06/27/2025
Do you have some extra space in your home? Do you have some extra time on your hands?
Consider fostering!
We are still in DESPERATE NEED of fosters, mainly for pregnant cats, nursing cats, and kittens too small/young to be in the shelter. Right now, we have two kittens that need some extra TLC. One came in with a maggot-infested tail that needed to be amputated and the other is on strict crate rest because of a soft tissue injury to one of his legs. Both are about six weeks old and as sweet as can be! We have another litter of 3mo kittens that DESPERATELY need to be socialized. We are looking to split them up to make it easier to socialize them so if you can only take one, that's okay!
Important things to remember:
-Foster animals MUST BE KEPT SEPARATE from existing animals in the home AT ALL TIMES.
-We provide all of the supplies! Food, litter, toys, bowls, all of it!
-Fostering is NOT a fast track to adoption or a way to "skip the line". There is NO GUARANTEE that you will be able to adopt the animal that you foster.
-Do NOT change the names! It gets very confusing when the shelter has them named one thing, you name them another, and then you call us asking questions using the name you've given them and we have no idea who you're talking about.
-You MUST be within reasonable driving distance of our shelter in Fall River, MA.
To apply to be a foster, visit foreverpaws.com, click programs, then foster. Once you fill out the appropriate form, you can email it to [email protected].
Additionally, if you are currently on our foster list but would like to be removed, PLEASE CALL US AND LET US KNOW! We promise we won't be angry, the removal does not mean the door will be closed to you in the future, it's just so we stop calling you!
Our current animals needing foster:
Cosmic Brownie is a six week old kitten that was brought to Baystate by a good samaritan because he was limping. There was no evidence of a break/fracture and it is believed to be a soft tissue injury. He needs strict crate rest and pain meds to keep him comfortable and potentially a recheck if there is no improvement. Preferably looking for a foster home without small children so he can stay as relaxed and calm as possible.
O'Reilly is another six week old kitten that was pulled out of someone's car engine. Most of his tail was necrotic and full of maggots so it was amputated. He's now on the mend but needs to be kept calm and supervised so he doesn't go after his stitches.
Estelle, Astro, and Moonbeam are about three months old and need socializing. They need to be snuggled, smooshed, burrito'd, carried around like babies, etc. They will hiss, they will spit, they will try to run, but they NEED to be socialized in order to be adoptable. We would prefer splitting them up so it will be easier to socialize them.
***NONE OF THESE ANIMALS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION AT THIS TIME.***
