Introducing: Deirdre and Dehlia!

Before I get started here I just want to clear one thing up; tabby cats are the BEST! These sweet little girls are about three and a half weeks old and are already gruel eating champions!

They got to go straight into the "big kitty" playpen and are loving the extra space. I'm so happy to have such sweet little foster girls!

I'll try to get a fun video of them "swimming" in their food later. It's super messy and super cute!

Paige is missing! Please help!

Paige went missing two-three days ago during a spat of rainstorms. We think that she jumped off of our second-story balcony and is hiding somewhere in the apartment complex.

I have been placing food outside in the hopes that she is still nearby and will come and eat something. I have seen no sign of her and am getting more and more worried about her as each day passes. She has never been an outside cat and with her skittish personality she is most likely not doing well.

Introducing Little Girl and Itty Bitty: temporary fosters!

Earlier this morning the team at APA contacted me with a short-term foster opportunity. Two little week-old babies needed someone to take over their care until a long-term foster could be found.

Aren't they precious??! And check out this adorable video of Little Girl sleeping! It looks like she's dreaming of more milk!

 

Playing catch-up

Little Eddie has some new friends with Foster Momma N! We decided that my little boy needed socialization and N. kindly agreed to add him to her bunch! He's been loving the play time and N. sent me some cute pictures. 

I'm so happy for Eddie but a home without fosters feel so empty! Since the family and I are going out of state at the end of next month I didn't want to take a new litter of kittens and have to send them off after only a few weeks. So I signed up as a baby-sitter and temporary foster for emergency situations.

We also brought home miss Paige, a two-year-old from the city animal shelter who was doing very poorly in the shelter. This very shy lady will stay with us until she's had a chance to decompress and recover from the stress of being abandoned by her owner. 

Paige has blossomed over the past week and a half; from a terrified cat who wouldn't come out from under the couch to a sweet little kitty who is curious about EVERYTHING!

Paige is up for adoption now through Austin Pets Alive! 

Good Morning!

It's 6 am and Eddie's just been fed; now he says it's playtime!

He just discovered toys this morning and there's no going back now!

Eddie - 3 weeks old!

Little Eddie has hit a growth spurt! He's tipping the kitten scales at just about 500 grams! He's been a fantastic bottle-baby and hopefully will take to gruel just as well. 

Between 3-4 weeks old most kittens start getting their teeth and are ready to transition to gruel. Eddie's canines finally poked through the gums about two days ago so he should be ready for gruel.

With the gruel transition he will need to have a litter box available, as well as kitten crunchies and water. So it's out of the kitten crate and into the playpen! 

He still needs the heating pad though, so it's set up under his bed. 

The blanket in the corner is for tunneling and snuggles!

Moving Forward

Little Evie was buried yesterday evening next to our little pet rat Edward.



Even when we cannot save all of the animals that need us, we can make a difference in the lives and time that they have. We can feed them and comfort them and give them peace. 

I will continue to care for and raise Eddie as well as I can and help to find him a loving home where he can live a long and happy life.  Once he has been weaned and has grown a little older I will bring another foster into our home for him to have as a companion to play with and learn from.

I am in awe of the fosters that have continued to care for animals for so many years. Their love and compassion is what has inspired me to foster in my own home, as well as volunteer in the local shelters. Without the support of those wonderful people I would not have gained the skills to care for tiny creatures like Evie and Eddie. 

Saying goodbye to Evie is hard, but I will always remember the short time that she spent with me.