A Michael Broad Blog
Gabriel is a lap cat. Thank heavens. I like lap cats. He likes to help at the computer…(see below the next picture) I like the above picture because of his expression and the colors and the arrangement. It sort of comes together (for me). The one below is a classic “kitten-messing-around-with-computer” picture. He’s …
Another photo of my semi-feral rescue cat who I am fostering. He is snoozing and becoming domesticated. I have cared for him for about 6 days. He hid under the sideboard for about 3 days when I first got him (except for eating food at night). He has come on well. A major advantage …
The above three were left on the shelf at Cats Protection Norwich, England. The Internet doesn’t really tell us why people don’t like older cats who are being fostered or who are in rescue facilities. So what is happening? I don’t think people in general dislike older people but they probably see older people …
Here is Gabriel. I am fostering him. He is certainly semi-feral. He is very uncertain about humans — correctly 😉 . It is going to be about patience. A lot of patience. Here he is hiding under a bedside table. I can’t get him out and I won’t try. When he is hungry he’ll …
This is probably my last photo of Downton. His permanent adopter is coming tomorrow in the afternoon to take him to his new home, which is about 4 miles from where I live. The photo has not been digitally enhanced or sharpened. The sharpness comes from the flash light and the lens. I took …
I like this photo which I took this afternoon: He is “Downtown”, my spotted tabby foster cat. I like this photo because it is stripped back to basics and the tabby cat can look a bit like a curled snake when resting like this. Small wild cats look very much a snake when resting …
A cat fosterer should have committed to the role before embarking on it and the role is about improving cat welfare generally. My first foster cat has been adopted and I have mixed emotions: sadness at losing him and pride in improving the welfare of cats by being part of a team which finds …
I can’t say more for the time being because I don’t have permission to discuss my foster cat but he is a young, male spotted tabby with a super coat and a character to match – very loving and easy going. He traveled here beautifully, not a sound. He is very sweet and innocent …
