Fostering saves lives!
Interested in fostering with us?
The cats living at Gem City Catfé are ready to be adopted. We need foster homes for several reasons, and happily accept foster families with all skill levels! Mainly, it gives us a greater capacity to transfer cats from our shelter partners when they need help, allowing us to free up space for them.
Other times, we need areas for cats that need time to recover from illness, receive medical treatment, or adjust to a new situation. Read below to learn whether this would be a good fit for you and to find out how to apply. Cats in our program are typically fully vetted, so our fostering will typically have short-term time limits, on average, 1-3 weeks.
We are always in need of fosters with medical experience to assist during medical emergencies.
Our Program Manager will schedule all appointments and order any medication necessary from the pharmacy.
What We’ll Need From You
Foster Responsibilities
We’re happy to provide the essentials for you: litter box, litter, food, and water bowls. If you have these items or can provide them, your donation helps us keep our programs running at a lower cost, saving more lives. Overall, we ask our fosters to:
Provide daily food, water, and litterbox scooping
Bring cats to veterinary, or other appointments, set by Gem City Kitties
If able: administer light medications
Ensure proper socialization
Foster Qualifications
Must have empathy and care for animals
Must have a home to comfortably and legally house animals
You, and everyone in your home, are not allergic to cats
You have basic experience with cat health, behavior, and care
Previous animal care experience is a bonus, but not required!
