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Foster Home Application

  • Your Household & Current Pets

  • Cats

    • Rabies vaccine
    • FVRCP vaccine
    • Spayed/Neutered
    • FIV/FeLV test
    • Monthly flea/tick & heartworm prevention (highly recommended)

    Dogs

    • Rabies vaccine
    • DA2PP/distemper vaccine
    • Bordetella vaccine (highly recommended)
    • Spayed/neutered (highly recommended)
    • Negative heartworm test (highly recommended)
    • Monthly flea/tick & heartworm prevention (highly recommended)

    Please e-mail or fax your pets’ medical records to CAHS to complete your application. This must be done before you will be able to foster CAHS animals!

    Fax: (517) 626-2560

    Email: [email protected]

  • Foster Pet Care

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  • Our goal for shelter animals needing a foster home is to find a temporary home while waiting to be adopted. There are many reasons why animals at CAHS need foster homes.

    Some common problems that shelter animals face include intestinal parasites, Upper Respiratory Infections (URI), Parvovirus (dogs)/Panleukopenia (cats), Ringworm, and Lice. The good news is most of these common problems are easy to remedy with the help of our wonderful foster homes!

    Intestinal Parasites are often no big deal, easily treated, contained by washing hands often, spread by fecal to oral route, with some not even being contagious to humans or other species besides its own. It is common to see worms and/or blood in feces with intestinal parasites.

    URI is again, often not a big concern, as it is very common for animals to get “common colds” in a shelter environment. These animals are on medications that often reduce/eliminate the spread within days, and are easily treated if spread to resident animals.

    Parvo/Panleuk are a bit more concerning! Resident pets are at low risk of catching if vaccinated. These are urgent, emergency cases where fosters are needed right away to get the animal out of the shelter. They require basic supportive care after they are evaluated immediately at an outside veterinary clinic for initial care.

    Ringworm is not a worm! It is a fungus that, unfortunately, is very contagious to other animals and humans. Best if these fosters are confined to one area that can be easily cleaned daily. Twice weekly baths in Lyme Sulfur solution.

    Lice is not the kind of lice humans get! Cat lice is species-specific and is fairly easy to treat, consisting of 3 treatments of a topical flea/tick prevention called Frontline. It is a good idea to wash bedding daily to kill lice nits.

  • What type(s) of animals are you willing to foster? (Please check all that apply)

    • Litters will include at least 2 (but likely more) puppies or kittens
    • Usually have intestinal parasites
    • Require help with keeping clean; best to confine to smaller, easy to clean areas of the home
    • Usually need to gain weight, are too young to be spayed/neutered, and need to be socialized
    • Probably the easiest on the foster home because mom does most of the work!
    • Foster needed until babies are at least 6 weeks old, but 8 weeks is ideal
    • Requires close monitoring of adequate milk production from mom and good nursing habits
    • Need to be transitioned from milk to gruel diet at 4 weeks old, and dry food diet at 6 weeks
    • Mom needs to “dry up” her mammary glands for 1-2 weeks after weaning
    • Often have intestinal parasites
    • Multiple feeding times, some throughout the night
    • Fed via syringe or bottle Kitten/Puppy Milk Replacer
    • Need to be stimulated to urinate and defecate, can’t do it on their own yet
    • Require keeping them clean and warm; usually messy and need bathed often
    • Sometimes have diarrhea and/or upper respiratory illness (common cold)
    • Often have intestinal parasites
    • High mortality rate but very rewarding to nurse them to health!
    • Require medication 1-3 times per day
    • Often need help wiping away ocular and nasal discharge
    • Contagious to other pets, keep separate from resident pets, but easy to treat if spread
    • Sometimes have intestinal parasites
    • Require medication 1-3 times per day
    • Activity level must be kept low
    • Sometimes have intestinal parasites
    • Often need a break from the shelter as these pets tend to stay at the shelter longer
    • Usually stressed in the kennel, fearful, or cage reactive
    • These animals find the shelter to be too much stress and overwhelming
    • Fosters help us to learn more about how these animals behave in a normal home setting
    • Adoption Ambassadors are great for these animals
    • May have intestinal parasites
  • Please read the following terms carefully. By signing this Foster Application, I understand and agree to abide by the following terms:

    • I agree to return calls and emails regarding my foster pet within 24 hours.
    • CAHS is the owner of the animal(s) during foster care.
    • The animal(s) will be returned to CAHS upon request or at the end of the foster agreement.
    • All foster animals will return to CAHS for medical care including vaccinations, deworming, and physical exams. I will not take my foster animals to another veterinarian or give over the counter treatments without prior approval from CAHS.
    • My foster animal(s) will receive appropriate indoor care. I will not allow my foster pet off-leash in a non-fenced area.
    • CAHS is unable to reimburse Foster Volunteers for any expenses incurred while fostering animals.
    • The foster animal(s) in my care cannot be given away, sold, or relocated to another home and are only available for adoption through the CAHS normal adoption procedures.
    • If necessary, I will allow a CAHS representative to visit my home to examine a foster animal.
    • I understand that CAHS cannot guarantee the health of foster animals and that there is a possibility that the animals may have illnesses that can be spread to other animals and humans.
    • I understand that there is a possibility that a foster pet may be euthanized if it develops a severe illness or behavioral issues as determined by CAHS staff.
    • I agree that I will keep my resident pets current on vaccinations and other preventative care, and I will notify the Foster Supervisor if my pet develops a contagious illness.

    Please be patient! We know you are excited to begin fostering, but reviewing and processing applications may take up to two weeks!

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Adoptions and Surrender

CAHS Shelter
7095 West Grand River Avenue
Lansing, MI 48906
(517) 626-6060
(517) 626-2560 fax
[email protected]

Adoption Hours
Monday-Friday 12-7 p.m.
Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
*Profiles must be started 15 minutes prior to closing.

Surrender Hours
We start taking appointments at 10 a.m. Please call (517) 626-6060.

Staff Office Hours
Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Public Spay & Neuter

CAHS Spay & Neuter Clinic
5919 South Cedar Street
Lansing, MI 48911
(517) 908-0756
(517) 908-0758 fax
[email protected]

Drop off by appointment
Cats: 7:30 a.m.
Dogs: 8 a.m.

Pick up by appointment
Cats: 3 p.m.
Dogs: 3 p.m.

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