So I took in a stray. I am officially a "foster mother".
Lemme tell you guys the story....
My friends live in Princeton, NJ in a rented house and they have been feeding this beautiful stray, Ella. As the weather got cooler, they began to let her inside and provided her with food, water and a litter box. A neighbor saw them caring for the cat and told the landlord. The landlord threatened to evict them if they didn't get rid of her. My friends find me and ask me to take Ella away and find a good home for her since I have more "pet connections" than they do since I work at petsmart.
I spoke to my manager at work and he told me that he helps take care of a group of barn cats where his horse is. These cats are all spayed and neutered, fed twice a day and treated for fleas in the summer. They are very socialized and spend lots of hours each day with people visitors. He said he would gladly take Ella there, since she loves being outside and loves other cats.
So I bring Ella into Petsmart and a woman with a wonder agency sees her and says she is a house cat and that she has a great personality and she could easily find a home. Trouble is, there is no one to foster her for a few days. I told her that I could foster her for about a week or so until she has room for her.
So I have had Ella for two days now. I take her to the vet tomorrow morning for her spay and tests. The woman of the agency suspected that she may be pregs, but I don't think so since my friends have been feeding for her a year and she lived on the porch and was never, ever seen with kittens.
She is such a lovely cat, I wisyh I could keep her...a beautiful tortie. But I unfortunatly have two other cats who keep me very busy in my tiny apartment. And frankly, my boyfriend would kill me if I brought home another animal for good. We already have two cats, a hamster, a guinea pig, 2 frogs and 9 fish.
Ahh well...she is warm, happy and well fed for now.
Lemme tell you guys the story....
My friends live in Princeton, NJ in a rented house and they have been feeding this beautiful stray, Ella. As the weather got cooler, they began to let her inside and provided her with food, water and a litter box. A neighbor saw them caring for the cat and told the landlord. The landlord threatened to evict them if they didn't get rid of her. My friends find me and ask me to take Ella away and find a good home for her since I have more "pet connections" than they do since I work at petsmart.
I spoke to my manager at work and he told me that he helps take care of a group of barn cats where his horse is. These cats are all spayed and neutered, fed twice a day and treated for fleas in the summer. They are very socialized and spend lots of hours each day with people visitors. He said he would gladly take Ella there, since she loves being outside and loves other cats.
So I bring Ella into Petsmart and a woman with a wonder agency sees her and says she is a house cat and that she has a great personality and she could easily find a home. Trouble is, there is no one to foster her for a few days. I told her that I could foster her for about a week or so until she has room for her.
So I have had Ella for two days now. I take her to the vet tomorrow morning for her spay and tests. The woman of the agency suspected that she may be pregs, but I don't think so since my friends have been feeding for her a year and she lived on the porch and was never, ever seen with kittens.
She is such a lovely cat, I wisyh I could keep her...a beautiful tortie. But I unfortunatly have two other cats who keep me very busy in my tiny apartment. And frankly, my boyfriend would kill me if I brought home another animal for good. We already have two cats, a hamster, a guinea pig, 2 frogs and 9 fish.
Ahh well...she is warm, happy and well fed for now.
