5 Tips for your New Foster Cat
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Americans are turning out in amazing numbers to step up and foster during this time of crisis for shelter animals. THANK YOU! So, you brought a cat into your home...now what? Never fear - this can be easy, fun, and don’t forget... we are here to instill mojo in our fosters so that when they get to their forever homes, they are confident and ready to take on the new challenges of a new life!
Here are the steps for foster mojo below. But watch the whole video! I bet there’s something in there even for you veteran foster parents.
Chapters
0:00: Introduction
1:42 Isolate/Basecamp
3:28 Introduction to You
5:00 Positive Associations
6:07 Playtime!
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6:32 Basecamp Explosion
8:03 The Goal is Goodbye
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Hi! So here's a little tips from an foster mom: if it's too late and the foster cat is already under the bed, couch etc: Just lie down to the ground, to your side at some distance of them. Don't look at them but speak to them. Tell them a story in a calm, maternal voice. Maybe pretend to sleep a little too. Slow down your heartbeats. After a few hours or days (if so, make sure they have all they need under this hiding spot), depending, put some really good cat food on your palm and just put your hand wide open at the entrance of their hiding spot. Do not reach out to them but pretend to sleep. Breath slowly. Once they're comfortable eating in your hand, you can try to wiggle a toy or a soft little ball to invite them to go out. I've done this with strays and wild young (2 months to one year old) cats and it worked well. It just take a lot of patience. 😅
Kate-Sue Ketsuruko I did that with my foster kitten 2 months later I ended up adopting him ❤️
Gonna try this. I just fostered a senior cat whose owner died from Covid, the instructions I received from the state was she is technically being ‘quarantined ‘ here, and to not let her sleep in my bed. It’s a small apartment so I let her out in the living room and under the couch she goes. Luckily she only has 2 hiding places really: couch and desk. If I needed to I can get to her. Once I find her in one spot she usually just transfers to the other.But the roommate traffic keeps her hiding. There is some progress, or a glimmer. She hides all day and explores at night, finishes her food and does her business. She’ll occasionally pop out during the day but hides quickly. But at night or now from her caves she has let me nuzzle the top of her head with a straw, and my hand. I leave my room door open and she checks out the windows, meows, scopes out the room. She doesn’t really go for the treats I got her, or hand feeding she just kind of turns her head away.
Slow down your heart beat?
@@mariahwhitneycelinejanetmadona being mindful of your breathing.
I’m gonna take some of this and apply where able!
I just adopted a 3 YO male Maine Coon who unfortunately sought shelter under my couch in my living room. I’ve given him his litter box, food and water as well as the carrier his previous owner brought him in. So far, most progress I’ve made is by talking to him in a soft, somewhat maternal voice and keeping my eyes closed, talking towards his safe place. I got him to come out and look at me this way, and he would slowly reach out and extend a paw which I didn’t know what to do with so I just kept talking. Baby steps, we’re two days in and I can’t imagine how confused and sad he must be. Can’t wait to show him how much love I have :)
We adopted a heavily abused cat from a cat hoarder home. The SPCA had almost decided he was not able to be adopted but saw a little spark in him. He hid from us for 2 full days in his cupboard. He got into a shoebox that was inside another box.
Eventually he started smooching our hands from his box.
He bit us a few times while we adjusted to his limits. He would panic and back track.
2 years on he jumped onto my lap for the first time and settled down. He loves kisses. His tail shivers when he gets excited and he will run at his favourite people.
So glad got to show him what love looks like.
I wish there was a "love" option on here! That is an amazing story! I love hearing about animals who got out of a terrible situation and get to learn what life is really supposed to be! 😻😻😻
@@kaitlyne1870
Me too!
What a beautiful story! We need more people like you in this world.💙🦋
They don't allow this in Australia, they hate felines and you need a lot of money
You are lucky.
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My favorite thing to do with older fosters is to read to them! I just go sit in the room while they nap or rest or check out the window, and I read. What ever I'm already reading, fiction, non fiction, Bible, stuff for work, news, I read OUT LOUD to our guests and it does wonders for warming up our tenuous relationship.💓💗💖💞♥️❤️
Really great idea, because cats and dogs do respond to our voices. And reading to them is very calming to them. I noticed they like a certain kind of Jazz music too, when I am busy and listen, they find a spot to watch and relax.
