Well the shelter has NO SPACE for kittens, they are even at the point of giving them up at buy one get one free. most of the shelter is dedicated to dogs so the cats only have 1 room and the abandoned kittens just keep pouring in so a lot are being put to sleep
i wanted a way to help, so i figure i could take in a couple of kittens, get them all cute and healthy and adopt them out to homes, because of the shelters middleofnowhere location, they have a MUCH better chance at adoption here then they do over there
. i dont usually LIKE cats, but i figure its a great way to help and kittens sure are cute.. I just dont know much about cats and their general care
the fee is $35 for 2 kittens and it comes with:
"The fee cats under 4 months includes de-worming, FeLV (Feline Leukemia Virus) and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) tests for cats, first set of vaccines and microchip.
Cats under 2 months will not be sterilized and will not receive a rabies shot as the animals are too young to have the surgery or the vaccine. The animal will need to come back to the shelter or see a veterinarian when it is old enough to be spayed/neutered. The fee for the rabies shot ($10.00) will be charged at that time. Spay/Neutering at Animal Services is free"
As far as what i will need to buy i figure:
- Litter box and litter (advice on brand of good litter would be nice)
- Cat food and bowls
- some cheap lil cats toys
I already have a kitty safe room that would work for them to live in
whats a good way to find homes for them? I figure craiglist, word of mouth ect.. would be fine.
what are some questions i should ask potential homes?
I dont want to give these kittens to just anyone, i get attached pretty easily
what do you think i should charge as far as an adoption fee?
the kittens will be spayed/neutered, vaccaniated, de wormed ect..
I figure if these first 2 get adopted and all goes well, i could do it all again and save 2 more!
Right now the rate of adoption for kittens at the shelter is 5 a month..which is NOT GOOD! at all. people dont know the kittens are there and mostly come to the shelter for dogs.
Im not a cat person really, but im reading a lot and learning. its cool that they know to use the litter box automatically!
heres the shelter :
http://www.miamidade.gov/animals/home.asp
They have 109 cats right now, the usual number is about 200-300.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR ANY HELP/ADVICE
i wanted a way to help, so i figure i could take in a couple of kittens, get them all cute and healthy and adopt them out to homes, because of the shelters middleofnowhere location, they have a MUCH better chance at adoption here then they do over there
. i dont usually LIKE cats, but i figure its a great way to help and kittens sure are cute.. I just dont know much about cats and their general care
the fee is $35 for 2 kittens and it comes with:
"The fee cats under 4 months includes de-worming, FeLV (Feline Leukemia Virus) and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) tests for cats, first set of vaccines and microchip.
Cats under 2 months will not be sterilized and will not receive a rabies shot as the animals are too young to have the surgery or the vaccine. The animal will need to come back to the shelter or see a veterinarian when it is old enough to be spayed/neutered. The fee for the rabies shot ($10.00) will be charged at that time. Spay/Neutering at Animal Services is free"
As far as what i will need to buy i figure:
- Litter box and litter (advice on brand of good litter would be nice)
- Cat food and bowls
- some cheap lil cats toys
I already have a kitty safe room that would work for them to live in
whats a good way to find homes for them? I figure craiglist, word of mouth ect.. would be fine.
what are some questions i should ask potential homes?
I dont want to give these kittens to just anyone, i get attached pretty easily
what do you think i should charge as far as an adoption fee?
the kittens will be spayed/neutered, vaccaniated, de wormed ect..
I figure if these first 2 get adopted and all goes well, i could do it all again and save 2 more!
Right now the rate of adoption for kittens at the shelter is 5 a month..which is NOT GOOD! at all. people dont know the kittens are there and mostly come to the shelter for dogs.
Im not a cat person really, but im reading a lot and learning. its cool that they know to use the litter box automatically!
heres the shelter :
http://www.miamidade.gov/animals/home.asp
They have 109 cats right now, the usual number is about 200-300.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR ANY HELP/ADVICE