This lists of all my foster cats names, has some brief info & stories. I will try to list them by year and litter, but they do number about 200+ :)
Since I now work as the foster program co-ordinator at the shelter (since 1999) I look out for well over 200+ cats and dogs per month now besides those personaly in my home, this only list those animals which lived with us or at my parents.
You would be surprized to know over 1300 cats and dogs where fostered out in 1999, 1500 cats and dogs where fostered in 2000!!!

Please be warned, I have included all of the cats/kittens that did not make it to adoption in the 11 years I have been fostering, I hope to imortalize them in some way by doing so, and I want to be honest about my fostering, also it shows you how every little are lost, the humane society does all they can to try and save them, but in life sometimes it's impossable.

2001-2002

1. Rescue: Dora calico Exotic/DSH fostered because she was not eating in shelter, very picky eater! Once we got her eating she was great and was adopted the first day she returned to the shelter by an older man, she now lives as a single cat.
2. Rescue: Scout black/white DLH fostered because she was not eating in shelter, unfortunitly more serious medical conditions where discovered and Scout had to be humanly euthanised 3 weeks later as she was dieing.
3. Rescue: Hedwig (Hedgwin) grey tabby Exotic/DSH fostered because she was not eating in shelter and came down with a very bad case of URI on top of it. Hedg was adopted into a loving home, however she was pregnant and is now 7 weeks into it, she has returned to a foster home with a friend of mine as I had distemper in my home and it would be unsafe for newborns. Once the kittens are weaned Hedwig will be spay and return to her home. Her new name is DIVA!

   2000-2001

4. RESCUE:Tiffy (Tiffany) Dilute Calico DMH/Persian fostered to rule out possible temperment issues (doesn't like feet touched). Babysitting for another foster parent. (fostered over the christmas holidays)
5. RESCUE:Teto lilac point balinese, fostered for not eating in shelter, and other issues. Still in foster care with another foster parent.
6. Zoey brown tabby DSH/munchkinX, fostered for pre/post surgery
7. RESCUE: Orangina orange tabby DMH/main coonX, fostered for not eating in shelter, also got URI and was obese. ADOPTED
8. Percy (Percivel) blue point himmy, fostered for being cage shy (not eating well in shelter enviroment) and pre/post dentistry. ADOPTED
10. Paddington and Fluffo two persianX cats of 8 years, fostered for serious URI, not adjusting the the shelter and not eating. Currently both well and looking for a home.
11. Angia and Ezra two burmeseX kittens of 8 months, fostered for URI, round worms, beeing thin and in poor health. Placed on Clavomox (antibiotics) and Fucithalmic (eye meds) -died of feline distemper
12. Rescue: Princess Luah RagdollX fostered for not eating, tragicaly turned out to have Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) a fatal uncurable, untreatable illness, however due to a strange turn of events, her owner who was in the middle of a family fued and didn't know she was at the shelter reclaimed her and she will spend the rest of her life in Calgary with her brother cat Samcio also turned over to the shelter.
13. Maid Marian aka "Smokey" "russian blue" DSH, fostering for URI, then pre/post dentistry and a psychological obessive licking problem.
    Marian never did leave.. she was officialy adopted into the Family this August and is now our kitty!
    
14. Rescue: Byonkee DSH/Persian/Exotic/britsh short hair, fostered for behavorial problem with spraying, 1yr old -neutered and problem solved. ADOPTED
15. Rescue: Murpy Brown DSH, fostered for being cage shy and aggressive in shelter. ADOPTED
16. Rescue: Ginger DLH, fostered for being cage shy and not eating, 7 years old. ADOPTED

