I have 4 wonderful cats. I MAY be about to foster one for the first time.
Here's what I know about him.
He was born in July 2008 to a feral mother. He and his four siblings were brought into foster care as soon as his mom weaned them. 3 were adopted quickly and were fairly friendly after just a few weeks of handling. the 1 girl took awhile to find her home. He's the last boy left and by far the most afraid, shy and fearful of the group.
He's VERY cat friendly and loves to play and cuddel with the other cats in his current foster home. But he doesn't trust people and he's very fearful. I'm told you I may not see him for days at first. He's not aggressive just very afraid.
He's been in foster care with a great lady for a long time now. He'll be a year old in July. No one has even considered adopting him. I've never fostered before but am thinking about taking him on.
If he's still very very fearful of people at 10 months old - is there ANY chance he'll change in time? I know there's no way to know. But should I expect he'll always hide under the bed or in the closet etc. if I do bring him in to my home? I live alone and I can be very patient. I'm told it would be good for me to expose him to other people if I do foster him. Is there much of a chance that he can at the very least learn to trust me and maybe accept some pets now and then?
I can take it - what does everyone think would be the likely outcome?
Here's what I know about him.
He was born in July 2008 to a feral mother. He and his four siblings were brought into foster care as soon as his mom weaned them. 3 were adopted quickly and were fairly friendly after just a few weeks of handling. the 1 girl took awhile to find her home. He's the last boy left and by far the most afraid, shy and fearful of the group.
He's VERY cat friendly and loves to play and cuddel with the other cats in his current foster home. But he doesn't trust people and he's very fearful. I'm told you I may not see him for days at first. He's not aggressive just very afraid.
He's been in foster care with a great lady for a long time now. He'll be a year old in July. No one has even considered adopting him. I've never fostered before but am thinking about taking him on.
If he's still very very fearful of people at 10 months old - is there ANY chance he'll change in time? I know there's no way to know. But should I expect he'll always hide under the bed or in the closet etc. if I do bring him in to my home? I live alone and I can be very patient. I'm told it would be good for me to expose him to other people if I do foster him. Is there much of a chance that he can at the very least learn to trust me and maybe accept some pets now and then?
I can take it - what does everyone think would be the likely outcome?