Hi everyone, my fiance and I volunteered to foster for our humane society and unfortunately our first litter of kittens had to be put down b/c they tested positive for distemper/parvo. We've bleached and thorougly cleaned our apartment and though we know we can't take any unvaccinated cats/kittens for at least a year, our apartment doesn't allow dogs and we have 2 cats as pets so we can't take any cat with a URI or anything contagious for our pets safety (who are, of course, UTD on all shots). My question is, does the HS really have a need for foster parents that can only take vaccinated and semi-healthy cats/kittens? I e-mailed their volunteer director and let her know that if they have anything we could take, we will, but is there going to be a need?
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- Thread starter jkrodger
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YES!!! Please continue to foster despite the distemper. The shelter here has many vaccinated cats that are not doing well at the facility & we would love to have them in foster homes. There is always a need for foster homes. Foster homes here are rare, and when we get one, we don't let go, no matter what.
Oh..absolutely!!! Not only does it clear a space for another cat..but the humane society gets vital information on how the cat does in a home environment as opposed to a shelter environment.
Katie
i am sure they would be grateful to have some of the adults in a home environment and give them space for more. Fingers crossed that you get an e-mail back saying it is OK.
