Included in this section: • Kitty Contagions - What They Are and What To Do• What Is An Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)?• URI Medications• URI Treatments• URI Prevention• Panleukopenia Kitty Contagions - What They Are and What To Do If you discover your new foster kitty has a contagion such as a URI or ringworm, mange, ear mites, giardia, coccidia, or another … [Read more...]
Your New Arrival and ISO Protocol
In the rescue world, ISO is the abbreviation for “Isolation”. When a cat who has just spent a week to two weeks in the shelter environment comes into your home, if you have other cats in the home - your own or other foster kitties - the new arrival should be immediately placed in ISO and we strongly encourage you to keep them in ISO for the next 10 to 14 days. ISO is for … [Read more...]
Choosing Your New Foster Kitty
Foster guardians interested in choosing a foster kitty to rescue are encouraged to consider the cats listed on the Urgents thread posted daily in the Kitty Devore Rescue Network group forum. It will cite the intake numbers and names of all the Friendly kitties currently in need of rescue at Devore and Big Bear shelters. You can also look through the Most Urgent Friendlies album … [Read more...]
Introduction
The following topics can be found in this section: • About Kitty Devore Rescue and Kitty Devore Rescue Network• Choosing Your New Foster Kitty• KD Fostering Caps• Understanding Cat Hierarchies• Space, Food and Litter• Name Changes• Shelter Paperwork• Care Packages• How Long Is A Fostering Commitment?• If You Are Unable To See Your Foster Kitty Through To Adoption• Vacations, … [Read more...]
Ralston – Adopted!
Ralston, whose name is Scottish and refers to the barony of Ralston - or Ralph’s settlement - was rescued from Devore Shelter in early June, 2018. The shelter had deemed him to be a "medical waiver" kitty. Medical Waiver, or MW's as we call them, are kitties who have some form of minor medical issue. These kitties are available to the general public to adopt by signing the … [Read more...]