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A Guide to Fostering Cats in Melbourne

Are you interested in helping out animal rescues? Do you have an affinity for kittens or cats? Can you provide time and space for an extended amount of time? Do you live in Melbourne or Victoria? If you answered YES to all these questions, you may be a good candidate to foster a cat in… Continue reading A Guide to Fostering Cats in Melbourne

A Guide to Fostering Dogs in Melbourne

Fostering leaves a lasting impact on the shelter you support as well as the pets you take in. The act helps local rescues take in more animals, while making the ones you bring home more sociable and adoptable. If you’re considering fostering a puppy, an adult, or a senior dog in Melbourne, you’ve come to… Continue reading A Guide to Fostering Dogs in Melbourne

A Guide to Fostering Cats in Sydney

Rescue cats need constant help. If you can’t adopt a cat from your local shelter, there are other ways you can offer assistance. One is by volunteering to foster these stray, orphaned, abandoned, and abused feline pets. If you’re based in Emerald City or living close by, you’re in luck! We’ve got suggestions to help… Continue reading A Guide to Fostering Cats in Sydney

A Guide to Fostering Dogs in Sydney

Thinking of fostering a dog? Good on ya! You’re well on your way to changing the lives of pooches in need. At Waldo’s Friends, we want to make your dog fostering journey as easy and effortless as possible. That’s why we came up with this handy list to help out interested dog fosters living within… Continue reading A Guide to Fostering Dogs in Sydney

A Guide to Fostering Cats

Pet foster carers are an essential part of animal rescue. These volunteers provide lots of love and assistance to abandoned, orphaned, abused, or stray pets before they get adopted by their forever homes. If you’re thinking of fostering kittens or adult cats, you’ve come to the right place! Take a moment to read this comprehensive… Continue reading A Guide to Fostering Cats

A Guide to Fostering Dogs

All over the world, animal rescue groups make it their mission to save abandoned, abused, orphaned, and stray pets and find them forever homes. Many volunteers join the cause to help make this dream a reality, from running the day-to-day operations of a no-kill shelter to soliciting donations from corporations. Equally important in the rescue… Continue reading A Guide to Fostering Dogs

Buyer’s Guide: 4 Types of Dog Harnesses

Thinking of bringing home a puppy from an animal shelter? There are many questions to answer so you can be absolutely sure you’re ready to care for a young pooch. From figuring out who the primary carer will be to choosing a training method, you need to devote lots of time, effort, and (some) money… Continue reading Buyer’s Guide: 4 Types of Dog Harnesses

Is your senior cat vomiting hairballs? Here’s what to do

As soon as your cat turns seven, she may be considered a senior depending on her species, breed, and the state of her organs. It is common to witness her body undergo physiological changes, including a weaker sense of hearing, lower immunity, and slower digestion. It is also normal for your aging cat (or even… Continue reading Is your senior cat vomiting hairballs? Here’s what to do

Can cats drink milk? We review 7 milk options!

An excellent source of vitamins and minerals, milk is a nutrient-rich liquid that comes from mammals or even plants. It contains calcium, magnesium, riboflavin, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, and vitamins A and B12. Newborns and young mammals drink the milk of their mothers as their primary source of nutrition before moving on to solids. This includes… Continue reading Can cats drink milk? We review 7 milk options!

Why is my cat throwing up white foam and not eating? [7 possible reasons]

Cats are animals notoriously known for hiding signs of illness and pain. When a cat is feeling unwell, she may exhibit subtle changes. These signs include a change in her overall appearance, litter box usage, sociability, energy level, coat (including the amount of fur she sheds), breathing, eye/nose discharge, and appetite. When it comes to… Continue reading Why is my cat throwing up white foam and not eating? [7 possible reasons]

Why is my cat not eating? [We reveal 7 reasons!]

Nutrition is an important aspect of your cat’s wellbeing. Depending on her age (kittens and elderly cats should not be given the same food), size, weight, and activity levels, she must be served the right meals at the proper times so that her organs perform at their best. But what if your cat is not… Continue reading Why is my cat not eating? [We reveal 7 reasons!]

Quick Guide: Enrichment for Your Pets at Home

Rosy the Pet Nanny has been taking care of rescue animals for over 15 years. In all this time, her go to favourite for bonding with the animals in her care is everyday enrichment – something you can incorporate into your pet’s life to keep them engaged and happy.