Orange County’s animal shelter, OC Animal Care, is looking for people to help save animal lives. The county’s foster program often gives a second chance to young or injured pets. For example, newborn kittens need regular bottle feedings and injured dogs need extra time and space to recover – things OC Animal Care’s limited staffing and space can’t always provide.
If you are someone who wants to provide special one-on-one attention to animals in need, fill out the Foster Caretaker Application on OC Animal Care’s website.
Veterinary staff identify animals in need of foster care, and they come in all shapes and sizes:
- Bottle Baby Kittens/Puppies – These foster animals range from 0 – 4 weeks old and need to be fed every 2 – 5 hours, depending on their age. These kittens/puppies are generally fostered for 6 – 8 weeks.
- Weaned Kittens/Puppies – These foster animals range from 5 – 8 weeks old and need to be fed every 5 – 6 hours. These kittens/puppies are generally fostered for 4 – 6 weeks.
- Mom & Babies – Mothers provide most of the care for their babies until they are about 7 – 8 weeks old. To keep her litter healthy, the mom needs to be fed every 5 – 6 hours.
- Medical Fosters – Medical fosters sometimes need cage rest for injuries, slow introductions to normal activities and other special care. Depending on the needs of the medical pets they spend from 2 – 12 weeks in foster recovering.
- Exotics (Rabbits & Reptiles)
Fostering gives animals in need the best chance to be adopted in the future and to live a long, healthy life. Learn more at www.ocpetinfo.com.