    1999-2000

17. Spanky Britsh short hair, fostered for URI over Christmas holidays
18. Rescue: Misha DMH/main coon, fostered for not eating and URI
19. Rescue: Tuka DMH fostered for being cage shy, not eating and possible litter box issues. Entered cat rescue program looking for home
20. Rescue: Andre Oriential short hair/ Main coon, fostered for URI, food allergies, entered cat rescue program, has been Adopted.
21. Rescue: Amber fostered for being cage shy, entered cat rescue program, has been adopted.
22. Bassette DSH and 10 kittens -Megill, Toulio, Chal, June Bug, Gabriel, Gizmo, Marquis, Borito, Samson, Tip Toe. Tragicaly all the kittens died of a horrible illness called distemper, very very sad times for us, they were 5 weeks old. Bazzy had a vaccination when she entered the shelter and survived the outbreak, we had her spay and she was adopted by 2 older ladies. (JUNE)
23. Yuko, Tonto, Precious, Mai, Eylia ADOPTED and Frose (aka Little Fro) died of distemper, she caught it form Bazzy's kittens and even though she had 2 vaccinations it wasn't enought to protect her.
24. Rescue: Morty the siamese [rescue], one very streesed out kitty, now living in the lap of luxgurie with 2 other siamese girls (all fixed) also adopted from the shelter years before. X-mas '00 ADOPTED
25. Candace and Julian fostered to URI and being semi-wild. Well.. Candace got Pneumonia, and surived! She was just sapy now. We had these guys for 4 months. Julian has been adopted, Candace is recovering.
26. Aroura and Violet (ADOPTED) fostered for being EXTREMLY thin and URI
27. Russly Britsh short hair, (ADOPTED) fostered for URI
28. Tinkerbell, Ibit, Ursa, Sabastein, Nukia, and Kevin DSH (adopted) Fostered for being pregnant! Kittnes -after mom left for being "shy". Kevin was ill and lost a lot of wieght, they had him on fluids for one day, now he's doing great but needs to pick up wieght. (All kittens have been adopted)
    
29. Gontah and Frodo (snowshoeX) ADOPTED
30. Tigress, A large maincoon mix, borwn tabby of 4 years. Very sweet cat, active and loves to play, not fond of other cats though. adopted now. Fostered for URI and wieght loss.
31. Finnagin, he is a white and black male with extra toes all the way around. Very sweet cat, I had him for a long time as he had a limp which we had to find out about when it failed to heal, fortunitaly it was discovered that although he had hurt his leg, it had healed but an older injury we where not aware of had healed on an angle causeing a limp. fostered for a hurt leg. ADOPTED
32. Peper, a huge maincoon mix torishell with sprinckled tan and biege on her black her. Peper is very loving! She is 6 years old, spay and declawed. Fostered for URI
    

    1998-99

33. Nicolas (St. Nick) foster from adoptions over X-mas '99 [tragicaly Nick died of anemia] -In Memory of Nick
34. Pumpkin Pie [rescue/foster]rescued from parking lot, not really fostered, we kept him 3 weeks while looking for his owner, when no one claimed him we took him to the shelter where they booked him and and health checked him, he was adopted after his 3 day stray period there (just in case).
35. Shadow [rescue/foster] rescued for the streets, fostered for URI
36. Sima, Mekayla, Bunty!ADOPTED
    Fostered for having coccidia and being too young fosters after I moved out of my mothers home -starting March 12th 1998

