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Adopting
A Cat ...
Our primary focus when we allow a pet to be adopted is the assurance
of a loving home and quality care. Therefore, an adoption contract must
be signed before we will release one of our cats that details what we
require from you to adopt them. It also states that if you need to return
the cat, even years down the road, we will take them back.
By adopting from us, you know that the cat or kitten has been given the
best of care. Also since we home-foster our cats, they are well socialized,
and we have a very good handle on their personalities, quirks and special
needs. They are only caged when isolation is required due to illness or
when working with them on behavioral issues. Since several of our cats
are in homes with dogs, we can also tell you who would work well if you
have a dog.
We sometimes offer special adoption fees to place certain cats together
in an appropriate home if the cats seemed to have formed a strong bond
and would be unhappy without each other. It takes us longer to place them,
but we have done this several times. A number of cats are currently available,
click here for a listing, or the Available Cats link on the menu
at the left.
Adoption Fees
Our adoption fee is $95 for kittens and cats under two years of
age, $75 for cats two years and older and covers the following:
- Feline Leukemia and Feline Aids testing
- Vaccinations appropriate for the age of the cat including FeLV and
rabies with license
- Checks for worms, fleas, earmites and treatment for anything we find!
- The spay or neuter done at one of our affiliated vets if the kitten
was too young for surgery while in our care
- Microchipping of the cat so if it should ever get outside by mistake,
it will be easier to identify if picked up by a shelter
Our Adoption Contract ...
Here are key points to the contract. Cats must be indoor only. Prospective
new families need to complete a telephone and personal screening and written
application form. Veterinarian references will be checked if you currently
own other pets.
Cats must go into homes where they will have free access and not be routinely
crated or isolated for any length of time. For example, we don't want
our cats shut down in a windowless basement during the day while everyone's
at work, and then again at night when everyone goes to bed.
Follow up calls and non-announced visits will take place.
While our goal is to place our cats into homes where they will live out
long, and healthy lives, we always take our cats back, even if
it's years down the road.
We have "repossessed" cats with the help of local authorities from new
owners who do not have their Cat Network cats spayed/neutered, or if we
find they are being left outside to roam. Fortunately, these situations
have been rare.
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