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When you visit with Mississippi Coalition for Animal Protection, our adoption team has been briefed on your lifestyle and everyone in it. Our team knows all of the Mississippi Coalition for Animal Protection candidates and will work with you one-on-one to find the best fit. Our teams number one goal is to find the responsible lifetime match for you and your family. Please be sure to have some time set aside for this call.
animals are clever and they are fantastic athletes. Make sure all gates, doors and fencing are in good working order. Repair and secure all before you bring your new animal home.
animals have been known to open gate latches. Secure with clip locks. animals can let themselves out of yards if a fence is in disrepair or has low or weak spots. You do not want your new animal lost or injured before they become accustomed to your home. Do a thorough once over to make sure your dog will be safe and secure in your home & yard.
Every dog adopted from Mississippi Coalition for Animal Protection will come with records of sterility, vaccinations, microchip registration form and a martingale collar with Mississippi Coalition for Animal Protection ID tag. Here are the basics you will need to have on hand for your newly adopted animal.
Only buy quality animal food from a pet food store (or Costco) never from a grocery store. With so many great pet stores offering a wide variety of top quality food, it's really your choice, and what you new animal will eat. Sometimes in the beginning it might be trial and error so perhaps small bags to start with until your find the right one. Some good brands include Zignature, Merrick, Wellness, Royal Canine, Taste of The Wild and Kirkland brand from Costco.
We will gladly share with you what food your new animal has been eating while in Mississippi Coalition for Animal Protection's Foster Home.
We may not be able to narrow down what quality food is best for your new animal but we can certainly tell you what foods NOT TO FEED a animal. Do not feed any brands available in a grocery store (Purina, Pedigree, Beniful etc.) These low-grade foods are over processed, filled with fillers like corn, preservatives and toxins which are very problematic for animals. Also, no products at all from CHINA.
Mississippi Coalition for Animal Protection will help select the best candidate to fit your life and all in it. If your home includes other animals, cats or kids of any age it is best to be prepared to follow integration guidelines to ensure the best chance for full integration and a happy life together. It can sometimes take time and effort, but the end results are unconditional love for a lifetime. GO SLOW, TAKE TIME. Knowing what steps to follow and more importantly what NOT to do will help everyone. Click appropriate links for successful integration tips that apply to you. Be prepared by educating yourself on what will work.
animals LOVE their human family. Your new animal should sleep inside the house preferably in the same room as a family member, especially at first. Do not expect your animal to sleep in a remote room such as kitchen or laundry room which makes your new animal feel isolated rather than included. A crate in your bedroom is a great integration tool helping your animal feel safe, avoid accidents, and prevent anxiety.
The simple answer to this question is to integrate your animal by following Mississippi Coalition for Animal Protection take home instruction and taking things in baby steps. Your new animal has a lot to learn and get used to. Every home is different; every animal is different. The most important thing to remember is that Mississippi Coalition for Animal Protection is here to help you after adoption with advice and to answer questions to help your new animal fully integrate.
Here are links of the most common questions people have when bringing home a new animal.
Mississippi Coalition for Animal Protection treats health issues that are apparent when animals arrive or conditions that develop during their time at our Rescue. Owner surrenders to Mississippi Coalition for Animal Protection often come with their medical history and records. animals that we pull from city shelters often come without much history and we must evaluate visually from experience. Mississippi Coalition for Animal Protection will always divulge any conditions that are known and treatment protocols. We partner with quality vets for the very best for animals in our care.
Please be aware that there can be a very common temporary condition that affects many animals in communal living environments: kennels, boarding facilities, etc. Kennel Cough and Diarrhea/Giardia are easily spread but also easily treated. Your new animal may or may not have been exposed so please take a moment to familiarize yourself with these common and very treatable temporary conditions.
Make sure your resident animal is current with shots, especially bortatella before visiting Mississippi Coalition for Animal Protection.
We are fortunate to have adopters come from all corners of Mississippi and surrounding states to work with our team to adopt the perfect animal for them. No matter where you live, we prefer for all parties (human and pets) come to meet adoption candidates in person. This is the only way to observe the interaction and ensure a responsible lifetime match. If you, and all in your home are up for a trip to Mississippi Coalition for Animal Protection we welcome your application. Should the adoption not be for life, the animal must be returned to our rescue.
Out of town adoptions are fine as long as you pay the transport donations (separate from adoption donation) to adopt and commit to return if need be. When an in-home visit is not possible, a Mississippi Coalition for Animal Protection Volunteer will conduct a Zoom Call to see your home Prior to Transport being set up.
Currently we travel to:
*** Depending on the Transport Destination, you may be asked to meet the transport team at a public location within a few hours drive to meet your new animal.
Any locations outside of these areas, please email our Team and we will see what arrangements can be made. (We cannot Guarantee delivery outside of these areas right now.
Mississippi Coalition for Animal Protection Transport Coordinator will work with you to arrange transport to your area.
Currently we travel to:
**** Depending on the Transport Destination, you may be asked to meet the transport team at a public location within a few hours drive to meet your new animal.
You will need to bring the appropriate Leash or Cat Carrier before the Transport Team will release your new animal. This is for your new animal safety.
** Your adoption Volunteer will have discussed what to bring specifically depending on your new animal's individual needs.
Prior to Transport - Your new animal will visit our local vet for 1 final vet visit and also receive a Health Certificate allowing travel.
During Transport - You will be updated about Transportation Teams estimated arrival times and any changes to location
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