Phew! Our foster family of four, the Weasleys, went to their forever homes last week. They’re all the most adorable things ever and it’s been amazing to watch them grow, but I’m still happy that the number of cats in our home is going down. The money we’ll save on litter alone!
However, kitten season is upon us. My foster group has already had a bunch of neonatal orphans come in, and it’s only March!
You don’t need a lot to start fostering. Some people keep kittens in their bathroom, or even their closet! Our local shelter helps out by giving as many supplies as they can to fosters, as well, so no one’s ever filed for bankruptcy over the amount a nursing mother eats. (It’s a lot. They’re not eating for two, they’re eating for four! Or seven!)
However, since we started fostering almost a year ago, I’ve come across a few extra bonus items that help make fostering even easier, or at least smoother. They’re definitely non-standard, but I’d fight anyone who tried to take them away.
Category: life
The Canine Conspiracy
As the entire world knows (because I can’t stop talking about it), I recently began fostering kittens for Orange County Animal Services. Since we began, I’ve learned a lot about cats (and I mean A LOT) and one thing has become abundantly clear.
They’ve been subjected to a massive, international conspiracy.
My Collection
For the whole of my life I’ve been “the book girl,” as in, “You know, Bess. The one who reads all the time?” When I downsized my book collection from over 2,000 to under 600, I also went through a bit of an identity crisis. Am I still me without the number one identifier people have used to pinpoint who I am?
That crisis was eventually resolved by moving to Florida where my library delivers books to my door by the dozen.
During the book purge, when most of my collection went to donations, Kevin asked “What about those? Are you going to stop collecting them?”
Never.
Bess Carnan 