Cat foster application

Status

In order to be seriously considered as a foster home you must:

Be 18 years of age or older.
Have current identification showing your age and present address.
Be willing and able to provide loving attention, a safe, temporary indoor home and stability for a cat.
Participate in an orientation
Agree to follow all Yolo County SPCA policies.
Sign the Foster Home agreement and volunteer waiver

Personal Information:

Name*

First NameLast Name

Home Phone

Cell Phone*

Email address*

Street address*

City and Zip Code*

Permanent Address + Phone

Select your type of housing:*

Own homeMobile HomeRent ApartmentRent House

If you rent please provide the landlord's phone number*

Are pets allowed?*

YesNoUnsure

Is a deposit required?*

YesNoUnsure

Has the deposit been paid?*

YesNoN/A

If you own, who is listed as the owner of the house?

How long have you lived at your present address?*

Are you planning on moving within the next 6 months?*

How many adults in the house?*

Do you have roommates? Are they all in agreement with fostering? Proof of agreement will be needed *

How many children? Ages?*

Who will be responsible for the foster's care?*

Does anyone in the household have animal allergies?*

Is there anyone in the household who does NOT want a foster cat?*

If yes, please explain:

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Pet history:

Have you had cats or lived with cats before?*

YesNo

If yes, tell us about your experiences:

Have you fostered cats or kittens before?*

YesNo

If yes, tell us about your experiences:

What ages of cats do you have experience with?*

What types of treatments/ medication do you have experience administering (i.e. pills, liquid oral medications, ear drops, eye ointments, subcutaneous fluids, insulin injections, etc)?

Would you feel comfortable giving oral liquid medication, pills, topical medications, ear drops, and eye ointments after receiving adequate instruction and training?*

YesNo

Would you feel comfortable giving oral liquid medication, pills, topical medications, ear drops, and eye ointments after receiving adequate instruction and training?

YesNo

Would you feel comfortable giving subcutaneous injections for vaccines, microchips, and/or administering fluids after receiving adequate instruction and training?

YesNo

Current Pets What pets do you currently have in your home? Include small caged pets and barnyard animals. *

Name of Animal

Type + Breed of Animal

Date of last vaccinations

Sex

MaleFemale

Spayed/Neutered?

YesNo

Kept Indoors or Outdoors?

IndoorsOutdoorsBoth

Owned for how long?

Please list any other animals in household, with the same information as given before.

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Foster selection

What is your main reason for wanting to foster?*

What age of fosters would you prefer?*

How many at one time?*

What kind of temperaments and health issuesdo you feel comfortable with? (friendly and healthy fosters only, fosters needing socialization, fosters needing medication, fosters with special medical needs)

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Foster Care

How many hours a day will the fosters be left alone? *

Where will the fosters be kept when you aren't home? *

Where will the fosters be kept when you are home? *

Where will the fosters be kept when you are sleeping? *

Do you plan to let the fosters outdoors?*

YesNo

Are you familiar with the way to train a cat to use a scratching post?*

YesNo

Are you aware that you need to properly introduce a cat or kitten to its litter box?*

YesNo

Do you know how to gradually introduce new pets to old?*

YesNo

Are you familiar with life-threatening F.L.U.T.D.(Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease), formerly known as, F.U.S. (Feline Urologic Syndrome) Symptoms?

YesNo

Are you aware of the prevalence of Feline Leukemia andits symptoms?

YesNo

Do you have reliable transportation to take your fosters to vet/altering appointments and adoption events?*

YesNo

Do you have regular access to email to communicate with the foster home coordinators?*

YesNo

Do you travel regularly or plan to take extended trips in the near future?*

YesNo

Are you interested in being trained to do adoptioninterviews and complete and review adoption contracts?

YesNo

Do you have any particular interests or requests?

Do you have any questions or concerns regarding fostering?

I certify that all the information in this application is true and I understand that false information may void the application.*

Do you have any other questions?