OAR Fosters

Sitka and Nikolai are growing up! These three week old bottle babies have been in foster since they were only a couple days old.⁣
⁣
Neonatal kittens are always fragile and vulnerable. This is especially true when they spend so little time with their mom. Unfortunately, their sibling Nome didn’t make it, but we are grateful their foster is giving this litter the best chance possible at life.⁣
⁣
If you happen to find baby kittens, leave them be and observe the situation. Their mom will provide the best care for them. Just make sure that everyone ends up getting spayed/neutered. Learn more at www.ohioalleycat.org/found-kittens/⁣
⁣
😻🐈🐱🎊🧸🍼❤️🙏🤞💔🌈⭐️🌻⁣⁣
⁣
Alleycat Resource & Spay/Neuter Clinic

OAR took in over 100 at-risk cats and kittens this week from open admission shelters and our rescue partners. How could we do this? Because during the same period we sent 95 cats and kittens into foster! ⁣
⁣
Fostering really does save lives. This week would not have been possible without our fosters! The more people who foster, the more cats we can help. Learn more and sign up to foster at www.ohioalleycat.org/foster
⁣
@ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay/Neuter Clinic

WELCOME! 13 new foster families took home their first OAR cats this week! Thank you! 🙏⁣
⁣
Many new recruits are waiting on deck to take home their first foster cats in the coming days and weeks. Fosters keep cats flowing through the system, which keeps us ready for new intakes. 😻⁣
⁣
Sign up to foster via the link in our bio to help us save more lives! OAR can provide all medical care and supplies for OAR foster cats. 📌⁣
⁣
Nicolette took Damien⁣
Mel took Macadamia⁣
Melissa took Proud Heart⁣
Elisabeth took Grizelda⁣
Caitlin took Aspen⁣
Alyssa took Glow⁣
Kelsey took Sweet Potato Louise⁣
Jonathan took Leap⁣
Douglas took Tiger Lily⁣
Cynthia took Twenty-Niner⁣
Bethany took Sheba⁣
Andrea took Kamiko⁣
Jodi took Peanut Butter Jelly Time⁣
⁣
❤️🎉🕯🧩🎁🦙🦅🏡🌎💡👏🧶🕶🌞⁣
⁣
@ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

THANK YOU! 8 new families took home their first OAR foster cats on Thursday and Friday! 👌⁣
⁣
Many more people have signed up and will be taking home their first foster cats in the coming days and weeks. 🏡⁣
⁣
Sign up via the link in our bio to help us save even more lives! OAR provides all medical care and supplies for OAR foster cats. 🖊⁣
⁣
Christy took Sally Cinnamon⁣
Missy took Blossom (mom) + Bubbles and Buttercup⁣
Katie took Gentle Heart⁣
Bonnie took Brave Heart⁣
Lina took Swift Heart⁣
Leah took Bright Heart⁣
Hannah and Katie took Chickpea⁣
Gabriel and Da'lin took Blade⁣
⁣
😻😺🙀🧩👀🦙🏡🌎❤️💡🎉🧶🕶🌞⁣
⁣

TANDY went into foster this week with Elyse! This is Elyse’s first foster.🥇⁣
⁣⁣
It’s a rough time right now. We greatly appreciate our fosters families helping us get through it. Fostering provides a shelter the flexibility to make it through anything. ⛵️⁣
⁣
Tandy was pulled from a county shelter in West Virginia where she was at risk. Thank you for allowing us to rescue cats like Tandy. 🙏⁣
⁣⁣
♥️✨🎉🎁🔑⚖️💡⏳🎇🏡🧩🏅🌎⭐️⁣
⁣⁣
@ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

