New Kittens on the Block!

@newkittensontheblock

Foster cats and kittens in Indianapolis! 🐾 Forevers: Bodie & Bear (Lacey & Nolan 🌈)
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Just poppin’ in to say hi! 🩵
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18 days ago
We are still here. 👋🏼 Just realized it’s been over a month since I last posted. January and February are my busiest months at work, and I’ve been putting in a lot of extra hours on nights and weekends. Things should finally start to settle down in about a week. I’ve forced myself to pass on a couple of opportunities to bring home new fosters because there just hasn’t been any room on my plate since the last group left. I should be available for new fosters in a few more weeks though… just in time for kitten season. Hope everyone is well! ❤️
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1 month ago
ADOPTED X 3! 🎉🎉🎉 To no one’s surprise, the girls were quickly adopted yesterday afternoon. I checked the website about an hour and a half after the shelter opened, and all three profiles had already been taken down. I don’t know if any of them were adopted together. I will share any updates in my Stories if I receive them. Congrats, sweet girls! 🏠 The last picture is one I took the second time I saw them at the shelter when I was volunteering. 💞 #adopted #fosterkittens #catsofinstagram #kittensofinstagram #goodbyeisthegoal #whyifoster #fosterwin #adoptdontshop #spayandneuter #fosteringsaveslives #newkittensontheblock #mmmfruitkittens
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2 months ago
I said goodbye to these cutie girls today. Everyone oohed and ahhed over them when I dropped them off. They are in great hands! I will post in my Stories when I see that they’ve been made available for adoption. 🩷 (Bonus picture of Mandarin because she has the cutest little kitten mouf. 🥰) #fosterkittens #catsofinstagram #kittensofinstagram #goodbyeisthegoal #adoptdontshop #adoptus #spayandneuter #fosteringsaveslives #newkittensontheblock #mmmfruitkittens
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2 months ago
It’s the kittens’ last night in foster care! They will be returning to @hamiltonhumane tomorrow afternoon, spayed on Wednesday, and then ready to find their forever homes as early as Thursday at noon. Check out hamiltonhumane.org/adopt for more information. 🩷🐾 #fosterkittens #catsofinstagram #kittensofinstagram #papabear #goodbyeisthegoal #adoptdontshop #adoptus #spayandneuter #fosteringsaveslives #newkittensontheblock #mmmfruitkittens
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2 months ago
It’s so cold outside. It’s currently -1° with a -20° windchill here. Thankfully, these girls are warm and cozy inside! I hate imagining them trying to survive outside had they not been found and brought to the shelter. Their chances would not have been good. It breaks my heart knowing that there are many others out there that are not so lucky. The girls will be spayed on Wednesday and will be available for adoption as early as Thursday. Since they will have already had surgery, they should be able to go home on the same day as their adoption. Visit hamiltonhumane.org/adopt for information on their adoption policies and process. ❤️ #fosterkittens #catsofinstagram #kittensofinstagram #goodbyeisthegoal #adoptdontshop #adoptus #spayandneuter #fosteringsaveslives #newkittensontheblock #mmmfruitkittens
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2 months ago
These girls! 🧡🧡 How rare are female ginger cats? Not as rare as you might think! About 20-25% of ginger cats are female. I’ve fostered a total of 30 gingers over the years (solid orange, orange and white, dilute/buff). Of those, seven have been female (one was Bear’s mama!)… That’s 23%! 🐈 I didn’t include Bear in that count, but I guess he could technically be considered a ginger. He just also has the colorpoint gene. #fosterkittens #catsofinstagram #kittensofinstagram #gingerkitten #gingercat #orangecat #adoptdontshop #spayandneuter #fosteringsaveslives #newkittensontheblock #mmmfruitkittens
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2 months ago
It’s funny how Bear and Bodie connect more with some foster kittens than others. It usually takes them a little time to warm up to a new group. Sometimes kittens are too forward with them right off the bat, and other times kittens hiss and growl at them the first few meetings. Bodie tends to get scared off by hissy/growly kittens. Bear tends to agitated if kittens don’t give him enough space and time to become familiar with them. He’s very aware and leery of change. Large groups can be overwhelming for both of them. There have been a couple of times that they decided they didn’t like a group of kittens at all and only tolerated them. My boys have taken right to these girls though. No hesitation. Completely unfazed by their attention and high energy. Perhaps it’s because the Gremlins just left, and there was a very brief break between them interacting with foster kittens. It did take them longer than usual to warm up to the Gremlins, so maybe their newfound tolerance for them carried over to this group. It could also be that the girls haven’t shown any fear towards them. Regardless, it’s all very cute. And my boys have been a big help with getting these girls socialized and more confident. 🩵 #fosterkittens #catsofinstagram #kittensofinstagram #papabear #flamepoint #adoptdontshop #spayandneuter #fosteringsaveslives #newkittensontheblock #mmmfruitkittens
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2 months ago