Hi,
This is a task that Kristine and I have been meaning to get onto for some time. We need more foster homes. We'd like to have a nice healthy list across the US of people that could take in a cat or two if they had to.
We understand that many breeders worry about infection, and of course they should be careful. But please consider being able to temporarily being able to erect a great dane crate in the garage away from your cats... even such a thing may be very useful to Rescue in the short term. In those cases, it may only be a couple days, long enough to get that kitty a health cert and onto a plane to a longer-term foster.
For the pet owners, fostering is a feel-good experience. The poor kitties do not deserve the disruption to their lives, they do not deserve to be discarded, they are scared and unsettled. Being able to help them and see them find wonderful new homes where they will be adored really is a wonderful feeling. And of course, if it should happen that that kitty turns into your own pet then so be it. We do feel that the foster should be able to adopt the cat if it works out that way.
In general, the cats we've had into Rescue have not arrived sick and have not stayed in Rescue long at all. Savannah Rescue is fortunate enough to have hundreds of folks on our email list that truly JUMP on any available Savannah. The work is often in wading through the great homes to find the most perfect one.
And lastly, we don't get a lot of Savannahs into Rescue. Indeed, recently we've found that many of the breeders of the cats we are contacted about have been ready, able and willing to take back their own cats. It's been really pleasing to see this...even if it is the right thing to do, we all know that not all breeders are created equal. Even though we've been fortunate recently we DO need to have some foresight, and having a list of people that would consider helping out if need be, that would be great!
Please help Kristine and I reduce our stressload by volunteering to consider being on our foster list. Having a list is a great start to being able to deal successfully with an unexpected influx of cats. There's no predicting when that may happen!
Please email one of us, brigitte@... or gattobello@... , if you would consider being on our list.
Thank you!
Brigitte & Kristine
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Brigitte Cowell
Kirembo Savannahs
www.kirembosavannahs.com
brigitte@...
Rescue Coordinator, Savannah Rescue
The Savannah Cat Club
www.savannahcatclub.com
Brigitte Cowell Moyne