9 cats went into foster today with 6 different foster homes! 🏆⁣
⁣
Rice Krispie, Snap, Crackle, Pop, Magnus, Lily Charles, Hunter, Stan the Man, and Superstar. ⁣
⁣
A mom and her 3 babies, cats recovering from surgery, cats who need some socialization/confidence building, and more. OAR’s fosters are amazing! We would be lost without them.⁣
⁣
3 more fosters are already lined up to come in tomorrow!⁣
⁣
Fostering is an extremely flexible lifesaving tool. Buildings are limited, but fostering is boundless. Join our team and we’ll save even more lives. ⁣
⁣
👌🌎☀️💕❤️😊🥰🤩🦾🗣🧠🕶⚡️🥒⁣
⁣
#9

3/16/20 UPDATE: THIS CLASS HAS BEEN POSTPONED BY AT LEAST 2 WEEKS DUE TO CONCERNS SURROUNDING COVID-19. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR A NEW DATE AND TIME! ⁣
⁣
We need help caring for bottle baby kittens! Please attend a class at OAR on Saturday 3/21, 4:30pm. ⁣
⁣
5619 Orlando Place, Cincinnati, 45227.⁣
⁣
RSVP by emailing [email protected]⁣
⁣
The most vulnerable and at-risk cats in the sheltering world are neonatal kittens who have been separated from their mother for one reason or another. Bottle babies cannot be cared for on-site at most shelters/rescues, including OAR. They must go into foster. That’s where you come in!⁣
⁣
❤️🍼👶🐈🎊📕🖋💕👌😇🗣👁👂🌎⁣
⁣
@ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

ALICE COOPER went into foster this week with Elise! This is Elise’s first OAR foster.🥇⁣
⁣⁣
Alice Cooper was pulled from a county shelter in West Virginia where he was at risk. If people did not foster cats, we would rarely have the space or resources to help cats like Alice.⁣
⁣⁣
♥️🖤🏆🎉😺🐈🎤🎸🎵🎆🌌🎈📸👌⁣
⁣⁣
.me @ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

Odessa, OAR’s faithful foster program assistant, has a question for you.⁣
⁣
Happy Meowentine’s Day!⁣
⁣
♥️💜💙💗💕❣️🥰😘😻😸🐈🌺🌸🌹⁣
⁣

Rowdy went into foster this week with Amaya! This is Amaya’s first foster. 🎊⁣
⁣⁣
More fosters = more lives saved.⁣
⁣
Did you know that OAR provides foster parents with supplies like food and litter? We also provide all of the cat’s veterinary care. You just provide the love!⁣
⁣
👁 🔵🟡🔑♥️🔆🏆☑️😺🐈🎇🎆🚀👌⁣
⁣⁣
@ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

HART went into foster this week with Sophie! This is Sophie’s first foster. 🎉⁣
⁣⁣
Sophie is helping OAR save lives. Hart was rescued from a situation where there were too many cats and no one able to properly care for them. Fostering is an act of love and compassion.⁣
⁣⁣
‼️♥️💙🔆🏆🙏1️⃣😺🐈⚠️🎇🎆🚀👌⁣
⁣⁣
@ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

Two new foster homes this week! Welcome! Liz took home Priya and Katie took home Amadeus. We love it!⁣
⁣
Fosters act as an extension of the shelter and give cats the TLC they need to get ready for adoption. We couldn’t do this without them!
⁣
2️⃣🔔♥️💝🌠🚨🚀😻🥇🐈⭐️🌌📸🔥⁣
⁣
@ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

OUR BEST YEAR YET: 2019 was a year of major growth for OAR’s foster program! All fostering records were broken, which helped OAR set a new record for adoptions!⁣
⁣
OAR’s fosters allow us to help cats and kittens with a wide variety of needs. You are amazing. Thank You!⁣
⁣⁣
😻🙏🚀🥳🐈🏠💙🎉👁💜🥰👏⁣♥️🌠⁣
⁣⁣⁣
#2019 @ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

DECEMBER: 135 adoptions of fostered cats! 87% of OAR’s adoptions last month were of cats cared for in foster homes. Your love and commitment to helping us save lives makes all the difference! Thank you!!
⁣
🥳🐈🏠🎉👁💜🥰👏⁣♥️🎄🚀🤶🏽🎅🏽❄️
⁣⁣
@ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

