My fosters

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Is it wrong to keep them in this situation??

Absolutely NOT!!! It sounds like they don't need/want a lot of human interaction, so it sounds to me like an ideal situation for them. What would the alternative be, to be stuck in a cage somewhere?

I went to PetSmart and tortured myself again yesterday. Don't know if you remember Lucky, but he has been in foster care for years now, and in a cage at PetSmart for months and months and months and months. I don't even remember when I first saw him there....and he's still there! Nobody is going to adopt him because he looks awful because of his bad allergies - he has goopy eyes, his fur is not nice a sleek, he has a big bare spot on his neck, probably from the allergies, and he just looks rather rough....not to mention the fact that he's 8 years old....but he is a TOTAL lovebug! If it came to living at your house, on the third floor, with only twice a day human contact, or living in this cage at PetSmart, I would opt for your house any day!

Oh, and there are also the 2(?) year old adorable gray and white brothers who I first saw as 6-8 month old kittens in the cage....and who haven't been out of the cage since and they're now over 2 years old. Jen's third floor is looking pretty great if you ask me!

Jen....do you think there's room on your third floor for an allergic 8 year old and two adorable but shy brothers?

[jazzcat]

I totally agree with Debbie that compared to life in the cage your third floor is wonderful. The group I adopted Jazz and Scout from are now adopting out of PetsMart and they have a cat that they rescued from the county kill shelter but she's now been with them in a cage for over a year. I did notice last week she wasn't there so they either got her in foster care or moved her to the other adoption location because she's still listed as available on their website. Poor girl. Everytime I see her I just want to bring her home to at least stretch her legs for a few days.

It's nice to see your gorgeous fosters Jen!

[Vermontcat]

There's my sweet DaVinci!
Jen, they are not alone, there are 4 of them together in posh surroundings with a caretaker who loves them.
It sounds a whole lot better than being in a metal cage in the shelter or out on the streets somewhere.
Do you have a bed up there on the 3rd floor?
Maybe some weekend you can have a slumber party up there with those kitties while Charlie spends time with the other cats downstairs.
Or you can make it into a Pet Talk guestroom where cat loving friends from Pet Talk can stay and have 4 kitties sleep on the bed with them.
Or you can leave the door open and let them mingle with the rest of the furkids and become permanent residents. ( You will just need to update your signature photos for us.)

Give DaVinci some extra hugs and kisses from me.

[smokey the elder]

Those kitties have more room than I did in my first apartment! They are definitely NOT aboosed.