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This page can help you understand common symptoms, but our foster and medical teams are always your best resource. Please follow our Vet & Emergency guidance about any concerns.
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Check the Vet Information, Dog Resources, and Cat Resources page for information for now.
Reach out to your foster team about any topic you have questions about that is not yet posted.
Identifying whether behavioral signs and symptoms in pets could be masking medical concerns.
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🦠Common Shelter Illnesses
🦠Common Shelter Illnesses
Symptoms and treatments for common illnesses like coughing/sneezing, diarrhea, and skin issues.
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💩Vomiting, Diarrhea, or Parasites
💩Vomiting, Diarrhea, or Parasites
Common with diet changes, stress, and after being a stray. Here’s how to manage it at home.
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🤧Coughing, Sneezing, or Runny Nose
🤧Coughing, Sneezing, or Runny Nose
Most "shelter colds" (URI) are like human sniffles and just need rest.
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🩹Bites & Scratches
🩹Bites & Scratches
What to do if a foster pet gives or receives a bite or a scratch to another animal or person.
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🐾Itching, Skin, or Ear Issues
🐾Itching, Skin, or Ear Issues
From fleas to ringworm to ear infections, let’s get that skin looking healthy again!
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🧠 Behavior Medications & Support
🧠 Behavior Medications & Support
Information on medications a veterinarian may prescribe, expectations, and monitoring.
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🦴 Limping, Injury, or Pain
🦴 Limping, Injury, or Pain
Limping, soreness, swelling, or signs your foster may be injured.
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❤️🩹Spay / Neuter Recovery
❤️🩹Spay / Neuter Recovery
Post-surgery care, what to expect, and signs of concern.
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💊Medication & Preventatives
💊Medication & Preventatives
Staying on top of vaccines, flea/tick prevention, and heartworm meds.
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🐣Kittens & Puppies
🐣Kittens & Puppies
Neonatal foster medical care, illness signs, and when to seek help.
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🍼 Nursing & Newborn Complications
🍼 Nursing & Newborn Complications
Medical concerns in nursing pets and very young newborns..
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⚠️ Fading Kitten Syndrome
⚠️ Fading Kitten Syndrome
A medical emergency in young kittens and when to seek immediate help.
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❣️Medical Questions After Adoption
❣️Medical Questions After Adoption
Where to direct your foster's adopters when they have medical questions.
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Looking for full program guidance?
These topics are covered in more detail in our LifeLine Foster Manuals:
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