#foster cats

From PAWS (Pets Are Worth Saving) of Alabama: https://www.instagram.com/p/DZlpFpGkg8q/?img_index=3

I come requesting a favor.

See this cat?

This is Miss Moneypenny Lane.

Penny came to me under the name Lovebug, from my stepsister who was more interested in crack than in her cat. Penny was neglected and treated as a toy, rather than a living being with her own wants and needs--she didn't even answer to her own name. (Rather hilariously, she decided she was Penny when I cussed at a video game NPC. Both puns in her name were actually built up around what she decided she wanted to be called.) She's been with me for three months and in that time has gone from cowering under the bed and hissing to, well.

And in even better news, she has a forever home! She's traveling with me to New York in three weeks to meet her new mom.

Here's the thing.

This is expensive.

Her mom covered her spay, but I've been handling food and vet and vaccines and Miscellaneous Cat Stuff (toys, litter, etc.), and it's still another $225 to get her onto the plane--$150 pet fee from the airline and $75 for her certificate of health.

I think I can manage that part (I hope, although help would be great). What I know I can't do is that, plus the last of the stuff she needs for the trip. (Flying with a cat is...involved.)

If you're willing to help, I've got an Amazon list here. It's mostly "cats have bodily needs and we'll be on a plane" stuff, but there is also a set of luggage tags I'd like to put on her carrier. She'll be with me at all times and I'm flying at ass o'clock in the morning to minimize her stress so there won't be a ton of people, but when flying with a small creature dependent on me I find it best to subscribe to the Department of Redundancy Department school of thought.

Our flight leaves shortly after midnight on the 10th of July. Give us a hand?

being back home means pretty much jumping immediately back into rescue work

we were really hoping to be able to have some time to rest before trapping at this colony but one of the pregnant girls gave birth just as soon as we got back from animazement, so off to trapping we went!

we caught every female at this colony, including one from another right next door and the mama who gave birth! her babies were under a neighbors shed, so we left a note and they texted us back so we could go dig around for them yesterday

everyone is comfortable & recovering from surgery. mama bowie is at least 6-8 years old and ridiculously sweet, so she will for sure be placed up for adoption after nursing her babies and getting her own vet care!

we can only do this because of ya'll!