I've just opened a Christmas card that has some photos in it, sent from a kitten who I fostered earlier in the year (although I suspect that her humans helped her with the writing) and I'm having a good sob.

The photos are of little Rosie, all grown up and beautiful, having a run round in her garden, thanking me for looking after her when she was tiny.

If anyone wants to know why I foster and what I get out of it, this is it. This feel good moment of knowing that there is a happy family made up of humans and cats and that I played a part in making it happen.

Excuse me for getting all emotional over something so small- it was just so unexpected. Everyone hug their furries for me please.

Awwwww that's lovely how thoughtful of them,the people we bought our dog from insisted we gave them our email addy to keep in touch so we sent pics of him growing up but they never replied :roll:

I've just opened a Christmas card that has some photos in it, sent from a kitten who I fostered earlier in the year (although I suspect that her humans helped her with the writing) and I'm having a good sob.

The photos are of little Rosie, all grown up and beautiful, having a run round in her garden, thanking me for looking after her when she was tiny.

If anyone wants to know why I foster and what I get out of it, this is it. This feel good moment of knowing that there is a happy family made up of humans and cats and that I played a part in making it happen.

Excuse me for getting all emotional over something so small- it was just so unexpected. Everyone hug their furries for me please.

aww meds that's lovely! Soon as I get home I'll give every one of them a hug whether they want one or not. Of course, with the number Ive got (and fostering and babysitting), you do realise it will take me ages..

Sweet... you big softie :)

thats lovely, just shows how much they have appricated what you have, and still do. Big hugs to you medusa.

*sniff* aww Med! *sniff* a happy ending and Rosie contented and loved in her forever home! so fantastic!

innit great?!?! :lol:

I've just opened a Christmas card that has some photos in it, sent from a kitten who I fostered earlier in the year (although I suspect that her humans helped her with the writing) and I'm having a good sob.

The photos are of little Rosie, all grown up and beautiful, having a run round in her garden, thanking me for looking after her when she was tiny.

If anyone wants to know why I foster and what I get out of it, this is it. This feel good moment of knowing that there is a happy family made up of humans and cats and that I played a part in making it happen.

Excuse me for getting all emotional over something so small- it was just so unexpected. Everyone hug their furries for me please.i know its a little off subject but how do you get in to fostering dogs please i would love to help if i can ....thanks

I don't know how you do it Medusa..i would be a wreck everytime i had to hand one over!!..your obviously made of special stuff ...Keep up the great work!! I'll be sure to give Pagan a hug once he's stopped hanging upside down from his scratchin post.

i know its a little off subject but how do you get in to fostering dogs please i would love to help if i can ....thanks

kazads53 Send rainrescue a pm on here I am sure she will point you in the right direction :)

I would be just the same as you Medusa, how lovely when you see how worthwhile all the hard work was, you do a great job for the cats :)

Thank you for the compliments folks- I really don't do much apart from offering the kittens the same sort of snuggling and fuss that I'd offer a kitten if they were my own. I can let them go because I know that they are going on to live happy lives with loving families and because if I didn't then I wouldn't be able to help the next abandoned baby when the phone goes to ask me if I've got room for a small one.

Kazads53- there are loads of places that are crying out for foster homes, from South Yorkshire Animal Rescue, who I foster kittens for, to all of the people that rainrescue helps out. I'd foster puppies and dogs too, if it wasn't for the fact that I could only take in dogs who were proven to be OK with kittens and cats.