Day 2 with New Foster Family

I've got to come up with a last name for the new foster kittens.

Not much to report today - no pictures either.

I started feeding the mom canned food today. THAT really makes her happy! The kittens look fine. I've been to visit them several times today, and they are always asleep in a heap. I like their new set up - the shelter had the foster kittens in a huge dog crate, and they let me bring the crate home. The crate keeps them off the cold concrete floor, and there are several thick layers of blankets in the crate. I checked - by crawling in - and it's warm and cozy in there.

I can't wait until the kittens get more active.

Friday Jones Has A .....

Friday Jones has a ............ home!

This home - he's staying with us! I officially adopted him today, November 2.

Second Foster Family

Meet our new foster kittens!

This, of course, is the mom.

Today, we drove to the Unicoi County Animal Shelter to pick up a new batch of foster kittens. The babies were born on October 26, 2009 so they are about one week old.

We haven't named the foster family yet. I don't think the shelter named the mother yet - if they did, they didn't tell me.

It is actually difficult to say yes to host another batch of foster kittens. I was a little hesitant to say yes this time. Not sure why.

But once you get to the shelter and SEE the foster family, all the doubts fade away. A sense of purpose and happiness floats in and digs itself in your heart on the drive home.

While I was at the shelter, Paul was at Lowes buying the supplies we would need to make a better enclosure for the foster kittens and to keep our cats away from the family for now. Mother cats don't particularly like strange cats - especially males - around their kittens. For health purposes, we also need to keep everyone separated.

The mother cat is sweet and agreeable. The foster kittens are tiny and one or two are starting to open their eyes. Last time, we had five foster kittens. This time, we have SIX foster kittens. So far, 5 of the kittens appear to be the exact same color - I don't know how we'll tell them apart. One kitten looks just like the mom.

I'll keep you posted!