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Medical

A Foster Kitten Has a Bald Patch and Now the Foster's Kid Does Too — How to Contain Ringworm Before It Closes Your Cat Rescue

Ringworm won't kill a kitten, but it will get your intake room quarantined, your fosters spooked, and your rescue whispered about — and it jumps to people. Here's how to contain it without euthanizing a single cat.

Jul 26, 2026 18 min read

Medical

One Kitten Died Overnight and Three More Are Off Their Food — How to Contain Panleukopenia Before It Takes the Room

A kitten that was fine at the evening feeding is dead by morning, and the virus that killed it is already on your hands, your clothes, and every surface it touched. Here's how to get ahead of panleukopenia instead of burying litters.

Jul 11, 2026 11 min read

Medical

The Cough Going Around Your Kennel Is Already an Outbreak — How to Contain It

By the time you hear the first dog coughing, the ones it infected three days ago are already shedding without a symptom. Here's how to get ahead of kennel cough instead of chasing it kennel to kennel.

Jul 9, 2026 8 min read

Small animals

How to Take In a Surrendered Backyard Chicken Flock

Someone got in over their head, or the city sent a notice, and now there's a flock that needs to go somewhere. Here's how to intake surrendered chickens without infecting the birds you already have or breaking a law you didn't know existed.

Jul 1, 2026 10 min read

Medical

A Foster Puppy Just Tested Positive for Parvo. Here's How to Contain It.

Parvo in a foster-based rescue isn't one sick puppy, it's a network of homes, cars, and volunteers that all just got connected to a virus that lives for months. The first 48 hours decide whether you lose one dog or ten.

Jun 23, 2026 14 min read