That's such a great idea! I'm going to adopt a cat as soon as the social distancing eases up and we can meet the cats again...so excited :)
I love this idea!
I just got a mom and kittens, and I would think the mom is feral, if the rescue hadn't told me any different. I'd like to think she likes when I talk directly to her. I am going to try this!
I just love that idea ❤️
Please put on auto-generated captions for hard of hearing like me. Thank you.
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Also me. English is not my first language. I don't live in the USA. The accent is fast and hard. But I can read fluently.
Whom ever closed captioned this must have been watching something else along with it. English, Please.
I’ve never been a cat momma until I brought 2 rescue cats home 10 days ago. I’ve always had dogs. The kitties have been in the shelter for over a year but are doing well! I’ve been watching a boatload of videos and implementing what I’ve learned. Looking forward to your video tomorrow!
Christi Mayes thanks for taking in cats mine have saved my life and helped me improve my health.
Awesome of you to take them! I wish I could take a few more, but I have as many as I can handle. Good Luck with your kitties!
I'm a similar story. Always had dogs. My last of a trio passed 2 yrs ago. And I took in a Flame point siamese (feral)2 months ago. And tomorrow she will be getting a brother. 6 to 9 month old Male lynx point siamese. Both thru a local TNR group on wonderful people.
How are you doing so far? I’m thinking of adopting my first kitten
OK so I just checked and found out that no shelters within an hour of me need any Foster’s! It seems that people have come out in droves to volunteer to foster. I live in Northern Colorado.
That's so awesome! Same thing happened in my county here in southern Wisconsin! I cried tears of joy reading that article... 😻💙🙂💙😻
Same on Eastern Long Island!
They sure did, at the time of the publication of this video. Check back. It's kitten season right now, so there should be rescues needing fosters again.
Some of the folks may not be able to continue to foster when "normal" resumes, some will. I believe everyone who has fostered during this past year learned some life long lessons. I think the most important lesson most folks learned is the motto, "Adopt don't Shop"
For anyone considering fostering during this tough time, I'd like to tell you that I have found more joy in my animals than anything else during these stressful times. They are way more entertaining than television, I could watch them for hour's and not get bored. They just give me love and laughter every single day. Let's get these animals into foster homes! You never know, you might just make a friend for life.💓
I agree whole heartedly!! My fish were the best investment I purchased this year!!!
I had a bookshop in Ohio wherein shelter cats were fostered and then adopted by customers. More than 50 were adopted from my shop over the years. I then wrote a series of novels about the experience (Shelve Under C is the first) to encourage other shops to look into fostering dogs, cats, rabbits, etc. The business that took over my location continued to foster, thankfully.
Sadly here in France local shelters have closed (SPA) because they fear abandonment because people fear they spread the virus and dump their loved pets :(. Also I have found out that putting canned food onto your hand when we first got our kitten made her crawl out from under the bed and be more trusting towards us ;)
Putting food on your hand is a good idea! Then every time they interact with hands, they get a reward instead of having to put up with being touched by someone they don't trust yet. That's awesome!
I'm currently fostering 3 kittens. One was found on the side of a street dying and the 2 was from a mom cat. They're currently doing well even amidst the quarantine^^ Thank you Jackson for these tips.
We already just got 3 cats within the last few months. The first cat we adopted from someone not taking care of him. Nero, he is now a slightly plump cat (protective against liver issues later in life because of the struggle to eat, the body fat buys them time as they wither away if I understand that correctly) and he's bigger than the other cat of the same age.
The second cat we found dying on our door step covered in mange. Rubbing his ears and mange with Olive Oil and skin lotion or Aloe wasn't ideal, so I ended up rubbing his ears and stuff with Coconut Oil and his ears would get so soft, and he liked it, and like drinking the coconut oil, and the dead skin would just flake right off. Coconut oil all the way. Check your dollar store if you have to, $1-3 dollars is enough. Lucian is a few months younger than the cat Nero left behind, but Lucian is the same size lol. That cat that stayed at the home we rescued Nero from just wasn't getting fed properly. Glad we saved Nero.
The third cat is Nero's brother and the old lady that had him (his name was Sammy, we renamed him Dante to go with the theme the other 2 had) couldn't really take care of him, so we adopted him into the fold. This was the hardest cat. Isolated him in my room, where he had a litter box. I tested boundaries and he was not too happy. At one point when I was holding him he started clawing my shoulder, so when I tried to put him some place high and safe, he slapped the crap out of me.
