Short Term Foster Care Homes Needed For Kittens & Cats
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Winkie the kitten was found at age 4 weeks, wet and bedraggled, abandoned in a busy parking lot. Simon was hit by a car and is slowly recovering from a broken hip. Each was rescued and brought to the shelter by a good Samaritan. Both need some time to recover from their bad luck away from the shelter in a quieter environment and so they can get some extra love and kindness before being adopted.
Are you a cat lover who can’t add another pet to your home permanently but you do have an extra room for short term fostering where kittens could spend a few weeks until they are old enough to be adopted (usually between 9-12 weeks old) from our shelter? Or where a cat like Benson can finish recovering from surgery away from the shelter in a quieter environment?
Litters arrive at the shelter in all situations:
a) A kitten is left without a momma or littermates
b) A litter of kittens (usually 2-4) arrives without momma
c) Some momma cats and their kittens arrive after being taken in by caring strangers who cannot keep them until the kittens are weaned and old enough to go into the shelter to be adopted. Momma cats then also go to the shelter so they can be spayed and put up for adoption also.
Foster homes provide comfy, safe places for kittens to grow while learning to play and enjoy people. Being socialized with people before age 7 weeks is essential for kittens to be friendly and have adoptability appeal! For cats like Simon, foster homes provide extra TLC and a secure place to recover from surgery. Food, litter, medical treatment and initial immunizations are provided by Cat Welfare.
If you are interested in fostering, please contact Karen Lee
To download a copy of our fostering agreement, click here. To download a copy of our foster home application, click here.
Off-site Representatives
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Please Help Us Share Our Mission…
Even though Cat Welfare Association has been caring for homeless kitties for more than sixty years, there are still folks in Central Ohio who are not aware that we exist.
There are many wonderful opportunities for Cat Welfare to get out to the public during the Spring and Summer months but we need volunteers to make it happen! If you enjoy attending social events and meeting a variety of new people, please consider becoming a CWA off-site representative. All new representatives will be fully trained and will be paired with a seasoned representative for their first event.
If this sounds interesting to you, then please contact Gail
Low Cost Spay & Neuter Event Assistance
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Please Don't Litter Spay or Neuter!
For over fifty years Cat Welfare has been helping residents of Central Ohio spay and neuter their pets through our low cost Altering Fund program. Two years ago, CWA took the cause one step further with the introduction of monthly altering clinics at our shelter. The word is out and we need YOU. Volunteers are needed to help organize the clinics by making sure the paperwork is in order for the event. Volunteers are also needed to assist with cat care at the spay/neuter clinics. The clinics are normally held on a Wednesday with our day beginning at 8:15 AM and typically, ending around 7:00 PM.
If you would like to help organize an event or can take a shift during a clinic, please contact Gail