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Foster the Kittens
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Kitten foster mum since June, 2018, currently for the Humane Society of Scott County, Iowa. We’re here just to share photos of my current and former foster kittens! #FosteringSavesLives

Oh, and f*** that fascist felon. #FDT
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Anastasia and the Watership Kitten litter had surgery this week; they’ll soon be available for adoption! There was a bit of a mix-up at the vet and this little girl ended up at my house.

She’s shy, but she sure is pretty.

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
A three month-old shy and pretty longhaired calico kitten emerges briefly from the kitten room. She’s not quite sure about me or the other kittens.
November 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kittens: Blackberry & Clover (L) and Holly & Bluebell (R)

Best friends in their favorite spot that isn’t the shower.

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
#Cats #CatsofBluesky
A solid dark gray kitten gets laid upon by his favorite sister, a gray and white tabby. A gray torbie lays upside down next to her favorite sister, solid dark gray kitten.
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kittens: Hazel, Bluebell, Blackberry & Holly

Friend: Where are the kittens?
Me: Check the shower.

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
#Cats #CatsofBluesky
Four 12 week-old gray kittens snuggle together on a black bath mat in the shower.
November 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kittens: Clover & Hazel

Me: What are you doing?
Them: Nothing. We swear.

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
#Cats #CatsofBluesky
A gray and white tabby and a dilute tortie look up with big green eyes, assuring me they’re not up to no good.
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kittens: Blackberry & Bluebell

The top of that box is *very* popular with all the kittens.

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
#Cats #CatsofBluesky
A 10 week-old gray kitten snuggles her twin brother on top of a cardboard box.
November 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kitten: Blackberry

Me: Sir? Excuse me, sir. Get down from there.
Blackberry: No, ma’am. Suck it.

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
#Cats #CatsofBluesky
An 11 week-old dark gray kitten sits on top of a cabinet. When told to get down he loudly protests.
November 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kitten: Holly

Me: Careful, Holly. Ignatius is so tired of itty-bitties. You might get smacked.
Holly: So?

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
A 10 week-old gray torbie defiantly sits next to her black, longhaired foster brother.
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kitten: Hazel

#TortieTuesday

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
#Cats #CatsofBluesky #DiluteTortie
A 10 week-old gray dilute tortie kitten looks up a me with aqua-colored eyes.
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kitten: Blackberry

#KittyLoafMonday

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
#Cats #CatsofBluesky
A 10 week-old solid pewter gray kitten sits on a box in the loaf position, wondering why he can’t go with me.
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kittens: Clover, Holly & Bluebell

#CatBoxSunday

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
Three 10 week-old kittens lie together and line up on top of box. The first is a longhaired gray & white tabby, the second is a gray torbie and the third is a solid pewter gray.
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Ignatius.

#CatBoxSunday #BlackCats
A longhaired black cat sits in a small cardboard box. His tail doesn’t quite fit and it’s sticking out between two flaps of the box.
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kitten: Blackberry

Alice and her kitten.

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens #BlackLab
A 45# black Lab lays with her gray foster kitten nestled between her legs.
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kitten: Holly

“I’m a model.”

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
A 2 ½ month-old gray torbie looks over her shoulder at the photographer.
November 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kittens (L to R): Holly, Clover & Hazel

Q: How do you get them to pose‽
A: I’m squishing a crinkle ball in my mouth* and they’re all like, “Huh?”
*Pro-tip: Find one that hasn’t been played with by kittens. 🤢

#WhiskerWednesday
#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #FosterKittens
A gray & whit tabby, gray Torbie and a gray dilute tortie wonder what I’m doing.
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kitten: Bluebell & Blackberry

#TwinningTuesday

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
Two solid pewter gray kittens loaf together on the wheelchair.
November 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kitten: Clover

Giving me a semi-side eye.

#KittyLoafMonday

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
A two month-old longhaired gray kitten gives me “the look” while loafing on the wheelchair.
November 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kitten: Bluebell

#CatBoxSunday

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
A two month-old slate gray kitten sits in an empty cardboard box.
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Litter: Sole Survivor
Kitten: Anastasia

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
A three month-old brown torbie sits like an elegant princess.
November 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Litter: Cat-astrophe
Kitten: Ruckus

Happy Halloween from my former foster, Ruckus, in his limp, flaccid batwings.

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
A nine week-old black kitten with large, pointy ears dresses up as a bat for Halloween.
October 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kittens: Blackberry & Clover

Besties.

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
#Cats #CatsofBluesky
A gray kitten lays his face on his outstretched paws while his brother, a gray and white tabby, lays his head and paw on his back. A gray kitten lays with his brother, a gray and white tabby, who has draped his paws over his back.
October 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Anastasia: You’ve got schmuts in your hair.
Blackberry [to me]: Why’d she stop?

#WhiskerWednesday
#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
#Cats #CatsofBluesky
October 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kitten: Clover

Look who feels much better! Those squinty eyes were causing an anxiety attack.

#WhiskerWednesday
#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
#Cats #CatsofBluesky
A two month-old gray kitten with white chest/mittens and gray-green eyes looks at the camera wondering why he ever doubted he’d feel better.
October 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kitten: Hazel

#TortieTuesday

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
#Cats #CatsofBluesky #DiluteTortie
A two month-old gray dilute tortie kitten waits for her breakfast. She has splotches of cream on her face and chest and sage-green eyes.
October 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kitten: Bluebell

#KittyLoafMonday

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
#Cats #CatsofBluesky
A two month-old gray kitten assumes the loaf position.
October 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Litter: Watership Kitten
Kitten: Holly

She’s very serious.

#FosteringSavesLives #Kittens #KittensofBluesky #FosterKittens
#Cats #CatsofBluesky #Torbie
A two month-old gray torbie sits for her portrait. She takes her modeling job very seriously.
October 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM