The Purr-fect Cat Shelter
Foster Care Program
Support PCS in the comfort of your own home!
PCS is looking for cat lovers to become foster parents. The Foster Care Program provides additional cage space beyond that available in the shelter. Cats needing socialization, pregnant or nursing cats and their kittens are some of the candidates for foster care. PCS is currently looking for homes in the Medway, Millis, Norfolk, Franklin, Walpole, and Bellingham areas.
If you have the space in your home for a Cat Condo or a spare room to house a PCS cat and can provide the daily attention needed, this program is for you! Enjoy the fulfillment of being a foster care parent at your own pace! For a Foster Care Application Form, click here.
The purpose of the Purr-fect Cat Shelter Foster Care Program is to:
- Provide additional cage space for potentially adoptable cats.
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Provide a more suitable environment for pregnant or nursing cat and kittens.
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Provide temporary care for convalescent cats or.
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Provide temporary care for cats requiring socialization.
PCS will provide:
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Food, litter, litter pan and dishes.
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Veterinary care through designated sources only. Expenses for Services obtained from outside sources shall be the responsibility of the Foster parent unless specifically pre-approved by PCS.
All cats placed in foster care are the property of PCS and must be returned to PCS upon request.
The PCS Adoption Counselors, in accordance with PCS Adoption Policies, shall handle all adoptions of foster care animals.
PCS CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MEDICAL OR OTHER EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THE FOSTER PARENT'S PERSONAL PETS WHICH MAY RESULT FROM FOSTERING A PCS CAT.
A foster parent shall:
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Agree to keep fostered cats segregated from all other animals.
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Agree to keep foster pets indoors at all times.
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Provide daily water, feeding, grooming, etc.
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Be available to transport foster cats to veterinary, grooming adoption appointments using an approved cat carrier.
If you would like to become a PCS Foster Parent, print and complete and mail the Foster Care Application Form and the Foster Care Coordinator will contact you!
Mail application to:
The Purr-fect Cat Shelter, Inc.,
PO Box 548,
Medway, MA 02053,
PCS is also looking for Permanent Foster Care Homes. To learn more about Permanent Foster Care click here.