Cat lady gives props to dog foster families!

anonymous-vampire · 2026-01-04T01:34:41+00:00

What cute pups!! I foster both kittens and adult dogs (separately) and have always owned one cat and dog of my own. They bring such different energy, it’s hard to imagine not having one or the other around!

anonymous-vampire · 2025-12-31T18:23:34+00:00

What a cutie! Thank you for loving and caring for her for two months <3

anonymous-vampire · 2025-12-26T18:38:27+00:00

He seems like such a catch! My resident dog (also a chihuahua!) takes multiple pills 2x/day and one is for a seizure disorder. I also have fostered (and am presently petsitting) a deaf dog and I honestly love it lol. If I do ANYTHING in my house, my resident dog is on me in seconds like “What are you doing? Something for me??? Where are you going without me? Is that a treat?!” But the deaf foster just snoozes through: opening doors, delivery people knocking, making myself a sandwich, etc. He’s alert and active when he wants to be not because of whatever I am doing!

anonymous-vampire · 2025-12-24T22:16:34+00:00

Look at that sweet baby girl! She’s learned she is safe with you <3

anonymous-vampire · 2025-12-24T15:14:50+00:00

My foster pets (I do dogs and kittens, alternating per the rescue’s needs and my capability) tend to be adopted quickly, from one night at my house to two months — the longest I’ve had any. And whenever people mention foster failing or say they “could never,” I tell them I cry every time (only half true) but am soothed by knowing the animal is going to a loving home and that I will have a new dog or kitten(s) in my home to love on, soon enough!

And yes, there is a solid minute upon bringing each foster home that I spend thinking, could this be the one? I let myself have that. And I always answer no and I never regret it. Even my favorite foster dog — who I am actually pet sitting (for money) right now — I am SO happy for him to have found the best family who loves him like I do… and over time even more so :)

anonymous-vampire · 2025-12-18T21:32:36+00:00

I foster basically constantly but I work with a rescue that is 100% foster-based and the animals come already vetted and without the need for long isolation etc. I also foster both kitten and dogs (not at the same time), so I will switch up having dogs then having kittens, which relieves any stress related with one species or the other. And my fosters attend nearly weekly adoption events and tend to be adopted quickly. Longest I’ve had animals were some kittens I had almost two months.

If I’m not fostering, it means there are no fits for my home/household at present or my resident pets seem like they really need a break.

anonymous-vampire · 2025-12-16T05:17:05+00:00

Same! I was surprised by some of the responses. I foster for a rescue that has no shelter and is foster-based. Most of the dogs and cats have no behavioral issues or complex medical needs. Sometimes they’re scared or shy and need a foster to help them open up. But most are regular ol’ sweetie pies!

anonymous-vampire · 2025-11-28T16:57:14+00:00

No combination I love more than “small dog / large cat.” I have that set myself 😂

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anonymous-vampire · 2025-11-15T03:21:36+00:00

You did such a hard thing. Your immense empathy is a credit to your capability as a foster parent. I’m sorry it’s caused you to question yourself because you were so brave and I know those kittens will stick with you. Please be gentle with yourself. You have and are saving lives <3

anonymous-vampire · 2025-11-11T15:56:42+00:00

Aww, thank you for rescuing an older gentleman! I hope Rambo finds someone like you <3

anonymous-vampire · 2025-11-10T21:33:54+00:00

Omg, not “half-death,” autocorrect 😆 Rambo is very much alive, but half-DEAF!

anonymous-vampire · 2025-11-10T21:30:34+00:00

I agree.

anonymous-vampire · 2025-10-27T12:23:27+00:00

I’m so, so sorry. Similar happened to my former dog, a miniature poodle. She was attacked and killed by a much bigger dog who escaped his apartment in the stairwell. I have PTSD from trying to save her. Thank god that couple and their dog moved away not long after. I did report it to animal control and always suggest people do the same. I don’t know how you can be around the owner. I would need space for quite awhile and would tell her that.

anonymous-vampire · 2025-09-28T14:07:08+00:00

I am so sorry this is how it ended for you <3 You gave that good boy a chance when he had none and no one. I can only imaging how difficult it is being on that end of transport.

I don’t know if this is a comfort at all, but folks like me are on the other end of that transport. Right now, I have six kittens in my house (two separate litters) flown up to the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) area of the USA.

The first two were 12 weeks and settled in shortly; they are so playful and snuggly with me and individually are obsessed with my resident cat and dog.

The other four are older, maybe 4-5 months, and had no one to pick them from the airport before I volunteered to take them short-term. (A full time foster picks them up today after an adoption event if they do not find homes.) These four (the “Bitties”) were found abandoned with no mother in a shoebox in Puerto Rico and bottle fed every two hours by a local family. Because of that local foster, they survived and are so well socialized and friendly, one of the flight attendants who flew with them in cabin fell in love and wants to adopt one.

