Foster a Pet

Meet Wookie! This 15-year-old came to us through a Humane Investigations case as a very shy/reserved cat. After being adopted for about a year, he was returned for caterwauling at night and being very shy. Wookie does have some significant health challenges that have contributed to his slow trust building with humans. He has limited vision and is FIV+, but this hasn't stopped him from living a wonderful life.

This sweet boy can be a little shy at first but with love, patience and dedication, he settles right in and his foster mom reports is a social, and sweet boy who really enjoys spending quiet time receiving pets and making biscuits! Unfortunately, after being made available for adoption, Wookie’s health took a turn for the worse, and it was decided to make him a hospice kitty so that he can spend the rest of his life with his dedicated foster mom, who loves him very much!  

Say Hello to sweet Kenny. Kenny is 10 years young and came to us when his owner went to a nursing home. We discovered not long after his arrival that he had a heart murmur, but that was the least of his problems. We realized that he wasn’t eating during his time at the shelter. After some tests, we discovered that he had chronic renal failure. He was put in a hospice foster a few days later. He hid his foster mom’s bed for 2 days until he began to relax and realized her house was a safe place.

He eats 3 cans of Friskies a day and runs around the house with more energy than a kitten. But he also loves to spend plenty of time sitting in his foster’s lap. He receives the best care by receiving a special diet, and fluids given to him every day. He will remain in foster care for the rest of his life, where he can live comfortably.  

Meet Felix. This sweet boy is a whopping 16 years old and is the most loving boy on the planet. He absolutely loves to purr, drool, and make biscuits for his foster family, and couldn’t be any sweeter! He came to us in late 2024 when his owner unfortunately passed away.

Felix was discovered to have inflammatory bowel disease/possible lymphoma, causing diarrhea and occasional vomiting. This will be a life-long condition for this sweet man, so the decision was made to make him a hospice foster so that he can live the rest of his life with support from the Animal Friends veterinary team to make sure he is feeling his best. He is currently with wonderful foster parents who are giving him all the snuggles his heart desires!

Meet Oscar! Oscar is a wonderful 14-year-old Orange Tabby who came to us in September of 2022 when his owner could no longer care for him.  He was very sociable and active when he came to us. His best feature??? He’s a tripod! He only has 3 legs. He is a sweet, affectionate and easy-going boy, who will sit with you so you can pet him and get some kisses in return.

Oscar's favorite things are being petted while sitting on your lap, crispy cat treats, his scratching pad and laying in the sun. Even though he is a senior he still kicks around a cat toy now and then and plays with string toys with the kids. Despite his 3 legs, he always has a pep in his step, and is a happy guy. Oscar was diagnosed with cancer however in October of 2022, and was therefore made a permanent hospice foster. His foster family loves him, and says he is just the best kitty!  

Meow! This is Sassy! And yes, this girl does live up to her name! Especially when it comes to food - she will sass you til you feed her!  Sassy became a hospice kitty after she was diagnosed with IBD/ possible lymphoma and extreme anemia. She also has some hip issues, so she is on medication as well as a prescription diet that is closely monitored. She doesn’t let her hip issues slow her down though! She can chase feathers on a string with the best of them. She can't climb trees, but with some help, the placing of the tree next to the couch…. she can enjoy the view from the top!

She doesn’t like to be picked up due to her tummy and hip issues, but she is a lap cat. Once you sit down, she loves to curl up on her foster mom and purr!  She’s a groomer, she keeps herself clean, and makes sure her foster mom is too! She’s learning puzzles too, she loves finding her treat, even if it’s just her dry food. Because of her various health conditions, Sassy will remain in her foster home for the rest of her life as a “forever foster”.  

Meet Quinoa or Old Lady Edna as her foster lovingly calls her! She is an elderly 20-year-old kitty who came to us in July of 2022 as part of a Humane Investigations case. She came to us ravenous, and very thin. Despite her condition, she remains a sweet old lady who loved all the attention and being picked up and held. She has claimed the spot between her fosters legs at night and follows her upstairs to claim her spot every night. She has one official job - if her foster is late for her afternoon feeding, her job is to come to her desk and she gently paws at her face to remind her. She waddles and because of her physique, she looks like a little ground hog. But she loves to sit on anybody's lap and be petted.

In the same month that Quinoa was rescued, it was discovered that she had anemia and early signs of kidney disease. Due to her age, and medical issues, we decided it would be best to make her a hospice cat. While she was in foster, she developed soft tissue sarcoma on her tail, and had to have her tail amputated, she remained in high spirits throughout all of this. She remains in foster permanently, where she receives her medication, and gets pampered by her devoted foster mom!