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Welcome! 1 Fostering 4 R Rock Stars Learn How to Rock Kitten Season! 2 Presented by: K Kristi Brooks Director o of Operations at C Cat Adoption Te Team 3 4 Poll: W Who A Are Yo You? 5 Cat A Adoption Team ms Fo Foster


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Welcome!

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Fostering 4 R Rock Stars

Learn How to Rock Kitten Season!

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Presented by: K Kristi Brooks

Director o

  • f Operations at C

Cat Adoption Te Team

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Poll: W Who A Are Yo You?

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Cat A Adoption Team’ m’s Fo Foster Program

  • 1 Foster Coordinator
  • 100 Foster Families
  • 1000 Moms &

Kittens

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Why H Have a F Foster Program? m?

Shelter ¡ without ¡ walls

Increase ¡ capacity Less ¡ illness ¡ and ¡death Better ¡ socialized ¡ kittens Medical ¡ history ¡– Good ¡start ¡ to ¡life Costs ¡less ¡ than ¡ shelter ¡ housing Good ¡ feeling

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X-Factors fo for S Success

  • Structure!
  • Medical Protocols
  • Training
  • Mentors
  • Baby Bags Full of Supplies
  • Pre-adoption
  • Money for the Program
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Pyrami mid of F f Fostering

Staff

Foster ¡ Mentors

Foster ¡ Parents ¡

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Staff ff Support

  • All Aboard!
  • Medical Protocols
  • Training
  • Trust the People and

Program

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Pyrami mid of F f Fostering

Staff

Foster ¡ Mentors

Foster ¡ Parents ¡

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Me Mentors

  • Knows Your Program

Well

  • Good with Cats and

People

  • Medically Trained
  • Trustworthy
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Me Mentors – Re Responsibilities/Training

  • Calls and Emails
  • Available After-

Hours

  • Travel to Homes
  • Recognize Illness
  • Vaccines
  • Sub-q Fluids
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Mentor R Resources

  • Mentor Manual
  • Training
  • Quarterly Meetings
  • Mentor Google Group
  • Resources to Call
  • Permission to Advise
  • Mentor Bag
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Mentor S Supplies

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  • Hand sanitizer
  • Different canned foods
  • Small vaccine cooler
  • Note pad and paper
  • 1 bag of LRS (fluids)
  • Sharpie to mark the sub-q bag
  • Scalp vein sets 23G/19G
  • 50 ml syringe
  • 18G needles
  • Gauze pads
  • Little Noses saline
  • Old plastic peanut butter jars for

sharps

  • Long cotton swabs
  • Gloves
  • Karo syrup
  • 1ml and 3ml syringes
  • Baby shampoo/wash cloths
  • Flea comb
  • Amoxicillin
  • Digital Scale
  • Quick Read Thermometer
  • Rubbing alcohol/lubricant
  • Strongid
  • Nursing kit/KMR (4 wks. &

under)

  • Fecal container
  • A&D ointment
  • Nail trimmers
  • Fortiflora
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Eme mergencies

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Pyrami mid of F f Fostering

Staff

Foster ¡ Mentors

Foster ¡ Parents ¡

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Recruit Yo Your Rock Stars!

  • #1 - Word of Mouth
  • Current Volunteers
  • Website
  • Social Media
  • Local Media
  • Events
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Fo Foster Parents

  • Foster Training
  • Foster Manual
  • Limits
  • Toxic Fosters
  • Continuing Education
  • Assigned a Mentor
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Room S m Set-up up

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Su Supplies

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Successfu ful I Intake = Successfu ful F Foster Parents

  • Home Matches Need?
  • Have a Plan (if possible)
  • Be Selective

This ¡OR ¡That

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Calling A All Foster Parents

  • Group E-Mail
  • 1-Hour Phone List
  • Fosters in Waiting
  • Proper Placement

Take me home!

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Find T Them H m Home mes!

Pre-Adoption:

  • Must Meet Kitten
  • Adoption Counseling

Done

  • Adoption Fee Paid
  • Ownership Transfers

After S/N Surgery

  • This Is Not a Hold!
  • Saves Two Lives
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Ad Adoption Events

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Sp Spay/Neuter

  • 8 weeks/2 lbs.
  • Increase Surgery

Capacity

  • Personality Profiles

Filled Out

  • Space at the Shelter
  • Going Back to

Foster

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Thank T Them/ m/Retention

  • Personalized
  • Take the Time
  • Send a Card
  • Recognition
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Program E m Expenses

  • Intake Expenses
  • Baby Bags
  • Spay/Neuter
  • Make a Budget
  • Increased Shelter

Expenses

  • Track What You Spend
  • Fundraise to Offset

Expense

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Kitten Baby S Shower

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www.catadoptionteam. m.org/fostering4rocksta rs rs

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Qu Questions?

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ASPCApro.org/kittenfoster