I'm volunteering for the first time!

[phesina]

Congratulations, Helen! That's wonderful. Well done!

You will love them (cats and people there) and they will love you!

[Vermontcat]

You will have so much fun volunteering at the shelter.
My daughter and I have been volunteering at our local no-kill shelter for two years now and we have had so much fun socializing the cats and walking a few dogs too.
We go in about once a week and have fun mostly playing with the kitties that love to get attention.
It is kitten season now, so many little kittens come in and go out quickly in our shelter.
I hope you take pictures when you volunteer, I always bring my camera to get some pictures of my favorites before they get adopted out.

[happylabs]

You will have so much fun volunteering at the shelter.
My daughter and I have been volunteering at our local no-kill shelter for two years now and we have had so much fun socializing the cats and walking a few dogs too.
We go in about once a week and have fun mostly playing with the kitties that love to get attention.
It is kitten season now, so many little kittens come in and go out quickly in our shelter.
I hope you take pictures when you volunteer, I always bring my camera to get some pictures of my favorites before they get adopted out.

Yes, I was thinking about taking my camera. I will make sure they allow me to take photos first. I hope my own kitties do not get jealous.

[cassiesmom]

I hope my own kitties do not get jealous.

Cassie always sniffs me over really well when I come back from the shelter. Like, "Mom, you smell like a kitty other than me!" On the days my assignment was cleaning cages in the medical room, I always wore an apron and took an extra shirt to wear there. Didn't want to bring anything contagious home to her. When I was there to visit and be social with the kitties I didn't bother. (Cat hair? Bring it on!) I'm kitty-sitting Milo this week and she'll do the same thing ... "Mom, you smell like him again !"

Edited to ask: Helen, would you give your kitties some hugs and lovies from me, please.

[happylabs]

Cassie always sniffs me over really well when I come back from the shelter. Like, "Mom, you smell like a kitty other than me!" On the days my assignment was cleaning cages in the medical room, I always wore an apron and took an extra shirt to wear there. Didn't want to bring anything contagious home to her. When I was there to visit and be social with the kitties I didn't bother. (Cat hair? Bring it on!) I'm kitty-sitting Milo this week and she'll do the same thing ... "Mom, you smell like him again !"

Edited to ask: Helen, would you give your kitties some hugs and lovies from me, please.

Thank you for the suggestion about the shirt. That did cross my mind while thinking this over that I did not want to bring any diseases home to my crew.

Definitely will give them hugs for you!