Foster Update- Week of 10/19/25

Caroline McKenna
Oct 19
2 min read

We had 13 amazing adoptions last week! Thank you for continuing to open your homes and hearts! Every clean kennel, cuddle, and late-night bottle feeding truly make this possible. 💛

🐾 Congratulations to these adopted cuties:

Mr. Skippy
Sleepy Girl (dog)
Gaia
Chanel
Pounce De Leon
Maria
Luffy
Taylor Swift (dog)
Boogie
Oliver
Wednesday
Ryker
Fred

🧼 Foster Education Highlight: Cleaning & Disinfection 101

Keeping your foster space clean isn’t just about sparkle, it’s one of the most important ways to keep both your fosters and your own pets healthy and happy!

🧽 Key Tips:

Clean before you disinfect. Soap and water remove debris while disinfectant kills germs. You can’t disinfect a dirty surface!
Pick easy-to-clean areas. Tile, vinyl, bathrooms, and stainless-steel bowls = your best friends. Try to avoid carpet, fabric, and wood, especially for new or sick fosters.

🧴 How Often Should You Disinfect?

🐶 Between foster pets — always!
🦠 Daily if anyone’s sick
😺 Weekly if everyone’s healthy
💩 Immediately for any messes (vomit, diarrhea, etc.)

🧯 What to Use:

Diluted bleach works great (see below).
Or grab some Rescue — what we use at the adoption center! Bring a container, and we’ll happily share some with you. 💚

Bleach Dilutions:

1:32 for most illnesses (⅓ cup bleach per gallon water)
1:10 for ringworm (1 cup bleach per gallon water)

💡 Let any disinfectant sit wet for 10 full minutes before rinsing!

🧺 Laundry:

Wash foster laundry separately in hot water with detergent and bleach. Sun-dry anything you can’t toss in the dryer. Sunshine is nature’s disinfectant! ☀️

🚫 For Tough Germs (parvo, panleuk, ringworm):

Throw away anything that can’t be fully cleaned.
Avoid shaking bedding or litter (it spreads spores).
Change A/C filters after ringworm cases.
Wait a year before bringing in unvaccinated kittens or puppies after a parvo/panleuk case.