Keeping an eye on our re-homed furbabies

cccdlx · Dec 14, 2013

This is nearly an obsession for me, so I'm guessing it is with you beautiful foster parents also. Do you keep in touch with the people who adopt? Do you go visit? Have you taken any furbabies back and placed them elsewhere successfully?

Tell us your stories

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ritz · Dec 14, 2013

I'm fairly lucky in that most of the cats my friend and I adopted out, were adopted out to my friend's clients, my sister's co-workers or my co-worker. I even ran into an adopter at my chiropractor.

We occasionally get pictures, sometimes on the anniversary of the adoption. And of course I am in regular contact with my co-worker. I ask about the cat, and he tells me stories, including she is the favorite cat in the neighborhood. The co-worker of my sister sent us some pictures on her adoption day, which was nice.

One thing I do worry about is how some of the cats have become indoor-outdoor cats and what are they eating. All I can do is to ask diplomatically: are they microchipped? are they current on all vaccinations, especially rabies. I tell them the worst case scenario, and where they can get the cat microchipped and vaccinated the cheapest, and hope for the best.

You kind of do the same thing for human children...

nbrazil · Dec 14, 2013

I am the adopter of a fostered kitten through a rescue organization. I make it a point to send a picture or video every few weeks to the foster parent. I don't know who it is, I just have a phone number to use to message (got it from the organization). I do this because she was kind enough to send me pictures of the kitten as a baby which I have to say are the absolutely cutest pictures I've ever seen and which shows just oodles of personality.

I asked for a back story and, well, guess it is the same one repeated over and over... a little kitten found in a parking lot, walking up to someone - how these babies know what to do to rescue themselves simply amazes me. And this one wound up in a foster home with a momma who gave birth recently, so she fit right in, age wise.

Sometimes I look into her eyes and tell her how happy I feel that she was so brave to walk up all alone to be rescued... that this is so much better a life than she would have had, because by now she would be a mom with babies of her own, fending for herself - instead she has food, toys, and a step brother to play with.

Just wanted to present the OTHER side of this inquiry. It is good to share pictures of the foster cat as he/she grows up for continuity.

cccdlx · Dec 14, 2013

We do feel as if we have given up a child. It's impossible not to get attached. We love hearing all about their lives as they grow up. Pictures are icing on the cake. We try to choose the right homes for them, I always feel awful about sending the kitty away that I have had since it was a kitten. It's weird, but I still want to know when the story doesn't have a happy ending. I have taken a couple back that didn't work out in their new homes.

Learning that they are being let outdoors is difficult for me also. There are things out there that will kill them. I've lost several over the years. Now mine stay indoors. I still have a couple of the girls to adopt out but I am patient. The right person will either come along and they are part of my family until that happens.

awaiting abyss · Dec 14, 2013

I've never rehomed a cat, but I keep in touch with quite a few of the adopters of my gerbils. I don't go visit though since most of the people who come to adopt my gerbils come from out of state.

ritz · Dec 16, 2013

NBrazil said:
I am the adopter of a fostered kitten through a rescue organization. I make it a point to send a picture or video every few weeks to the foster parent. I don't know who it is, I just have a phone number to use to message (got it from the organization). I do this because she was kind enough to send me pictures of the kitten as a baby which I have to say are the absolutely cutest pictures I've ever seen and which shows just oodles of personality.

I asked for a back story and, well, guess it is the same one repeated over and over... a little kitten found in a parking lot, walking up to someone - how these babies know what to do to rescue themselves simply amazes me. And this one wound up in a foster home with a momma who gave birth recently, so she fit right in, age wise.

Sometimes I look into her eyes and tell her how happy I feel that she was so brave to walk up all alone to be rescued... that this is so much better a life than she would have had, because by now she would be a mom with babies of her own, fending for herself - instead she has food, toys, and a step brother to play with.

Just wanted to present the OTHER side of this inquiry. It is good to share pictures of the foster cat as he/she grows up for continuity.

Thanks for the other side. I too am sometimes amazed that Ritz decided to share her life with me (a rescue).

lindz · May 10, 2014

It's great to hear that people do stay in touch after giving up their kittens. We need to re-home our little ones and am so anxious about it. I really hope I find nice people that will let us visit or see photos. Very sad about it all

lindz · May 27, 2014

It is so hard letting go...doesnt seem like I'll stop crying any time soon

why do I have to get so attached!!!

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