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Hi Everyone,
I'm new to this forum but a long time lurker
I've been volunteering for a rescue group for about a year as both a foster parent and adoption counselor. I've been owned by cats my entire life but after a 4 year mourning period when my last died I adopted two kittens from the rescue.
Okay, enough about me.
I want to still foster and continue to save lives, but is it feasible in a one bedroom apartment? I'm currently fostering an adult male cat (my 8 month olds are girls) and for the first week he lived in my bedroom. I slowly introduced him to my girls and the hissing and swatting was awful. It's calmed down a little bit now and I allow him to roam the rest of my apartment when I'm home.
The rescue now wants me to take in another extremely shy adult cat. She's going to have to stay in my bedroom now too. And my girls are going to go through the stress of having another cat in the house.
1 - Anyone out there who fosters in a one bedroom apartment? How do your own cats react? How do you DO it?
2 - Do you ever worry about giving your own cats diseases by allowing the fosters to co exist with them? I just know that the cats/kittens I'm fostering have been tested for FIV and FELV and the kittens have their appropriate vaccinations and worming.
I really appreciate any advise you can give me. And thank you for reading.
I'm new to this forum but a long time lurker
I've been volunteering for a rescue group for about a year as both a foster parent and adoption counselor. I've been owned by cats my entire life but after a 4 year mourning period when my last died I adopted two kittens from the rescue.
Okay, enough about me.
I want to still foster and continue to save lives, but is it feasible in a one bedroom apartment? I'm currently fostering an adult male cat (my 8 month olds are girls) and for the first week he lived in my bedroom. I slowly introduced him to my girls and the hissing and swatting was awful. It's calmed down a little bit now and I allow him to roam the rest of my apartment when I'm home.
The rescue now wants me to take in another extremely shy adult cat. She's going to have to stay in my bedroom now too. And my girls are going to go through the stress of having another cat in the house.
1 - Anyone out there who fosters in a one bedroom apartment? How do your own cats react? How do you DO it?
2 - Do you ever worry about giving your own cats diseases by allowing the fosters to co exist with them? I just know that the cats/kittens I'm fostering have been tested for FIV and FELV and the kittens have their appropriate vaccinations and worming.
I really appreciate any advise you can give me. And thank you for reading.