for Prospective PrairieDawn Devon Rex Owners
1. Complete name, address and phone numbers
2. Length of time at current address
3. Length of time at previous address
4. Family members and ages
5. Living arrangements (married, single,
divorced, partner, etc)
6. Have you ever owned a Devon before?
7. Have you visited or contacted other breeders?
If so, what was your experience with them?
8. What is your definition of a reputable
breeder? What do you expect?
9. Who will be responsible for the primary care
of this cat?
10. Does anyone in your household have an allergy
problem with cats?
Asthma?
11. Current pets, type, ages? Have they been
neutered/spayed? If not,
why
not?
12. Previous pets; where are they and how long did
you have them?
13. How many cats/pets have you owned in the last
five years?
14. Have you ever had to give up a pet? If yes, for
what reason?
15. Under what circumstances would you consider
having a pet euthanized (put to sleep)?
16. Do you own or rent? House or apartment? If
renting, are you
allowed
pets? Landlords name, address, phone number.
17. What amount of time will this kitten be allowed
outdoors?
18. If allowed outdoors will it have the run of the
neighborhood or
will
you confine it in some manner? (pet run, harness, only
if you are with
it,
etc.)
19. Name, address and phone number of your
veterinarian?
20. Do you want a male or female?
21. When this kitten is altered do you want it
declawed, too?
22. If your cat is not declawed, how will you handle
any clawing problems you may
encounter with
your
kitten?
23. What do you do with your pets when you go out of
town?
24. If you were placed in a position where you could
not keep the
cat,
what would you do?
25. How much time will this kitten be left alone per
day?
26. How and what will you feed this kitten?
27. Where will this kitten sleep?
28. Where will you keep its litter box?
29. Does anyone in your household smoke?
30. What type of personality are you looking for in a
cat?
31. Why are you interested in this particular kitten?
32. What made you decide this was the breed for you?
33. Are you interested in a pet, breeder or show cat?
If breeder or
show,
what experience do you have, what breed did you work
with and what
registries did you show in? Are you be willing to be
mentored?
34. Have you any previous experience with this
particular breed? What
do
you know about it?
35. What would you do if your cat misbehaves? How do
you plan to
discipline/train your cat?
36. It may take several weeks for your kitten/cat to
adjust to its new
home; how will you handle this transition period?
37. What are the top three qualities or
characteristics you are
looking
for in your new pet?
38. Tell me about the last time one of your pets was
ill; how did you
handle it?
39. Are you interested in a kitten or young cat? Male
or female?
40. Would you be interested in a retired breeder or
older cat?
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