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Frida and Diego Have Moved On
It always happens so fast. One minute you’re bottle-feeding these tiny creatures around the clock, the next they’re weaned and ready for their next chapter. Last night, between 8:30 and 9pm PST, our dynamic duo Frida and Diego left for their new foster home.
For those who might not know why we focus on bottle babies – it’s simple. In Los Angeles, kittens under 8 weeks old are the most vulnerable. Shelters simply don’t have the resources to care for them, which means they often end up on what we call the EOD list – End of Day. That’s rescue speak for euthanasia. When we first started fostering eight years ago, we saw this need and knew we had to help.
After our house fire last year forced us into an apartment, bottle babies became the perfect fit. They don’t need much space – just warmth, food, and love. But once they wean? That’s when our limited square footage really shows. Frida and Diego had been ready for their next stage for a couple weeks now, and while we’ll miss their antics, we know this is what’s best for them.
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I wish I could tell you we’ll get regular updates, but the truth is, in rescue, you rarely do. These little ones will stay with their new foster until adoption, and we have to trust they’ll be loved just as much as they were here.
Before they left, I managed to capture one of their last bottle feedings – back when they still needed us for every meal. And thanks to 9gcatnip, we have this adorable clip of them snuggled up together, completely tuckered out after a long day of kitten mischief.
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What’s Next for Our Streams?
With our furry friends gone, we’ll be running a special playlist featuring highlights from over 200 fosters we’ve cared for during the past eight years. It’s going to be a walk down memory lane – from our very first bottle baby to some of your all-time favorites.
Our family has some visitors coming into town and we’ll be taking a short weekend trip, so we won’t be taking in new fosters for about two weeks. The playlist should keep things running smoothly while we’re away (assuming Twitch behaves itself!).
Some Incredible Milestones
I have to take a moment to share some amazing news – our YouTube channel just passed 650,000 views! When we started this journey, we never imagined so many people would care about our fosters and our mission. Every view, every share, every comment has helped save lives. Let’s see if we can hit 700K by the end of the Summer – who’s with me?
Also even though we only made two episodes of our podcast “Just Kitten Around” – it keeps showing up! This week we were informed we’re the #2 in the Top 100 Indie Pets & Animals Monthly chart on GoodPods.
I would absolutely love to produce more episodes of Just Kitten Around, and interview some of the other ameozing people and purrsonalities in the cat world, but the hoent truth is that until our family has more finacial stability it’s a project that’s on the back burner for now. If you want to help us change that, consider joining our Patreon for a small monthly donation
Birthdays and Bookstores
This week was extra special because we celebrated two birthdays in our household. Our amazing Betty turned 12 (how is that even possible?) and as an avid reader, there was only one place she wanted to go – The Last Bookstore in downtown LA. If you’ve never been, it’s this magical place where books are art and stories come alive. Seeing her excitement reminded me why we do all this – to create a better world for the next generation of animal lovers.
Oh, and I turned 52. Let’s just say kittens don’t care about birthdays and leave it at that!
A Rescue Community Reunion
One of the highlights of my month was attending the Meow Factor event at Annenberg PetSpace. Amber (you might know her as @EatDrinkCat) hosted an incredible panel featuring two legends in the cat world – Nathan the Cat Lady and Sterling “Trap King” Davis.
Nathan’s been a friend in the rescue community for years, but this was the first time I got to meet Sterling in person after eight years of mutual respect from afar. If you’re not familiar with his work, Sterling revolutionized TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) efforts, especially in underserved communities. The energy in that room was clawsome – so many passionate people coming together to talk about cats. They also talked for a while about some other animals, a chicken, Opossum and Galgos.
If you haven’t heard of the Galgos, or the horror they’re put through – I’ll spare you the details, but leave you with this video from Nathan and Sterlings trans atlantic trip to save 32 of this adorable dogs
You can also see the entire panel in which they talk about the Galgos, Opposum, TNR and more – Amber captured the event purrfectly in an Instagram live “Paws Without Borders. Global Rescue with @nathanthecatlady & @the_original_trapking Meow Factor presented by @catconworldwide #tnrsaveslives #tnr #catrescue #catconworldwide”
I also got to meet Uno the one eared cat and Kat, Uno’s captive human assitant.
Looking Ahead
As we take this short break between fosters, I want to thank you all for being part of our community. Whether you’ve been with us since the beginning or just discovered our stream last week, your support means everything.
Keep an eye on our streams for those foster throwbacks, and if you want to chat more between blogs, join us on Discord. Here’s to the next chapter, the next foster, and the next life we get to save together.
I will continue doing Caturday Chats on your favorite streaming platform every Saturday at 10am PST. I’ve yet to decide the fate of the Purrsday streams (exclusive to YouTube). I will likely pawse them, but may still do one this week for people who didn’t get the meowmo.
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