    LAST OF MY FOSTER CATS FOR NOW

37. Layca and her kittens Dali, Ashura and PepeAll where adopted, Layca had to saty with us longer because she was under wieght, but got a home in less then 2 days when she went back! Foster because they where nursing, Layca because she was extremly thin.
38. Sylva(-pop), and her 1st set of babies. Caspiane, Makoto, Taha(the gerber baby), Tala(speedy gonzala) and Zenki. All of these sweet little kittens where adopted. Taha had an usual chin which made her look like a human baby, Tala was VERY fast and very smart he was the first at everything! Caspiane was very quite and loved to be near people like his brother Makoto. Zenki had the most unusual face, he looked like a little fox, his ears where rather small and pointed for a cat, he was also very smart. Sylva was the BEST mother cat I ever knew, she loved her kittens very much and was always playing with them, she loved to catch flies and also played fetch the paper ball like a dog would. She went back to the HSOC, but got the "sniffles" so had to come back for fostering while she got better, she went into heat and managed to climb threw a very small opening that I still can't image a big cat like her skwezing threw (about 1 to 2 inchs ) she then jumped over a drive way and onto the roof next door, no one was home until a few hours later, when we found Sylva in the backyard. Of course she was pregnet so we kept her until her kittens where born and she and them were ready to go back.
    Sylva's second little had three kittens, Samual, Cynthia and Zackery, these kittens were all very sweet and affectionet ,ike their mother. They were all adopted, Zackery to a friend of my mothers :)!!
    Had Sylva and 2nd babies for X-mas. Fostered originaly for nursing, then she escaped and was foster for pregnacy (we found out much to late to have her spay safely) X-mas '98

    1996/97

39. Panzy(-puss), she was a lovely year old cat that we looked after while the Humane Society was closed for christmas. Panzy was grey and white and very friendly. She was adopted. Fostered for X-mas '97.
40. Sarnia, Celia, Cedrick and Rama fostered for being to young. All where adopted
41. Luke, Lea(Chewie), Liddia(Liddy) and Misseltoes fostered for coccidia, and being too small. All where adopted.
42. Tristan (Tris)was 5 weeks when we got him, but he was very skinny and a bit shy, He was adopted! Fostered because he was timid, and underwieght.
43. Lilyco and her kittens Mara-Tia, Jona(Kazoo), Inouk, Laylac, and LeathaFostered because they where nursing. All the where adopted.
    
44. Black Velvet(BV or Velvet) she was adopted by an older couple living arounf the corner from me! She even got to go to Florida with them for the winters!!! Fostered for URI, then Tapeworm.
45. Snokems(the cow cat) she was white and grey of 2 years that looked like a jeresy :)! She was adopted. Also had her during X-mas '96, no cats or dog are sold at this time and all animals are fostered out. Fostered from adoption over Christmas.
46. Ethna, Ida, Felix and Tulip, yes this is my Tuli's litter! All of her brothers and sisters where adopted. Note: Tuli is now 4 years old :), I had these guys for X-mas and the fact they where to young and wild for adoption. Fostered for being to young and wild.
    1994-95
47. Picika and Kieron Both litters with Wink, Blink and Picika nd Kieron had to be put to sleep due to an illness that was going around the humane society. Wink, Blink and Picika showed signs, but Kieron did not, when I took poor Picika in I knew it was the same illness that had taken the two sweethears Wink and Blink, but never dreamed thta Kieron was also sick, after this tragedy, I stopped forstering for a while. both groups for being to little for adoption
    
48. Wink and Blink
49. Bounder, Russo, Guiseppe and Won-Ton,Our little snow angels and one little black angel, Unfortunaly all these kittens got the feline flu, causing Russo very serious lung damage, he had to be put to sleep, it was a very sad day, we sent a long time helping them heal, and when it looked like they all had made it, Russo nose started to bleed all the time, at first they though he would be ok, but the vet looked at him and realised it was not his nose but lungs the where bleeding, we had to do what was best. Fortuntaly Bounder, Guiseppe and Won-Ton recoved completly and where adopted. Fostered because they where to young for adoption.
50. Nina(the panther) and her kittens Dee(the 2nd), Dono(the 2nd) and Homer(the grey) All where adopted, Nina before her kittens, which is unusual in a shelter (more people want to adopt kittens). Foster because she/they where nursing.
51. Felicity(the white) I almost adopted her, but when I went to fill out the forms she had already been adopted. We had her as they though she might be pregnant but it turned out she wasn't she was extremly shy however and the foster time did a great deal for her. Fostered as possibly pregnant, then because she was shy.
52. Winston(half ears), Winston had frost bitten ears and lost the top half of his ears, He was adopted by a vet who moved to Alberta! Fostered because he was on medication for his ears.
    

