Foster Resources
Scheduling foster pick-ups or need supplies
Call, email, or text Laura at 828-768-5451 | fosteradmin@ashevillehumane.org
Medical questions or medication refills
Other
Emergency Information
Emergency Contact
Daytime Emergencies
Monday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. | Call 828-776-1203 or 828-776-0270
After Hours Emergencies
Sundays, Federal Holidays, Monday–Saturday, 6 p.m.–9 a.m.
You must call us or use Vidaah for approval before seeking outside medical care.
Asheville Humane Society is using Vidaah for after hour emergencies. Vidaah is an online chat service that provides fosters with immediate, live access to a licensed veterinarian from any device with internet access. The veterinarian will discuss the emergency situation with you and will either guide you on what you can do at home until the foster department reopens, or they will instruct you to immediately head to an emergency veterinarian.
If you are instructed to proceed to an emergency veterinarian by Vidaah, proceed to Medvet at 677 Brevard Road.
Emergencies
Critical: Use the Vidaah link to the left
Severe lethargy/non-responsive | Difficulty breathing | Cold to the touch | Kittens or puppies under five weeks that skip more than 2 meals or have severe, leaking diarrhea | Broken bones or sudden swelling | Severe lacerations | Injuries to eyeball | Seizures | Toxic plant or substance ingestion | Vomiting blood or repeat attempts to vomit | Male cats screaming while trying to urinate/not producing urine
Urgent: Email or call our daytime number, we will follow up the next day if after hours.
Lost foster | Bites that break skin | Severe/leaking diarrhea | Vomiting more than twice | Not eating | Limping | Minor injury (minimal bleeding)
Less Urgent: Email or call our daytime number, we will follow up the next day if after hours.
Congestion | Weepy/swollen eyes | Nasal discharge/coughing | Hair loss or skin lesions | "Happy Tail" | Fleas or parasites | Vomiting (1-2x) | Bloody stool | Diarrhea | Cats urinating outside of litter box | Kittens or puppies under five weeks losing weight, not eating, or having diarrhea | Constipation