Cat Foster

Foster homes for cats in our Undersocialized Feline Rehabilitation (UFR) program are those who are experienced in working with cats with special behavioural (or, at times, medical) needs, or a strong willingness to learn, follow instructions, and stay in communication with our coordinator. Foster homes provide a safe, secure place for the cat in their care. A separate room away from other pets in the house is required. Even if there are no other animals, a separate room will be needed regardless because the UFR cats tend to be scared and will want to hide. Cats must be housed indoors only at all times, and must have no access to the outside. They must not have access to open doors or windows. Foster homes must provide daily socialization time to the cat in their care, keep in contact frequently with our coordinator and/or staff, and interact with potential adopters.

Fostering adult cats is the primary focus of this program. 
 
The foster home component of the Undersocialized Feline Rehabilitation (UFR) program serves to provide additional support for the cats at HSGN who require extra-special care to improve their confidence, trust, and behaviour. 
 
These cats may be semi-feral, scared, sad, or have other behavioural issues and for them, the shelter can be a scary place. Cats who have trouble adapting to the shelter environment benefit from spending time in a home that can provide a calm environment, consistency and that can give the cat more direct and special attention to help him/her become better socialized prior to adoption. 
 
This program also allows us to accept more cats into our UFR program when we are able to work with members of the community to provide foster homes in addition to our volunteers who work with the UFR cats at the shelter. Foster parents also provide adopters with additional information about the cat’s behaviour in a home which we are unable to learn when the cat is on-site at our shelter. 
 
We are still growing our UFR Foster Home program and would love for you to be a part of it! We supply all of the necessities required to care for our foster cats!