NEONATAL, ORPHANED & WEANED KITTENS
Every year, the SPCA of Northeastern North Carolina takes in more than 1,000 kittens in need of foster or adoptive homes. Many of these kittens are orphaned kittens, under 8 weeks of age, and need a temporary foster person to raise them until they're ready for adoption.
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Unweaned kittens require foster parents to bottle feed every few hours in the early weeks until they transition to solid foods. Bottle babies require about 8 weeks of foster care. Many of the kittens we intake are already weaned and eating solid food, and they require only a 2-4 week stay in a foster home until they're old enough for vaccines and adoption.
NURSING MOTHERS WITH PUPPIES/KITTENS
Among the 2,000+ animals the SPCA of Northeastern North Carolina takes in each year are occasionally nursing mothers and their young. These families require a quiet foster home where the mother can raise her babies in peace and safety, outside the shelter environment.
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We often need foster homes for nursing cats and their kittens, as well as, less frequently, for nursing dogs and their puppies until they're ready for adoption.
MEDICAL & BEHAVIORAL ANIMALS
We regularly need temporary foster homes where animals can recover from injury, illness, abuse, or neglect in the comfort of a home environment. Our staff will work with you closely to ensure you're confident with the at-home care that your foster animal requires. We provide all the supplies, medicine, and training that you'll need for the animal; we just ask that you provide the love.
