Just call me crazy!

Well, three of my little ones are due to go back to our main foster home tomorrow. They've made so much progress in just a week and have turned into little lovebugs (at least with me) especially one of the females! The other volunteers will continue to work with them. I've decided to keep the other two for another week. They're still rather skittish, although they don't hide when I'm in the room. I just need a little more cuddle time with them. My neighbor won't be thrilled, but she'll be more understanding than if I still had all five. I'll just tell her it was an emergency situation and that it's only for another week. She's actually a pretty nice person, just not a cat person.

Were you able to get pics for us Eileen?

aww, that is wonderful news. Fingers crossed that the talk with your neighbour goes well, it woudl be fab if you could foster again, you are obviously good at it. And every fosterer means more cats can be helped.

The pics are just too cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck with your neighbor! I sure hope all goes well. You're a sweetheart, and I've got my fingers crossed!

Laurie

Thanks for the support, everybody!

I returned three of the kittens to our main foster home this morning as planned and, get this, one them has already been adopted! She'll be going to her new home next week.

My neighbor, who's due back from her trip today, still isn't home yet. I left her a message saying I had two temporary little house guests and that she might here them running around, but it's only for a week. She doesn't need to know there were five of them here all last week!

The two remaining babies are doing well so far. Both are very playful and I'm able to pet the little male if I take it slow. My challenge is the little girl, who was the last to be trapped. She cringes at human contact. My own Peter and Claire were like that at one point, so I'm pretty confident that she'll come around.

Will keep you posted. Thanks!

Well, I finally saw my neighbor yesterday afternoon and she asked how the kittens were doing. She seems to be okay with this, especially knowing they'll only be here until the weekend. After they go back, I think I'll wait a while then mention the possibility of fostering again the future.

These little ones are so adorable! They both seem pretty secure in my presence. In fact, one is currently sitting under my chair and the other a couple of feet away just watching me. I'm able to pet both of them and get them to purr if they're in a place where they feel secure - like under the old couch. I also touch them gently during playtime when they get close enough. This startled them at first, but now they seem to like it.

Peter finally got up the courage to venture into the room. Unlike the feral kitten I fostered in the fall (Jessie), these two were NOT happy to see Peter. The little ears went back, they hissed and growled. Poor Peter then fled the room. Looks like it might be better for everyone involved, if I limit contact between the fosters and resident kitties.

Poor Peter.........hehe...

I'm so glad the babies are doing good!! And that they are getting adopted so fast. That is great! And you will have the other two social in no time at all.

Jenn

My little ones are slowly but surely making progress. The other night, the little male apparently decided it was safe for me to pet him out in the open. He was totally loving the full body strokes, rolling all over, purring and showing me his tummy. The little girl gets close, but still bolts if I make a sudden move, so I'm not pushing it. I wrap them each in a towel and hold them for a little while in the morning, then again at night. The male kitten really relaxes during these time; the female not so much. I really wish I had more time with them. I'm so tempted to keep them another week, but I don't want to push my luck with my neighbor. Still have a few days to decide. I'm definitely getting too attached - no surprise there!

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I'm definitely getting too attached - no surprise there!

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This is exactly why we find it so damn hard to foster!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad to hear your neighbor isn't complaining about the week.

Also really glad to hear about the progress of the wee ones.

Hopefully the little female will go to people who understand she may need a little more time.

Laurie

Just had to share this. For the first time this morning, the little female let me pet her out in the open! She was sitting on the windowsill when I went into their room this morning, so I just approached her very slowly. She didn't move, so I reached out began stroking her. She tensed up a little bit at first, but quickly relaxed and then starting purring! I just kept telling what a good little girl she is, how proud I am of her and, of course, how pretty she is. She was just loving it! This made my day!

Originally Posted by eilcon

Just had to share this. For the first time this morning, the little female let me pet her out in the open!

She was sitting on the windowsill when I went into their room this morning, so I just approached her very slowly. She didn't move, so I reached out began stroking her. She tensed up a little bit at first, but quickly relaxed and then starting purring! I just kept telling what a good little girl she is, how proud I am of her and, of course, how pretty she is. She was just loving it! This made my day!

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Super!!!

More progress with my little foster girl this morning. She let me pet her again out in the open - this time on the floor! I just sat down near her, spoke to her softly, then reached out my hand slowly to touch her. I expected her to bolt, but she didn't!

Meanwhile, the little boy and Peter appear to have become buds. In spite of the less than welcoming reception he received the first time I let him with the kittens, Pete has insisted on venturing into the room. This morning I let him in and, when I went back to check on things a few minutes later, he and the little guy were hanging out on the couch together totally relaxed. Too bad I didn't have my camera handy, but I'll try to get a picture over the weekend. They were so cute together!

As of yesterday afternoon my adorable little housegets are back in our main foster home. I'm really missing them a lot, but know it's for the best.
They'll get a lot of contact from our other volunteers now and get to interact with the other foster kitties. I'm amazed at how much progress they made in just a couple of weeks, especially the two more timid ones, who were the last to be trapped. These little ones are going to make wonderful, loving, playful companions for some lucky person(s). As hard as it was to let them go, it was so rewarding to see how they warmed up and became comfortable with me. When they first arrived I couldn't even touch the little guy who became Pete's bud, but by the end of last week I was holding him in my arms, scratching his cute little belly. He'd go completely limp when I picked him up and rest his head on my shoulder. The little girl had come around too and was starting to realize human laps are a good thing. I'd definitely like to foster again, maybe in the fall. Need to have that talk with my neighbor now.