Foster Vet Appointments
We're making vet visits easier 🐾
Our med team has been working on streamlining our processes, and we're launching a NEW Vet Approval Request Form!
Moving forward, whenever your foster pet needs a vet visit, please submit a request using the link at least 48 hours prior to the appointment. Once your request is approved, we'll still email you the approval form before the appointment.
👉 Vet Approval Request Form: https://form.jotform.com/262846672730161
If you have any questions, you can still email us at vetapproval@dallaspetsalive.org or medical@dallaspetsalive.org
Thank you for all you do for our foster pets! 💛
Please review the below process prior to setting up any appointments:
We have pre-approved veterinary clinics that partner with DPA which you’ll choose from for appointments. (See the approved vet list HERE.)
Please note that during foster duration, you can only bring your foster pet to an approved DPA partner, under the DPA account.
Once chosen, please contact the partner clinic directly to set up the appointment.
You must identify yourself as a DPA foster or services may not be covered by DPA.
Once the appointment is created, complete the following form at least 48 hours in advance, the sooner the better. https://form.jotform.com/262846672730161
The team will complete an approval form for you and will reach out once the appointment is approved.
Our vet partners typically send all the records to us after each vet visit, but if you receive anything, please scan email copies of any invoices or records given to you to medical@dallaspetsalive.org.
If you choose to take your foster pet to an unapproved veterinarian, it will be at your own cost. DPA does not reimburse for visits to veterinary clinics outside of our approved network.
A note regarding naming and medical records: DPA has about 300 animals in our custody at any given time. Sharing the DPA ID number and choosing/using a unique name will help us keep the records straight for all of our animals. Please use the same name, and DPA animal ID number, in all communication with our veterinary partners and with our volunteers. For example, you can name your foster Clifford the Big Red Dog to attract attention on the website and call him Biggie at home, but you must use the name Clifford the Big Red Dog with our vet partners and volunteers. We appreciate your help in keeping all of our animal records accurate.
Please be aware that our vet partners may be booked out several weeks for spay/neuter surgeries. We recommend scheduling this appointment ASAP. Spay recovery is 5-7 days and neuter recovery is 3-5 days. Your foster can go to their adoptive homes the day after a spay/neuter surgery, but we will have the adoptive family sign a disclaimer stating they will keep the pet calm and wearing a cone.
See here for the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Surgery: Postoperative Healing Guide
Monthly Prevention
We're making prevention requests easier than ever!
To help streamline our process and get prevention to your foster pets as quickly as possible, we're launching NEW Prevention Request & Reporting Forms!
Moving forward, please use the appropriate links below to request prevention or report prevention you've administered to your foster pets.
🐶 Dog Prevention Request: https://form.jotform.com/262694724836167
🐱 Cat Prevention Request: https://form.jotform.com/262694826945070
💊 Report Prevention Given: https://form.jotform.com/262694559348070
Thank you for helping us keep our foster pets happy, healthy, and protected! We appreciate everything you do!
Parasite (heartworm, flea, tick, etc.) prevention is available through our Foster Pharmacy program. Contact prevention@dallaspetsalive.org to be connected to the closest Foster Pharmacy volunteer and/or if you have any questions.
Heartworm Prevention (dogs)
Flea/Tick/Parasite Prevention (cats/dogs)