Follow the exploits of our resident pets and fosters. Our fosters are often cats and kittens in need of socialization and we delight in taking these hissy kitties and turning them into loving, affectionate, and adoptable pets for Austin Pets Alive!.
I last posted a couple of weeks ago and included videos of Amtrack being an amazingly snuggly little boy, especially when considering how feral he was when we first met him at Austin Pets Alive!. Tracey Rice commented on how cute he is and it occurred to me that, if all you have seen is this blog, you likely don't know how he looked in the beginning. At that time, it was believed he had sarcoptic mange although his hair loss was later determined to be from a combination of ringworm and a flea allergy. Either way, he wasn't looking or feeling very good. He's come a long way since!
Then:
Now (playing with his big foster brother, BK):
We are also fostering Chris, another formerly feral kitten who learning to trust people. He's currently living in our spare bathroom until he can be trusted not to run hide under a bed. He's figured out that people = food = good! Here he is eating his dinner off my lap while enjoying being petted.
A little over a month ago, just before we brought him home as a foster, Amtrack was suggested as a likely candidate for Austin Pets Alive!'s barn cat program. I think we can put that idea to rest.
Pardon the lighting. I had to reverse the camera on my phone so I couldn't use the flash. A bit of YouTube enhancement helped.
