Masuka - To be Adopted

Masuka - our special, fluffy foster. 

Masuka has found his forever home in time for Christmas. He's going to house with other dogs and cats, and two animal lovers... He's staying with us! Just kidding, but he's found another home with lots of other four-legged friends and some two-legged ones who will give him an extra special life. I will miss Masuka dearly - he snuggled with me all night and doesn't seem to mind being the only foster kitty here right now (Dexter and Morgan have moved to another foster home). Masuka has been at my side all day, chasing my slippers and coming up for snuggles. It will be hard to say good bye... if only we'd had room for just one more kitty...

Meet Miss Morgan

Morgan, like her sibblings Dexter and Masuka, will be at the Chinook Petsmart this Saturday from 1-3pm to meet with potential adopters! A handful of other ARF kitties will also be there, including Jinx and possibly Pita and Finnegan.

Morgan keeps up with her brothers and is super playful. She loves to cuddle too. Morgan had a rough start in life, but she's now happy and healthy. She gets along with other cats and doesn't mind the dogs in the house either. Like the rest of the litter, she also loves the humans in the house too!

Am I a kitty?

No, but you look like it in this picture. We think Tewks was trying to look like a kitty so he could play with the kitties. Sorry dude, you didn't fool anyone.

Tewks is significantly improved and is VERY mobile. He's a busy little boy and will require an active family to match. He'll be available for adoption later this week... just in time for ARF's big Adoptathon and Blow-out-Sale on Saturday and Sunday at Petsmart, Chinook location (there is also a cat adoptathon on Sunday at the Copperfield Tail Blazers from 1-3pm). For more details on all of these exciting events, see the ARF page. http://www.arf.ab.ca/index.shtml

And...another new first for us!

So we've fostered puppies, and we've fostered kitties... but never both at the same time... until now.

"Tewks" technically isn't with us for that long - we're taking care of him

until he gains more strength and until he's old enough to be fixed -

then he'll move to a 'real' foster home. Unless we want to keep him ... I mean, "keep" as in "keep fostering him" not "keep him" as in adopt him - we have enough!

We're also fostering part of a litter of kitties from Southern Alberta - 3 grey fuzzies (2 males & 1 female) and 1 grey & white fuzzy male. We're still figuring out their names so check back in the next few days. They are also young and not ready to be adopted yet.

It's funny to watch the new kittens with the fluffy puppy. I bet if they spent any amount of time together they'd become fast friends.

A change of pace... Again

At this moment I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of our newest foster puppy. "Wait a minute..." you ask... "I thought you were retired!?" - and this is true... or maybe we made a 'career change' as we switched to fostering ARF kittens. But all of our foster homes are full, I don't currently have any kittens, and we just couldn't say no to little "Tewks."

Tewks will be our second 'special needs' dog. We fostered "Foster" early this year. Tewks has 'swimmers syndrome' so he can't walk on his own even though he's six weeks old. This will be a new experience for us as we help him gain strength. He can't stand up on tile, wood or laminate floor so the exercise pen is set up in the kitchen with grippy, rubber mats to cover the ground. He should arrive any minute now.

ARF, and most other rescue groups, is full (both for dogs and cats) and the need for additional foster homes is great. The frigid and unforgiving Calgary weather has only made things worse. For more on a recent ARF rescue during the cold snap, check out another ARF volunteer's blog: http://arfdogs.blogspot.com/2010/11/when-its-30-below-zero.html (warning, content is disturbing).

I blinked and now they're all gone!

Well, it sort of feels that way. Lil Chase and his brother Walsh have just gone to their forever home, another young couple adopting their first cat companions together... so sweet. But it's not just S & T that will love them and spoil the, but their extended family as well. We're so delighted to see the two of them go together as they'll continue to keep each other company for years.

I can't help but feel a little sad to see these little pumpkins all go, but I know we couldn't keep them, and I know that all six of them have gone on to great, loving homes. Thank you to all of you who opened your homes to an ARF "Marmalade" kitty. What a great story.

These little guys first came to our attention at 4 weeks of age, but none of the local rescues had room. They stayed with their mom and kept feeding until there was space in a foster home. I knew they'd find their place, so I'm so happy we were able to take them in. It seems like just a few weeks ago I was desperate to find them a foster home and now they've found their forever homes.

Here's a picture of one of the litter when they were four weeks old - this would be either Turtle or Drama.

The house is quiet. I already miss them....when will the next ones arrive!? Not soon enough.

Chase & Walsh *may have found their forever home!*

Wow - it has been busy! We're currently down to two kittens - and those two just met with a family that's looking for a new addition... or two! It looks like these little guys may go to a home together after all, so they'll be able to play and snuggle together always. Ah, cute. This will be great for Chase - this was a super social litter, but Chase is just a wee bit more reserved than his littermates. Walsh will help him feel safe, secure and happy.

We'll keep you posted. Keep your paws crossed:)

Turtle is adopted!

Wow, what a busy day! This afternoon our little friend, Turtle went home with his new family - another awesome couple getting their first pet together! I remember how exciting that was! We are super, super happy for K & D as they bring Turtle into their life together. As with all our adoptions... we look forward to updates of how this little pumpkin is doing:)

Drama is adopted!

Drama met his forever home at an ARF animal showing at Petsmart and today he made the move to his new home - an awesome couple who will show him lots of love and cuddles. He left in his brand-new carrier on his brand-new bed, and is looking forward to his brand-new life with his new family. We're so, so, so excited for Y & T as they adopt their first pet together.

Babs & Murphy are adopted!!!

Lil Babs and her brother Murphy have just left with their forever family. They fell in love through the blog, and then Murphy sealed the deal when he curled up on their laps and fell asleep. It's meant to be! The house always seems quieter after an adoption and although we'll miss that pair, we're so happy for them and their new parents!