Foster Math

It's day 9 of Holidailies!

Foster Math

There's a phenomenon in the rescue community known as "foster math" and it works like this:

This morning I had 11 foster kittens (5 in the Snack Pack, and 6 Vampires).

I took 4 of the Vampires to the shelter for surgery and adoption.

Now I have 8 kittens.

That's foster math.

Meet the new girl

To be fair, I had 7 kittens for most of the day, but then I got this text: "Hi Theresa! Might you have a spot for this sick girl? She just came in with a fairly severe uri. She’s sweet but snotty and our cat building is full at the moment."

This is her intake photo. Hopefully she'll look a little better after I spend some time soaking off the crusts this evening.

Graduation!

Here are the four Vampires that went back to the shelter and their info:

Bianca is the most independent kitten of her litter. She's friendly, but she's more likely to be off playing with a toy mouse than sitting on your lap — until it's naptime. Then she's all about the cuddles.

Bianca

Marius is the bold adventurer of the litter, though he enjoys snuggling and playing with his siblings. He is obsessed with the feather wand toy.

Marius

Armand is a wonderful himbo of a kitten — just generally happy to be wherever he is. Though he currently resembles a fluffy potato on legs, his glow up is going to be epic.

Armand

Rowan can be a little shy at first, but once she bonds with someone, she will follow them around asking for attention. She's adorable and will purr constantly.

Rowan

My kitten biographies are getting funnier as the year progresses, because I don't think people read them on the shelter website — I no longer feel constrained to keep it professional.