Information on cats and dogs please.?

hmm random information? I also volunteer at a really large shelter so I'll just tell you some info that some people ask me

Most common question: How big do these puppies get. I work in the puppy/kitten/cat room, hence the reason why this question gets asks so much. Usually I would respond with, since these puppies are a mix breed (most of the puppies are mixed breeds), you are not quite sure, but anywhere from 40 - 80 pounds. If I look at the puppy and it says hound mix, and it looks like a dachshund, I would say up to 20 pounds. So you really have to look at the dogs age and how big it currently is to give the estimate.

For kittens, not many people have questions about the kittens but one i get quite a few times is "is this cat a long haired, medium haired or short haired". This will be indicated on the card as dsh, dmh, or dlh (standing for domestic short haired, domestic medium haired, domestic long haired) but then again, your shelter is probably different.

When opening the cages to the dogs, be careful that they dont try to jump out. There were multiple times when dogs tried to do that, but luckily they couldn't get out since people caught them.

I dont know about your shelter, but my shelter requires you to take the cat/kitten out of the cages and put a leash on them. For ex, people may ask to see the puppy or cat and for puppies I would just hand it to them, but since cats have it in their nature to jump, we always need to put a leash on them. This again varies with your shelter.

Again, might not be the same as your shelter, but the dogs, cats probably will have a medical collar, or a medical card (my shelter has a medical collar). Be sure you know how to read it (ask someone who works at the shelter, since this is very crucial) Make sure pets with URI (basically a cold) stay away from other healthy dogs (ones without uri). Always ask a potential adopter if they have other pets at home before they look and become attached to an animal with URI. Cats with uri are only contagious to other cats and dogs with uri are only contagious to other dogs.

Reading the medical info for the adopters is important so they know that they need to give the animal medication. Some families won't want a dog/cat with some medical problems such as conjunctivitis or ringworms.

If you have any other questions you can add it to this question and I will try to answer them to the best of my abilities =)

So sad I need to quit soon... (going to college =p)

very random question,

I adopt often, Health, background, age, diet, attention span, obedience and affection are questions i always ask these are questions that should be answered even if not asked, but commonly someone will only ask like...

good with other pets, (background) good with kids (background) house broken (obedience)

as a volunteer myself... get to know the animals but dont get attached to them, get to know the adopter and see of that person will be good with the pet and if the pet good with them.. it is like a matching game.. you dont want to introduce a kitten into a house with 5 dogs... lol...