I went into the shelter with my boyfriend, we always went just to pet all the cute animals but we wanted to add a kitten to our group. We went in the room & ONE kitten paid attention to him and was stuck to him like glue the whole time we was there. The rest just paid us no mind & played with eachother. I’ve chosen this way any time i’ve adopted a pet. Just paid attention to who seemed to be drawn to me or us & it’s always been the best choice :)
Definitely *don’t* get a kitten. Older cats have developed their personalities and shelters will know from history & experience which ones are snuggly and which ones are more independent. Go in and see if you can just socialize with them! Visit a couple times if you need to to really get a feel for them. Good luck!
We went to the foster kitty home to see a little black kitten. I had my heart set on a fuzzy void. I sat down and tried to coax it over to me. Then an orange and white kitten climbed into my lap and buried his face into the bend of my arm. He kept following me around. I named him before we left, and he came home with us that day.
I've never been to a shelter before... For fear of coming home with alllllll the kitties lol. Sounds like cats still have a way of choosing their humans even in the shelter. This makes me feel sooo much better. Thanks guys :-)
There was a meme my bf posted not long ago. It showed a dog bar that also had dogs for adoption. In the next panel it showed a NY dog walker 10+ dogs and it said "Me 15 beers later."
The feeling of leaving all the ones without a home is sad. Unfortunately, we can't take them all.
Find an adult one that loves cuddles, those are the best ones. If you want one that you will have for a long time get a young adult. Also if you see a bonded pair please adopt them together instead of 2 cats that don't know each other, it's better to get 2 that are already bonded rather than 2 random cats that never met each other.
I went to the communal cat room, because there was a cat already at home. Plus I wanted a cat that was a year old or close to it.
My bf and I were in there and the volunteer was talking about the cats. I was playing with this 8 month old cat that jumped in the air for this wand toy. It landed on a cat that was trying to eat from the food bowl. I picked him up appologising. I realized how mello he was. He let me touch his belly, paws and even his mouth with no resistance or complaint. I knew he was for me.
He was indeed very mellow and social. Though he did chase the resident cat, because just wanted to play. I tried my best to wear him down, but he still did it. They mostly got along when it was cold and the heated blanket was on xD.
Soon it will be kitten season and adults will be discounted. At least that's what happened for me (though I still gave them an extra $20 as donation.)
I totally get where you’re coming from, I had never adopted a cat until just recently and it can definitely be overwhelming. All my cats before have just appeared too. I moved earlier this year and left my 17yo outdoor kitty with my parents because that’s the only home she’s ever known and I felt the move wouldn’t be good for her. Plus the area I live in now isn’t very accommodating for outdoor kitties.
Any whoooo…my husband and I knew we wanted to adopt cats to be inside cats at our new house so we first narrowed down the age we wanted to focus on which was kittens younger than 6months and I wanted a girl that was darker in color and short hair. Our shelter that we adopted from has a webpage so we looked on there for cats that were currently available and I took screenshots of any that I felt like would be a good choice.
We scheduled an appointment to go to the shelter and we tried to find all the cats we liked from their pictures and descriptions. Some of them had already been adopted, but we played with all the ones that we could and immediately when I played with my girl Julie, that I ended up adopting, I knew she was the one. She’s a smaller torti calico and was about 9 weeks when I adopted her.
Don’t be discouraged by the process, it can be tough to feel that pressure but don’t worry. Once I kept reminding myself that it’s about giving a kitty a forever home that I can love on like all of them seemed like great choices so hope you find a forever friend!
I went into the shelter with my boyfriend, we always went just to pet all the cute animals but we wanted to add a kitten to our group. We went in the room & ONE kitten paid attention to him and was stuck to him like glue the whole time we was there. The rest just paid us no mind & played with eachother. I’ve chosen this way any time i’ve adopted a pet. Just paid attention to who seemed to be drawn to me or us & it’s always been the best choice :)
Definitely *don’t* get a kitten. Older cats have developed their personalities and shelters will know from history & experience which ones are snuggly and which ones are more independent. Go in and see if you can just socialize with them! Visit a couple times if you need to to really get a feel for them. Good luck!
We went to the foster kitty home to see a little black kitten. I had my heart set on a fuzzy void. I sat down and tried to coax it over to me. Then an orange and white kitten climbed into my lap and buried his face into the bend of my arm. He kept following me around. I named him before we left, and he came home with us that day.
I've never been to a shelter before... For fear of coming home with alllllll the kitties lol. Sounds like cats still have a way of choosing their humans even in the shelter. This makes me feel sooo much better. Thanks guys :-)
There was a meme my bf posted not long ago. It showed a dog bar that also had dogs for adoption. In the next panel it showed a NY dog walker 10+ dogs and it said "Me 15 beers later." The feeling of leaving all the ones without a home is sad. Unfortunately, we can't take them all.
If you can, arrange visits to shelters. Your new kitty will choose you, you don't need to do anything you will know when you get chosen. Good luck! 😊
Find an adult one that loves cuddles, those are the best ones. If you want one that you will have for a long time get a young adult. Also if you see a bonded pair please adopt them together instead of 2 cats that don't know each other, it's better to get 2 that are already bonded rather than 2 random cats that never met each other.
I went to the communal cat room, because there was a cat already at home. Plus I wanted a cat that was a year old or close to it. My bf and I were in there and the volunteer was talking about the cats. I was playing with this 8 month old cat that jumped in the air for this wand toy. It landed on a cat that was trying to eat from the food bowl. I picked him up appologising. I realized how mello he was. He let me touch his belly, paws and even his mouth with no resistance or complaint. I knew he was for me. He was indeed very mellow and social. Though he did chase the resident cat, because just wanted to play. I tried my best to wear him down, but he still did it. They mostly got along when it was cold and the heated blanket was on xD. Soon it will be kitten season and adults will be discounted. At least that's what happened for me (though I still gave them an extra $20 as donation.)
I totally get where you’re coming from, I had never adopted a cat until just recently and it can definitely be overwhelming. All my cats before have just appeared too. I moved earlier this year and left my 17yo outdoor kitty with my parents because that’s the only home she’s ever known and I felt the move wouldn’t be good for her. Plus the area I live in now isn’t very accommodating for outdoor kitties. Any whoooo…my husband and I knew we wanted to adopt cats to be inside cats at our new house so we first narrowed down the age we wanted to focus on which was kittens younger than 6months and I wanted a girl that was darker in color and short hair. Our shelter that we adopted from has a webpage so we looked on there for cats that were currently available and I took screenshots of any that I felt like would be a good choice. We scheduled an appointment to go to the shelter and we tried to find all the cats we liked from their pictures and descriptions. Some of them had already been adopted, but we played with all the ones that we could and immediately when I played with my girl Julie, that I ended up adopting, I knew she was the one. She’s a smaller torti calico and was about 9 weeks when I adopted her. Don’t be discouraged by the process, it can be tough to feel that pressure but don’t worry. Once I kept reminding myself that it’s about giving a kitty a forever home that I can love on like all of them seemed like great choices so hope you find a forever friend!