Foster kitty update.

**jenluckenbach** · 04-08-2007, 12:51 PM

If you recall, I was to take Hobo and Finn from a recent "kill shelter" pull. Hobo stayed at Petsmart and was adopted within a week. (and I never even got to meet him.) Finn is here and doing fine, a very nice boy.

Now I offered to take 2 kitties from this shelter.

http://search.petfinder.com/shelterS...fier&preview=1

Check out Skit and Zaney. These are the two I chose.

Now I need you all to convince Jennie (jenn_librarian) that she need to pick one also. (LOL)

You know, make their trip worth while!

Now sure exactly when I'll get them, soon I would suspect.

**Freedom** · 04-08-2007, 12:58 PM

They are two lucky kitties!

Skit - at 7 months, her owner no longer wanted her?! OMG, that person does not deserve to won cats!

Zaney is so sweet to look at, he must be to get along with all the other cats.

Best wishes for them both.

**krazyaboutkatz** · 04-08-2007, 01:39 PM

They're both adorable and sound like they have wonderful personalties too.

I'm sure you'll have no problems finding them new loving homes. Jenn may be too busy with her new Aby mix foster girl.

**momcat** · 04-08-2007, 04:01 PM

Hi Jen! What little cuties!!! Thanks so much for helping Zaney and Skit. There's somehing I have a hard time understanding here, Skit is an adorable 7 month old baby full of love and a purrsonality that comes right through my computer screen. How could her owner possibly not want the little sweetheart anymore? I do understand that things come up and circumstances require giving a pet up (trying to give the prior owner benefit of the doubt). One thing is for sure, both babies are much better off with you as their foster. Keep us up on how they're doing?

**catmandu** · 04-08-2007, 05:51 PM

They are such Cute Cats Jen.
But the one I feel sorry for the most is 18 yera old Taz who is deaf and elderly.
I sure hope someone gives her a Furr Ever Home for her last remaining yeras.
She might be like Smokey Angel and last neraly 7 years.
He was such a wonderful Older Cat.
Hes in the top left corner at the age of 21.

**Laura's Babies** · 04-09-2007, 08:18 AM

If I could, I would take Ray Charles, he really grabs my heart strings. Old and possiably blind... if any of them need a great home, it is him! I hope someday to be able to take in those seniors that everybody else passes up that deserve to live out their lives in a safe loving home.

**catnapper** · 04-09-2007, 08:31 AM

I got to meet Hobo! He was as charming in person as he seemed on his Petfinder page. Yeah Hobo!

**Lizzie** · 04-10-2007, 01:26 AM

Originally Posted by Laura's Babies

If I could, I would take Ray Charles, he really grabs my heart strings. Old and possiably blind... if any of them need a great home, it is him! I hope someday to be able to take in those seniors that everybody else passes up that deserve to live out their lives in a safe loving home.

I feel the same way. I've done this a little but wish I could do much, much more. Daisy and Taz are the ones I would take. Good manners prevent me from saying what I would like to do to Daisy's guardian, turning her in to a shelter when she is 12 years old just because there is a new baby. What are their chances, Jen, at this kill shelter?

Getting back on topic, you have chosen two very sweet fosters and I feel sure they will have little trouble finding homes.

**jenluckenbach** · 04-10-2007, 05:02 AM

I sure hope you all aren't disappointed in me for NOT choosing the older cats.

I need to choose kitties that have a good chance of finding homes.

**jenluckenbach** · 04-14-2007, 05:27 AM

Tomorrow is the day! I will be getting Zaney and Octavius (Skit was adopted YEAH!!)

And the best part, another foster is taking Little John!

AND The even better part.........Another foster is taking Taz and Ray Charles.

Can't wait to meet my new babies.

**Lizzie** · 04-14-2007, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by jenluckenbach

Tomorrow is the day! I will be getting Zaney and Octavius (Skit was adopted YEAH!!)

And the best part, another foster is taking Little John!

AND The even better part.........Another foster is taking Taz and Ray Charles.

Can't wait to meet my new babies.

Congratulations on taking in new fosters, and many thanks for the updates on Taz and Ray Charles which I'm sure made Laura sigh with relief also. Did anybody take Daisy?

And, Jenn, I also wish more would understand the FIV+ are near normal cats. I was at the shelter where Dude came from today, and I visited the FIV+ room where I met a fairly new volunteer. She was amazed that I didn't isolate my FIV+ cats, and I had to reassure her several times that I was perfectly comfortable with their being with both kittens and the very old cats. She said she would use what I had said when talking to other people about adopting FIV cats, and hopefully she will stop using the term "feline AIDS" which is inaccurate and puts people off.

Sorry to hijack your thread, Jen, and don't for a second think that anyone is saying you should add taking in FIV+ fosters. You are constantly at the max between all your own beloved cats and your many, many fosters.

**jennielynn1970** · 04-15-2007, 12:26 AM

Oh believe me, I HATE the term Feline AIDS. If they are not aggressive kitties, I have no issue with them being with other cats. if they are aggressive, as some are and some "normal" kitties are, then they should not be together. It's pretty simple.

Can't wait to see and meet Jen's fosters!!!