You must be at least 18 years or older to foster. Under 21 will need board approval. If you are under 18 you must need a legal guardian involved to help foster.
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Yes but you would have to be willing to travel 1-2 times a week.
Our medical coordinator lives in Leland and our adoption events are in Wilmington. We also bring kittens to Fix-A-Friend in Winnabow.
Absolutely! We also have a foster to adopt program for our adult cats where essentially you do a trial run to see if a cat would be a good fit.
We do not offer this for our healthy adoptable kittens, but you can foster an unadoptable kitten and help it get healthy and ready for adoption. Then if it’s a perfect fit you can adopt!
Most cats we intake are sick or have parasites. If you are new to fostering, we would start you off with an easier cat or kitten that is either healthy or less medically intensive.
Possibly depending on the type of foster you are interested in. This is not always an option, but we do let our foster’s pick the type of cat they are interested in fostering and how many. (ex. kittens, adult cats, bottle babies, sick, or injured).
Adult Cat – If you have never fostered before, we would suggest starting with a healthy adult cat. Adult cats usually take longer to adopt, in fact some of our adult cats are in our rescue for 1-2 years! We have a need for foster’s that don’t have any other cats for adult foster’s who need to be fostered alone.
Senior Cat – We love senior cats! Fostering one can be so rewarding! We love giving senior cats a second chance. For our seniors that don’t have much time left we consider them a “Forever Foster” We offer this to not stress a senior kitty with transitioning to another home. The foster will provide a forever home to the kitty till they go over the rainbow bridge.
Nursing Mom – Nursing moms are awesome to foster because the mom does all the work! Foster’s are responsible for weighing daily and keeping an eye on any medical changes. If babies are not gaining weight the foster may have to supplement bottle feeding.
Kittens – Our rescue does mostly kittens! In addition to routine care, fosters will need to weigh daily, be able to give oral medicine, and be observant of any medical changes. Lastly, foster’s need to be able to transport to medical appointments and adoption events.
Bottle Feeding Kittens – This is the biggest time commitment, but a huge need!. Babies will need to get fed every few hours, weighed daily, and stimulated to use the bathroom.
Injured – Some examples of what fosters might do is surgery recovery, physical therapy, wound care, or burn care.
Sick – Upper respiratory infections and parasites are very common in stray cats, especially young kittens. Taking care of sick cats requires quarantining, giving medicine, and disinfecting. It also can require weighing daily and transporting to vet appointments.
Requires Socialization – Kittens under 4 months are the perfect age for socialization. This will take time and patience, but when they come around it is so rewarding!
This can be a whole family effort. It’s a great way for older children and teenagers to learn responsibility and the importance of giving back to their community.
Whether it’s a calmer adult, adolescent kittens, newborns with their mom, special needs, or medically fragile cats and kittens, we will work to find the perfect fit for your family and lifestyle!
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