Every spring, the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society sees an influx of kittens and pregnant felines, a time of year dubbed as “kitten season.” “It’s here,” said GMHS Foster Coordinator Autumn Lowey. “It’s just starting slowly.” Kitten season usually begins in March and lasts into fall as cats tend to mate and breed in warmer weather, but there are certainly outliers. “It even gets pushed a little bit,” said Lowey. “We still have stragglers every now and again.” Lowey, who originally started at GMHS as a volunteer and foster, had her pregnant foster cat give birth on the first day in her new role as Foster Coordinator in December. Fostering typically means welcoming multiple animals in your home at once, sometimes five or more. “If you’re going to do puppies and kittens, it’s going to be multiples,” she said. “I had a litter of seven for my first litter,” recalled Lowey about her first-time fostering experience. Fostering is not always so easy as some kittens come to the shelter without ...