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FIV, FIP, & FeLV: A Primer for the Common Cat Lover

FIV, FIP, & FeLV: A Primer for the Common Cat Lover

by Lauren Gilpin | Oct 5, 2020 | Cat Fostering, Cat Medicine, Forever Foster, Helping Cats

It’s been a very busy season for most rescues – COVID-19 and its related “stay home” orders have spurred an uptick not only in demand for adoption, but in unwanted homeless animals. March and April are key months for rescuers involved in TNR (trap/neuter/release)...
Ziggy, The Perfectly Imperfect Foster Fail

Ziggy, The Perfectly Imperfect Foster Fail

by Jeff Moore | May 10, 2020 | Cat Fostering, Featured Foster

Jeff Moore is a volunteer foster with the Ferndale Cat Shelter. This is his story about fostering a senior cat named Ziggy, who he would eventually adopt.  I agreed to foster Ziggy from the Ferndale Cat Shelter last year toward the end of February. Several previous...

In Memory of a White & Ginger Lady

by Lauren Gilpin | May 4, 2020 | Cat Fostering, Featured Foster, Forever Foster, Forever Tails

This tribute was penned by our foster extraordinaire, Carol, after the loss of her forever foster, Tigger.   Tigger,a.k.a. Miss Tiggs, a.k.a. Twiggens, was taken to a vet  by her humans to be euthanized in 2018, at the age of 14, because the humans were moving...
5 Reasons to Consider Becoming a Cat Foster

5 Reasons to Consider Becoming a Cat Foster

by Ferndale Cat Shelter | Sep 17, 2018 | Cat Fostering, Featured Foster

Written by Catfe Lounge volunteer and kitten foster Lauren Gilpin. Follow Lauren and her adorable foster cats on Instagram – @laurenfosters! As a kitten foster mom and Catfe volunteer, I get to talk to a lot of cat lovers on a regular basis. People seem very...

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