Is it normal to feel some stress when fostering? I wasn't even expecting to be doing this; it was an emergency situation. Now my cat and the foster cat are stressed out (my older cat just sleeps in his bed most of the time anyway) and I'm very worried that almost none of the parties who are supposed to be finding a home for this little cat and her sis are doing anything. I guess what really has me stressed is that since no one (except my friend who has her sister) is doing anything, I'll end up with three cats, two of whom don't get along, in a tiny apartment. (AND I probably have to move in the spring and I can't afford another one.)
I should add that this morning, my cat and my foster cat had a hissing match and I'm worried they might really go at each other. Now she hisses and growls when I pet her (so I back off immediately) whereas before she would let me pet her.
My older cat's a hoot though; he's just sleeping through everything.
I should add that this morning, my cat and my foster cat had a hissing match and I'm worried they might really go at each other. Now she hisses and growls when I pet her (so I back off immediately) whereas before she would let me pet her.
My older cat's a hoot though; he's just sleeping through everything.
) because our routines are upset and there's a definite change in "tenor" in the household. She's become less receptive to me, too; the first two days she would show me her belly to rub and now she growls if I pet her for more than a few seconds. On the other hand, she seems to like to be out in the kitchen but I think pretty much knows the little room is hers.
