Adult cats at shelter

[kuhio98]

Debbie ~ Do you or any of the other Sirrah's have friends at church that may be looking to adopt an "only"?

[Craftlady]

Our PetSmart adoption area, the animals are from a rescue group that fosters only. Man source of animals come from strays and ferals but they do get surrounders. They were ones help us out with Cindy.
They rotate the animals from fosters homes (give them a 2 week stint at PetSmart). There are two (sisters) older that must go together and everyone loves the one but the other is not social at all. I've meet the two sisters and agree one is a doll baby the other is mean. They continue to live at the foster home maybe someday they will both be adopted. The foster mom who keeps them wont split them up.
We adopted older cats through PetSmart, Thumper 2 yrs old & Eleanor was 3 yrs old. I take that "we adopted" back.... They adopted us

[carole]

Why is it that people just dont get it when it comes to animals, they do not seem to know or care that they suffer depression at the loss of a loved one, I always put myself in their place, imagine living happily with your family member then they are gone, you don't even understand why and you are put in a cage, that you are not used to , people you do not know, is it any wonder kitty is depressed, they have feelings just like you and I and it saddens and fustrates me that some people just cannot understand that.

I remember a case where this fairly well known decorater guy that did TV shows here in NZ was murdered, he left behind two dogs, the family had them PTS, and buried beside him, one was old and had many medical problems, but as for the other i am not sure, still it seemed a rather harsh thing to do,obviously no-one wanted them , very sad.

I hope with all my heart little kitty finds her furrever home and soon, and does not have to spend another miserable day alone.

[Laura's Babies]

I would have taken Mama's Kitty Boo if Sis hadn't wanted her but she was already living with my sister so I wouldn't take her away from a home where she was loved and cared for.

I agree, people just do not GET that these wonderful companions DO have feelings, they love, grieve and fear, just like we do. I found this today and posted it in Pet General

"I think some people are in need of an attitude adjustment concerning our companion animals, particularly cats and dogs. Scientific studies have shown that these animals function on the intellectual and emotional level of a 3 year-old child, yet people do things to them that they would never consider doing to their small children.

For example, good parents would never:
Let their child wander the streets unattended with no identification.

Leave their child alone in the backyard, day and night.
Abandon their child in a strange neighborhood, hoping that some kind person would take the child in and care for it.

Allow their child to promiscuously have sex with whomever passes by and become pregnant.

Fail to teach their child proper manners.

Neglect to provide their child proper medical care.

Yet many people think it's perfectly fine to do all of these things to their pet dogs and cats. If these creatures are on the same emotional and intellectual level of a 3 year-old human child, then adopting a pet is a much more serious step than people realize. You are actually becoming the pet's parent and the pet is not something to be tossed aside like a stuffed toy if the family tires of theresponsibility.

Our pets want and deserve to be a part of our family circles. And for those who feel that the world cannot exist without Fifi or Tom's offspring, consider this: For every person born, 15 dogs and 45 cats are also born. So there is no danger we will be in short supply if they spay or neuter their pet. Spaying or neutering is your duty and obligation and there are many low-cost clinics to assist you. Give the gift of life, adopt a homeless cat or dog and learn and practice responsible pet ownership. You will get so much more than you give."

-TERRI KNIGHT

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

I understand you very well, Debbie!! Although my house is "no vacancy's" now, I cannot stop myself from surfing to cat-shelters, and look at the adoptable cats . I always feel so sorry for those poor ones who stay behind.... . I feel so sorry for them
I sure hope that Fluffy will find a great loving family!!

[orangemm]

I ALWAYS stop and look there.

I remember when Jeff's mom died, she left behind a cat named Fred. She had adopted him from someone else; he was her first cat and apparently had been mistreated by his first owner (not the lady she got him from). Fred hid for the first month, but finally she won him over.

We had 4 cats at the time, so we couldn't take on another. We posted ads at her church and lo and behold, a lady came forward to adopt Fred. We had quite a time rounding him up, but she managed and took Fred home.

She called us frequently to let us know Fred had settled in with her and her dog. She absolutely adored him.

About a year and a half later, she called us, crying hysterically. Fred had passed away suddenly. The vet said it could have been his heart, but who knows? She was devastated. We kept telling her she couldn't have done more for him, that he was happy with her, and that's what mattered.

It can be done. If no one had offered, I'm sure we would have managed somehow. But I think Fred was happier with her than he would have been in a multi-cat household.

I'm sure Jeff's mom would have approved, and that's what is important.

[catmandu]

Theres Nothing Sadder Than A Loving Pet,whose Owner Has Passed On.
And Nobody Wants Them.
Not Only Have They Lost Thier Furr Ever Home And Thier Best Friend,and They Dont Have The Faintest Idea Of What Happened And Why They Are Suddenly In A Cage,with Thier Loved One No Longer There.
Mr Fluffy Angel Would Have Been Like That Except I Used To Board Him,and The One Good Daughter Brought Him To Me.
The Other Daughters Took His Food,dishes And Collar And Left Him Alone In An Empty House For Four Days Until Evangaline Brought Him To Me.
She Told Her Sisters That Mr Fluffy Had Been Taken To The Shelter.
I Hope That Fluffy Can Somehow,some Way Find Another Loving Furr Ever Home.