Prattville shelter seeks foster home for heartworm-positive Belle
Belle, a 2-year-old heartworm-positive Retriever mix, needed an eight-week foster so she could recover outside the kennel while PAHS covered her treatment and supplies.
Belle needed a foster home in Prattville because the 2-year-old female Retriever mix was heartworm-positive, still needed to be spayed and had to finish treatment before she could move toward adoption. The dog, listed as Pet 43502, was found on the Prattville/Autauga Humane Society property one morning, a sign she likely had been dropped off after normal hours.
PAHS said a temporary foster placement of about eight weeks would give Belle a calmer, less stressful place to recover while heartworm medication ran its course. The shelter also said it would cover all costs for her treatment and provide everything needed to foster her, including a crate, bedding and food. That arrangement removes the biggest barrier for a household willing to help: the medical expense and basic supplies are handled by the shelter.
The need for a foster goes beyond one dog. PAHS said foster families help prevent shelter overcrowding and give animals a second chance, and the organization serves more than 2,500 animals each year in the Prattville/Autauga area. Animals come in through municipal animal control officers and from local residents who surrender pets, which leaves the shelter balancing intake, medical care and limited space.
Belle’s listing described her as a Retriever, unknown type, mix in Prattville, Alabama, and PAHS framed her as an affectionate dog worth the effort. Once her treatment is complete and she has been spayed, she can move closer to adoption. Until then, a foster home would give her the quiet routine she needs while freeing a kennel space for another animal waiting to come in.
PAHS is at 1009 Reuben Rd. in Prattville, AL 36067 and is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Sunday. People interested in fostering Belle can contact the shelter at info@prattvilleautaugahumane.org or 334-358-2882. Dog and puppy adoption fees are $120, and cat and kitten adoption fees are $75; all pets are spayed or neutered before adoption, or adopters receive a discount spay and neuter certificate for participating clinics.
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