Pap! Pap! PAPAPAPAPAPAPAPAPAPAP and then right under the ear.
I put him down and when I did that thing where you put your fist near him he'd bite me.
After 2 days he was still not too happy to be around me, but on the third day he broke, and missed me so bad. Now he sleeps next to my head at night and purs full blast.
Now all 3 cats follow me around the house everywhere, sleep together, play together, fight together, groom each other... If I feed them and then go downstairs, they follow me down stairs. When I come back upstairs they start eating their food again. They are all crazy cats.
An autistic boy named Nero after Devil May Cry character. Lucian was supposed to be our first son if we ever did have a kid, Lilith or Lina was going to be our first daughter, and we went with Dante because the main character from Devil May Cry series is Dante.
So there ended up being a theme.
We just don't have money or resources for a new cat to foster and we have a dog and that gets tricky. We're going to get a cat tree soon, we just haven't had much excess cash.
Can't believe anyone read all this, but then again people love reading about other people's animals.
Absolutely! I read the whole thing because your story is fascinating! I'm so glad you rescued the kitties and take great care of them. On behalf of the entire feline community, THANK YOU!!!! 😻🤗💙😻
Edit: Also, cat trees are great but they are expensive. You can build them a tower of boxes, books (but they need to be all the same size width and length- thickest at the bottom), or even a pile of blankets or some clothes... Anything to get them further from the floor and they will appreciate it. Even better if you put it near a window they can look out! 🙂🙂🙂
You can also check Craig's List for used cat trees. We've has a couple of them and we picked them off the curb for free. They we're both in great condition. So yeah, give your local garage sales a try and take a drive around on garbage day, you'd be surprised at all the stuff people throw out in excellent condition just because they don't want it anymore.💁
When Marshals Home goods opens again they have cat trees and good things for lesser money then the pet stores. I got really good things there for reasonable money and build well. I bought cat stairs and scratching post. In the pet store it would have cost me a fortune.
@Perennial Rhythms Thanks for reading a year old comment. Got 2 more cats since then. Oh and a Cat Tree. XD Ain't gettin no used cat tree like someone recommended. Heck there was an abandoned one by the dumpster but last thing I want is a cat tree another cat peed on that our cats pee on to cover up the scent. XD
I just brought home my first cat from the RSPCA yesterday. Your videos were super helpful to getting him set up and comfortable
Aww❤️ goodluck
How did you start fostering because I have no idea how to start... like how do you contact the shelter, how do you apply, etc.
@@xxxooo41 i adopted my precious little brat not fostered, but typically just call the nearest shelter and ask if they do fostering
I’m new to fostering and started to foster just this year 2021 in Sri Lanka. I got stuck here in Sri Lanka during travelling the country due to the travel restrictions and since I’m seeing all these cats and kittens suffering outside fighting for food and shelter, I decided to help. It makes me so happy.
Thank you Jackson for all your work and free education to make it possible for people like me to get into fostering without the fear of not knowing what to do 🙏🏼🐱
*love the cat and he will love in return*
Facts!
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I am typically an optimist, but I do have one fear. That is, when people start going back to living life, they may give up on these fosters. Suddenly they don't have as much time for them. My hope is that those people will fall in love with the very pets they didn't really consider anything more than a quarantine companion. I hope many of the foster parents end up adopting... And I think many will. Actually, it's the ones that are adopting that concern me because fostering is, by it's very nature, a temporary situation. But if you adopt, make sure you're in it for the long haul, please. I hope everyone is staying safe, healthy, and sane!!!! 😻🤗💙😻💙🤗😻
QUESTION! If you're adopting a cat that was very malnourished, should you still do meal times or is free feeding ok while they get their weight back? When do you start doing meal times?
This week I adopted a cat that was severely undernourished. She spent 2 weeks with a foster before coming to us and she's really put good weight on her since she was rescued. However, now that she's finally actually eating, I don't know if leaving food out for her is ok, or if we should set some time limit on it, like a month or when she hits a certain weight. (We're slowly transitioning from the shelter's dry food to wet food cans and she's eating happily). She's a year and a half and looks like an 8 month old kitten.