    1992-93

53. Emma and Dexter I had these sweeties from 2 weeks old until about 4 months. When they where ready to go back Emma got a hair line fracture on her toe and needed to wait till it healed, we took Dexter back for adotion and he pooped out of his litter, he was covered! They called us and we took him back, he has very done this before and we didn't know what the problem was, he also got a mild URI infection. Anyways once back with us he was fine and we found out it was due to his missing his sister! They where adopted together and Dex never had any other problems. (had these guys during X-mas '93). Origranly foster for being too young (2 1/2weeks old), then for broken toe and URI
    
54. Mira, Rocco, Dudley, and Fleur Du Lis(Lily of the Valley) fostered for being to young and thin. All where adopted
55. Karma and her kitten Winslow and adopted kittens Dono, Darwin, and Tiki All where adopted, Karma was actualy pregnet when I got her, and had to be fosted to another volunteer because the kittens tried to nurse which made it hazards to the unborn kittens, I kept in touch, Karma had 5 kittens, and when they when up for adoption where adopted, Karma herself was adopted by the other foster parents friend!! Originaly fostered because they where nursing, then because they where too little and Winslow was very shy.
56. Boston Blacky, Nora Charles, Jazzmen and Magie fostered because they where to young for adoption. All where adopted.
57. Fibi and her kittens, Kinnky & Krysy and her adopted son Perry Fostered because they where nursing. The kittens where adopted, Fibi sadly became ill in the shelter and had to be put down, she was a wonderful mother and only a year old. It makes me so mad, she was dumped because of the kittens, if she'd had a loving home (and/or been fixed) she would still be here today (the illness was distemper).
58. Oliver, Dinkum, Tiger Lily and Pheobe Fostered because they where too young for adoption and needed to be better litter trained. all where adopted
59. Philly, Orlando and Enrico all where adopted
60. Billbo and Dee (unfortunatly Dee suffered from internal parisites, and had to be put to sleep, this was very hard for me even though I had only know him for 2 weeks of his short life - but having given him the second chance at life made it worth the effort) Billbo was orphaned at the age of 2 1/2 weeks old, we had to bottle feed him and teach him to eat solid food once he was old enought, he was an orange tabby with 6 toes and a "posible" thumb on each front foot that he used to hold his bottle. We had him until he was 10 weeks. He was adopted by a teacher in Ottawa.
61. Layla, Rolly, Max(a million), and Hickory. These where my very first foster kittens! They were malnurished but very friendly. All were adopted.
    

1996-97/98
1. Franco, Marco and Bill All developed tongue ulcers, a symtome of a fatal illness, they had to be put down.
2. Tips, Boots and Goldy(Eudora)all adopted
3. Vinnie and Gweedo(Veto) adopted to the same home.
4. Rosy, Loki, Percy(Perky) and Donavin, these guys are VERY VERY VERY lucky! They had the same potentaly fatal illness as Franco, Marco and Bill, but where catch soon enough to be treated, they have now fully recoved and been adopted. I have adopted Donavin myself! Loki and Percy went to the same home, and Rosey was adopted seperatly (she was very independent of the other kittens)
5. Katie-cat the beautiful grey tortishell and her SEVEN babies! Katie has since been adopted into a new home and has gone on a trip! What a LUCKY gal! Her Babies are still being fostered as they are rather small for 6 week olds and need to build up strength. Their names are: Ginger Snap an orange tabby, Flash (Gordon :) ) Black kitty with some white patches and a "flash" diamond on his face, Johnny Walker (Black Lable) WISKEY Black and white kitten, Deli-cat Fawn tabby, Cafe La Tea (La-tay) Fawn tabby with with paws and spots on face, Princess Calico Grey tortishell with "peppered" face, and finnaly Patches Grey Tortishell with large patches of white and orange on her face. Had these guys for X-masAll of these kitties have been adopted
   

