How to care for a cat?
Is it safe to get a kitten or cat from a shelter? It’s going to be my first pet. What would i need to care for it.
Is it mandatory to get the shots for the kitten and how much do they cost?
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avvy Said,
January 13, 2010 @ 3:38 am
I wouldn’t get a cat from an animal shelter, just in case. You should go to a petstore and buy one. That is what I did and my cat is fine. It depends on the cat about the shots.
Kim Said,
January 14, 2010 @ 12:24 pm
Good for you!!! You will be saving a kitty!!!
Food, Bowls, Litter box and litter, toys and place to sleep.
The shelter should get the 1 st set of shots and you need to get booster shots. They are not to expensive. $15.00 each.
Good Luck!
BeSuperCool Said,
January 15, 2010 @ 10:06 pm
Yes its 100% safe. Shot are mandatory but the shelter usually takes care of that the first time, if not, take you cat to the vet (costs vary, If you think a cost is too high maybe a cat isnt for you
). Cats need a fresh littler box, food ,water, toys, a collar (maybe microchipping) and lots of love. Maybe you can get a book on cats at your local library to help you.
Shelter pets are better than pet store animals because you are saving an animal, not paying for people to breed more while tousands of others are homeless.
Mandie Said,
January 18, 2010 @ 3:16 am
A shelter is a great place to find a pet. Get the usual shots recommended. If it isn’t going to go outside, you can skip the yearly shots. If it does go out, get the shots regularly. Not sure on the cost. Each vet varies.
Cyndie Said,
January 20, 2010 @ 3:54 pm
If your going to get one from the shelter, look veeerrryy closely at how good they care for the animals there and see if any of the other animals are sick. we got two puppies from a shelter and both died from kennel cough and very severe mange. BE SURE TO ASK A VET ABOUT THAT SHELTER! but ya i would get shots for a kitten because they tend to bite a little bit when they play and plus its just safe in general. All you need is a litter box (they automatically know how to use it so theres no training), a food and water bowl, couple of cat toys, and a place for it to sleep!
prenez soin de mon chat Said,
January 21, 2010 @ 1:15 am
Hello!
I am so glad that you wanted a cat/kitten as your first pet! First of all, it is perfectly fine and safe to adopt a shelter cat. This is actually the first place that you should head to when you want a pet cat. When you adopt, you are rescuing a homeless cat and giving her a forever home. And the cats in shelters are needs love from someone like yourself.
Petstores are never the place to BUY a companion animal. Stores are motivated by GREED and FINANCIAL GAINS and most animals are not very well cared for. All they wanted is to see the animal as fast as they could and they give very less thought about the well being of the animals.
When you adopt from a shelter, your cat will receive a thorough health screen, the first set of all needed immunizations and some shelter will make it mandatory to spay/neuter your cat before having it released to you.
Vet care can be expensive if you choose a kitten before they need regular vet check ups, so if financial ability is a concern to you, adopt an adult cat. It’s easier to care for and commands less of your time but will give you just as much joy and happiness.
Oh, there are quite a bit of things that you will need for your new cat so I am just going to leave you with some helpful links to sites that can very much help you.
Good Luck with your new pet!