Beans In Need

03/31/2024

Cats are pretty self sufficient lol.

03/27/2024

We are a NO-KILL supporting foster and will never advocate for the euthanasia of healthy, adoptable pets. No, I won't be debating this. If you disagree, we are not the fosters for you. Have a good day.

03/27/2024

03/25/2024

Megatron has become one of the pack already! In a house full of dogs, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and mini goats, Megatron is settling in just fine in his new home. 😻🐕🦎🐸🐡🐠🐐

03/25/2024

Our former foster pup Budweiser has officially found his furever home!!! Congratulations to Bud and his new family!

03/25/2024

Lilly is loving her new home! She has an older cat brother named Odas, a tiny dog brother that she's almost the same size as named Bonbon, and a much bigger dog brother who's a gentle giant named Milo.

We also got news from the shelter that ALL FIVE of the kittens from Lilly's litter were successfully adopted within TWO DAYS of their return! My husband and I did foster fail one, the little runt named Spot, and we adopted him.

03/25/2024

Giorgio the runt fell asleep during bottle time! They have the tiniest purs. 🥺💚

03/23/2024

📅 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 📅

Join us and our pets for an adoption event downtown at Bernalillo County Alvarado Square and find your new best friend! 🐶🐾

📍 415 Silver Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
⏰ 1-4 p.m.

03/23/2024

Meet 𝗥𝗼𝗼 (𝗔𝟬𝟰𝟳𝟬𝟵𝟴) 💜 the sweetest, gentlest pup around town! 🐾

Despite facing a challenging injury that causes her to limp, Roo has bounced back and remains active and full of life ☀️ She's a true inspiration and a reminder of the strength and determination that dogs possess 😇 She has a heart of gold and has done amazingly well with toddlers, being gentle and patient with them. She's also a social butterfly, successfully meeting and getting along with cats 🐱 and other small and large dogs 🐶

Ask about Roo today! We are open Tuesday - Saturday: 1-5:30 P.M. with adoption viewings ending at 5 P.M.

03/23/2024

Kennel cards for the new babies! They're so fresh they don't even have names yet, so we get to name them!

So we need name suggestions! All of them are female except for one grey male. We like Peaches as a name for the Calico with orange spots, but what names should we choose for the others?? We don't know their personalities yet, other than that the Tortie is, as expected, the spiciest and loudest of the bunch lol.

03/23/2024

Here's the new babies! They're so little because they were without momma for two whole days and didn't eat the entire time. Kittens will very rapidly lose weight and become very dehydrated without mom's milk, so these babies were very lucky a good Samaritan witnessed their momma getting hit and went looking for a possible litter because they knew it was kitten season.

It's imperative to keep an eye out for these situations and get the kittens to an emergency vet ASAP. Thank you to the kind soul who did so!

We have four females and one male this time! All of them are female except for one of the full grey ones.

03/22/2024

Luckily the six newborn kittens who needed fostering were placed quickly at another foster home who will take great care of them! However, I got a call that just at closing time, five 3 week old kittens were dropped off after their mother was sadly hit by a car.

It is extremely unfortunate how often this happens to stray cats and their litters. That is why it is imperative that Catch and Release programs are funded to sterilize all stray cats and prevent the spread of unnecessary litters. All animals I foster WILL be sterilized before adoption, no exceptions (other than health limitations in senior pets.)

Sadly, many very young kittens end up not making it because their mothers meet some sort of terrible fate in the wild and never come back for them. Kittens cannot fend for themselves at all - they need to be fed every 3 hours, they can't regulate their body temperatures so they need to be kept warm, and they cannot go to the bathroom unassisted yet.

If you ever see a group of kittens that are extremely young and alone in the wild, please first take note of where they are, and call your local shelter or 311. The momma may be back for them, but if someone knows their location, they can be checked on and rescued, and momma can be picked up and fixed once the kittens are weaned, and hopefully they'll all get adopted!

We're on our way to pick up the new babies now, pictures coming soon! These kittens will need constant attention, so apologies if my updates are infrequent for the next few weeks.

If you would like to donate anything towards the care of these five kittens, we do have a Venmo set up for such purchases, and I can provide receipts upon request. Please consider donating toward the cost of powdered kitten milk, bottles, cleaning supplies, and a warming bed to help keep them warm.

Venmo:

Juliandra Waid

03/22/2024

Meet Goose! He is about a 3-year-old, neutered Lab mix. Each day when choosing his attire, Goose opts for his Happy Pants! This happy boy loves tennis balls and seems to love water (see mention of Lab, above 😁). If you are looking for a companion who is looking for fun, Goose is the one.

03/22/2024

We're getting a couple of bottle babies! These kittens are LESS THAN a week old 🥺. They will require full-time care so there will only be 2-3 of them instead of 5 like the previous litter.