Click the infographic below for a larger version. It covers the essential basics in order to assess your chosen kitten for health which is the number one criteria when adopting a kitten and assessing the breeder’s integrity whether they are professionals or informal breeders.
P.S. There is a counterargument for adopting an unhealthy kitten! The objective is to save the kitten and dramatically improve their lives. The effort driven by altruism and a desire to help the less fortunate will be rewarded in a closer than normal bond which adds to the pleasure that the relationship brings.
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You are looking for a questionnaire or a quiz which points you in the right direction as to the kind of cat breed that is suited to you and your lifestyle? They don’t work. I am going to be very, very boring and say that it is pretty pointless to try and decide on …
How to buy a kitten is about doing due diligence and being sensible. With more online sales there are more scammers. You can end up with a nightmare scenario of a cat you love but which is unhealthy because she was created in a kitten mill. Health is the priority as far as I …
Should I get a kitten with or for an older cat? It depends whether they get on and you often won’t know. When you use Google to search for ‘should i get a kitten with an older cat’ (the exact search term) you get a lot of Google suggestions which strongly indicate that people …
There are numerous reasons why you should adopt an older cat. However, it is useful to ask ourselves why kittens are more popular than older cats. For example, two cat rescues in Blackpool, UK say that when it comes to rehoming the cats in their care people almost exclusively want kittens or very young …
Two officers with the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) police helped save a kitten Wednesday after the kitten was trapped in a large brush pile and couldn’t escape. Officer’s Ferrari and Rice rescued the kitten, now named Linsey, who had been stuck in a dead tree for two to three days. Officer Rice spent …
A tabby kitten pulled near death from a house fire in Winnipeg back in late July has now found his forever home with the paramedic who helped save his life. Cinder, now known as Magnus (he was named after the street where the fire broke out), was only five weeks old when Erica Ongenae …
Written by Tasha Lopez and posted November 11, 2018 Junior is a tuxedo who turned two years old in May. He had a rough beginning. We adopted him at five weeks We went to the shelter and went back for him to adopt him and they had him in sickbay. They were getting ready …
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