   1997-98

6. Ragga-Muffin (Ragu) A little black and white kitten of about 8 weeks, he was a stray and had lots of nats in his beautiful long fur. He has gian a lot of wieght and lots the nats. Ragu is a sweet little kitten! Ragu is now 6 months and has been adopted by my mother!!! He has special dietary needs and has a heart murmur. He is wonderful ball of fur! When visiting he loves to spend time with Doni.
7. Freddie, Fostered for being thin, having tapeworm, and being wild (timid). ADOPTED.
8. Bubbles, Shadow, Grizzly fostered for being too young. adopted.

   1999-2000

9. Vesco, Baxter, ??? Fostered for URI and being to young
10. Latay, Ginger Snap, Wiskey, Deli-cat, Princess Calico, Flash and Patches. Had these guys for X-mas and they where to young for adoption and underwieght. 1998/99
    
11. Smudge, Tips, Toes, Mini, Calico, Veronica, Tabitha, ??? Fostered for being a large group of underwieght and young kittens
12. Snowball and Tig [ADOPTED],Tess [ADOPTED] -Princess died suddenly one day, she had been extremly ill, VERY thin and had been on all kind of medication, but looked like she had pulled threw, she looked very healthy in fact and was playing, she followed my mother upstairs but didn't come down again, my mother when up and she has collapes by the litter pan, she was rushed to the vet but by the time she arrived Princess had passed away. Fortunitaly Tess did pull threw to be adopted, she was very touch and go for a long while. Fostered for being too young, coccidia, and being underwieght. TESS the devil kitten - fostered for: coccidia, severe URI (almost lost her), pink eye, and later she got into the basement and scraped her back -which she made worth by excesively licking it, so she was fostered for that!
13. Tess and foster sister Patch Adopted (yes same Tess) Fostered for URI and being too little
14. Tess and foster brother Doctor [Doctor and Tess adopted (yes, it is the same Tess - we though she might be staying, but she finnaly did get well enough to go back and was adopted to a nice lady with another young cat)] (Doc) Fostered for recovery from leg surgery.
15. Queenie, Buster and Rowdy (adopted) - their sister Streak didn't make it, she had problems with her internal systems and the vet had to put her to sleep as she was going to suffer, it started out looking like Coccidia or URI but she started to cough up blood and we knew nothing could be done at that point. Fostered for being to young, underwieght
    
    

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    these kittens where given to my mother to see if they could be saved since she is at home and had the time to try, sadly they where to far gone to be saved but eveything posible was done to try
    
    
16. 4 namless kittens, after staff members nursed these guys as of 2 weeks old and then my mother tried to get them on to the food stage of life, 3 having dieded along the way these little fellows took a turn for the worst and had to be put down, something didn't develope right and at 7 weeks they looked barely 4 weeks.
17. 5 nameless kittens, died due to starvation, everything was one to try and save these little ones but they where so far gone that even eating all day long didn't help at all, the Vet made the hard choise to have them but to sleep before the suffered any longer.
    
    

