Wednesday, January 8, 2014

mom got to thinking

Which, really, is sometimes not a good thing. However, in this case, she got curious about our foster list. So she went through and pulled some numbers that we hope you find interesting.

Through the end of December 2013 (so Cumin is not included), we have had 190 fosters total. As of August 2013, we have been fostering for 7 years.

sorry Cumin - you go in next year's numbers

Here is how that breaks down:
14 momma cats, 176 kittens

93 males, 97 females  (mom admits she thought there were actually more boys than that)

colors:
brown tabby - 44 (we believe that)
black - 23 (we thought this number would be higher)
gray tabby - 22 (that surprised us)
black/white - 12
brown tabby & white - 12
gray - 11
calico/dilute calico - 11
torbie - 9 (honestly, Ivy and her sisters bumped this group up)
gray/white - 8
orange tabby - 8 (we thought this would be higher too)
siamese/snowshoe mixes - 7
white - 7 (those neighborhood feral kittens pushed this number up)
orange/white tabby - 6
buff tabby - 5
tortie/dilute tortie - 5

Oh, and this list doesn't include Tim and Tom - since they were before we were "official" fosters, and it doesn't include Spud since he never actually was with a group....and never left.

And speaking of never leaving, there were these three foster "failures" - and Tim and Tom technically count in this group too....
 Junior

Ivy 

Mozart

Mom figures she could have broken it down more, but since her spreadsheet is set up a certain way, she can make it do things and she is having to manually count....  MOL

29 comments:

  1. That's a lot of kitties that you helped! :)

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  2. Thank you for helping so many! Foster parents like you are beyond pawsome!

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  3. Nearly 200 kitties - thank you for doing so much to help them.
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

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  4. Those are some incredible numbers. Y'all are so pawsome to have raised so many kitties. And it is amazing that out of all those kitties, you only have three failed fosters. Calista Jo's two sisters ended up being failed fosters. Only she and her brother Bobby were adopted. Keep up the good work. Purrs and hugs, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo

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    1. actually, if you add in Tim and Tom and Spud, it is 6....in the house right now, the only one who was "officially" adopted with that intent is Maestro.

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  5. Excellent! We fostered for many years, and were surprised when we added up our numbers too.

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  6. Amazing numbers and so many happier lives thanks to you!

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  7. [singing]
    Gaston: Lefou, I'm afraid I've been thinking...
    Lefou: A dangerous pastime?
    Gaston: I know.

    What fun to gather up all of those numbers!!

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  8. Amazing, and well done for taking care of them.

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  9. A lot of kitties have come through your door. Good job!!

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  10. What a lot of kitties you helped ! Your parents are pawsome ! Purrs

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  11. That's a whole lot of fosters! You may have the lowest percentage of "foster fail" we have ever seen.

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  12. Wow! That's a lot of kitties! You rock! And this doesn't count all the transports, dog and kitty, that you've been involved in!

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  13. we hope we due knot haz ta take a math test on this guys but we hafta say yur mom rockz...plane N simple ...her rocks...fosterin iza veree hard job...de food serviss gal wood find it vereeeeeeee hard ta give de kittehz up once they bee in de houz...high paws N headbonks...ouch ...two yur mom N all de foster momz N dadz !!

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  14. My goodness what a star you are taking in all those needy kitties. I'm totally surprised you even have time to process the numbers tho' I'd love to know how many dinners, litter changes, hugs and cuddles and care each of these numbers resulted in-many, many more hours than you could count I bet.

    Cumin is utterly gorgeous and I'd be very tempted to pop him in my shopping even if Magic hasn't forgiven me for bringing Red home and is unlikely to ever do this.

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    1. mom says that thinking about the numbers of kittens is one thing, thinking about the amount of "stuff" we go through to support them is another thing altogether MOL

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  15. Holy Cats that is a lot of cats and kittens! Your mom is pawsome to help so many and you kitties are so good at helping too!

    Sasha, Sami, & Saku

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  16. It is wonderful that you have brought joy to so many kitties. Come see Murdock the Blind cat on my blog. Hi from the Blogpaws Bloghop.

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  17. Holy Cat! That's a whole lot of lives you've saved. Thank you, dear friends! Hugs, purrs and headbonks to you.

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  18. Dang! That is a whooole lot of kitties been helped.

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  19. You ROCK! Thanks for opening your hearts, home and experience to so many in need...the world is better because of you!

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  20. Thank you for fostering so many lives, and giving hope to kittens. We thought more tabbies, and fewer whites!

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  21. Your mom rocks! I am sure you are very proud of her - she should be very proud of herself. This is a great report. Fostering is such a calling and we know first hand that not everyone is good at it.

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  22. Just wanted to let you know, we gived you an awardie!

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  23. Your mom is a SAINT! That all I gotta say!!! xoxoxoxo

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  24. Congratulations on those numbers! You're doing an awesome job and on behalf of all the kitties out there THANK YOU!

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