I just started fostering for the first time, and I'm glad to know I made some good calls last week when Luna came into my house. Very validating watching this! Thank you :)
I did too for the reasons he said. I've never fostered before but adoptions are down and this cat was half shaved. So he was there for a month
See if I foster an animal then I'll have to adopt it. I love cats and dogs. Love your videos. My two cats are acting awesome thanks to your videos and knowledge
The shelter called us failed foster parents when we kept our fosters. They actually want the turnover. But that's OK. We love our cats.
We took in two kittens, we think at the time they were about 5 - 6 months old. We found them in an old garage on a property we bought, I started feeding them, they were obviously very hungry. I became their "meals on wheels" LOL That's what I would say when I pulled up to the garage, they would come running! I would drive 12 minutes twice a day to feed them. They began to trust us and let us pet them, they loved the attention! I had to wear gloves because I have an allergy to cats, plus they were very dirty and COVERED with fleas! They had worms too. Eventually we caught them in traps, very carefully and very quietly. I think they are called Have a Heart traps?? Took them to get spayed, they are both little girls, which we didn't know until then. The idea was to take them back to the property and let them go, but I couldn't do it. We had built some trust over a few months, I didn't want to think we abandoned them. So being the sucker that I am for animals, brought them to our house, we set up the back porch for them. (enclosed porch) And after watching this video, we did everything right! lol They spend their days going in and out of the house, they are mostly in though. (just to porch, not outside)
And now they have been here over a year. Olga is a beautiful black and white cat, I guess she is a Tuxedo cat? Her sister Oogy is part Calico and something else. Not beautiful, but she is pretty cute. They look SO much better! Their fur is SO much better! Softer and shiny and healthy. Bright happy eyes.... to look at pictures of them when we first found them, it's pretty sad. They both LOVE attention, they come when you call them, they are playful, they let me brush them a little, they are still skittish though, noises scare them easily, a home with kids would not be good, but they still won't let us pick them up, i THINK other cats would be ok, how would I know for sure? They seem interested in our cat, Kitty, but Kitty won't have any part of another cat.
Kitty was left behind when my parent's neighbors moved away, she has been with us 9 years now, she is about 14 .... this is her forever home, and I have to say, she is THE BEST CAT EVER!!! We still say to this day, we don't know how anyone could leave her, she is SUCH a good kitty!
I am still hoping to find a home for Olga and Oogy together, I want to make sure they will be loved and taken care of. It's hard to find cat people, I think most people are dog people.
Anyway . . . thank you Jackson for your videos and all you do!
3 weeks ago I actually (accidentally) started fostering kittens for the first time EVER! These 4 little babies were born in a dangerous place and would not have survived there if they'd been left with the mom (I'm contacting rescues about how we can catch her when this quarantine is over), so they are now my foster babies. They are the reason I've been binge watching you and The Kitten Lady for the past 3 weeks! I'm SO glad I found the Kitten Lady videos as soon as I got them home because I didn't know how to stimulate them to go potty and I didn't even know what questions to ask a vet/rescuer over the phone!
I'll tell you what though, they are all healthy little mojito kitties! In just one week they are going to the vet for their shots (I did talk to the vet and they said to wait until then for their first vet visit based on some questions they asked me) and one of the kittens already has a new family who have fallen in love with her through photos/videos.
I am now in love with fostering kittens and I'm eager to continue fostering whenever I can!
Thank you Jackson! I recently started fostering because I wanted to help kitties. It’s such a great experience every time I welcome them home and watch them grow but saying goodbye is the hardest. Each good byes are the same as my first batch of fosters. I worry if they’ll go to a great home.
hi cat daddy. stay well.
blessings
Thanks so much Jackson! Fostered 7 cats so far through Covid! ALONG WITH MY 4 CATS!!!💛💚
Perhaps someone can help me here,
my dumbass parents got a female maine coon from someone (11 months old) to introduce to a male mainecoon (5yrs) in hopes of getting kittens, while I was away.
And they did everything wrong, they just released the poor female cat in the same room with the male cat and he at first was curious but she attacked him and now he is extremely aggressive. He got into her room once and managed to bite her (thankfully no damage) and now she is very stressed and I have no idea how to help on this situation.
I just had a huge argument with my family bc it’s pointless to try and explain complicated animal psychology and behaviour. Sorry for posting it here but Im lost.
