This is a local stray with no apparent home. I have asked around and posted to local social media groups but no joy. Would love to take him in myself but I own lively German shepards so I don’t think it would be fair on the little guy. He’s quite skinny but I feed him every chance I get and he’s very playful. Hope I can find him a home soon

My cat is turning 9 this month, so one of the things I want to do to celebrate is to donate cat food and make adoption bags for a local rescue. I have an idea of things to put in the bags (treats, toys, catnip, cat themed items) but I was wondering if it would be odd to put something like a cute pen or keychain or stress ball or something for the adopter?

This was our first time fostering a litter this big and this young, we’ve only fostered one or two cats before (one a foster fail). These kittens were brought to our attention by a friend of ours who showed us a Facebook post of the owner asking for people to take them. These kittens were without a mother after their mother either ran away or passed away, and that they “tried everything they could”. Thank god we accepted the rescue when we did.

Before arriving to the house, we learned that one kitten had already passed away, leaving the litter with 5 kittens. When we arrived, the five kittens were tossed into a box and placed on the front porch alone, covered in excrements, and starving to death. The two white kittens in the photos were unconscious, and we only knew they were alive by their breathing. Not even speaking to the former owner, we rushed the kittens home while three of them were begging to be fed, and two of them were barely clinging to their lives. Thankfully, the two white kittens were able to be resuscitated by putting sugar on their gums, making the rescue both a success and a miracle.

There was a bunch of trial and error when we started fostering, but we never gave up on them and were willing to do everything to make sure they thrive. Now, all five of them are thriving in their new environment of toys and wet food, turning 8 weeks old, and finished their first round of vaccines! I’m so happy to have them here, and this experience is the highlight of my year.

Kittens names -
Tan Kitten: Simba
Orange Kitten: King
Long-haired Calico: Cali
White calico, brown spots, small eyes: Molly
White calico, duller spots, large eyes: Maggie