Ever since I have started fostering cats and kittens, it has been pet hair galore.
I wanted to help out my local shelter, because they had many cats and kittens that needed a foster parent.
I wasn’t ready to commit to getting a cat just yet, so fostering seemed like the perfect solution, as well as helping some cats in the process. There were many that needed a foster parent, and for a variety of reasons. Some needed a foster parent because they were recovering from illness, others because they are kittens and some are just miserable in the shelter environment. I decided to take on a litter of kittens as well as a few adult cats. I converted a room of mine into a cat room, and I even put a portable air conditioner in there so the room would always be cool. The entire process was actually pretty easy and the cats adjusted well. The only issue is that all of the cat fur gets everywhere. There is so much cat fur it is unbelievable. When I changed my last air filter, it was completely covered in hair, I realized I would have to start changing out the HEPA filters more often, and that’s exactly what I did. I started having to change the HEPA filters out every month or so, just to prevent the build up of hair. Even though I now go through air filters like crazy, it is worth it if it means I get to help some kitties.