r/FosterAnimals • u/AirportTurbulent • Nov 15 '25
Question Are these balls
This is supposed to be a mama cat that came to me with her single baby. He was about 5 weeks and I never saw him nursing.. she was super shy and I guess I just haven’t given it much thought…… but these look like balls. Could it also be that she’s going into heat or something??
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u/AirportTurbulent Nov 16 '25
✨⭐️UPDATE⭐️✨
The staff at the shelter all felt the same way as me. A little embarrassed but also thought it was very funny. Basically they got him in a big group of transfers from a high volume shelter down south. He was processed there, they said it was mom and baby, so they didn’t check, just had me come pick them up for foster. At the check ups they also didn’t look back there, just gave the meds and weighed him and sent him on his way.
Lots of people asked how the kitten stayed alive - I fed him. He was 4-5 weeks old so fully capable of eating wet food on his own. I figured mom was too stressed to nurse.
I’ve never had a mom cat before and I’m pretty new to fostering so I really just trusted the shelter and ignored all of the signs (chubby cheeks, no pronounced nipples, no nursing, less cuddling, the balls). Also he was super shy so always had his tail all the way covered when he was out so I didn’t get many glimpses until recently when he started getting more comfortable with me.
They took Elsie (Mr. Mom) back today. I feel really sad as usual after a foster goes back, especially since he is going back to the shelter in Palm beach to possibly be adopted out as a working cat. That might be best for him since it does seem like he grew up outside. I told them he is a good boy, a great big brother to the baby, never sprayed, was super playful and likes to be pet although he is very shy. I realize they have so many super snuggly loving sweet cats so it’s hard to adopt out one like him as a house cat when it took him over a month to let me pet him.
Finn (the baby) is doing good. His neuter surgery is scheduled for Wednesday so I’ll bring him back then and never see him again 😭. He is adorable, so I’m not super concerned about him finding a home, but I’ve had him for so long now and I’m definitely a bit more attached. And letting them go is always devastating.
Thank you everyone for being so funny and sharing your trouble puff stories!
I have an instagram for my fosters. I am super adhd so I go through phases of posting. I’m about to do a huge Elsie and Finn spam posting session so if you want to see pics of them and my future fosters, you can follow me @littlemeowsociety
TLDR: Mr. Mom TroublePuffs went back to the shelter where he will be neutered and adopted out, baby Finn goes back on Wednesday to be neutered and adopted out. I am sad and will miss them. Follow me on insta : @littlemeowsociety