TONSINA went into foster yesterday with Julie! This is Julie’s first foster.🥇⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣
Tonsina came from a hoarding situation. We are grateful we could rescue her, and we think she was thrilled when someone came for her.⁣ ♥️⁣
⁣⁣⁣
⭐️🏆🙏✌️🎉❄️😺🐈🛎🥳🌌🚀👌⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣
#2019 #2020 @ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

CHRISTMAS YAM!! Alle took home her first ever foster cat this week, and it has us feeling rather festive! ⁣
⁣
Yam came to OAR because he was a community cat who was not thriving outside. We have no doubt Alle will help make sure all of his days and nights are merry and bright from here on out! ⁣
⁣
🧣🌨🎄🌲❄️🌌⭐️🌠😻🐈🥇🛎♥️🎅🏽🤶🏽😃✌️🎉⁣
⁣⁣⁣⁣
@ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

The stars aligned today and Angus went into foster with Nicholas!! Less than a day after he applied to foster. This is his first foster cat!⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Angus might have FeLV. That’s why he arrived at OAR from a local shelter. (Many vets and shelters recommend euthanasia for FeLV cats.) He’ll be in foster until we can retest to confirm.⁣⁣ This is the second cat who might have FeLV who has gone into foster in the past few days.
⁣⁣
OAR has an adoption program for FeLV+ cats, so Angus will end up in a loving home no matter the test results. 28 FeLV adoptions so far this year!⁣⁣
⁣⁣
😻🐈💡👍🎉🏆🥇👌🚀💥⭐️ ↔️🌠🌌⁣
⁣⁣

NOMAD went into foster today with Amanda!! This is her first foster cat!⁣
⁣
Nomad might have FeLV. In fact, that’s why he’s with us. (Many vets and shelters recommend euthanasia for FeLV cats.) He’ll be in foster until we can retest to confirm.⁣
⁣
OAR has an adoption program for FeLV+ cats, so Nomad will end up in a loving home no matter the test results. 27 FeLV adoptions so far this year!⁣
⁣
😻🐈💡👍🎉🏆🥇🌠👌🚨💥⭐️🌻⁣
⁣
@ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

JOLLY’S JOURNEY!! Jolly arrived at OAR on 11/26 because she had no one to take care of her.⁣
⁣
Jay took Jolly into foster on 12/3 and helped reacquaint her with the love she deserves. She then joined the adoption center 12/13 and was quickly adopted a few days later on 12/16 (final photo).⁣⁣⁣
⁣
Jolly lived up to her name when someone came for her! She was thrilled! Fosters are life changers.⁣⁣⁣
⁣
Oh, and this was Jay’s first ever foster!!⁣⁣
⁣
🚨🏆🙏🧗🏽‍♂️🌲❄️😺🐈🥇🛎♥️🎅🏽🤶🏽💁‍♂️⁣⁣⁣
⁣
@ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

AUTUMN showed her true colors in foster!⁣
⁣
We love seeing cats in foster come out of their shells! A foster home gives a cat the chance to shake off the memories of whatever experiences led them our way. It allows a cat to enjoy being a cat again!
⁣
Autumn is currently in the green room at OAR looking for an adoptive home.⁣
⁣
🐚➡️💎🏕🔔♥️💝🖼🌠🚨🍂🍁⁣
⁣
@ Cincinnati

RUMBA went into foster with Ana this week!! Ana’s first foster!⁣
⁣
Rumba is being treated for a fungal infection called ringworm. (It sounds so much scarier than it is!!) One reason we love sending ringworm cats into foster is because it means they get extra love while waiting to confirm they have cleared the fungus (rather than living in a cage at OAR for week after week).⁣
⁣
🏆💥🙏🔥☀️😺🐈🥇🌌🛎💙⁣
⁣
@ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

