In for a penny
Jun. 14th, 2024 08:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
superbadgirlI don't know what possessed me. I seem to have found myself foster mom to a pregnant teenager.
On Wednesday, an urgent and desperate plea went out for a foster situation that was unanticipated. We've been overrun with kittens this year anyway, but little dilute tortie Ingrid went in for her spay and was found to be heavily pregnant. Too pregnant for them to take the babies, so...Someone needed to step up. Confession: there were also kittens to be fostered and that's really what I had hoped for. Though I know my home is not ideal both in physical set up but also in that I have four cats already, and two of them react to stress by pissing in places other than their boxes, I felt like I should give it a try.
Ingrid Purrgman arrived yesterday and I've already had to clean up two messes from the Urinators. This was expected, and my back door is already set up with pee pads. I am getting an actual rubber mat, so it'll be pee pads underneath the mat to hopefully prevent the worst damage from repeating. That area will need a total tear out after Pickle and Roy depart from this world anyway. The damage has been done, but that doesn't mean I have to keep on letting it. Oy vey.
Ingrid herself spent the first day and night under the cheap futon that's set up in her room. Which was Walter's room, so he's a little perturbed, btw. She's now emerged and is typically out when I go in to check on her. ♥ I'm torn at the moment with trying to figure out how often to go sit with her. I don't want it to be too little, but I don't want my crew feeling vindictive. Heh. Came home today and found someone had pushed their way into the room - apparently it doesn't actually catch and latch. Whomever did it polished off a very big bowl of kitten kibble that they did not need but preggo kitty sure does. She's TINY. And very sweet. Immediately purrs and kneads, does this cute little thing and gently touches my hand to get more chin scritches. She's a great little cat.
Hopefully my motley crew doesn't damage her too much while she's here! (I don't plan on letting them interact. She and her bebes can have that room. Once I figure out how to secure the door. It's just that I swear all of my animals are emotional wrecks just like me.)
On Wednesday, an urgent and desperate plea went out for a foster situation that was unanticipated. We've been overrun with kittens this year anyway, but little dilute tortie Ingrid went in for her spay and was found to be heavily pregnant. Too pregnant for them to take the babies, so...Someone needed to step up. Confession: there were also kittens to be fostered and that's really what I had hoped for. Though I know my home is not ideal both in physical set up but also in that I have four cats already, and two of them react to stress by pissing in places other than their boxes, I felt like I should give it a try.
Ingrid Purrgman arrived yesterday and I've already had to clean up two messes from the Urinators. This was expected, and my back door is already set up with pee pads. I am getting an actual rubber mat, so it'll be pee pads underneath the mat to hopefully prevent the worst damage from repeating. That area will need a total tear out after Pickle and Roy depart from this world anyway. The damage has been done, but that doesn't mean I have to keep on letting it. Oy vey.
Ingrid herself spent the first day and night under the cheap futon that's set up in her room. Which was Walter's room, so he's a little perturbed, btw. She's now emerged and is typically out when I go in to check on her. ♥ I'm torn at the moment with trying to figure out how often to go sit with her. I don't want it to be too little, but I don't want my crew feeling vindictive. Heh. Came home today and found someone had pushed their way into the room - apparently it doesn't actually catch and latch. Whomever did it polished off a very big bowl of kitten kibble that they did not need but preggo kitty sure does. She's TINY. And very sweet. Immediately purrs and kneads, does this cute little thing and gently touches my hand to get more chin scritches. She's a great little cat.
Hopefully my motley crew doesn't damage her too much while she's here! (I don't plan on letting them interact. She and her bebes can have that room. Once I figure out how to secure the door. It's just that I swear all of my animals are emotional wrecks just like me.)
