Daisy's Foster Pets & Freedom Days

09/06/2025

Reggie has given me some much needed smiles and laughs the last few days. I love this old guy so much. Catnip has been the fountain of youth for him. He's looking forward to living it large at Auntie Stacy's while I'm on vacation. Once we get back home, I need to decide if we are adopting him or looking for a special home for him to retire in.

When we pulled Reggie, I figured he'd stay with me for the rest of his life, and I was completely okay with that. I can't adopt a healthy cat that someone else might want because I have a dog who would kill a cat, so if I keep a cat I'm relegating them to just a small portion of our house which isn't right or fair to them if someone else wants them and can have them be a full part of the household. But if there is a special cat that nobody else wants, and living in my bedroom is better than other outcomes for them (like euthanasia at the shelter), they can live out their life here with me.

When I decided to take Reggie home, we didn't know where he was at healthwise. He seemed in very rough shape and we didn't know if he'd be near death or very sick. Turns out that while he does have his medical quirks, right now he's actually doing amazing on the single med he takes. He's gaining weight and has a good appetite, he's bright and alert, absolutely adores getting attention, his fur is growing back (still no clue why someone shaved his poor back end 😂), and as you can see in the video, he's actually pretty lively when toys and catnip are involved. His recent bloodwork and urinalysis were okay, I would like to redo bloodwork in a couple months to see how he's doing.

I am smitten with Sir Reginald and if nobody else wants him, I will be honored to be his forever mom. It would take someone pretty awesome to want to adopt him given he's a senior (estimated 15 years old), he has a heart condition, takes a daily med for blood pressure, and also leaks a drop or two of urine here and there indiscriminately (otherwise he uses the box just fine). But I think if I've seen how amazing he is just the way he is, someone else might too. So if you're a fan of seniors, please consider adopting Reggie. Reach out to me if you're interested in meeting him. He really is a special guy.

My New Cat Rescue

09/06/2025

I want to thank everyone who reached out to me about Audrey. I am still devastated and so upset about what happened to her. For now, I just want to remember the times when we sat together and snuggled and she purred and purred as I petted her.

Anytime a foster dies, the end of my hopes for their future is one of the things that hits the hardest. I had so many hopes for what Audrey would get to do. When she was healthier, we were going to pair her with another singleton kitten in our rescue, Nemo. I imagined how much fun they'd have together, and how she'd grow to be healthy. She was already sweet as pie and I knew someone would be so lucky to adopt her.

I loved little Audrey immensely in her brief time here, and I gave so much of myself to give her a chance. I wish so much that things were different. For now, I need some time to grieve and reconcile her absence. I still can't believe she's gone 💔

Please spay and neuter every cat you come across (yes, YOU, not someone else). Audrey's short life was filled with suffering that could've been avoided if just one of her parents had been fixed. She likely wasn't the only littermate either, so her siblings are either out there or already dead as well. Being born outdoors is not kind to kittens and most of them don't survive to adulthood. This didn't need to happen, if someone had just cared enough to prevent it.

👉I'm going on a vacation until the end of September and I'd really appreciate NOT being tagged or messaged for cats (or dogs) in need.👈

Not only will I be physically not here and not able to help, but I need to have some time to reset and relax and just be, after two immense losses nearly back to back. I don't post about Bartleby much anymore but I still miss him very much too. Please consider not tagging people to help more pets after their own foster just died. It's painful. Normalize giving someone a few days to grieve...

I have pet sitters for Lola, Pineapple, and Reggie (and my own dogs), and I plan to not be posting for the time I'm gone. I just need some time. Rescue never ends and never sleeps but I need a little break to get back to it. I'm tired, I'm sad, and my heart just needs to heal a little bit before I go back and do it again.

As always, thank you to My New Cat Rescue for everything you did for Audrey. I'm not sure at this time what our remaining balance is for her, but please consider donating on the My New Cat Rescue website if you think that kittens like Audrey deserve a chance. It wasn't the outcome we hoped for, but at least we tried.

09/03/2025

I'm sorry to say that my sweet Audrey is gone 😭

My New Cat Rescue

09/03/2025

Audrey and I are at the ER :( she's been feeling off and looking really bad. She's lethargic and her gums are still completely white. I opted to take her because if something happened and I didn't, I'd regret it. I'll keep you posted. 🙏

Update: she needs a blood transfusion and we are going to hospitalize her 😰 it's going to be expensive, donations will be needed on the MNC Rescue website

My New Cat Rescue

09/02/2025

Leaving shortly to pick up Audrey from Auntie Stacy who babysat her today while I got work done. So grateful to her for keeping a close eye on this little peanut and for letting us use her precious kitty's soft collar ❤️

We talked to our vet clinic today and they recommended keeping the purse strings in 2 weeks, compared to the 3-5 days recommended by the urgent care vet. Regardless, Audrey has an appointment tomorrow at our vet to see what's up with her pale gums and see if she can get any help for that. She's extremely skinny and malnourished.

My New Cat Rescue

09/02/2025

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✂️🐱TNR Tuesday🐱✂️

Are the cats in your neighborhood multiplying more and more each year? 🙀TNR is the answer!

Trap-Neuter-Return is the most humane method of reducing the population of community cats.

Kittens should be fixed no later than 5 months old, and can be fixed as young as 6 weeks old. (As long as they’re 2 pounds.)

