John Wright along with his wife Susan and their family have fostered 54 cats and kittens for Ten Lives since March 2021.
“My wife Susan went to do the training and I was sitting at the kitchen table eating lunch when she came home. And I said, ‘How did the training go?’ and she’s like ‘Well…’ and she had a mum with five kittens in a crate!” John said. “Everyone [at Ten Lives] has been absolutely terrific and they make it so easy to do the fostering because the communication is so good.”
Fostering has become a family a air for the Wright’s.
“My kids absolutely love it because they get to be introduced to new cats all the time. And it’s not just my wife and I doing all the care. They help out heaps with it, so you have like the rewarding side of things.” John said.
You get a different experience with every cat or kitten you foster, and Ten Lives will match kitties needing foster to suit your home environment whether it be children or other pets.
“Each of the cats that we’ve had have changed our home in a different way and there’s been many times where I’ve come in to the Centre to return a foster cat and left in tears because I really wanted to keep them.” John said. “So it’s not always that easy but we always know that they go to a good home.”
And on getting an update about how their foster ki y is going in their forever home: “There’s been a couple of cats now that I’ve commented on their profiles on Facebook and the new owners or in one case, the new owner’s daughter has got in contact with me to give me updates on how the cat’s gone and just the joy that brings is amazing.”
Ten Lives is encouraging families to become involved in foster caring over the summer holiday period when we see an influx of cats and kittens requiring foster care.
Ten Lives provides everything you need to care for a cat or kitten in your own home, including food and litter along with 24 hour veterinary support.
Find out more about joining our team of fabulous foster carers at tenlives.com.au/foster