I just adopted a black cat named Mister today. He has been at the shelter since January and is 2 and a half yrs old. He now has his forever home. The shelters will need donations now please more then ever. Keep in mind you can also still adopt. It is a bit different now considering the circumstances. I met them out side and filled out the paper work well they got him ready then we went home together. The extra time we have now will allow us to properly introduce him to his new pride/family. I hope everyone is well and safe.
Mandy Coultis How did you decide on him? Have you met him before or spent any time with him? I’m wanting to get a cat but I want to get one that is right for me, that’s why I’m asking.
I’m fostering 5 adults removed from a hoarding situation. I hope I will be able to get some of them adopted out together once adoptions are opened back up.
Great news!! Remember to get them spayed and neutered, hope it goes well
I've just been offered to foster from a charity as I love cats and I'm super knowledgeable about cats and basically all animals. I'm autistic so I can't have dogs (noise sensitive) I've always loved cats more I'm so excited and I'm going to do my best to get my flat perfect for all animals that enter my home.
I became a Foster Mom on the 24th. Jade has made lots of progress but still a ways to go. I am being patient. Thanks for all you do!
I can't foster. If I do, I will just end up adopting. I fall in love too easily.
Instead I adopted 2 cats from the local shelter who are the more undesirable ones. The one has FIV, which scares potential owners away from them and the other is shy to the point of being nasty to new people. Integrating them with my other 2 cats is going well so far.
“ introduce your pets slowly “
Me who has birds: 👁👄👁
I'm waiting impatiently for my first fosters of the season. I specialize in neonates, but all we've gotten in so far are pregnant mommas. :(
We took in a senior cat to give him a better life … he’d been living in a home that the owner had left 4 years ago … she would go in every week or so to leave food. He’s been with us 3 weeks and is still hiding in the master bedroom, under the bed. He now runs around that room but doesn’t come out.
(Our home is all open … there are no doors.)
He has bonded with hubby but will only come to me when I have food.
My 19 yr old fezz passed in February. I have an adoption appt on Saturday. I am very nervous for a new friend . I have thrown out all of her things. Any suggestions on a diet ? I wanted to eventually do a raw diet but I need some direction. Thanks
How long tell my cat even likes me been like 5 days 😂
I've been fostering for a year or so, mainly ferals and never introduce them to our own cats, is that okay? Do the have to introduce them to the rest of the house? Or is it okay that they stay separate?
Me and my fiancee will be moving to reno nevada to our home and we will foster elderly dogs and cats, we obviously will take only the number we can handle... Thank you for this video! I already saved to re watch when the time comes!! Thank you, Jackson!
I absolutely adore fostering cats, especially adult cats and cats with special needs. I'm on my fourth cat in 4 months and she's a medical foster because she needed a spay and TECA surgery before she is even remotely ready to go to a new home. She's currently recovering from her TECA surgery and is doing well. Three of my fosters have hid from me for some amount of time and my trick to helping them warm up to me is basically leaving them be and just occasionally talking to them. The biggest challenge I'm facing now is that I've recently acquired a 6 month kitten that will be mine who's ready to leave her base camp after only 3 days!
Do you have suggestions for a person living in a smaller home, such as a studio or one bedroom apartment? How do you foster 1+ cats to create a Basecamp, have 3 litter boxes, and keep their food/hunt areas separate?
I fostered a neglect case for my first ever foster, she was my absolute favorite foster! We became so bonded, it was hard to give her back, but it was such a rewarding experience to watch her gain weight and grow her patchy fur back!
I've been fostering for a local rescue for 8 months now. I can say I love it. Watching these video's have helped so much. I have 5 fosters right now and I love them as my own but I know foster means temporary.
On their channel Flatbush Cats said an ideal room for new fosters is a bathroom because generally there’s under space for hiding.
I wish I could get a rescue cat. Unfortunately my current kitty just doesn't play well with others. He's such a good boy but he hates any strangers. He's just my home boy.
We just adopted two littermates - an orange and white boy named Spot,and a calico girl named Patches.We got their base camp set up in our spare bedroom - their litterbox,food and water bowls,and a box with a towel in it.This is their first day with us,we can hear them from the living room if they start meowing.They spent a lot of time underneath the fish tank stand sleeping,and paying with one of those round cat toys with the tracks and balls going around it.Patches is a little shy right now,and Spot is more of a mama's boy.
3:40 Last time I acclimated a cat I spent the first day just laying on my back on the bed so the cat could snuggle up to me whenever he wanted to. He wasn't a shelter cat though he was a kitty from a litter, but he missed his mom and his siblings... It's weird to remember that kitty, since the cat died over a decade ago.
