Situations will vary from dog to dog, but a few examples of Furever Foster factors include:

• Dogs with shorter lifespans or advanced age
• Complex medical needs
• Behavioural challenges
• Palliative care
• Terminal illness
• Pain/discomfort existing in daily life

Having terminal cancer was never part of the plan for Evee’s adoption journey. Evee arrived in our care in October. During her routine intake veterinary appointment, skin lesions were noticed, which led to three months of diagnoses testing. The result was news we never wanted to hear. Not only was Evee diagnosed with cancer, but that treatment options were no longer viable.

If you met Evee today, you’d encounter a sweet and lovable girl. She appears healthy, with plenty of spunk for walks, playing, and being all up in anyone’s personal space who visits her foster home. Her foster family says she’s like Drew Barrymore during guest interviews—no personal space for anyone! Evee showers her visitors with all the love and affection she can give.

But Evee’s pain will inevitably come, and her life will be shortened. We’ve made the decision to keep Evee under Save Our Scruff care until her time comes. Evee does have a life expectancy of a few years, and together with her Furever Fosters, our plan is to keep her as comfortable as possible. We’ve already incurred some expenses through the diagnosis process and will continue to cover Evee’s veterinary care, supplies, and ongoing care. If you'd like to contribute, please consider donating through Instagram or on our website today.
While this isn’t the path we envisioned for Evee, we are grateful for the team that has rallied around her care and comfort.

This Peekapoo is a sweet little old man. At 14 years old, he recently found his Furever Foster home to live out his best life. His home in Hamilton is a dream come true for him — humans that love him and support his individual needs, plus a couple super-fun senior dog siblings to keep him company. He was an owner surrender due to a family tragedy, and SOS was committed to matching him to a home that could support him until end of life. Mateo is likely deaf and has sight issues, as well as some behavioural challenges. SOS chose to support him as a Furever Foster because these challenges made it difficult to match him with an adoptive home that could support him. In his Furever Foster home, SOS covers his vetting and training costs, as well as additional care expenses such as regular grooming. He’ll also occasionally go to dog daycare for boarding if his foster is out of town, as he’s very handler-specific. As a senior with particular health needs, Mateo requires regular check-ups and monthly pain medication. His vetting costs total approximately $72/month, or $865/year.

Our youngest dog on the Furever Foster roster, this hound mix is around 8 years old and living at Paws Above in King City. Her situation is unique because well, she’s a unique gal, what can we say? Tilda found her Furever Foster home in a boarding & training facility because we learned over time that Tilda does not do well in a city/home environment. We knew she needed to live in a quiet, rural environment. And she needed a home with ideally just one human she knows & trusts. In boarding, she has found her ideal home. At Paws Above, she has the opportunity to live a structured farm life with people she's grown to trust over the course of her time in their care since 2021. Under the Furever Foster program, SOS covers Tilda’s vetting costs, along with her boarding fees. Her vetting totals about $62/month, or $746/year. Her boarding costs are $40/day, which totals $1,200/month, or $14,600/year.