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Fostering 4 R Rock Stars
Learn How to Rock Kitten Season!
Welcome! 1 Fostering 4 R Rock Stars Learn How to Rock Kitten - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Welcome! 1 Fostering 4 R Rock Stars Learn How to Rock Kitten - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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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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