Considerations
If you have cats in your home, they must be up to date with vet health checks and have be up to date with their vaccinations.
Think about the impact another cat may have on your permanent cat as they can get stressed if another cat is in their home, remember that your cats were there first and their needs must be a top priority. Female cats in particular can be upset by other cats so in these cases, you might want to consider only fostering male cats.
Accommodation
A foster home will need to provide any cat with a home where it will be safe from other pets and busy roads. If you already have pets, we will need to talk to you about the suitability for the foster cat and your pets, especially if they will be sharing the same spaces. You will need to provide for the cat as though they were your pet, the charity will pay for food and any treatment.
You will need to have a room where any new foster cat can be confined to, on their own whilst being introduced to a new home. Keeping the foster cat or family in one room with a door that closes securely will keep your resident cats’ stress levels down. Whilst we health check all of cats that come into our care, when they arrive, we may know little about their history and health condition, so it’s important to keep isolated from any other pets and maintain good hygiene standards.
Visits
Be prepared to accommodate strangers into your home. We use fosters so that cats are in a home environment and potential adopters can view them and learn all about them from you, they will need to see the cat in your home and will ask questions about the cat. We insist that you never let anyone into your home to view a foster cat unless they an appointment has been prior agreed with the you and the Charity and never if you are alone.
Transportation
Foster cats will need several trips to the vets for their treatment, you will need to have your own transport to facilitate these appointments.
Saying Goodbye
When you have fostered a cat for a while and got to know them well, it is naturally hard to say goodbye, but you must do, only by rehoming animals into new homes can we keep saving lives, you’ll have to learn how to let go when it’s time for your foster cats to go up for adoption.
Costs
All cats in our care are treated by our approved vets, we cover the cost and will provide thier food and consumables, we do not expect you to be our of pocket.
If you would like to foster a cat from us, or have any questions, please get in touch.