I rescued a cat 2 weeks ago n wasn’t able to set up basecamp since I already have 2 cats that dominate everything. My problem is my beta cat is trying to assert dominance over my alpha cat who’s being nice to the rescue and attacking the rescue whenever she gets the chance. I have no idea how to help the situation other than making my room out of bounds for my new bully cat. Any tips?
Thanks to you and @Kittenlady I took in a friends cat this week to love. much love for all you do
Jackson Galaxy is the king of helping cats. I want to start fostering in my area and I'm learning a lot.
I wish to Foster cats in future! Now I got to first learn how to take care of my two fur babies
My poor new foster cat. 6 years old, scared and angry and I just wish Jackson would hold me and tell me she'll be ok. I'm going to take everything back to step one and start from scratch with her.
I wish I knew about blocking under the bed at first 🤣🤣🤣 first three days was a thing lol
Bringing home a foster kitten today! He's shy and was considered "unadoptable" at the moment and would be locked up for another month before getting socialized more (due to lack of staff).
We just got two more cats. And now we have a total of four. I have to say, there is never a dull moment. I'm absolutely loving it.
i can do it! just gotta make sure my landlord doesn't find out...
Haha
These videos are so helpful I just got a new cat and I love your training style
I’m getting my cat today but I’m taking the cat straight to the vet first as they’ve never been checked. Do you think it’s a good idea that
I’m taking him straight to the vet before letting him settle in the new home? Would appreciate your advice! Also your videos have been so helpful !
I’ve adopted 2 this summer so far 🥰 I LOVE them.
We’ve just took on two 18 month boys, they just hide behind the sofa 😔
Thankyou Jackson, great tips for me my two cats and two foster kittens.
I'm adopting a fostered 3 year old cat today who is fiv positive. He'll be an only cat.
I disagree with you, when you say cats arn't allowed to go under the bed. As long as they can hide from you and still see you - it is fine. What someone should do then is - do nothing, read a book, take a nap (with a good distance to them). Doing nothing also means, don't stare them down, but make sure somehow, you noticed them coming near.
This is a great vídeo but it just makes me so sad i got a cat but a moth later i found out that my mom was alergic to cats a few days later my mom told me that we had to give away my cat to a shelter i still cant stop crying i knew that cat since it was a baby😔.
You should kick your mum out, see how she likes it. I hope that cat has gone to a better home. You could donate money to a shelter.
People overaxaggerate allergies to pets, keep it!
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Jackson .... You said that the adoption is going down in the US. On the contrary, in Sweden the adoption during the pandemic goes up significantly. I have contact with several shelters across Sweden and the people there have up to their necks to handle adoption applications.
I have to mention, though, that not everyone may adopt a cat or a dog in Sweden. There are strict rules over here to safeguard animals’ rights and health. One can’t just pass by or call a shelter to adopt a cat or a dog. One has to first fill in an application and provide a lot of information. Then, you get an interview, so the shelter management determines if you have the mental health and the financial capabilities to qualify for adopting an animal. After that, 2 representatives will come to visit your home to further qualify you and the place. If approved, it’s not over yet. Then, you get the animal to stay with you for approximately 4 weeks to see if things work out. If the things don’t go in the right direction, you don’t get to keep the animal. The application fee (~50 Euro) won’t be refunded. One last thing: I don’t know about the US, but adopting a cat from a shelter in Sweden costs totally between 150-250 Euro (application fee included). The animal doesn’t come for free even she/he is from a shelter. This adoption process takes time and costs money, but ensures that the animals end up in good homes, as having a pet comes with great responsibility.
By the way, there are no (absolutely ZERO) homeless dogs in Sweden, but it’s estimated that there are around 10,000 feral/homeless cats out there.
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First time cat foster here, I got my little man today he is 5 weeks and is sick with your regular abandon kitten stuff,( eye gunk, worms, ect) He want's nothing but to be on my shoulder he follows me like a lost puppy. This video has helped shed some light on what my little guy needs while he stays with me.
...IF they leave you.😉🐱🐅🐈🐅🐆🐈🐅🐆🐅🐈🐆🐆
Hi, Jackson My cat's brother died. Poor Sammy seems mystified, sad ,even, if that is possible. Do I get him a companion?
