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Fostering a dog

Group 5 minus 1 — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 13:35:25 GMT

The other day we brought our Kitty Girl in for a surgery appt. While there we heard soneone say a dog needed a home. He is an older dog/w lots of health problems and needing surgery. We applied and were accepted as foster and adoptive owners. He has been through a lot and we do not know how long we will have him. But he knows he is loved and secure. While typing this I have tears in my eyes.

Our Kitty Girl is recovering nicely and at 15 years is healthy.

When his medical things are done he will be officialy ours. (Our new dog)

The recommendations we got were so kind.

I did not put this Pet Lovers,but we sure are pet lovers.

Re: Fostering a dog

Sadiesadie — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 13:41:42 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1 : How absolutely loving and kind of you. These little guys have gone thru so much and need to be in a safe loving home for however long.

My friend has 2 rescues of her own and decided to start fostering. She’s fostered 4 little ones and her heart has broken each time someone adopted them. She knew that was the goal and she cannot have 3 dogs but it breaks her heart since she gets so attached especially since each one has had health issues and have been older.

The nice thing about fostering to adopt is the facility will continue the health care at no cost to you.

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SXMGirl — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 13:48:04 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1 Thank you for fostering/adopting him. Seniors are the best and the only ones that we adopt (we continue to be foster failures). I hope that he has a nice long life in your loving home.

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drizzellla — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 14:18:55 GMT

Thank you so much for fostering and especially a senior dog with health issues.

We got our dog when he was 7(or something like that, all the paperwork had a different year). He also had lots of health issues. Sadly they were all preventable if the dog was given routine maintenance. But he is the best dog you could ever hope for. And he is well loved.

Please keep us posted about your new fellow. Maybe a picture?

And glad your Kitty is recovering.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 14:41:19 GMT

Thank you all for your wonderful replies. I do not believe we could foster and not adopt.

We will keep you posted. I am amazed at how loving he is.

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chrystaltree — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 15:50:28 GMT

It sounds like you aren't fostering because eventually you will adopt him. I'd call it pre-adoption. But many vet offices actually do have people who do real foster pets who are either recovering for surgery/illness themselves or the pet's owners aren't physically able to care for a pet. My own sister and her cat have been in those situations and two loving and caring families fostered her cat until she was able to take him home.

My sister is legally blind and now has some arthritis in her hands. When her cat had surgery, she couldn't manage his care and his meds so he went into foster care for a few weeks and when she was hospitalized for a couple a weeks, her cat again went to foster care (different family) until she was ready for him to come home. I wasn't even aware of this fostering of pets. I know that privately people do it for friends and family but I did not know it was a formal thing. I don't think vet offices tell people about this option unless pet owners tell them about that they are in need of pet care. My sister was just chatting with the vet assistant and casually mentioned that she hoped a neighbor would help with medications and such for her cat because she couldn't see well enough. She was just venting. And then the vet assist said "we have a list of foster care families" and they made the arrangements.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 15:51:33 GMT

Pre-adoption-I like that.

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happycat — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 15:54:17 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1 , thank you. That is so sweet to give this dog a home.

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Catty2 — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 19:06:42 GMT

That dog is so lucky you were in the right place at the right time. Thank you for taking him in and I hope everything works out with them. I am a dog/cat mom and know how important they are to us.

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hayseed00 — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 19:24:50 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1 You have given a new life and lots of love to a furbby that needs all you have to give. He will leave special paw prints on your heart. You and your husband are so kind and special to open your home and heart to him.

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SXMGirl — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 20:27:33 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
It sounds like you aren't fostering because eventually you will adopt him. I'd call it pre-adoption. But many vet offices actually do have people who do real foster pets who are either recovering for surgery/illness themselves or the pet's owners aren't physically able to care for a pet. My own sister and her cat have been in those situations and two loving and caring families fostered her cat until she was able to take him home.

My sister is legally blind and now has some arthritis in her hands. When her cat had surgery, she couldn't manage his care and his meds so he went into foster care for a few weeks and when she was hospitalized for a couple a weeks, her cat again went to foster care (different family) until she was ready for him to come home. I wasn't even aware of this fostering of pets. I know that privately people do it for friends and family but I did not know it was a formal thing. I don't think vet offices tell people about this option unless pet owners tell them about that they are in need of pet care. My sister was just chatting with the vet assistant and casually mentioned that she hoped a neighbor would help with medications and such for her cat because she couldn't see well enough. She was just venting. And then the vet assist said "we have a list of foster care families" and they made the arrangements.

