im looking for a cat for a friend. she says she wants a free cat or a cat that will cost her $80 or less and if u have any info plz write back. thanx!
2007-03-12 08:42:49 · 6 answers · asked by Noor H 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
go to the humane soceity. great organization, save a life.
2007-03-12 08:47:29 · answer #1 · answered by Colleen C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know Detroit has quite a few "lower income" neighborhoods in it so do what I have done in my city, ALL of my kitty's have been stray cats. I scooped them up right off the streets of crappy neighborhoods I ventured into for this reason.
It got to the point people were telling me where they have seen cats/kittens.
I ended up saving quite a few also. Re-homing them.
All my kitty's (4) have been spayed/neutered/vaccinated/flea tx/URI tx, etc.ect.
Sounds nutty in a way I know BUT what cat/kitten would not be a happy/loving little fella when you save them from a life of coldness, disease, hunger, abuse, ect..?
I got lucky 1x and a pretty silver tabby girl was already spayed. BUT that is NOT the norm.
Be prepared though some of these cats have diseases like FIV & FLK (Aids & Leukemia). Some vets reccomend euthanasia in these cases BUT I took on the emoitional and financial responsibility for my Tom. He has FIV.
Otherwise for the less "enthusiastic" Go to your city shelters/Humane Society's. A LOT of these places have either medically treated the cat or give you a medical voucher for treating the cat.
Yes, pet stores are "BAD" places due to where they get their animal (mills, overbred cats, theft,ect.) BUT I often wondered why it is considered "good" to keep the cats in a place such as that especially knowing the conditions.
2007-03-12 09:23:55 · answer #2 · answered by Spay-n-Neuter-Your-Pets 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try craigslist.com they always have people who are looking to rehome their animals. Most of the cats a free (a practice I don't condone generally) and alot have already had most of their vetting. Good Luck!
2007-03-12 08:55:44 · answer #3 · answered by Erica B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A few good places to look are:
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/ppal.html (Precious Pets Adoption League)
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/specialcats.html (Special Pets for Special People)
www.petfinder.org/shelters/MI206.html (Kitty Heaven)
www.catconnection.org
www.detroit.craigslist.org/pet
or look in your yellow pages for local cat rescue groups. Try to give a rescue cat a home and NEVER buy animals from pet stores - they all come from puppy and kitten mills.
2007-03-12 09:07:14 · answer #4 · answered by Terri H. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell her to get off her bum and look, AND NO YOU'RE NOT HAVING MY CAT FOR FREE I LOVE HIM. PLUS I LIVE IN UK.
2007-03-12 08:46:18 · answer #5 · answered by Underpants. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the pound the best place to find animals
2007-03-12 08:53:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