Medical Foster Carer
Medical foster carers provide a little extra TLC to greyhounds recovering from surgery, injury, or illness. It’s a gentle, rewarding role that helps these dogs heal comfortably in a home environment instead of a kennel.
What’s required?
Medical Foster Care assignments vary in timing and could range from two weeks to six weeks or required time of recovery. GAP provide food, muzzle, martingale collar, snuggly coat, and lead. If your medical foster requires medication or specific items (like a crate), these items will also be provided. Carers provide a cosy bed for sleeping, and some toys to play with (even empty soft drink bottles or cardboard boxes).
Other points to note
- Volunteers need to agree and sign our Volunteer and Foster Care Agreements, which are available to view and download on the application page.
- Provide all immediate needs of a Greyhound under your care including general care such as feeding, walking (if appropriate), socialising, grooming and training
- Provide and be comfortable to do specific medical care as per the greyhound’s care plan (training provided). Tasks could include but are not limited to:
- Bandage of tail
- Bandage of foot/toes
- Treat basic wounds/cleaning and giving medication
- Administer medications orally
- Subcutaneous injections (optional)
- Fill in medical treatment chart
- Record vital signs (optional)
- Able to medicate eyes and ears
- Be willing to potentially make trips using your own transport to our vets either in Seymour or Albert Park to monitor greyhound’s recovery. Sometimes these can be as regular as once a week. The vet costs incurred at Albert Park will be covered by GAP.
- Collect and return Greyhounds to our kennel locations (Seymour, or Tullamarine) using your own transport, or at scheduled collection times at Sandown Greyhound Racing Clubs. Pick up and drop offs are always by prearrangement.
- Attend initial volunteer induction, specific medical first aid training and any scheduled training sessions either with or without your greyhound, as part of your training plan
Why Foster
Fostering a greyhound is a rewarding experience that helps newly retired greyhounds adjust to family life and families adjust to being pet owners. If you’re unsure whether a greyhound is the right fit for you, fostering is the perfect way to find out!
Foster Caring can sometimes be a challenge but it is also hugely rewarding, especially when you find out a dog you have fostered has been adopted into their new family!
At GAP, we know how to treasure our volunteers. We hold fun, free events throughout the year for all our volunteers!
Meet our dogs ready for adoption
All greyhounds adopted from GAP are de-sexed, vaccinated, microchipped, wormed and health checked.
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Joe ARP
Happy Joe! This handsome young boy is a friendly and personable young boy that loves his food, toys and zoomies. Joe has had a lot of experience being a pet and is ready to spread his love and joy to his new family. Joe may suit living in a home with children 10 and over and another canine companion of any size. As Joe is still a bundle of fun we think if he has a smaller play buddy they would be better being a bit robust as he loves to zoom! Joe would appreciate a nice backyard to do his sillies in and make you laugh everyday with his antics.
This dog is part of our Assisted Rehoming Program (ARP). We have behavioural and health assessed this lovely dog, and they will remain with their racing owners until they find an adoptive home, at which point they are brought back into GAP. This means that should you be interested in adopting this dog, we are bringing the dog into GAP on the understanding that you will be adopting this particular dog, and not other dogs currently in our care.
Britney ARP
Britney ARP is a super sweet little lady who can be a little shy when she first meets you but comes out of her shell quickly. She is super quiet and easy to be around and may suit living with children aged 10years and over. She may suit living in a home with or without another medium or large canine companion.
This dog is part of our Assisted Rehoming Program (ARP). We have behavioural and health assessed this lovely dog, and they will remain with their racing owners until they find an adoptive home, at which point they are brought back into GAP. This means that should you be interested in adopting this dog, we are bringing the dog into GAP on the understanding that you will be adopting this particular dog, and not other dogs currently in our care.
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Bing ARP
Bing is a lovely friendly, personable boy who can have a soft side at times. He tries his hardest to please, but sometimes he can get a little overwhelmed. He would benefit from a family who can build his confidence up and show him that the world isn't such a scary place. He would prefer to live in a quiet home in a quiet neighbourhood. He may be happy to live with a calm, polite dog of any size, though he may also be happy living as an only dog. Bing may be happy living with children aged 10 years and over.