Daisy's Foster Pets & Freedom Days

09/12/2025

Three years ago today I started fostering for My New Cat Rescue ❤️ I'll never forget this kitty, such a special guy. He lived out the rest of his life with his amazing momma.

Fostering has changed my life!!

Introducing Domingo! Domingo was a last minute euthanasia pull from the city shelter. His deadline came and went and nobody stepped up, so here he is now at my place, settling in wonderfully. He is a brave kitty, made himself at home quickly at my house and claimed his rightful place on my lap almost immediately. He is very regal and majestic, so we've been playing around with some honorifics. What do you think about Emperor Domingo?

He was found as a stray so we don't have much history on him, but he adores being petted, especially ear scritches. He sits on my lap and makes biscuits and purrs the whole time he is petted.

Domingo was rescued by My New Cat Rescue (thank you!!) and will be available for adoption once his medical needs have been taken care of. If anyone would like to make a donation to the rescue for his care, please visit https://mynewcat.org/ and put in the comments the donation is for Domingo. Thank you!!

09/11/2025

Vacation starts now!! Tomorrow I drop off my foster kitties with their respective cat sitters and I'll be leaving for a much-needed 2 week vacation to an exotic locale with some amazing friends🏖️🦕🇮🇩🌺. I'll be uninstalling Facebook app and ignoring everyone except my petsitters 😻. Please don't tag me or message me about anything rescue/shelter related. I need and deserve a break. ✌️

09/11/2025

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09/09/2025

Good post about pain in cats

September is Animal Pain Awareness Month. Cats are masters at hiding their hurt. 🐱❤️

Cats are incredible stoics. In the wild, showing pain makes them vulnerable, so they've become experts at masking their discomfort. As pet parents, it's our job to be detectives and learn their subtle language of pain.

This Animal Pain Awareness Month, let's sharpen our skills to ensure our feline friends aren't suffering in silence.

Subtle Signs Your Cat Might Be in Pain:

🐾Hiding More Often: Withdrawing from family and seeking solitude.
🐾Change in Grooming: Over-grooming one spot or stopping grooming altogether (a dull, matted coat).
🐾Change in Behavior: Uncharacteristic aggression, irritability, or avoiding being touched.
🐾Altered Posture: A hunched back, tucked abdomen, or flattened ears.
🐾Loss of Appetite or hesitation to jump up or use the stairs.

Pain isn't a normal part of aging. If you notice any of these subtle changes, it's time for a visit to the veterinarian. You are your cat's biggest advocate!

09/08/2025

Has there ever been a sweeter cat than Reggie? 😻 So happy we rescued this forever kitten from the shelter.

My New Cat Rescue

09/07/2025

Pledges requested ❤️🙏

One of our fosters would like to save Edgar from euthanasia for a bad leg. He will need an amputation so we are looking to raise the cost of care before committing. Please share, and if you're able, pledge ❤️

We would like to save this guy, who is going to be euthanized next week in a central Indiana shelter! He needs an amputation of a non working leg! I'm not sure what else he might need medically. His care will be at least 500$$

Can you pledge so That we can save him?

I want to call him Edgar.

Update! Donate for Edgar www.mynewcat.org/donate

09/06/2025

Reggie has given me some much needed smiles and laughs the last few days. I love this old guy so much. Catnip has been the fountain of youth for him. He's looking forward to living it large at Auntie Stacy's while I'm on vacation. Once we get back home, I need to decide if we are adopting him or looking for a special home for him to retire in.

When we pulled Reggie, I figured he'd stay with me for the rest of his life, and I was completely okay with that. I can't adopt a healthy cat that someone else might want because I have a dog who would kill a cat, so if I keep a cat I'm relegating them to just a small portion of our house which isn't right or fair to them if someone else wants them and can have them be a full part of the household. But if there is a special cat that nobody else wants, and living in my bedroom is better than other outcomes for them (like euthanasia at the shelter), they can live out their life here with me.

