Yesterday's photo was Michelle with two of her three babies. Michelle and her family are currently in a foster home until the babies are old enough to come into the shelter to be adopted.
Good Mews is always looking for new foster homes. Little ones are highly susceptible to illness so we like to keep them out of the shelter until they are older and stronger. Fostering is a tough job but highly rewarding. You get to spend some quality time with a cat but you also have to make sure it's ready for the shelter when the time comes. That may mean giving medicine or spending a little extra time making sure the cat(s) is ready to be around strangers.
And it's not just kittens who need foster homes. Sometimes a grown up cat has had surgery and needs a foster home for a while or needs a lot of individual loving to get over a bad situation. We've taken in cats after Hurricane Katrina as well as cats from hoarding situations that needed a little time before they were ready for the hustle and bustle of the shelter.
It takes a special person to foster. You can't help but get attached to a cat when they are living in your home. Before you know it, it is time to give them back so that they have a chance at their forever home but the benefits, to you and the cat, are boundless.
If you are up for the challenge, consider contacting your local animal shelter and ask about their foster program.
If you want to read the tales of a famous former foster, check this out:
www.coveredincathair.com/tweetie_chronicles
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