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Foster Parent Training Learn about fostering animals. Each slide will contain information about the different types of foster situations: Pregnant Underage with/without a mother Ill Bottle feeders Feel free to skip over slides that do not pertain to the type of fostering you wish to do. Jenna Bell Volunteer & Foster Coordinator

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Foster Parent Training

Foster Parent TrainingLearn about fostering animals.Each slide will contain information about the different types of foster situations: Pregnant Underage with/without a mother Ill Bottle feeders Feel free to skip over slides that do not pertain to the type of fostering you wish to do.

Welcome!

Jenna BellVolunteer & Foster Coordinator

1Fostering BasicsFeed, water & LOVE!Prevent disease spread!Read your foster handbook!

2Fostering BasicsFoster needs are emailed.First willing foster parent will be given the foster opportunity.Foster animal pick up.Log your foster hours.Promote your foster animals!

3Foster Situations

4 Underage Animals Without MothersEasiest to foster.Heavy socialization needed.Will not split up litters.Not completely vaccinated.

Kittens & Puppies 5 weeks or older

5 Underage animals with mothersGood moms take care of their young.Watch out for mothers pushing babies away.Can become a bottle feeding situation please make sure to view that slide.Be careful! Some mothers can be very protective!

6Pregnant animalsMost animals will give birth with little to no assistance.If your foster animal appears to be struggling please call a staff member!Make sure they have a quite room and a some sort of enclosed box if they wish.Be careful! New mothers can become very protective!Not all newborns survive. Call the shelter to report how many babies your foster animal had.

7Sick or Injured animalsInured animals will be sent to foster while they recoverIll animals are sent to foster for calm environment and treatment.

Click here for short video8Bottle fed animalsCan be very time consumingDo not always surviveExtremely rewarding

Kittens & Puppies 5 weeks or younger

9Thank you!Save this link!Call if you have any questions!Watch your email!

Thank you for making a difference!Photo courtesy of foster parent Sarah McMaster

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