When I decided to take Reggie home, we didn't know where he was at healthwise. He seemed in very rough shape and we didn't know if he'd be near death or very sick. Turns out that while he does have his medical quirks, right now he's actually doing amazing on the single med he takes. He's gaining weight and has a good appetite, he's bright and alert, absolutely adores getting attention, his fur is growing back (still no clue why someone shaved his poor back end 😂), and as you can see in the video, he's actually pretty lively when toys and catnip are involved. His recent bloodwork and urinalysis were okay, I would like to redo bloodwork in a couple months to see how he's doing.

I am smitten with Sir Reginald and if nobody else wants him, I will be honored to be his forever mom. It would take someone pretty awesome to want to adopt him given he's a senior (estimated 15 years old), he has a heart condition, takes an inexpensive daily med for blood pressure, and also leaks a drop or two of urine here and there indiscriminately (otherwise he uses the box just fine). Oh and he's blind but that doesn't seem to bother him any. But I think if I've seen how amazing he is just the way he is, someone else might too. So if you're a fan of seniors, please consider adopting Reggie. Reach out to me if you're interested in meeting him. He really is a special guy.

My New Cat Rescue

09/06/2025

I want to thank everyone who reached out to me about Audrey. I am still devastated and so upset about what happened to her. For now, I just want to remember the times when we sat together and snuggled and she purred and purred as I petted her.

Anytime a foster dies, the end of my hopes for their future is one of the things that hits the hardest. I had so many hopes for what Audrey would get to do. When she was healthier, we were going to pair her with another singleton kitten in our rescue, Nemo. I imagined how much fun they'd have together, and how she'd grow to be healthy. She was already sweet as pie and I knew someone would be so lucky to adopt her.

I loved little Audrey immensely in her brief time here, and I gave so much of myself to give her a chance. I wish so much that things were different. For now, I need some time to grieve and reconcile her absence. I still can't believe she's gone 💔

Please spay and neuter every cat you come across (yes, YOU, not someone else). Audrey's short life was filled with suffering that could've been avoided if just one of her parents had been fixed. She likely wasn't the only littermate either, so her siblings are either out there or already dead as well. Being born outdoors is not kind to kittens and most of them don't survive to adulthood. This didn't need to happen, if someone had just cared enough to prevent it.

👉I'm going on a vacation until the end of September and I'd really appreciate NOT being tagged or messaged for cats (or dogs) in need.👈

Not only will I be physically not here and not able to help, but I need to have some time to reset and relax and just be, after two immense losses nearly back to back. I don't post about Bartleby much anymore but I still miss him very much too. Please consider not tagging people to help more pets after their own foster just died. It's painful. Normalize giving someone a few days to grieve...

I have pet sitters for Lola, Pineapple, and Reggie (and my own dogs), and I plan to not be posting for the time I'm gone. I just need some time. Rescue never ends and never sleeps but I need a little break to get back to it. I'm tired, I'm sad, and my heart just needs to heal a little bit before I go back and do it again.

As always, thank you to My New Cat Rescue for everything you did for Audrey. I'm not sure at this time what our remaining balance is for her, but please consider donating on the My New Cat Rescue website if you think that kittens like Audrey deserve a chance. It wasn't the outcome we hoped for, but at least we tried.

09/03/2025

I'm sorry to say that my sweet Audrey is gone 😭

My New Cat Rescue

09/03/2025

Audrey and I are at the ER :( she's been feeling off and looking really bad. She's lethargic and her gums are still completely white. I opted to take her because if something happened and I didn't, I'd regret it. I'll keep you posted. 🙏

Update: she needs a blood transfusion and we are going to hospitalize her 😰 it's going to be expensive, donations will be needed on the MNC Rescue website

My New Cat Rescue

09/02/2025

Leaving shortly to pick up Audrey from Auntie Stacy who babysat her today while I got work done. So grateful to her for keeping a close eye on this little peanut and for letting us use her precious kitty's soft collar ❤️

We talked to our vet clinic today and they recommended keeping the purse strings in 2 weeks, compared to the 3-5 days recommended by the urgent care vet. Regardless, Audrey has an appointment tomorrow at our vet to see what's up with her pale gums and see if she can get any help for that. She's extremely skinny and malnourished.

My New Cat Rescue