Signed up for fostering last night🙋🏼♀️ Can't wait to get my first cat!😍
How's it been going so far?
I am picking up a 6 week old blind kitten tomorrow. The shelter was going to euthanize him. I have a 2 yr old friendly cat. Will do these tips and any advice you guys can give me.... please send to me. And the shelter said they “think” she is blind 🤷♀️. Will be taking her to my vet this week
And now we need to learn post-COVID that post-quarantine we will witness an enormous abandonment of animals as people return to “reality “. Don’t push adoption early in a pandemic because people will dump animals when they get their freedom back 😢
Interesting he says don't try to pick them up. My white kittie Zelda has a real problem with being picked up even after 10 months with me so I don't do it. I let her come to me on her terms. She's a very sweet cat. When no one's home that's when she comes to me for some one on one attention, purring, etc.
I found a kitten on Memorial Day. I couldn't leave him because he was crying loud and after 2 hours it's mom never came and he finally came to my son. We were going to foster and find him and find him a home, my main concern having a 2 year old cat with a 4 week old. It was scary the way my cat hissed at him and wanted to kill him. The next day, they started playing under the door Crack. Now the 2 year old is grooming my 4 week old and my son is attached. We even had to name him to get veterinary treatment. So much for fostering
I'm fostering a pregnant cat. I've had her for about a month. I was told she would deliver in a couple of months, but as you see she has not delivered. I've looked like crazy to find out how I can tell how far along she is but with no results. *sigh* She is a small calico cat. I can't see her nipples with so much fur. She seems a bit larger but not a lot. It's not obvious to me. I have even wondered if she is pregnant although I believe she is. I guess I'm just too anciouse for those cute little kittens.
I will probably keep the mom but don't want the kittens after they are 6-8 weeks. They will go back to the humane Society for adoption. Winnie the pregnant cat is just the perfect cat for me. She doesn't scratch things, other than the cat scratcher I got her. She doesn't get on counters, which is important to me. She purrs so loud and nicely. She likes her head rubbed and will sometimes start to bite or scratch but I just tell her NO and she stops at least for a while. Sometimes she will go down my hallway and make the loudest meows/Yows. It doesn't bother me - I think it's cute so I just listen.
i am fostering a cat for 2 weeks starting tomorrow. I have 2 cats myself. I live in a 1BR apartment with no doors except on the bathroom. How do I keep the foster seperated???
I've been fostering kittens during this quarantine. I'm only on my second litter of kittens while still having most of the first. They were all found outside and need socialization to get used to people. It's not easy, the kittens don't want to me touched and some of them need eye medicine that I need to apply and the newest batch has worms which was pretty gross when I saw vomit with worms in it. My first litter have come to the point of associating me with their wet food so they all purr and come running when I come in their area. Being able to pet them and have them purr and rub on me is rewarding after weeks of them running away from me.
We trapped a stray cat that was looking very unwell. Took him to the vet to get checked out and fixed. We're keeping him in a large cage in the garage for now because we have another cat who is terrified of cats and even the smell would stress her out. She goes Ferrel and attacks us if she sees another cat out the window.
The worst part is the stray has an eye infection so we have to try to sedate him and put eye drops in twice a day which is not an easy job. Trying to help him feel safe but having to pick him up seems to be reversing any progress we're making.
We'd love to keep both cats. Does anyone have advice on how to support these two? Any suggestions would be much appreciated xx
just brought home two foster kitties today. its my first time fostering so im pretty excited but also nervous. i took them out of the crate and one of them pooped in my hand immediately and they’re infected with worms 😊😊 so fun and exciting lol wish my luck
I couldn’t find a video about this, but I just got 2 new kittens cause I didn’t want one of them to be lonely. They were fostered by someone else for about 2 months and now I have them but how do I get them to feel more comfortable in their new surroundings: inset up their base camp in my room so they get comfortable with me but they just want to hide under the dresser and sleep.
Jackson I need help!!! I have 9 kittens that are under a year old. Plus one of my females just had 5 kittens again 2 days ago. I'm very stressed out and they need to find a few good homes. Our shelters are not accepting any animals at this time because of what the world is going through. But I can't afford to feed them all. The shelter close to me is not a no kill shelter. I don't trust any close to me. I've asked every one I know to spread the word if anyone is interested. I need any suggestions or help you can give me. I have adults that are all been fixed except like I said a female.
