Unintentional adoptions :)

What about you Pam? I seem to remember something about either 1 or both of your cats. Weren't the unintentional?;) Please refresh my memory.:)

I also forgot to add and I'm not sure that this counts because I was looking for a little orange male kitten at the time but I called a few animal rescue groups and left messages telling them that I was looking for a male orange kitten to adopt and that I'd prefer a long haired cat.

I received a call from one group and she said that they do have an orange male but he's short haired and he's about 6 months old. She said do you really want a small kitten? I told her I'd go look. Well when I saw my future Sunny it was love at first sight.:) He was such an interesting looking cat because he was long and thin and I'd never seen a cat like that before. They said he was most likely an Aby mix which meant nothing to me at the time because I didn't even know what an Aby was back then.LOL:)

He turned out to be 8 months old which is still technically a kitten and he was very energetic which is also what I was looking for. He fit in prefectly and I'm so glad that I decided to go look at him.:) After I had him a few days another rescue group called me and said that they didn't have any orange male kittens right now but that they could keep me on their list and let me know when one came in. I told the lady that I had already adopted a wonderful orange male kitten and she was glad to hear this.:)

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Originally Posted by krazyaboutkatz

What about you Pam? I seem to remember something about either 1 or both of your cats. Weren't the unintentional?;) Please refresh my memory.:)

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You have a good memory! :) Trevor was smuggled into my home late one night by my son after I was asleep. He and his friend had gotten Trevor at a pet shop to replace his friend's grandmother's cat who had recently died. She didn't want another cat (at least right at that time) so my son brought him home. Once I saw that little 3 lb. cutie pie we didn't need to talk about what to do with him. He was staying here, and I had never had a cat before that so that was really saying something.

Andy was found at a yard sale by my mother. She asked me to come and just *take a look.* Well, taking a look is just about the same as holding. You are putty in their hands at that point! :p

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Originally Posted by ramanth

For me it was the cats. Zam and Logan were foster failures. :)

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Here too Kimmy. The only unintentional adoptions have been my cats. :)

I have never been a Foster mom so, I've really searched for each pup
and knew them when I first saw them. :) I would definately be a failure
as a foster mom.

Well since we're talking cats here also, you could say Sassy was unintentional. ;) She found me walking down the street one evening right near our home in a wooded area. I really didn't want a cat and hubby really, really didn't want one. But I couldn't leave her out on the street,she was so little. :( So I decided to take her in and find her a home. She'll be 9 this summer. :D

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Originally Posted by chocolatepuppy

Well since we're talking cats here also, you could say Sassy was unintentional. ;) She found me walking down the street one evening right near our home in a wooded area. I really didn't want a cat and hubby really, really didn't want one. But I couldn't leave her out on the street,she was so little. :( So I decided to take her in and find her a home. She'll be 9 this summer. :D

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I know the old "find them a good home " thing. :) I am defenseless. :D

I don't think anyone on Pettalk is actually a foster, they just seem to say that, and then they adopt the animal. ;) I KNOW I will have quite a few "foster failures" in my lifetime.

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Originally Posted by Maltese_Love

I don't think anyone on Pettalk is actually a foster, they just seem to say that, and then they adopt the animal. ;) I KNOW I will have quite a few "foster failures" in my lifetime.

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Oh, perish that thought ... if I had kept every dog I ever fostered or rescued, I would probably have over a hundred dogs by now. Eight is enough!

Oh, and I forgot about the puppies, Aspen and Sequoia. We were just going to a yard sale, having NO intention of coming home with three Jack Russells!

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Originally Posted by Maltese_Love
I don't think anyone on Pettalk is actually a foster, they just seem to say that, and then they adopt the animal. I KNOW I will have quite a few "foster failures" in my lifetime.



"Oh, perish that thought ... if I had kept every dog I ever fostered or rescued, I would probably have over a hundred dogs by now. Eight is enough!"


Isn't that the truth Twisterdog! I know some people on here think that I keep too many pets ... mostly cats, but I have formally rescued over 160 cats and kittens, and NO they are not all here! :rolleyes:

When Rascal showed up in my yard, I already had two cats, I didn't want a third. However, his middle of the night yowling made me catch him and take him to the vets to be altered. I even tried to find him a home at the vets.

Annie and Emma were from a feral litter born next door. My neighbor was doing nothing about finding them homes. He knocked on my door and said "you can have those two kittens." I told him that I didn't want them and he just laughed at me and walked away.

It was clear they both were going into heat so I brought them into my home to avoid more unwanted kittens.

And as they say - "the rest is history"....................

Rascal is my good will ambassador..........he loves everyone. He is my heart kitty for sure.

Sabrina, Sassy & Josh were supposed to be fosters. LOL Now they have their furrever home with me.