Animal Welfare Professionals

Hello All,

My shelter has a quite impressive kitten nursery volunteer program for our young kittens, and we have been thinking about how our puppies would benefit from that level of care. Parvo has been quite explosive recently, and while our animal care staff cleans everyday, having volunteers may allow for more cleanings and less spread. My question is: do any of you have a puppy nursery in your shelter? If so, what is your advice on how to properly run this program?

#PeopleManagement(includingVolunteerIntegration)

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Kind Regards and Puppy Paws,
Haylie Loyd
Volunteer Coordinator
Companion Animal Alliance
LA
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I would love to hear more about this as well! There is so much great information about underage kitten care but I'm having a bit of a hard time trying to find some good neonate puppy manuals and protocols for both fostering and shelter care. 

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Vanessa Potter
Animal Care Tech
Marin Humane
CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-02-2024 11:43 AM
From: Haylie Loyd
Subject: Puppy Nursery

Hello All,

My shelter has a quite impressive kitten nursery volunteer program for our young kittens, and we have been thinking about how our puppies would benefit from that level of care. Parvo has been quite explosive recently, and while our animal care staff cleans everyday, having volunteers may allow for more cleanings and less spread. My question is: do any of you have a puppy nursery in your shelter? If so, what is your advice on how to properly run this program?

#PeopleManagement(includingVolunteerIntegration)

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Kind Regards and Puppy Paws,
Haylie Loyd
Volunteer Coordinator
Companion Animal Alliance
LA
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