I prefer an adult young cat and I don't want my cat from a shelter
2006-11-01 09:45:14 · 20 answers · asked by Adriana M 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
Well...a shelter is about the only way to go unless you see an add in the paper that is offering free cats. And responding to an add for free cats is really not adopting. Try going to your local Petco on a Sunday. They always have a variety of cats/kittens for adoption.
2006-11-01 09:48:15 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to add to the "Why not a shelter?" here. As an adoption counselor for ten years I was able to connect some wonderful cats with great people. If you go to a shelter they frequently have information on the background of the cat - why it was surrendered, what it's health and behavioral past has been etc.
Counselors are trained and experienced in helping people find the right cat for their home and can answer questions you might have about what cat ownership entails. Or not, I learned to just shut up and introduce the cats and people. Cats have an uncanny way of picking their person and I'm sure a certain cat is waiting patiently for you and will let you know immediately you find him/her.
2006-11-01 18:07:38 · answer #2 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I, like the rest do not understand why you would not want to rescue a pet from a shelter. They are usually litter trained and I know all the shelters in my state are required to only adopt out cats/kittens that have been checked for parasites, given their shots and been spayed or nuetered. I really recommend you checking your local shelter. There are so many unwanted and abandoned pets that just want to be loved there, just waiting for someone like you to open your heart and home to them.
If you are dead set on not adopting from a shelter for what ever reason you may have, that is unclear to all of us I recommend checking your local Humane society. They have access to cats of all kinds of breeds and are in all states, if you get in touch with them they could even let you know which breed is suited to your particular lifestyle.
I have gotten a cat from a shleter before and had her 10 years before she passed away. I will miss her. Midnight was healthy up until the day she died. The vet told me she was just old. She was an adult when I got her and I have no idea what her true age was.
I have two cats now, one I got from a friend who breeded show quality Siamese cats and her prize feline got pregnant by the neighbors "tuxedo cat". Sylvester is 3 now and I love him with all my heart. My other cat sugar was one of a litter from a stray feral cat that I had been feeding and convinced to stay long enough to have and ween her babies. When I took her to the vet he told me she looked just a like a Norweigian Forest cat and that is what I have told people she is, that have asked. Her mom took off when they had grown and I found home for the others but I just couldn't part with Sugar.
Good luck in your search and God bless you and the new kitty that is waiting for you. You will find the one that is suited to you, just keep looking.
2006-11-01 20:20:26 · answer #3 · answered by Laurie W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Breeders usually get rid of their kittens soon after birth so you can probably forget that. A shelter (of some kind) or adopting a neighborhood stray are pretty much your only choices. Call around at vet hospitals first, they will often give them their first set of vaccines as well as screen them for intestinal parasites and tests them for FIV and Feline Leukemia before adopting them out. Also Unadopted strays from vets tend to have a VERY short life span, especially the adult cats. You'd be doing a great service.
2006-11-01 17:49:24 · answer #4 · answered by VetAsst 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats from shelters can be some of the best cats around because they are more grateful for having a home instead of a steal cage to live in!! I would reccommend doing that but if you're sure, try the local paper.
2006-11-01 17:47:57 · answer #5 · answered by MasLoozinIt76 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would also recommend the shelters. I would also recommend, through experience, that you don't go to the shelter unless you are actually ready to take home a cat. If you just go to "window shop" you're bound to get a broken heart at these poor things longing to be rescued. You might still feel sad for the ones you turned down. But focus on the one(s) you did take.
2006-11-01 18:59:07 · answer #6 · answered by TarKettle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And why would you not want a pet from a shelter?
They are the ones that need the home first -- particularly cats, since they are put down within 5 days of getting there...The need you the most, sweetie
2006-11-01 17:52:27 · answer #7 · answered by April 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a cat from a shelter! Why would you not? They would already have their shots, be litter trained, and be used to human contact. Not to mention the fact that those animals desperately need homes. Reconsider the animal shelter.
2006-11-01 17:48:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
some pet stores like petsmart have an adoption program but the real question is why don't you want a cat from a shelter?
2006-11-01 18:26:25 · answer #9 · answered by jeffsgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why wouldn't you want a cat from a shelter? They need a loving home.
2006-11-01 17:46:50 · answer #10 · answered by Hanky 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