“Our household is, essentially, a cat hospital that also produces software on the side.”

odd and their spouse have been fostering kittens for nonprofit animal shelters for over a decade. The spouse is the one who actually knows what they are doing. The one who wakes up every three hours. odd is support staff: litter box scooper, bottle filler, bean kisser.

They specialize in “bottle babies” and other high-need foster kittens. They are typically very young, often newborns, and require around-the-clock care until they are old enough for adoption. It is exhausting, occasionally heartbreaking, and completely worth it.

This page is where we document the current residents. Kitten pictures are also a regular feature over on Bluesky.