foster

The Miracle

Apr 23 2013

Guest Blogger: Animal Friends’ Volunteer and Blog Contest Honorable Mention Diane Friske  Last August, I was asked if I would take over the fostering of a very small kitten.  Because all the “fostering rooms” at the Friske Foster House were … →

Posted in bottle babies, By Diane Friske, contest, foster, kitten, kittens, volunteer, volunteering, volunteers

Tails of a Foster Fur Mom: Food Bowl Woes

Apr 10 2013

Guest Blogger: Susan Gottfried The hard part of having multiple cats who are on multiple diets is keeping the proper noses in the proper food bowls. I had done this before, with my Devon Rex rescue cats. Chanterelle had been on … →

Posted in by susan gottfried, cat, cats, foster, foster mom

Top Ten Reasons to Foster a Pet

Mar 24 2013

By Eve Salimbene, Animal Behavior Technician 10. You want to help Animal Friends, but can’t make it here every day. 9. You can help an animal recover from illness or injury in a quiet home environment. 8. You can help … →

Posted in By Eve Salimbene, cats, dogs, foster, rabbits, volunteering

How to Introduce a New Dog to Your Cranky Cat

Mar 13 2013

By Jolene Miklas, Director of Communications I never thought my cat would let me have a dog. My cat, Firefly, is 14 years old, suffers from irritable bowel, and hates everyonebut me. Firefly: trying to flip you the bird. And … →

Posted in behavior, by jolene miklas, cat tips, cats, dogs, foster, multi-species, new dogs, new pets, pet tips, safety tips

Animal Friends presents: Mick!

Feb 27 2013

Meet Mick…He’s affectionate, calm, loves attention and…he’s overweight. This handsome 10-year-old cat was surrendered to another shelter in November. He was scanned for a microchip, and the shelter workers realized that Mick had been adopted from Animal Friends. We always … →

Posted in adopt, adoption, cat, foster, mick

Adventures of a Foster Fur Mom: Part 3

Dec 17 2012

Guest Blogger: Susan GottfriedThe e-mail went out a few weeks ago from Chris Whyle, the foster coordinator here at Animal Friends. A bunch of kitties could use a cage break. I eyed Zenji. He’d been here over two months and … →

Posted in by susan gottfried, cats, foster, foster care, geronimo, zenji

Adventures as a Foster Furmom: Part 2

Nov 02 2012

By Volunteer (and foster mom): Susan Gottfried  After a year of fostering kittens, the kids told me they wanted to foster some adult cats. I tried to explain to them that it generally doesn’t work that way. That Chris Whyle, … →

Posted in adopt, adoption, cat, foster, foster mom, fostering

How To Become a Foster (Fur)Parent in 10 Easy Steps

Oct 22 2012

By Volunteer (and foster mom): Susan Gottfried   My journey into rescue began, really, in the spring of 1994. My sister, the vet, called me. She was still in vet school at the time and I was finishing up graduate school. … →

Posted in by susan gottfried, cat, foster, foster care, foster mom

Animal Friends Presents: Primo

Aug 13 2012

Every dog that comes to Animal Friends has its own story.  Some stories are happy but some have sad beginnings.  Some examples include families moving and being unable to take their pet with them. Sometimes an animal was found as … →

Posted in adopt, dog, foster, primo, success story