Guest Jess Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Hello my name is jessica and I have 3 kids 3 shelties 1 siamese cat 1 ferret and one mini lop bunny and on thurday or friday I will be getting my first foster greyhound from north coast greyhound connection she is a black and white grey named sandie I cant wait so any advise for a first time foster mom who has a lot of small animals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoduck Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Keep a muzzle on the foster at all times, even if hse doesn't like it. Better to be safe than sorry. Keep the bunny and the ferret behind a closed door for a while. The foster will smell that they are near and get used to it. Your cat needs a way to feel safe - maybe a baby gate it can squeeze thru to escape. Introduce the foster to the shelties outside the house first. The foster will be overwhelmed will new smells and sounds plus it's hard to explain to your current pets what's going on. Make sure the kids know to keep all doors and outside gates closed. This is especially important when they have friends over. No hugging the foster. You need to know if she's definitely kid-safe and not sleep aggressive. Greyhounds like routines. Feed the same times and in the same order. I always "stand guard" when there's a new dog in the house. I don't want any food fights. And have fun! Thank you for fostering. Quote NoAh the podenco orito, Rita the podenco maneta, Howie the portuguese podengo maneto Angels: Mr X aka Denali, Lulu the podenco andaluz, Hada the podenco maneta, Georgie Girl (UMR Cordella), Charlie the iggy, Mazy (CBR Crazy Girl), Potato, my mystery ibizan girl, Allen (M's Pretty Boy), Percy (Fast But True), Mikey (Doray's Patuti), Pudge le mutt, Tessa the iggy, Possum (Apostle), Gracie (Dusty Lady), Harold (Slatex Harold), "Cousin" Simon our step-iggy, Little Dude the iggy ,Bandit (Bb Blue Jay), Niña the galgo, Wally (Allen Hogg), Thane (Pog Mo Thoine), Oliver (JJ Special Agent), Comet, & Rosie our original mutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DorianGreyhound Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Welcome!!! That's wonderful!!!!!! Are you thinking of adopting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jess Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 thanks for the replies the cat has her own cat door to the bathroom where her litterbox is thier is also a x-pen around the box since my 7 month old sheltie can sqeeze through the door I dont plan on adopting buutttt you never know who you are going to fall in love with but seriously if I did adopt I wouldnt be able to foster my husband kind of said I am at my limit for animals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IrskasMom Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 . WELCOME Jessica to GT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytful4 Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Hi Jessica, welcome here ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ilse Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 A friendly Hello from germany and good luck with your grey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VanillaBean Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Hello my name is jessica and I have 3 kids 3 shelties 1 siamese cat 1 ferret and one mini lop bunny and on thurday or friday I will be getting my first foster greyhound from north coast greyhound connection she is a black and white grey named sandie I cant wait so any advise for a first time foster mom who has a lot of small animals Hello! Congratulations on fostering. I just became the new foster coordinator for North Coast Greyhound Connection, so we may just meet! I heard you were fostering and I think that is wonderful. That is how I started out. Then, fell in love with my 3rd foster--Vanilla. Believe me, you will feel a great sense of happiness from doing this! Traci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Jess Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Hello my name is jessica and I have 3 kids 3 shelties 1 siamese cat 1 ferret and one mini lop bunny and on thurday or friday I will be getting my first foster greyhound from north coast greyhound connection she is a black and white grey named sandie I cant wait so any advise for a first time foster mom who has a lot of small animals Hello! Congratulations on fostering. I just became the new foster coordinator for North Coast Greyhound Connection, so we may just meet! I heard you were fostering and I think that is wonderful. That is how I started out. Then, fell in love with my 3rd foster--Vanilla. Believe me, you will feel a great sense of happiness from doing this! Traci HI are you going to petco on the 16th I will be going Sandy is doing good except she decided she doesnt like my cat she took a chunk of fur out of her back while the cat was running through her cat door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aroundthehound Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Hi Jessica Congrats on your foster welcome to GT!! Quote AROUND the HOUNDS Charly Blair Designs Around the Hounds/Charly Blair Blog Char, Isabelle, Chester and new IG guy Sid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VanillaBean Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Hello my name is jessica and I have 3 kids 3 shelties 1 siamese cat 1 ferret and one mini lop bunny and on thurday or friday I will be getting my first foster greyhound from north coast greyhound connection she is a black and white grey named sandie I cant wait so any advise for a first time foster mom who has a lot of small animals Hello! Congratulations on fostering. I just became the new foster coordinator for North Coast Greyhound Connection, so we may just meet! I heard you were fostering and I think that is wonderful. That is how I started out. Then, fell in love with my 3rd foster--Vanilla. Believe me, you will feel a great sense of happiness from doing this! Traci HI are you going to petco on the 16th I will be going Sandy is doing good except she decided she doesnt like my cat she took a chunk of fur out of her back while the cat was running through her cat door Hi Jess! Yes, I will be at Petco on the 16th and 18th both, since I live right in town. Look forward to meeting you!! Traci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skys_Mom Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Congratulations on your first foster. In the very near future we want to foster also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeofNE Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 I believe this is the same gal who has already surrendered the foster back to the group because it didn't work out with either the cats or her children... Bummer! Quote Susan, Hamish, Mister Bigglesworth and Nikita Stanislav. Missing Ming, George, and Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2FourFootClowns Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Good luck, and welcome! We have a rabbit too - a mini Rex who is actually the same color as our newest grey, Star. They haven't met yet, but Lance (the senior grey) is afraid of the rabbit. Pretty funny to see this huge black dog backing out of the room with his ears down as a four-pound rabbit goes up on the bars of the cage, growling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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