Whether it be a dog, puppy, cat or kitten, their first stop is with the medical staff. Here they receive an examination, vaccinations, dewormer, and whatever other medical care they need. 

Medical staff preparing for the day’s patients.

Puppies getting loving attention from a staff member

Then they are “tucked” into their kennel.  Every dog/cat/puppy/kitten is always given a very special hand made bed (thanks to Merrie Lou), food and water. The volunteers then jump in to provide some cuddling, a bath (if needed), and some much needed loving.

Every puppy is bathed at least once a day Then they are blown dry and toe nails clipped, if needed.

First time in the bath tub!

Then comes the dry cycle! This is the best part.

It is amazing and inspiring to watch the commitment of our staff and volunteers every day.  Their goal is always to make the pets of St. Francis Care as comfortable as possible every day.  They scoop poop and scoop poop all day to be sure that no pup is in a dirty kennel or a kitty has a dirty litter pan And with that comes the laundry.  Our washers and dryers run all day, so every one has a clean bed to lay in.

What, more laundry?

We are all working toward the ultimate goal, our pets moving on to their forever home!

This process repeats itself every day. Our staff and volunteers work very hard to make sure that every pet at St. Francis is well cared for and healthy.

Aw, clean, dry, full bellies and its finally nap time!

Sometimes the little ones come in that are too young to eat on their own. Our dedicated team goes to work bottle feeding.

And sometimes they just need a little help eating.  Whatever is needed there is always a volunteer ready to help!