Goodbye to the foster kitty

I'm not sure that I could foster, only because I would get attached, as well. I'm such a wuss that I limit my visits to the animal shelter because I can't do anything about it. I don't have the resources to feed a large collection of animals, yet I know these animals will shortly face the needle if they don't find a home. It's not so bad at the mobile adoption event they do every Saturday at Petco. They usually have puppies, kittens, and small breed dogs a little older. The big guys are at the shelter. Two different times that I have been there, I have seen pure and mixed Sibes.
 
I know my limits and don't have the emotional fortitude. So, you have my respect and admiration and support for doing what you do. I suppose the good thing about fostering is that you provide a temp home better than a kennel and an extended chance for that pet to find his or her proper home.
 

Wow, Peanut has grown!  Terri, it's so hard to let go of a foster sometimes.  I was a wreck for a few days before I had to let Molly go.  Just know that you gave Peanut a chance that she wouldn't have had.  Be proud of that.  Bless you for taking in a foster.
 
While I have your attention, give them curly tails some skritches from me. []

but...but...but..I thought we were gonna keep her [X(].  Sorry...I'm just teasing.  I think what you did was awesome and Peanut won't last long before someone sweeps her off to a forever home. 

but...but...but..I thought we were gonna keep her .

 
Evil! [] My dad (who has never liked cats btw) said "but she's family". Almost killed me.
 
The only way I got through it was by talking to my sister. She told me that if I failed my first foster, I could never get another one. She said that if I gave Peanut back, she'd find a wonderful home and then I could help more animals in the futre. The only voice of reason! []
 
Ron, I understand how hard it is going to the shelter and seeing those faces looking at you and needing homes. I want to take every one of them home. The great thing about our shelter is we are virtually no-kill (will be completely no kill for dogs by the end of 2007). But the euthanasia rate for cats is pretty high. The foster program is set up to give kittens a chance to get big enough for adoption because every single kitten will get adopted. So I know Peanut will be fine, but I still can't help but feel like she should've stayed with me.
 
Annie, Loki and Odin thank you for the skritches. They need all the extra loving they can get right now. They are sooo sad about their kitten being gone! []

She said that if I gave Peanut back, she'd find a wonderful home and then I could help more animals in the futre.

 
That really is so true and I would've said the same thing..honest, I would've.  I just know how hard it must've been.  I have this plan for some years down the road to travel like crazy.  I figure when my 2 girls have passed on, we won't get another dog for a few years and I'll just do fostering.  Then I see pics of Peanut and think about how hard it must be, and think I'll never be successful at it and we'll end up with a menagerie of different animals.  So, again, my hats off to you for doing this and doing it so well [sm=clapping%20hands%20smiley.gif]