SAD NEWS...

I got bad news today. I have to stop fostering cats. Why you ask? Well, turns out that Victoria is most likely a carrier for 3 of 5 viruses she was checked for. It started this past weekend when she started drooling all over the place. I mean drooling like a st bernard drooling! I brought her in to the vet on Monday and they ended up sedating her to look in her throat to find the culprit for the saliva issues. He found that her tonsils were all swollen and she had bumps that looked like cobblestone in her throat. He wasn't sure what caused it so he sent in cultures and blood to be inspected. Both tests came back today and they found that she is the carrier for calicivirus, herpes, and microplasma. She may also have diabetes. The viruses all cause of upper respiratory infections which are very contageous. He highly recommended that I don't foster anymore because it'll put other cats/kittens, as well as Victoria, at risk. I talked with the Humane Society and they talked with the head vet and she said the same thing, unless I could keep everyone isolated from each other. That just isn't possible, especially with the active duty cats that I currently have. It wouldn't be fair to them to keep them isolated for more then a few weeks so they're working on finding a new foster home. Not sure when I'll bring them back, but I suspect it'll be fairly soon. : ( That just sucks. On a good note, I'll probably start fostering dogs. Not sure if I'll try greyhounds again or dogs from the shelter. Time will tell on that one.