Sometimes having kittens running around isn’t all fun and games. I was in ninth grade (hard to believe it was three years ago when it felt like yesterday) when we had six kittens named after Friends characters: Ross, Chandler, Rachel, Monica, Joey, and Phoebe. They were cute and sweet.
I remember going off to school when I needed to say goodbye to Joey, my favorite. I looked in the cat igloo in horror: Joey and Ross were - dead! I was crushed and I still had to go to school. One by one, the cats dropped like flies. They had feline distemper. Honestly, I can’t tell you much about the disease, but it’s bad. They all died. All except Princess Monica Kesh.
Even with the sudden cat deaths and difficult big cats, being a foster home is great. I’m allergic to kittens, but it’s one of the most exciting things I do. If you live in the L.A. area and want a cute cat, I can totally hook you up. Sometimes the cats can be a pain, but it’s always an adventure.
Article comments
1 - Joanne Huspek
Good job, Maddy.
We usually adopt from shelters too. There are too many kitties in them not to.
2 - Melinda Loomis
Maddy, I adopted my cat Sophie from the Burbank Animal Shelter a couple years ago. She wasn't fostered but a lot of Burbank's cats are.
I'd love to foster if I lived in a house instead of a small apartment. I always saw myself eventually becoming my neighborhood's crazy cat lady anyway.
Although I can't take in any other cats, thanks to your Happy Strays link I've sent off my Ralphs Club card info to them. I really hope it helps. Ralphs gets way too much of my money anyway.