That is how we got Happy. We were fostering her while her second owner was in the hospital, then rehab, and then unfortunately passed away. She is still here after almost 7 years, at the ripe old age of 16. We would not have it any other way.

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chrystaltree — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 20:37:31 GMT

@SXMGirl wrote:
@chrystaltree wrote:
It sounds like you aren't fostering because eventually you will adopt him. I'd call it pre-adoption. But many vet offices actually do have people who do real foster pets who are either recovering for surgery/illness themselves or the pet's owners aren't physically able to care for a pet. My own sister and her cat have been in those situations and two loving and caring families fostered her cat until she was able to take him home.

My sister is legally blind and now has some arthritis in her hands. When her cat had surgery, she couldn't manage his care and his meds so he went into foster care for a few weeks and when she was hospitalized for a couple a weeks, her cat again went to foster care (different family) until she was ready for him to come home. I wasn't even aware of this fostering of pets. I know that privately people do it for friends and family but I did not know it was a formal thing. I don't think vet offices tell people about this option unless pet owners tell them about that they are in need of pet care. My sister was just chatting with the vet assistant and casually mentioned that she hoped a neighbor would help with medications and such for her cat because she couldn't see well enough. She was just venting. And then the vet assist said "we have a list of foster care families" and they made the arrangements.
That is how we got Happy. We were fostering her while her second owner was in the hospital, then rehab, and then unfortunately passed away. She is still here after almost 7 years, at the ripe old age of 16. We would not have it any other way.

It's a wonderful thing for the pet and the owner.

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CalminHeart — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:49:36 GMT

You did a good thing, OP.

My son recently adopted a 9 yr old dog. She had been abused, had some health issues that my son took care of, and needed a loving home. I adore her and she spends a day or two at my house while my son works. She's 75 pounds of lap dog sweetness.

I adopted a 2 yr old dog 5 years ago. He had also been abused. He didn't even know how to eat/drink out of a bowl as he'd never done it before. He will never be normal but knows he's loved and safe with me. He's king of my house and I wouldn't know what to do without him.

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hckynut — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:52:41 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1

Thank you for taking in this dog, be it only to foster or his forever home. It takes special people to foster dogs that have been abandoned or abused, or both, and you obviously are one of them.

My wife is on the board of a 5 state Boxer Rescue Organization, and she drives dogs from one state to another when necessary, and saves them from the he!! of so many Kansas Puppy Mills it makes me sick. She also visits the homes of "potential foster and/or forever homes" to make sure all their standards are met before giving any dog to anyone.

I hope everything goes well for your kitty, and also for this dog you took in to show love and caring.

hckynut(john)

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Group 5 minus 1 — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:57:17 GMT

Knew a Boxer years ago named Penney. She was a lovely ggirl.

And speaking of puppy mills two of our guys come from Amish puppy mills. The Amish are the worst.

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graciesmom1003 — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:10:26 GMT

thank you for opening your heart and home. senior dogs need love and caring and to be important to someone again.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 13:11:49 GMT

Our Kitty Girl is doing well. She has decided to join the others. Neither Kitty Girk nor our foster are interested in the other -which is a good thing.

Our foster is such a good boy. He haas learned the pet door. We think he did not have much of a life before he came to live w/us.

Two songs we think of: Coming home to a place he's never been before and
He came came to live w/us and he came to be my friend.

The cousin Matthew song always makes me sob.

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Monketoes — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:15:27 GMT

Hey Holliesunshine! God Bless You and both of your babies.

They both are so lucky to have a loving, kind and happy home.

I just love what you are doing. Thank You

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hummingbee — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:09:24 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1 wrote:
Our Kitty Girl is doing well. She has decided to join the others. Neither Kitty Girk nor our foster are interested in the other -which is a good thing.
Our foster is such a good boy. He haas learned the pet door. We think he did not have much of a life before he came to live w/us.
Two songs we think of: Coming home to a place he's never been before and
He came came to live w/us and he came to be my friend.
The cousin Matthew song always makes me sob.

Thats wonderful @Group 5 minus 1 !