First Day as Foster Parents!

Dan and I have talked about possibly fostering.  Well, today it became a reality.

Yesterday the shelter posted that they were in immediate need for fosters for a couple of set of kittens.  I immediately called Dan and told him about them and asked if he wanted to try.

The kittens we requested only need a foster for 2 weeks since they are 6 weeks old.  However, they have an upper respiratory infection so they are getting meds.  Oh, and they are eating regular wet and dry food.

I figured this would be the best scenario for first time fostering.

So, this morning picked up the kittens.  I was nervous and excited.  It's been so long since I've taken care of a kitten - 1988 was the year to be exact!

Day 1 is in the books and they are doing well.  We have them set up in Esa's crate.  Plenty of room for them, their food, toys and litter box.

So far, so good for the foster parents too.  The kittens were good at taken their meds, have been using the litter box, and using the scratch pad.  Dan made a special trip to Petsmart on the way home without telling me to pick up some toys and a scratch pad.

What a day!

Today was one of those days that just didn't go as planned.

I headed out to the Jeep to go to a networking meeting and it didn't start.  Luckily, we have AAA! Free towing to the shop!  This was the first time in the 12 years we've had the Jeep it has ever had to be towed for not running.

Come to find out the mechanic thought it was the alternator so we'll see if I have any other problems.  

On the bright side - I'm getting a new iPhone! I found a deal $99 for a 6s 128.gb. Unfortunately it he only color for that price is rose and Dan doesn't want that color. 😜 So we'll still need to get one for him.

Another fun thing that happened today was we finally got to see the baby bunnies in our yard - 4 of them! 

Will it ever get easier?

So once I changed my Instagram to Daily Zed, I started following a lot of dogs and animals in general on ther.  I found so many dogs that looked like Zed. Chauncey with ckc_advetures who I originally saw on Tails of Gray Rescue (tailsofgray). Another was Elmer with Elmertakesmanhattan.  Elmer REALLY looks like Z.

Elmer hasn't been doing well the last couple of days, and the hurt for Z has really come back from me looking at Elmer's pictures. Does it ever get easier? 

My heart goes out to Elmer and his family. I so understand what they are going through. 

I just wish I could hug Esa and Zed again. 🐶💔