So kitten foster slaves it is the season.....

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Although last year it did not really end. Who have you got living with you right now and how is it working out? I have two very beautiful feral girls who came to me from a previous foster who still hate the humans (young adults and both came in alone to a previous foster- always kept alone). The sunroom is basically their catio and they can now wander into the kitchen and are slightly more sociable, learning to play etc. They adore my boy who we adopted- a feral who came to us at 16 weeks with his sibs. They wanted to kill us when they got here! Had a few like this and because they have been tamed to total purr monsters we now have the untamable in the conservatory (and yes we have done the crate stuff etc.. )

My old girl is really sulking. Hate to tell her this little lot are arriving..

I LOVE black and black and white kitties. I haven’t told DH or the kids but when the first one moves out I’m turning their room into a foster den. Ssshhhh. 😆

After losing both our cats a year apart exactly we are now signed up for fostering. My husband and I fostered before many years ago and always had older, nervous cats or ones that had been in the shelter a long time but now we have a dog and kids we've been told that kittens would be best! Damn... :D We're off on hols for half term next week but very much hoping that when we get back we get our first litter. We are so excited!

@willstarttomorrow how are your kittens getting on?

@ItsCrazyItsParty kittens and mum arriving over the weekend. I am sorting out the spare (dumping) room for them and mum. It feels like ages since we have had such tiny ones so very excited. It is so nice when they come to you young enough to really socialise them- but these little lot are still needing mum. It starts as agreeing to have some when someone is away and then it just spirals.....😁

We are quite slack really- as soon as they are friendly enough they have the run of the house, sleep on our beds if they want (electric blanket on is a winner) and we roast a lot of chicken! The downside is having to keep all the windows and doors closed but it is a small price to pay. We end up loving them all- even the very timid 2 in the conservatory who are taking a long time and I swing between them being farm cats and just letting them be and leaving it for as long as is needed. They totally associate me with food and will take chicken from my fingers which is a HUGE amount of progress 😉

I would love to do this….but 3 1/2 people out 5 in my family are allergic…

We have A cat. We got her when it was just me and dh, who is allergic but was ok. As time has gone on though, he suffers badly at times. Now my dd is allergic and ds is showing signs of not coping too well either.

Im the only one who can be around them.

Soubriquet- I do know people who are allergic but dexide to manage anyway with antihistamines but in your case I think that would be really difficult. We have also always had Guinea pigs and ended up with some rescue brothers (having finally thought I was bringing it to an end😉). DC has become increasingly allergic over the last 2 years, loves them to bits but without taking an antihistamine is really unwell.

Yeah we used to be able to manage by taking antihistamines but over the last 5 ish years, it’s gotten worse.

Dh and dd both have asthma that can be triggered by their allergies.

We manage, just. We hoover every day and the cat is not allowed to go where they sleep. Me and dh sleep separate so she tends to sleep with me.

Having to rehome her would be a very extreme last resort. We made a commitment to her and we all adore her. So far, we manage to keep on top. Dh can’t spend too long in my room where the cat generally lives (she’s 7 now), but he still finds time to give her lots of fuss.

Our rescue won’t allow contact between fosters and home cats. It also bans social media photos. So our recent batch of fluffy deliciousness is going to have to be just mine, sorry!

@ that sounds quite strict for cats (I work with children in care and children being adopted so very different scenario)! I keep our cats away until we know it works but to be honest often it really helps socialise, luckily I have the space to zone when needed. 😁

So mum and 3 week old kittens are in and had some time to decompress after the move. They have the biggest bedroom as their room so lots of peace and quiet and also room for a sofa etc to spend time in their going forward. Mum is really friendly, despite apparently being on the streets for around 3 months according to the people who contacted the rescue. No chip so will be neutered and rehomed when kittens old enough. And the kitten picture....

@willstarttomorrow they are very beautiful 😍 glad the Mum is friendly, she was probably grateful to be in a comfy home

@ItsCrazyItsParty she is a lovely girl and obviously has been a pet somewhere. She was picked up on one of the patches I cover as a CP social worker and true to form she is a survivor! I think mum and babies will find homes very quickly when they are ready.

To be honest, our latest batch of kittens look so nearly identical to that photo that I had to check I wasn't sleep-posting