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Well I've had her for over 2 months now and no one has tried to adopt her. I was going to drop her off for an adoption event but I couldn't get her in the cage. They never really told me I was supposed to keep her for a certain amount of time. It wasn't made clear to me. I always thought it was so they could have a break from the shelter and become more socialized.
When I adopted my two kitties, I went to the website that had their pictures and bios. It was a long list of kitties. They were all in foster homes and would be brought to the shelter to be picked up when someone adopted them.
Helpful tip to get kitty in carrier - stand the carrier on it's end with the top door open. Lower kitty FEET FIRST and then quickly snap the door shut. This works for me every time even with cats that fight it.
Helpful tip to get kitty in carrier - stand the carrier on it's end with the top door open. Lower kitty FEET FIRST and then quickly snap the door shut. This works for me every time even with cats that fight it.
Good luck!
Don't forget to be holding the cat by the scruff of its neck and pinching its hind legs together.
I've "foster failed" a couple of times (out of maybe a dozen kittens/cats total), mind you... but the goal is to PREPARE them for their forever homes, and then pass them along so you can do the same for more kittens. If everyone just kept the pets they fostered, it might as well be an adoption program instead.
I am not sure that I would keep a cat that scratched me .
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Originally Posted by Ohiogirl81
If that were the case, no one would ever have a cat.
Haha, right? Truly aggressive/fearful behavior isn't ideal, of course, but every cat will scratch occasionally - whether in play, misdirected affection, or fear/aggression.
Helpful tip to get kitty in carrier - stand the carrier on it's end with the top door open. Lower kitty FEET FIRST and then quickly snap the door shut. This works for me every time even with cats that fight it.
Good luck!
I tried that and the cat went crazy! I even wrapped her in a towel. She scratched me and put her paws out to stop from going in. I had to get her in with food.
I've "foster failed" a couple of times (out of maybe a dozen kittens/cats total), mind you... but the goal is to PREPARE them for their forever homes, and then pass them along so you can do the same for more kittens. If everyone just kept the pets they fostered, it might as well be an adoption program instead.
Its also to give some of them a break from the shelter.
I thought fostering meant keeping until a home can be found?
If she's that afraid, returning her to the Humane Society doesn't sound very humane. She'll just go back to what she was before.
While at the Humane Society, we notice large bags of cat food from an unknown manufacture so it was no surprise when the 6 month old my DH wanted just flopped into my hands like a wet noodle. We suspected it was poor food she had been given. They claimed she had not medical issues and didn't turn over her record until the credit card was approved. We probably would have taken her anyway, but the deception about her medical issues really left a bad taste and we will never go near there again. Fortunately, our wonderful vet saw her the next morning and she has developed into a nice cat.
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They were all in foster homes and would be brought to the shelter to be picked up when someone adopted them. 
