BUT...
Today my boyfriend's sister called me about 3 kittens in need of bottle feeding. It's not concrete, but soon I might have kitties for a good 8 weeks or so, who will of course be spayed or neutered and adopted out to people I trust. I might keep one...which would be awesome.
Who knows what'll happen.
I still have mixed feelings. I prefer piggies because if they're full grown, you don't have to feed them every 2.5 hours. Sigh. But I'll take whoever is in need.
I still haven't gotten a home visit for guinea pig fostering yet, because of the snow and everything. I'm so afraid they will turn me down because my mother forced me to give my guinea pig to them years ago when I was maybe 13. Now I don't live with her for that and a few reasons, plus, at 19 you gotta move out eventually. But the little guy was way sick and mom wouldn't pay for treatment and I knew the only place he'd survive would be their guinea pig rescue.
Do you think they won't want me? I felt horrible about the whole thing, but what could I do? I tried, but it wasn't enough. I NEVER asked her to go out and buy a pig. She just came home with a guinea pig one day like she was giving me a candy bar after my previous one died. The pig had an abscess on his neck, his eyes and nose ran, and he looked miserable. My mom said "Petco vet said he was fine!" Uh...what? Doesn't look fine! Took him to Banfield and they said he had a chronic condition that would kill him without treatment. Mom refused to pay for "that rodent thing" and the next thing we knew, he was being surrendered to a kind foster lady in my area.
I feel horrible. I've tried to support the rescue and donate. I went down last week and saw him, he's 5 years old. And I felt horrible. I fed the pigs and held some of them. But I doubt they will choose me. If not, I guess I'll just donate money or something.
I really must be a horrible human being. :weepy:
Today my boyfriend's sister called me about 3 kittens in need of bottle feeding. It's not concrete, but soon I might have kitties for a good 8 weeks or so, who will of course be spayed or neutered and adopted out to people I trust. I might keep one...which would be awesome.
Who knows what'll happen.
I still have mixed feelings. I prefer piggies because if they're full grown, you don't have to feed them every 2.5 hours. Sigh. But I'll take whoever is in need.
I still haven't gotten a home visit for guinea pig fostering yet, because of the snow and everything. I'm so afraid they will turn me down because my mother forced me to give my guinea pig to them years ago when I was maybe 13. Now I don't live with her for that and a few reasons, plus, at 19 you gotta move out eventually. But the little guy was way sick and mom wouldn't pay for treatment and I knew the only place he'd survive would be their guinea pig rescue.
Do you think they won't want me? I felt horrible about the whole thing, but what could I do? I tried, but it wasn't enough. I NEVER asked her to go out and buy a pig. She just came home with a guinea pig one day like she was giving me a candy bar after my previous one died. The pig had an abscess on his neck, his eyes and nose ran, and he looked miserable. My mom said "Petco vet said he was fine!" Uh...what? Doesn't look fine! Took him to Banfield and they said he had a chronic condition that would kill him without treatment. Mom refused to pay for "that rodent thing" and the next thing we knew, he was being surrendered to a kind foster lady in my area.
I feel horrible. I've tried to support the rescue and donate. I went down last week and saw him, he's 5 years old. And I felt horrible. I fed the pigs and held some of them. But I doubt they will choose me. If not, I guess I'll just donate money or something.
I really must be a horrible human being. :weepy: