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WELCOME TO KITTEN RESCUE
We are pleased to help you as a Community Foster.
Questions: please contact the Community Foster Coordinator at communityfoster@kittenrescue.org
Thank you for signing up as a Community Foster with Kitten Rescue. Please read this manual carefully as it will help you navigate your way through the fostering and adoption process.
ID#s
Each of your cats will need to be assigned an ID# by our Community Foster coordinator. These ID#s are like the cat’s social security numbers; each one is unique and should never be re-used. When requesting these numbers from the coordinator (communityfoster@kittenrescue.org), please give the following
information:
1. Name:
2. DOB (create one):
3. Gender:
4. Description (ex. short haired brown tabby):
5. Where the kitty came from:
If you end up placing your cat outside of Kitten Rescue or decide not to put him/up for adoption, please inform the Community Foster coordinator. The number will be retired and the file closed in our records.
Required Medical Care Prior to Adoption
The following is required for all cats being placed for adoption through Kitten Rescue:
Testing1,2
. Each cat must be individually tested for Feline Leukemia (FeLV) and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) before being put up for adoption.
Spay/Neuter1
. All cats must be spayed or neutered before being put up for adoption.
Vaccinations2
. All cats must be vaccinated at least once with the FVRCP vaccine before coming to an adoption event or being placed in a new home, and should be kept current on these vaccines while in foster care. Other vaccines (FeLV, rabies, etc.) are not required by Kitten Rescue.
Deworming2
. All foster cats must be treated twice for roundworm and once for tapeworms.
Flea Treatment2
. All cats must be flea-free before coming out to an adoption event or going to a new home.
Microchip2
. Kitten Rescue requires that all foster cats adopted through the organization be microchipped, with Kitten Rescue listed as the main contact on the microchip registry.
1These procedures are done at the vet. Rescue discounts may be available at the vets listed in this guide if appointments are made in advance by a Kitten Rescue Medical Coordinator.
2 These procedure may be done through a designated Kitten Rescue volunteer or at the Sunday Clinic. FVRCP vaccines, deworming and flea treatments are provided as a courtesy, and microchips are implanted at cost.
Please keep up-to-date medical records (i.e., dates of tests, de-worming, vaccines, etc.) on all of your foster cats/kittens and always bring the records to the adoption events for the new adopter. It is your responsibility to be sure the foster cats/kittens are current on all medical items.
Please enter all medical information in the KR database.
Other Medical Care
Many of our partner veterinarians offer discounts to community foster cats. In order to take advantage of these, an appointment must be made in advance by a Kitten Rescue Medical Coordinator.
Kitten Rescue also keeps stocks of the medicines commonly prescribed to cats (such as oral and ophthalmic antibiotics, steroids, etc.) and may provide these for community foster cats at cost.