Foster Cat (Sylvester)

Sunday 4/12 (Day 3)

Sylvester has opened up today. He’s told me his life story, if only I could understand meow.

When I woke up this morning Sylvester’s dry food bowl was empty! It’s always a relief when a new foster starts eating well. Cats can develop “fatty liver disease” in just a few days if they stop eating well.

The litter box had been used again! I was worried about his litter box use, since Sylvester is adjusting to being an indoor only kitty.

Sylvester’s met everyone, well all the humans, in the family now. He’s determined they are all his friends – and happily accepted pets from them.

It’s interesting how everyone has their own way of interacting with/petting pets. My husband said “oh this guy won’t last long”, as he exchanged head bumps with Sylvester. My daughter talked away to him, and pet him from head to tip of tail (which he loves as he circles back and forth in front of her). My son is the calmer voice, gentle hand out, then lots of head and cheek scratches.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday…

Sylvester continues to settle in well.

His brush arrived Monday. I call it the “brush of magic”. It’s actually a fairly cheap brush off Amazon. I keep having to order new brushes as foster cats fall in love with their brush and I pass it along to their forever family.

Today, Wednesday, I’m waiting for the new foster kitty condo to arrive. It will be our first plastic one.

The last foster kitties had Giardia. They required 3 rounds of treatment, and I cleaned non stop to get rid of it. Carpeted cat condos aren’t really cleanable, and Giardia cysts can live for months on surfaces. So hopefully plastic will make foster life easier and safer 🤞

Sylvester loves looking out the window. I’ve slid in a random end table into the bathroom so he has a window seat as we wait for the condo to get here…..