Rescue and Adoption

Tips For Adopting A Cat

So you want to adopt a cat? They can be entertaining, loveable, company and independent.Less than 10 per cent of the world's cats are purebred – most just common house cats.

There are different places to look for your kitten or cat. Check out http://www.petfinder.com/, your local animal shelters or rescue groups. Many shelters will vaccinate, deworm, test for feline leukemia and spray/neuter before adoption. However, ask because they all don't do all of these things.

We adopted Missy from a shelter when she was around four months old. (They weren't sure how old she was.) We had to pay for vaccations before they would let us bring her home but they did spray her.

Before you go out and look for your kitty or cat, first consider your needs, expectations and lifestyle. Ask yourself these things:

1. Are you home during the day? If not you might want an adult cat that is low-key, kittens need more attention.

Kittens The Rewards Of Pet Adoption

There are many places to get quality pets, by looking on bulletin boards at your local veterinarian. You can even look in the newspapers; most are giving them away, to place pets in a good home.

Here though is a story, how when I wasn't even looking, I found a friend.

One evening about two years ago after a nice rain storm I went for a walk with my stepson and his friends. The smell after the rain storm was refreshing. Our house is set off in a corn field out in the country, beyond a small creek bed.

There is an old bridge that we across going to the main road, so the boys decided to run ahead to see what the rains had brought down the creek. Normally after the rains the boys would find something, this time it was a plastic bag full of kittens. In the bag were three kittens, very week and tiny and covered in mud, fleas and debris from the dirty water.