Foster kittens, almost

We received a phone call from the vet’s office today, about a man who’d found two abandoned, newborn kittens in his backyard.  I called the man and he told me that a cat had given birth to five kittens in his yard, and had moved three of the kittens, but had left two of them behind.  The man had kept an eye on the kittens all day, and began to worry as hours passed with no sign of the mother.  We decided that the man would bring the kittens to me to bottle-feed, and then he and his wife would adopt them in five or six weeks.  I was embarrassed because I had to tell the man he’d need to pay for the kitten formula, as I couldn’t afford it, but he was nice and offered a $100.  I knew that wouldn’t cover the costs of everything (the kittens would need FIV/FeLV tests), but it was a good start.

Long story short, the man was taking the kittens out to his truck to drive them to our house, and a neighbour came out to say she had the mother cat.  So, kittens and mother were reunited, and I assume they’re eating as it’s been a couple of hours and I haven’t heard otherwise.  I don’t know if the cat was a stray or belonged to the neighbour, but hopefully the kittens will be fine.  I was excited to have them (especially because they already had a family to adopt them), but whoa, it’s embarrassing to tell strangers you’re broke.  It makes me feel like a scummy lowlife, when it’s unfortunately just an “ebb” in our financial ebb and flow.

Flippy and I asked one of our employers for a raise yesterday, but haven’t had a response yet.  We get paid “per item” (for lack of a better way to explain it), and I was horrified when I did the math and realized what we’re paid on an hourly basis.  So, we’ve asked for more… we shall see what happens.

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 01/20 at 08:23 PM

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  1. The work you do with animals, especially fostering newborn kittens, is very hard work and pretty expensive. I think it’s very reasonable to ask for a bit of help to cover the finances aspect of it. Please don’t feel embarassed.

    Posted by prajantr  on  01/21  at  10:00 AM

  2. I am so relieved to hear a happy ending to the kitty story.  How good of you to offer to take them in.

    Posted by Simply Coll  on  01/21  at  01:06 PM
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