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Courious to where most of your cats come from, classified ads, private or non profit agencies, friends? Tell me about you adopted cats.
Diana

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Hi Diana~

I've had several cats over my lifetime, and they came from several different places. My first cat was one that had been owned by an elderly lady, and when the cat got hit, she couldnt foot the bill so she surrendered her to the vet, and we got to take her home. My next 2 cats were from a woman at a fair with a cage of free kittens. After i left my parents house (they made me leave the cats) my first pet was a dog that lived up the street. The male owner had died, and the widow couldnt take care of the dog on her own, so we took her. Well, she was a pure bred black lab, and not fixed, so when i went to the feline rescue center to adopt a cat (or 2) they denied me!!! i was sooo dissapointed and kinda angry. Here i was offering my home to cats in need, and they turned me away. I was so upset, that my husband went to a breeder and bought me a cat. That cat has turned out to be an incredible companion and i love him dearly, but i would have been perfectly happy with an older cat from a shelter. I really think they should loosen their guidelines a bit, because they are turning away loving people who could give these cats wonderful homes to call thier own. I also want to note, that where i live (Mass) if you ever surrender a pet to the MSPCA or feline rescue, i believe that goes onto your record and you may not adopt in the future. If anyone knows this to be wrong, please correct me, but i knew a woman i worked with who had no choice but to surrender a dog when she lost her home to a fire, and then 3 yrs later once she was situated, she attempted to adopt, only to be denied. I'm sure some people do drop off pets without thinking twice, but most of these animals are taken there by heartbroken people who love these pets.

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I've always had cats but I had one that needed a home because she hadn't been cared for.
She was a dear but the poor thing was always unhealthy and I think she manufactured fleas!

My other cats were adoptd from farms as kittens except one Hymalayan :kiss: that I bought.

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All of the cats we've owned have come in from shelters or other such situations.

Of the most recent four, one came from a shelter. The second was found in our back yard - someone dumped it in our neighborhood figuring it would "eat mice in the wild". The third and forth were older cats that the owner was going to give to a shelter because he was tired of them. I took them in.


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The feral cat kitten season has begun again. A new litter has been dumped on our doorstep by the feral mom. Soon as we catch the little critters, we will tame them and get them ready for new homes. Their FASTER or I am getting older. Hmmm.
Diana


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