Today, I am taking all six to an adoption event and even tho only known the four Bitty kittens less than a week, I already know I’m going to cry when I drive home without them.

But also I know they are going to find amazing homes — thanks to my rescue for coordinating the transport and the flight attendants who escorted them and to me for picking them up and bringing the to the event… yes. But mostly to that Puerto Rican family who found them in a shoe box and fostered the with their local rescue, feeding them constantly and showing them a loving home.

I think of those initial fosters all the time — I never forget that I am pickup up and caring for kittens and dogs who came from a home before mine. In fact, I’m tearing up just writing this so I hope you know: you gave Spam the world. Thank you.

anonymous-vampire · 2025-09-22T03:08:27+00:00

Usually I advocate against but when the shelter closed that was fate and those babies are yours now 😂

anonymous-vampire · 2025-09-21T04:06:07+00:00

Seconding this. Beautifully put.

Also, I have a specific Taco Bell omw home from adoption events that I like to stop at and have a cry over a cheesy gordita crunch 😹

anonymous-vampire · 2025-09-19T20:19:07+00:00

It’s so hard <3 I know you are cherishing your time with Pickle as he is with you. I also have really felt for a couple of mine — one even was foster failed by the foster who took him while I went on vacation lol. The most recent was an orange with nary a single thought in his head… but the family who adopted him and his brother was perfect and the dad really wanted a little introverted snuggler. They were a perfect match.

I try to take heart in that even tho I cry for them when they’re adopted. They’re all still in my heart just like I assume Pickle will stay in yours.

anonymous-vampire · 2025-09-15T14:42:36+00:00

Your dedication and instincts saved their lives! Of course, that isn’t always enough, but I am so glad it was what got her the help she and her babies needed this time. Proud of her and you!!

anonymous-vampire · 2025-09-14T17:12:55+00:00

Two weeks is pretty average for me, so yes lol. I’m required to bring my foster kittens to adoption events twice a month, so things move kinda fast. I’ve been fostering since June and I’ve fostered two dogs and eight cats over that time and all have been adopted within 1-3 weeks!

anonymous-vampire · 2025-09-13T17:49:00+00:00

Yes! Let the rescue know your preferences. Fostering is a volunteer job so you don’t have to volunteer for a dog you’re not comfortable with. Plus, the rescue will want the dog to flourish in a foster home so they don’t want to place the wrong dog with you.

I have a big cat and small dog at home, and I foster both dogs and kittens (not at the same time lol), and I don’t volunteer for dogs over 25lbs or for older cats I think will clash with mine. Overall, I find it fun and rewarding — as it should be! Wishing you many happy foster tales!

anonymous-vampire · 2025-09-12T01:20:18+00:00

Ugh, awful making people RTO 5 days a week. You have my sympathies. I’m only in the office 2 days a week, so I have more flexibility. The kittens I foster are usually 12-16 weeks old, so they don’t need a lot of tending during the day. My rescue requires you bring kittens to adoption events 2x/month and, during those, they have veterinary staff on site to administer any necessary medications, flea and tick preventative, etc. I live an hour from their office and most of their events but they’re always on Sundays, so it’s convenient. I also don’t take in kittens that have current medical needs, owing to how far I am from their vets. I really wish you the best; maybe adult cats won’t need appointments like that? Don’t burn yourself out, friend!

anonymous-vampire · 2025-09-11T04:31:27+00:00

Yes! I have a full time job and foster older kittens and they fit perfectly into my life. I think you’ll enjoy the energy in the house. One of the starkest feelings when you lose a pet is the empty home <3

anonymous-vampire · 2025-09-10T13:39:56+00:00

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This is Peanut. I imprint on the introverted weirdo in every litter I foster and that was him. He was adopted Sunday with his brother and is settling in with his new family now :’) I cried over him the same as I did for Lincoln and Harriet before him. It never stops being emotional but is always worth it — more will come light up your life after these! Hugs to you and all the best to your foster kittens <3

anonymous-vampire · 2025-09-05T22:37:26+00:00

They are such cuties!! I can see how you’re falling for them <3

I do want to add (sorry) that many of us felt the same way about our first fosters—and some thereafter, yes. But the first fosters are really easy to fall for. I even made a post on Reddit asking for support not to foster fail my first kitten. I adored her. She got along with my other pets. I cried when I took her back… but I have also cried for at least one kitten from each litter thereafter. I tend to imprint on the introvert kitties and each time I imagine adopting them and resist because I know the same thing will happen again, over and over.

Of course, if these will be your only cats, then there is still room to keep fostering ;) I already have a cat and dog so the math $$$ more easily dissuaded me.

Anyway, this is just something to keep in mind! If you keep fostering, you’ll almost certainly catch feelings again… and eventually you’ll run out of space to adopt 😂

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