Great and effective tips. This is the way to do it thank you. I did almost all of these and she warmed up very quickly
hey. so i took a kitten off the streets, she was sick, had an abcess below the jaw, ears infected with some bacteria and mites, also she got some hairless spots on her body because of a fungus and she has an infection to one of her eyes. took her in (I already have a tomcat 1,5 years) and began to treat her. the treatment for her ears, eye and skin took like two weeks. when i found her, she was on the strees for like a week until i was able to foster her. she was soo loving, she was comming to me when she saw me, stood in my lap sleeping peacefully, making biscuits, buuttt when i was finally able to take her in and treat her, all the magic had gone away. she is avoinding me now, meawing when i take her into my arms and tries to escape. i am wondering if i should adopt her or give her to adoption. now, i wonder, will she ever return to that loving behavior towards me or that ship had sailed? because i already have a cat that is fussy about staying into my arms. he's that kind of cat that wants to be loved with the eyes :))
We have just fostered two kittens 5 days ago and unfortunately I had to bring them to the vet, because one of them has an eye problem. So i have to treat hthe little one two to three times a day getting medicine into the eyes. I´m really worried, that they will never trust me. At the moment they´re constantly scared :(
I just became a foster family and your vids helped so much. I’m fostering 4 kittens
Can someone give me advice? I live in a small apartment. How do I make a homebase in a small space?
I took in a foster dog, he just found his forever home. Our foster kitty should come to us this week 🥰
Just got my first foster cat!
I want to offer my home for homeless cat, feed, training, play times, if no one wanted to adopt the cats, my place always welcome cat feel free to live but safe all the times till the last breath...
"Slowly, slowly"... just like an ASMR haha
Jackson I'd love to start fostering again but my two year old cats already get aggressive with each other when they see another cat/raccoon outside (turned aggression). Do you think its possible to foster (if done correctly)??
My girls don't like foster guests either. We have a separate room and sometimes they NEVER meet my cats, but they get time alone to just process life and get one on one from me. If my girls calm down, they meet the foster. If not, we just keep everyone seperated.
Just got a foster yesterday. She’s friendly and smart.
Do they have to be introduced to the rest of the home? I have s large basecamp room. She will get lost in the rest of the house.
Well done for fostering, you are saving lives!! If u have other cats probably not unless she has been quarantined in that room for at least 2 weeks so she doesn’t spread anything to your resident cats. If you don’t already have cats you can but if that room is already very big you don’t have to as she’s just a foster cat and is only there on temporary basis.
Guys, anybody has any tips about fostering in Germany?
I am fostering for the first time. She is a beautiful 14 month old calico. Its wonderful.
the mother cat cleans the kittens then they play rough with her then she attacks them and sometimes squishes them whats going on is she punishing them ?
I love fostering!!! Going on about 10 years now!
I want to cat-a-fi my room any advice?
Also eat your cereal and unnus annus
I love them because Im animals lover too
Thanks Jackson. We are fostering 2 kittens from the shelter i am volunteering at. All fine but they keep messing up some of the plant pots. The big ones that I can't place hight up. Any tips???
Maria Eirini Koureli I would try putting some kind of deterrent near the plants such as a motion detecting air spray. It will surprise the cats and make them want to stay away from that area without hurting them. There are also ones that vibrate or flash lights, just make sure it’s automatics they don’t see you as the bad guy. You could also try putting citrus juice or another thing that smells unpleasant to cats on the pots. Not that I’m an expert, but that’s what I would try. Thanks for fostering and I hope your kitties are doing well!
Cats don’t like citrus. You can put some lemon peels on the dirt of your plants. It’s important not to use any kind of essential oils because they’re very dangerous for cats. But you can use the rind of lemons or oranges.
Can you fashion a cover for the soil so they can't dig anymore? Usually I've had zero success at keeping a cat away from something, it takes changing the environment so they can't destroy it. :-)
@@attheranch873 thank you. This was my first effort. Tried it for a few days it only made them more curious. They are about 16 weeks old. After that I tried sprinkle some cayen peper on the soil. But also didn't help much.
@@cynthiacampbell7277 thanks. Maybe I can try that. Somehow. The plant pots are too large to be moved around. And though I adove having the kitties over I am totaly in love with my plants. :)
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Kitten under bed already 😔😔😔
Hello not sure if doing this right but trying
You’re doing a very noble job!