Usually, I have plenty of good news and the kind of shenanigans one has come to expect from fostering kittens over and over again. Tonight's post is of a different variety. As I said to the OPP organizer-in-chief earlier today, fostering isn't always sunshine and kitten snuggles. Sometimes it's ringworm.... and rainbow bridges.
We had two siblings join us on Sunday. They were surrendered from a family that had too many pets, and after a week in our program, someone was interested in adopting them! Ryan and I got them to help with the transition to a forever family. We named them Orion and Cassiopeia. They were hilarious. Very classic surrender-type cases (in my limited first hand knowledge): super friendly, and crazy about all things food related.
Orion
Cassiopeia
Today, the kittens went to the vet to be spayed/neutered and microchipped before being adopted later this week. With any surgery, there are always risks, and unfortunately, Cassopeia passed away suddenly while in recovery.
My blog title today is in reference to how much time it obviously takes before getting attached to these foster babies. I mourned the little cat as if she had been my own forever. She was beautiful and loved to lick faces! She was a great kitten, and it's so sad when routine becomes something unusual. It does seem as though her brother is a little lost without her, although I've basically put Audrey with him for company. I wish we had taken more photos to remember her sweet face.
As a foster, I still then called the potential adoptive family, and also broke the news to them. In all honesty, I just wanted to say it and move on, when I probably should have given the nice man on the other side of the line a little time to adjust to the news. Oops. Something to remember for the next time, because however unlikely, it could happen again. Orion will be adopted tomorrow.
Audrey is getting stronger each day. She now weighs over a pound! We're working on the litter box, but it isn't going well right now. Someday she'll get the hang of it, but she's more interested in eating the litter than using the box. She eats mostly solid foods now and doesn't take a bottle at all. She can be absolutely insane- running all over the house. One of her favorite things to do is to terrorize the bigger cats and the dog. She's like a ninja. She'll sneak up behind them, then pounce on their back/tail/head/whatever is closest. She isn't making friends fast. :)
We are keeping a little closer eye on her development. She's been quite wobbly and shaky when walking and standing. Sometimes she seems normal, but other times she falls over while standing up. I'm still not sure if it's just because she is weak and small, and catching up, or if it is something more serious neurologically. We'll take her in for a vet visit in the next few weeks if the issue seems to staying around.
I'll end with a photo of Orion tonight, a photo of Pepper playing with bubbles, and Audrey's first outdoor photoshoot. Everyone is passed out already on the couch for the night, so it's probably time to put them all to bed!
Pepper always has to be around to help.
Sleepy boy, snuggling.
Bubbles are fun!
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