Foster Team: Feline Foster Volunteers

Description
Feline Foster Volunteers are responsible for helping the cat/kittens in their care thrive until they are ready to be adopted. This will include feeding the animals at least twice a day, possibly more, cleaning litter boxes and socializing the animals. It may also include bottle feeding and administering oral medications.

Time Commitment
Typically varies from 1 to 4 hours a day depending on the situation. Foster terms generally last between 2 and 10 weeks, and we ask for an overall, combined commitment of 6 months to fostering.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Maintain clean and tidy environment
• Provide treats, food and clean water, as required
• Clean and change kitty litter and bedding, as required
• Interact with cats to help with socialization and adoptability
• Assist in the maintenance of cats’ health and welfare
• Administer medication, as required and as instructed
• Ensure any veterinary appointments are kept
• Return cats to GTHS Animal Centre as required (for surgery, treatment, adoption…)
• Ensure cats are safe and secure
• Follow appropriate protocol, policies and procedures

Qualifications

• Be at least 18 (younger members of the household may assist the primary Foster Volunteer and gain volunteer hours – please contact volunteer@gths.ca for details)
• Everyone in the household must be in agreement
• A room for fostering
• Committed to animal welfare
• Experience fostering cats and kittens is preferred, but not necessary
• Willing to learn to bottle feed (if fostering pregnant/nursing moms or kittens)
• Willing to provide medication and/or learn to provide subcutaneous fluids
• Self motivated
• Ability to read and follow directions
• Ability to follow protocol
• Good communication skills