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Good morning all! The time stamp on my posts are weird, its actually 8:40 am here! So if you follow my posts, I have 4 kittens I have been fostering in my house for the last two weeks. I have known them since almost birth, as they were born in my back yard. So I have been around them for their 2.5 month life. This is the week I'm supposed to get them to the shelter to be adopted. Its a private, no kill, that has an excellent track record and reputation, so no issue with the shelter. But I'm getting serious nerves about sending them back. I currently have 4 cats of my own. Two litter mates who are around 4.5 years old, both very bonded to me. I have two adoptees that came out of my back yard nursery. One that is about 2 who is pretty bonded to my husband but also loves me. And our baby girl who is a little over 1 who is pretty loving to everyone. The older three are boys. Dougie, who is the one bonded to my husband is a bundle of energy and a little on the playful agressive side and likes to bother my 4.5 year old Squirrel. Moose, the other 4.5 year old is the alpha in our pack. They all four get along pretty well now, but I still have to be watchful of dougie at times not being a jerk overall. He is just going to a forever teen I think. My issue is that the four kittens are pretty attached to me. I know I'm their food and love giver, so that is normal, but there are two especially that really want my attention. Actually will give up eating to be held. One is a girl and one a boy.
My husband isn't thrilled with adding two more, but is also very understanding and will love whoever I bring in. I also had two older males outside that are pretty loving and have seniority to come in first, but they have been outside now long enough that I'm not sure they would fit in my pack. I am caring for them and their mother (the kittens mom) outside. She is set to be spayed on Dec. 12. So I have a lot going on. My husband and I work FT and I commute an hour one way to work. I have an elderly father I have to look after.
I have no business adopting anymore kittens. But my heart is telling me that two more won't matter.
Talk me down folks. What should I do?
My husband isn't thrilled with adding two more, but is also very understanding and will love whoever I bring in. I also had two older males outside that are pretty loving and have seniority to come in first, but they have been outside now long enough that I'm not sure they would fit in my pack. I am caring for them and their mother (the kittens mom) outside. She is set to be spayed on Dec. 12. So I have a lot going on. My husband and I work FT and I commute an hour one way to work. I have an elderly father I have to look after.
I have no business adopting anymore kittens. But my heart is telling me that two more won't matter.
Talk me down folks. What should I do?