster parent any kitten could hope for. *hugs* I’m so sorry to hear about your loss, Jane. It sounds like you were, and are, the best foster parent any kitten could hope for. *hugs*

]]> Comment on Righty by jz http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/2008/04/19/righty/#comment-82 jz Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:59:45 +0000 http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-82 Dear Sarah, Thank you so much for your kind words! Your comments couldn't have come at a better time. When I first found out about Stubs this morning I was having doubts if I can foster again. However, no matter how hard it is, it's all worth it when we hear news from the new parents! :-) We figured Lyra would move pass the "monosyllabic" stage pretty quickly. She used to chat to me ALL the time. Does she still love to be petted on her head? Does she get jealous when you pay attention to your bunnies? :-) I'll be uploading more pictures of her to my flickr account soon, sorry for not posting about Lyra right away, I was falling behind but spending the time to update the blog and the pictures has been good for me. Thanks again for your comments, please please feel free to update us on her progress, we love to hear from you again in the future! You can always email us at kittenfoster08@gmail.com too. Dear Sarah,

Thank you so much for your kind words! Your comments couldn’t have come at a better time. When I first found out about Stubs this morning I was having doubts if I can foster again. However, no matter how hard it is, it’s all worth it when we hear news from the new parents!

:-) We figured Lyra would move pass the “monosyllabic” stage pretty quickly. She used to chat to me ALL the time. Does she still love to be petted on her head? Does she get jealous when you pay attention to your bunnies? :-)

I’ll be uploading more pictures of her to my flickr account soon, sorry for not posting about Lyra right away, I was falling behind but spending the time to update the blog and the pictures has been good for me.

Thanks again for your comments, please please feel free to update us on her progress, we love to hear from you again in the future! You can always email us at kittenfoster08@gmail.com too.

]]> Comment on Righty by Sarah http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/2008/04/19/righty/#comment-81 Sarah Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:23:00 +0000 http://kittenfoster.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-81 I'm so sorry, just saw your most recent post - and I hope you don't think mine was too flippant, given how today has gone for you. :( I can't imagine how tough that must be, though it makes you all the lovelier for opening your heart to so many little ones. If nothing else, please take this as a reassurance that most of the time, your efforts help kittens into very happy homes - and when that can't happen, you've still made their lives better. Thank you! I’m so sorry, just saw your most recent post – and I hope you don’t think mine was too flippant, given how today has gone for you. :( I can’t imagine how tough that must be, though it makes you all the lovelier for opening your heart to so many little ones. If nothing else, please take this as a reassurance that most of the time, your efforts help kittens into very happy homes – and when that can’t happen, you’ve still made their lives better. Thank you!

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