NOVEMBER: 126 adoptions of fostered cats! 89% of OAR’s adoptions this month were of cats cared for in foster homes. We could not do this without your love and dedication! Thank you!!
⁣
🥳🎆🐈🏠🎉👁💜🥰👏⁣
⁣⁣
@ Cincinnati

SWEET BABY JAMES. OAR pulled him from a local county shelter because he tested positive for FeLV. We’ll retest in 30 days. Kittens often clear the virus, but even if he doesn’t he’ll go up for adoption!⁣
⁣
This is Jessica’s first ever foster kitten! Welcome! We are so thankful for every OAR foster. We couldn’t help cats like Sweet Baby James without you!⁣
⁣
♥️🥇🎉😻🎆🚨🏠⭐️👍⁣
⁣

Valkyrie came to OAR in need of having an eye removed. Now that surgery is out of the way, she is heading into foster for a while with Danny. She was thrilled! Oh, and this is Danny’s first foster cat!!⁣
⁣
👏💥⭐️💜🏆😺🚨🥇⁣
⁣

Ichabod is Virginia’s first foster! Sound the alarm! Alle (left) stepped in to help him look at the camera.⁣
⁣
👏💥🥇🎖🚨🎆♥️😺⁣
⁣
@ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

Carrot went into foster this week with Kate! This is Kate’s first foster cat!⁣⁣
⁣
Before arriving at OAR, Carrot was a community cat. Unfortunately, he was not being treated nicely by some of the children in the area. But all that’s behind him now. It’s 100% love from here on out! ♥️💜🙏😺🎉👍🥕⁣
⁣⁣
@ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

Marigold went into foster on Friday with Katie! This is Katie’s first foster cat!⁣
⁣
@ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

Friday was a BIG DAY thanks to OAR’s foster families! We put out a call for help at 12:18pm, and by about 7:30pm, 13 cats and kittens were in foster homes! The lucky cats: Adolphus, Barbara, Buzz, Delia, Firenze, Hickory, Maple, Marigold, Oak, Otho, Ronan, Xanadu, and Mum.
⁣

BIG MONTH: 134 adoptions of fostered cats in October! 88% of OAR’s adoptions this month were of cats cared for in foster homes. We cannot do this without you!
⁣

Tarot went into foster with Brandy on National Cat Day!! This is her first foster cat! OAR’s shelter program could not function without foster caregivers — lifesavers. 🥇🏆🎉🐈☀️👁🌓🔥🏠🖐⁣
⁣
#100

NITRO put his American Gladiator ambitions on hold to go into foster with Baylee this week! Baylee’s first foster cat!! 💪🎃😻🥇🏆⚡️🎉 ⁣
⁣
#100

Julianna is in foster with Hannah and Paolo!! Their first foster cat! 😺🤩🎊📸🔥⭐️👍🥇🏆

.cisneros

Misha took Whiskey, Scotch, and Bourbon into foster last week!! 😻🌟🥇👍♥️🙏🏆 .haq

Abbey and Abby started fostering last week! Fernanda is their first! We love it! The more people who foster, the more cats we can help. ♥️🐱🏆🎊👍🥇🤩 @ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

BEFORE and AFTER! Petra was scared when she first arrived (petra-fied?) But look at how she opened up while in foster with Abi! Check the ears and posture: From flattened to forward. From cowering to showing her belly. @ Cincinnati

GALACTICAT! 🌌⭐️💫✨🌟👾👽 Sarah and Steve’s first foster! They did a great fostering him for about a week and he joined the adoption center today! #100 @ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

Macadamia and Hazelnut went into foster this week with Sara! These are her first OAR foster cats! @ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic

Mackenzie took her first ever foster kitten last week, Charlotte!! 💫☀️🐈🙌♥️ #100

Kylie and Sam took their first ever foster kitten yesterday! Bolt! 💜⚡️🐱 @ Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic