Immediate Intake Care of Small, Unusual & Exotic Pets

This booklet is intended to assist shelters, rescues and humane societies that deal mainly with cats and dogs on the immediate care and appropriate placement of small exotic and unusual pets, thereby increasing the likelihood of successful adoptions and ensuring the health and well being of these pets. Understandably in overcrowded stressed shelters these animals may be hurried out the door to anyone claiming to know about them just to get them out of the way. We hope this booklet will help well meaning rescues provide appropriate care from the moment the animal arrives and to utilize the resources we are providing to find proper placement with knowledgeable owners. All companion animals deserve the best of care from a teeny mouse to a Great Dane. This information does not pertain to any wildlife, every animal referenced here is assumed to be breeder or store bought and cared for specifically as a pet.