OMG! I want to keep 3 of them!

[5cats1bun]

I haven’t let myself get to attached to the black one cuz I know she is off limits (my neighbor is taking that one, but that’s a reason I should cuz I will get to see her plenty). the other 3 are getting attached to me though and me to them. the little one I feel needs someone like me though as far as being gentle as she seems so fragile. how do you folks foster regularly….the last cat I ended up keeping to….not by choice (kinda) no one else would put up with her !

[Sarita]

My whole intent on fostering was to find new homes for my fosters and save more rabbits. You just want to screen very carefully their new home and do a home check so you can feel you’ve made the best possible decision for your fosters. Fostering can be very rewarding and very frustrating – it’s not as easy to find good homes as you hope and sometimes your rabbits get returned to you and it can all be a neverending cycle. You feel like you’ve taken one step ahead and then sometimes you take 2 steps back. I found it extremely hard to say no to taking rabbits from shelters or strays that needed a place but I finally realized that I had a commitment to the rabbits in my current care first and foremost. It is very expensive to foster – vet bills, hay and veggie bills, the cost for rabbit housing, ALOT of your time. I have not had a vacation in over 5 years because I don’t have any time or anyone I trust enough to care for my soon to be 14 rabbits again since I’m taking back 2 of my fosters (one of my 2 steps back) because the adopters are losing their home. It took me awhile into rescue to get a reality check and realize I could not save them all.

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Sarita 14?????

[BinkyBunny]

I honestly don’t know how people do it either. My first FOSTER became mine – Jack. And even if I took care of a bunny overnight or a few days, I had a very hard time letting go of. I am not suited. I am sure you have to look at the big picture, but I just feel so sorry for the individual that I can’t step back very easily.

[Scarlet_Rose]

Oh my Sarita, that is dedication! You must be pooped sometimes keeping up with all of them.  How very frustrating you are having trouble finding suitable forever homes for them.

[Floppy]

Yeah, I know fostering animals is a good deed, I might do it if I had my own place
but at the same time, I would get sooooo attached I know that I would keep every
single pet I would foster! I alway see those guide dogs in training and I just think omg
they are going to be such great companions…but ohhh letting go is just so hard to do!

[5cats1bun]

Posted By Floppy on 10/10/2007 12:03 AM
Yeah, I know fostering animals is a good deed, I might do it if I had my own place
but at the same time, I would get sooooo attached I know that I would keep every
single pet I would foster! I alway see those guide dogs in training and I just think omg
they are going to be such great companions…but ohhh letting go is just so hard to do!

my thoughts exactly, the 3 that I seem more attached to seem so attached to eachother to that I feel bad possibly splitting them up on top of it.  I just feel that not enough people are informed about rabbits and i worry that even with screening that the 2 will end up in a bad home. I know the one is going to a good home once she is going to be spayed. The boy is staying with me for sure but the other 2 girls I just don’t know. I get sad thinking about parting from them, they get so happy to see me now whe nI walk in the room!!!!

[Scarlet_Rose]

The heartache is so hard.  I really hope that they the two girls find great homes Amy.  I’ll keep them in my thoughts.

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