Awww, so much cuteness! Rosie is such a sweet foster mom! I am always amazed at how loving she is to all the babies. Ida looks so happy and trusting! Just beautiful.
Complete trust, total relaxation, "MY Rosie." She must be like one of those flaxseed and lavender filled pillows you can microwave for headache relief - only no herbal scent and NO microwaving. But there *is* that lovely perpetual humming/massage feature.
You have the best big cats anywhere. I wish I could buy little doses of their dispositions to inject into my cats, who are fine cats but would never take to babies like that!
First, please read The Purpose and The Process below.
If you're in the Tacoma/Seattle vicinity, send me an email with a little information about your household - its residents, human and otherwise, and anything else you think might be pertinent.
The kittens featured here came to the shelter without moms, and are fostered until ready for adoption.
Every effort is made to find each kitten the best family based on it's unique personality and the adopters' home environment.
Sending them off in pairs is ideal. Click here to learn why.
Happy kittens and happy adopters are equally important.
The Process
Visits with the kittens can be scheduled once they're settled in and at least six weeks old. If a match is made, the wee ones can go home within a day or two of being spayed/neutered.
Surgery is scheduled when the kittens reach 2 months and 2 pounds.
Orphaned kittens, particularly those that are bottle-fed, grow more slowly than those with mamas, so it's not uncommon for the kittens fostered here to be 10 weeks old at the time of adoption.
All kittens will be microchipped, receive their initial vaccines and FeLV test before heading home.
Visits and adoptions are done at The Humane Society in Tacoma. All HS policies and procedures apply.
The Truth About Declawing
Most of us are aware of the inhumanity involved in declawing kitties. Learn the facts here and share them at every opportunity.
Lots of people simply don't know. It's our duty to educate them.
Thank you!
I have been volunteering and fostering kittens for the Humane Society since early 2006, and a part-time Veterinary Assistant there since June of 2010.
I am ridiculously fortunate to have the opportunity to do what fulfills me and makes me happy.
Awww, so much cuteness! Rosie is such a sweet foster mom! I am always amazed at how loving she is to all the babies. Ida looks so happy and trusting! Just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteComplete trust, total relaxation, "MY Rosie." She must be like one of those flaxseed and lavender filled pillows you can microwave for headache relief - only no herbal scent and NO microwaving. But there *is* that lovely perpetual humming/massage feature.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet little scene! There's nothing like a big kitty surrogate Mom to make a kitten feel safe and warm. What a sweetheart your Rosie is!
ReplyDeleteAw, adorable! It is amazing to me how well your big kitties take to the babies, and vice versa. And the resulting photos are just so precious!
ReplyDeleteOh, that is so sweet.
ReplyDeleteThis is what we should all wish for each other.
ReplyDeleteYou have the best big cats anywhere. I wish I could buy little doses of their dispositions to inject into my cats, who are fine cats but would never take to babies like that!
ReplyDeleteIt's good to be da baby! A heated, fluffy, purring soft bed to nap on? Or is it a soft, heated, fluffy, purring blanket?
ReplyDeleteAw, I like the second picture alot. How sweet.
ReplyDeleteThese pics are so beautiful! Rosie is just wonderful. @Anne Boleyn - perfectly said and a lovely sentiment. Merry Christmas Everyone!
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely and sweet photos! Thanks, Sue! And Happy Holidays, everyone!
ReplyDeleteNow that I've had this dose of Rosie's De-stressing Visual Tonic I think I can face heading out to the store and fighting the holiday crowds. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSigh - Such lovely studies in fur on fur!
ReplyDeleteOh my. So sweet.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! What an amazing kitty you are. Miss Rosie!
ReplyDeleteThis is exactly the kind of warm fuzzy that I adore. Makes me want to join them in their plush little moshpit.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I surfed over here through A Good Snapshot.
Lovely critters you have here!
Carolynn