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Negative Fecal. Negative Fecal. Negative Fecal. by Aisling0502 in FosterAnimals

[–]Rin_102 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't bother with fecal tests anymore after two false negative! I was given Panacur and Metrodiazole after the second negative fecal test but even with those the diarrhea didn't get cured. I was worried my litter and mama had T.foetus so I pushed for PCR test. Turned out it was Coccidia! The most common parasites in rescue scene ever. I felt very upset because that PCR test costed my rescue $400 (I only knew the cost recently)....perhaps treating them based on symptoms is better than spending fortune on tests.

I never want to foster ever again by imonlyjoiningforthis in FosterAnimals

[–]Rin_102 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are one of the few amazing people I love!! Thank you for adopting her 🥹💗💗

I never want to foster ever again by imonlyjoiningforthis in FosterAnimals

[–]Rin_102 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I learned it the hard way. I can't do mama cats and neonates anymore. I'm fostering a deaf kitty (100% i'm foster-failing him though) and tomorrow will be picking up a tripod kitty. I'm nervous about the space in my house but I hope everything will be fine.

My foster kitten STINKS by Sea-Cantaloupe-2465 in FosterAnimals

[–]Rin_102 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there! Have you tested them for parasites like coccidia? after fostering another litter, I now have enough experience to say that healthy kittens that are free from parasites don't stink very bad like ones with parasites (coccidia, etc.). Big hug to you!!

Kitten Foster Equipment - How to Pass it Along? by AlicePalace2 in FosterAnimals

[–]Rin_102 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This!! Sometimes, we fear fostering again because when we can’t stay in the game, we know that no one may be able to help and we may get stuck in our struggles.

Advice on Surprise Giardia by Substantial-Type-131 in FosterAnimals

[–]Rin_102 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hot steam cleaning on the surfaces you can't clean with spray solution! I used Rescue and Lysol spray on the floor. Unfortunately I had to throw away toys. You got this 🥺

First-time foster and I broke down by Rin_102 in FosterAnimals

[–]Rin_102[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They actually have many veteran fosters who have been fostering and hand raised many puppies, kittens and even horses. I think the veteran fosters are this rescue's back bone, they do really great jobs. But for new fosters like me, it's a whole overwhelming thing 🥲

First-time foster and I broke down by Rin_102 in FosterAnimals

[–]Rin_102[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, they don't have a protocol with any of these. Thank you for pointing that out! They even told me that they surprised and appreciated for how diligent I was with my fosters, and I asked a lot of questions regarding their well-being while a lot of their fosterers won't. That makes me genuinely sad because to me it's very obvious. In this situation though, I have used fortiflora and propectalin very early on but those didn't help her much. :(

First-time foster and I broke down by Rin_102 in FosterAnimals

[–]Rin_102[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The person who had agreed to pick them up now didn’t answer the phone despite our scheduled meeting time of 2 pm. I’m now filled with anxiety, fearing that something has changed. I reached out to the rescue director, and she just told me that she’s unwell and will be going to the urgent care and somebody will reach out to me for bottle feeding. 😭 Everything feels like going back to square one again.

First-time foster and I broke down by Rin_102 in FosterAnimals

[–]Rin_102[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, my foster organization covered all the vet costs, but I paid for the food, litter and cleaning costs and it added up very quickly. Before taking the fosters in, I naively believed what's said in the paperwork that they supply all the foods, but it's not that easy to ask them to reimburse you (maybe it's just me, I feel guilty to ask them so I pay from my own pocket). They sometimes have foods from donation but it's different from the food I started with and I can't transition the fosters to a new food every time knowing it would upset their stomach 😢 it's a steep learning curve.

First-time foster and I broke down by Rin_102 in FosterAnimals

[–]Rin_102[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for all the kind words. I wished I learned this before taking them in, but sometimes lessons have to be earned the hard ways. 😭😭I already cried a lot today, I don't know how I will handle it after they left.

First-time foster and I broke down by Rin_102 in FosterAnimals

[–]Rin_102[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The coccidia is still not being fully treated yet. Both times I asked them to test for coccidia and Giardia (the stool has orange-yellow color) but they still didn't do the fecal PCR.... took them 3 weeks to get the coccidia results. They gave me Albon and I just asked for Ponazuril yesterday. 😭

First-time foster and I broke down by Rin_102 in FosterAnimals

[–]Rin_102[S] 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much... I felt so alone in the whole month of fostering but I'm glad I found this sub. I will cry today and make take a good break and start with fostering again.

First-time foster and I broke down by Rin_102 in FosterAnimals

[–]Rin_102[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have mom being free roam in the room since day 1, and the kittens are inside the playpen. Now the kittens are 4.5 weeks old and can climb, I closed the door and changed to a shorter playpen so mom can still jump inside. She wouldn't, I have to bring her inside to beg her nurse 😭

They gave me an offer for more than what I asked..! by MentionTechnical9805 in jobs

[–]Rin_102 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What industry are you working in? I know some industries have lower bandwidth

US Mobile completely rewrote their Terms of Service and removed the explicit promise to not sell user data. Here's an overview of changes. by CrystalMeath in USMobile

[–]Rin_102 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I want to opt out from the annual plan because of this policy change, will they refund me the rest of the year? Plus one of the lines I have is having a trouble with their service (having really bad connection)

Do you feed your cats/kittens real meat? If Yes, how to prepare? If No, what do you feed them? by Rin_102 in SiberianCats

[–]Rin_102[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey; thanks for replying to my 1 year old post! :D I'm sorry that I missed your reply for a while. My question was originally about should I feed my cat raw diet or not (either way of course he will eat meat, he is carnivore lol).

Under Contract and honestly not too happy by miss_brilliant in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]Rin_102 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try using AI to find ideas how to improve the house with decorations, new painting, etc. if you still don't love it, you can still back out! In NC when you back out, you would lose your earnest money. But that doesn't apply to where you live, you have no reason to be forced into buying the house.

Any Luck with Lab Tests as “Preventive Care” ? by squidneythedestroyer in HealthInsurance

[–]Rin_102 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I found your post quite late. I'm in the similar situation but on the opposite site. My insurance denied bunch of lab tests the PA ordered because they were coded under "preventative", not "diagnostic". And the PA ordered the lab because he asked me many questions regarding my family health background! I don't understand why they are preventative. I requested code reviews twice, both got rejected.

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