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Volunteer Opportunity: Foster Parents for Very Young Puppies & KittensFoster Puppies & Kittens Without Mothers | Foster Puppies & Kittens With Mothers | Limitless Rewards | How to Sign UpFoster Puppies & Kittens Without Mothers Bottle Feeding a Kitten
Sometimes we receive litters of puppies and kittens that are too
young to eat dry food, and there is no mother dog or cat available
to feed them. At our shelter, we do not have enough staff to give
these babies the time and attention they require. Very young puppies and kittens require frequent bottle feedings (several times a day), and lots of love and special care. In these situations, we rely on volunteer foster parents, who take the animals home and care for them until they are old enough to be adopted. Without foster homes, a puppy or kitten without a mother would not survive. Foster Puppies & Kittens With MothersA much easier foster situation is caring for a mother and her babies ~ the mom does so much of the work! When we get dogs and cats with brand new litters of puppies and kittens, we realize that our animal shelter is not the ideal situation. We prefer that the mom and babies go to a foster home where they can be socialized to other animals and people in a home environment.Limitless RewardsThe experiences a foster parent provides for a puppies or kittens builds a foundation that impacts the rest of their lives. Being a foster parent is not always an easy job, but it is very rewarding. One foster parent said that the hardest thing about fostering puppies and kittens is giving them up...How To Sign UpWe usually don't get much (if any) advance notice about incoming animals that need fostering, so ideally, we need a list of people who can be "on call" in case we need help. If you would like to sign up to be on our Foster Homes list, please email Watauga Humane Society with the following information:
We hope you will find room in your heart (and home) to foster homeless puppies and kittens!
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