Hi Carol. So what is the process here? How do you get the kittens to start?
Currently, I foster for
Friends of the Animals Foundation. When they have kittens, they call me to see if I'm able to host them. These two came from California - do you remember reading about California sending us their dogs and cats? The last lot were from Yakima and the first of the year were also from California. I like fostering for FAF because they are very conscientious about getting the kittens vetted / flea treated if necessary before sending them to foster homes. I have two cats and they come first in terms of keeping them healthy and flea free.
I keep them apprised of how the kittens are coming along, and their weights, they let me know when they have clinics scheduled at the
Feral Cat Spay and Neuter Project. Then they run adoption events at different pet stores and sometimes I also volunteer to help at those events. If they don't get adopted, they come back with me until the next adoption event.
Rescues will help first time foster families with training, information, and also help out with cages, food, litter etc. if needed. I provide all the supplies myself as I see that as my contribution. The 1st year I fostered, I bought the collapsible dog fence, the 2nd year I fostered, I bought the collapsible cage. Since then, I've obtained quite the collection of litter boxes, hammocks and carriers - friends give me their spares / ones their cats grew out of and volunteers often trade stuff or pass stuff around too.