To find a spay/neuter clinic near you that you can get community cats fixed for low (or no!) cost, use this tool:

https://www.unitedspayalliance.org/state-local/program-locator-map/

09/02/2025

Finally getting in bed and trying to get a few hours of sleep. I am in awe of people who foster kittens. Fostering adult medical cats can be challenging but I feel like fostering kittens is a whole other level when they are this sick.

Hard to say where Audrey is in her progress. Her stitches have held, her butt is still in place, she's having some solid poops and some liquidy poops, and still having some just drip out. I didn't realize her gums were so pale until Alyson pointed it out today. I spent a long time today sick with worry and my stress level is pretty high.

I am so grateful to have a supportive partner, I contributed diddly-squat to our household this weekend. He makes dinner, does dishes, takes our dogs out, feeds them, gives them their 2x daily meds, takes the trash and recycling out, even helps me get my ass out of bed when I'm so exhausted so that I can be successful. He even petted Reggie when I lamented I haven't had as much time for him as I'd like. I know how much he loves me and I don't take it for granted. Is he thrilled when I decide to foster another cat right before our international vacation? No lol. But he trusts me and supports me to figure my s**t out and he'll pick up the slack around the house.

I spent about an hour this evening just cuddling Audrey on my lap without her cone and she fell asleep. It was the most relaxing part of the whole day. I had some ambient relaxation music on for us and they're right when they say petting a cat lowers your blood pressure. I don't bring my phone with me since she's still kinda germy, but I wish I'd gotten a picture of her snoozing and peaceful like that. Instead, enjoy this cute drawing by a page called ItsMyOwnInvention whose artwork I enjoy ❤️

I felt awful waking Audrey up to do medicine and put her back in the kennel. She's feeling so crummy and I wish I had the time to sit with her more because that seems to be the best part of her day, when she's snuggled up on my lap. I'm going to wake up in a few hours to check on her then try to get a couple more hours sleep before I go to work. Auntie Stacy volunteered to babysit her while I'm at work so she can be monitored more closely. I have so much to do at work before I go on my vacation so this us really appreciated. I wish I could just take some sick days but my job is seasonal in nature and I'm at the height of my busy season when everything needs to get done. I'm so tired.

Other kitties are doing well. Reggie ate a lot of food today and he is just the best cat. I love him so so so much. I think he has filled out a little bit and I need to weigh him to see how he's doing. He was a little grumpy about Audrey's presence in his basement lair but I think he's calmed a bit.

Lola and Pineapple look and feel great. If you see their posts, please share them. They are healthy and adoptable. It makes me so sad they are waiting. I love them immensely, they are both such fun and unique cats.

Thanks to everyone who has been so supportive of me and little Audrey ❤️

My New Cat Rescue

09/02/2025

My sweetie 🙏

My New Cat Rescue

09/02/2025

Little Audrey went to visit Auntie Alyson to get some fluids. She's feeling crappy but chugging along. Her gums are very pale, pretty much white :( she got some b12 also. She's eating some and peeing and pooping as well as can be expected. Keep rooting for my little Audrey. We are both so tired. This is my first time fostering a kitten this small and sick.

My New Cat Rescue

09/01/2025

Has there ever been a more beautiful sight to someone fostering the poopiest little kitten in the world? 😸

Thank you Adrienne, Erica, and Alyson for the gloves and the potty pads which are all desperately needed. Thank you Monica too, I know you said you got some for me as well 🥰

If anyone else is able to donate, we could use some more pate for Audrey and some food/lickable treats for Reggie.

Audrey is doing okay this morning. Our poo troubles continue but I think she's doing "okay". Hoping meds are helping. She's the sweetest little nugget 💖

My New Cat Rescue

09/01/2025

Poor momma bit the person who found her. Not that anyone would blame her 🥺

⚠️URGENT RESCUE⚠️
Leslie Knope & 5 Kittens, A358086
Available for Rescue ONLY
Contact: [email protected]

S*x: Unaltered Female
Age: 2 Years Old & 4 Weeks Old

Leslie Knope is on human quarantine through 9/6/25 for biting her finder.

IACS does not currently have an on-site veterinarian. Our limited budget is already exhausted and we are unable to provide advanced diagnostics or ongoing medical care in-house.

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🐾If this animal is available for adoption, interested adopters can visit the shelter any day between 12:00 and 6:30 PM to meet and adopt. Due to high message volume, please visit the shelter directly rather than waiting for a response to calls, emails, or messages.

🐾Only animals identified by IACS as foster-eligible can go into IACS foster homes. Email [email protected] if eligible.

🐾If you are a rescue organization, please reach out to [email protected].

Indianapolis Animal Care Services, an open-admission municipal shelter in Indianapolis, Indiana, is seeking rescue placement for animals in need of alternative pathways to leave the shelter.

All animals on this page are at risk of euthanasia at any time. Animals with an urgent deadline are most at risk. Animals with urgent deadlines often face medical or behavioral challenges. While we strive to honor posted deadlines, if their condition deteriorates to the point where it is no longer safe or humane to continue housing them, euthanasia may be the most compassionate option. Additionally, IACS operates consistently above maximum capacity, and the urgent need for space may require earlier action. Please know that our goal is always to provide these animals with a chance.

09/01/2025

This poor kitten urgently needs out. He does not look good in his photo 😔 can anyone foster for a rescue? Rescues need fosters to help kitties 🙏🙏