How long do the kittens stay with you? Do they stay until all are adopted or do they transition to another foster home?
The kittens will likely be heading out of here pretty soon to go to Petsmart. When they don’t get adopted from here and there’s little interest, they go to Petsmart so that more people can see them and fall in love. While at Petsmart, they are well cared for by Forgotten Felines of Huntsville volunteers, and the adoption applications are still handled by FF. All Petsmart does is provide the space, the food, and the litter. The kittens are still Forgotten Felines kittens. If there’s there for a while and are unadopted, they’ll either go to Michelle’s (who I foster under), or back here for a break. Jocasta will be heading to Michelle’s, I believe, though there have been no definite plans for any of them leaving just yet.
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What’s the cool cat bed that Brianna is in. It looks like and egg chair. Very mod!
That is the Furrytail Boss Cat Bed, which was passed along to us by a Friend of Forgotten Felines of Huntsville & Love & Hisses reader Alice. Her cats weren’t interested in it, but the fosters are loving it!
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Quick question – since your viewing numbers skyrocketed (I think with Canasta) the videos are sometimes preceded by ads. I wanted to make sure you got some (?) revenue monies from these. I will happily view through two ads before and one after if you get some slice of the FB money pie.
I do get a little money from Facebook each month (usually around $100, which pretty much immediately gets spent on litter and food), so I appreciate you being willing to sit through ads – I know they’re annoying, but hopefully they’re short!
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Question: Has anyone come across a device that prevents a toilet paper roll from unravelling when a cat tries its best to make it do just that? My 2 year old tuxie has just found what fun it is! Right now I am jamming a wash cloth between the roll and the wall, but she is figuring a way around that.
Ricky & Bibi’s Mom said: Try a web search on “toilet roll protector from cats” or “cat-proof toilet paper holder.” (Thanks, Ricky & Bibi’s mom!)
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Angus is feelin’ craaaaazy.
Marsali in the sun, feelin’ smug.
There goes Lizzie, showing off that tummy again.
Brianna, giving me the “Lady, these toys aren’t going to throw themselves” look.
Ian found a green spring!
Seriously, Roger loooves the top of this cat tree.
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The fabulous Khal stretches, fabulously.
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Posted on social media (Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Tumblr) yesterday.
I feel like the older he gets, the more obvious Roger’s stripes are. Very cool, right?
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A conversation wherein I do all the talking, and Jocasta gives me the blinkety-blink Eyes of Love.
“SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!!” (link for reference)
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Roger and Brianna have a tussle.
Good night innernets. (Jocasta)
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Previously
2021: Christopher Chutney has discovered the couch (again… he’s discovered the couch several times now, and it seems to be a new experience for him every time.)
2020: D’Artagnan and the Ears of Annoyance.
2019: Madeline loves – LOVES! – getting under things.
2018: If looks could kill.
2017: No entry.
2016: “Admire my bunny paws, innernets. ADMIRE THEM.”
2015: Roundup: Random Cuteness.
2014: On Tuesdays, we leap.
2013: Three little buffies, all in a row.
2012: Stompers Sunday!
2011: (Okay, wait. I guess I’m always in love with ALL my fosters, aren’t I!)
2010: He is the nosiest cat in the house, and that’s saying something!
2009: No entry.
2008: Five awesome toys for $4, and it’s like donating to a no-kill shelter.
2007: No entry.
2006: No entry.
2005: No entry.
Another, low-tech way to stop cats unrolling toilet paper is to turn the roll round so that the end is next to the wall. This means that if the cat pulls downward on the outside of the roll, as they usually do, it winds up instead of unrolling.
I know some people have strong feelings on this and I agree that it’s more aesthetically pleasing the other way, but this is said to work for cats and toddlers alike.
Thank you, Carrie, I KNEW I’d left something important out! That, in fact, was the solution I adopted, even though I’d always been an “over not under” person. And it worked perfectly with my cats from their kittenhood on.
Along this line of thought, I found that making sure the loose end is not hanging down, or fluttering as a result of the HV/AC vent, was enough to keep our frisky kitten from obsessing with TP.
The “Soylent Green” post on FB made me laugh out loud, I showed it to my husband (age 64) he didn’t get it. How sad is that?
At first all I noted was the expression on her face. Then I noticed the label on the box! Too funny! (I had to tell my friend to look at the box, then she got it, too)
Huh. I’m nearly 70 (next month!) and I GOT IT. Maybe he’s just not a Sci-Fi person.
The “Soylent Green” reference caused much laughter at this house!! I hope your readers will all watch the movie this weekend! Even if you were only born in the 1970’s you owe it to yourself.
Seriously, one of the best things on IG. (And Angus seems freaked out, like he clawed his way out of the box, tearing the top in the process.)
If you see the FF boxes lined up at the store, it’s really crazy. Chicken pate, Seafood pate, Poultry & Beef pate, Kitten pate…wait, what? The white kitten on the label even looks weirdly afraid.
I have no doubt at all that this is not just the best they could come up with in the Purina cat food marketing division, but also a great in-joke there.
I have definitely been away from your blog too long. A cool sci-fi reference and the gorgeous Khal on the same page! Your sense of humor has been sorely missed but between OT at work and fostering kittens, I’ve been too exhausted to do much but collapse in bed at night.
Great to see your little ones getting adopted. Seeing how much you bond with them, how do you cope with the pain of separation? Just thinking about it, at times, can make me teary eyed. I guess you can tell I haven’t been doing it for long, hey? This is a job you do strictly for the love and joy you share. Thanks, Robyn, for sharing it with your adoring audience.
Basically, I just kind of muscle through it. It’s never easy – never has been – but it gets easier after the first day or so (and I find that getting another litter into the foster room to distract me helps the most.)
It’s much easier to say goodbye when they get to go straight from here to their new homes. When they have to go to Petsmart, it just sucks. I have to stay away from Petsmart when I have fosters there, otherwise I am EXTREMELY tempted to go get them and bring them back home.