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    Regular foster cats
    
    
18. Nunivic, Zuccinie and adopted brother Trouble [fostering] we all have URI (like a very serious cat cold - ours is very bad right noww, but Trouble isn't as bad) and are on medication (except for Trouble who isn't as sick as us). We are orange and white tabbies, Nunivic has huge feet and extra toes on all 4 feed and is a short haired guy, Zuccinie is long haired, a little shy but lovable, Trouble has been at the shelter since he was a small kitten, he was adopted but when the adoptive parent got home they found his leg was injured (no one knows how that happened) so he was returned to the shelter and they took another cat since it was the first time they had a cat and didn't want a medical problem to start with. He was fostered to another person who kept him till his broken leg healed, he came back for adotpion and then was sneezing, so since his former foster parent was away he come with my mom and the boys to recover. He is very active, but this might be due to the fact he's been in a cage most of his life so far, he is looking forward to having a home of his own and is VERY affectionet. Need a home with other cats however as he is extremly playful. Nunivic, Zuccinie got very sick suddenly and it was belived to posible have been distemper, they didn't make it.Trouble was adopted Fostered for URI (note: the two that did not make the illness turned out not to be URI)
19. Bonnie, 2 years old brown tabby with a "fox" like tail! fostered for URI and recovery from being spay ADOPTED
20. Cinnamon Sweetpea (adopted) Fostered for being too cute (ok for being too young, but she is the cutest kitten I ever saw (and I have seen a lot of all ages!)
21. Rosebud, Scamp, Chapeau Noir, Cheetah (being treated for lice). Fostered for LICE, being wild and being too young underwieght. [snowshoex] (yup a ton of stuff for these babies)
22. Auzzy (being fixed, then up for adoption) Fostered for URI
23. Diana foster for URI, loved dogs! (ADOPTED)
24. WOOF (Shih Tzu dog) fostered for eye infection (ulcer) and behaviour problems.
25. Smoke (fostering), Furdana and Isabelle [snowshoeX] (adopted)
26. Mandy (rescued) fostered for URI, pos. pregnant refoster to staff member of HSOC. NOT preggers!! ADOPTED
27. Misty Mestreo foster for URI (had for over 4 months)
28. Sakwa, Comma, Ruffles, ???? ADOPTED
29. Nipper, (and his 4 siblings that passed away)ADOPTED
30. Buster O'mailey ADOPTED
31. Fizz ADOPTED
32. Rescue cat: Celest [fostered: MARCH '99-JAN '00]
33. Billy Bob, Rigby, Flash, Tuffy, Rocky and Slip (Slip passed away) all others ADOPTED
34. Ginger and Dusty (feral kitten), Dusty is adopted Ginger has entered the rescue program
35. Silkin -she was pregnant but aborted her kittens, we had her spay and she is up for adoption
36. Sweetypie, orphaned kitten. She has been adopted
37. 5 kittens DMH black and grey fostered for coccidia and being thin (all adopted)
38. Delila fostered for nursing, had 4 kittens but they didn't make it. Caught very bad URI, recovered and up for adoption.
39. Phantom and Tinkerbell fostered for URI
40. Sall fostered for being an orphan, thin and having coccidia
41. 5 nameless kittens fostered for coccidia and pnemonia, none made it.
43. Fanny fostered for URI, not eating well, eye infection and pre/post dential surgery/spay
44. Ruth Buzzy "Buzzsaw" fostered for pneumonia ADOPTED
45. Bam Bam and 4 nameless kittens fostered at 4 weeks for being orphaned. These kittens died of feline distemper, however by some miricle Bam Bam didn't get sick and after all his vaccinations where done he was adopted into a family. Normaly Distemper is 100% fatal in young kittens.
46. Tilla the Hon fostered for URI, and later spay before adoption -ADOPTED
47. Cleopatra fostered for URI -still in foster care
48. Hermimei fostered for kennel cough, per/post dentisrty, knee surgery and possible colapsing tracia. Herm is a 8 year old toy poddle -still in foster care.
49. Rosie silver persian fostered for URI and eye infection, she is has a home to go too.
50. Flower (Lilac) blue point siamese, fostered for temperment issues/thin/URI
51. Carson and Fegus (Heckle and Jeckle) fostered for URI
53. Emerald and Saphire DSH white kittens fostered for URI - ADOPTED
54. Midnight, Rusty and Flame DSH black, DMH orange tabby and DSH grey/orange tabby fostered for URI/coccidia/thin and too small.
55. Tori DSH tortishell, fostered for URI, dicovered to be pregnant - still in foster care
56. Penny Lane (toy poodle) fostered for diarrhea and to rule out temperment issues. ADOPTED

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