Terrible experience......

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

BAAAAAD idea!

Terry stayed home this afternoon (dealing with the geeky a/c which we thought we got fixed but is in fact not fixed -bleh!) so I took the opportunity to head to the Indio Animal Control facility. This is about as bare bones a facility as it gets, old, smelly, cages with tiny litter boxes.....not pleasant at all.....and all the ADORABLE kitties!!! Most of them were very young - 1 year or less - and they were all SO starved for attention! The second we walked in they were all clamoring for attention, meowing, grabbing at us the through the bars, climbing on the bars, etc. it was heart breaking and I wanted to bring them ALL home with me. :-(. There is NO way I can bring Terry to this place - he's such a softy he'd start crying right there!

There was one little girl in cage 300. They estimated her to be about 1 year old and she was much calmer than all the rest. She looked older than most of them but she still looked young......but they have no history on her, whether she's good with other cats, whether she uses he litter box consistently....nothing.

How do I take the chance - especially since we're still dealing with the geeky a/c and a few other thing.....but how do I walk away?

Whose idea was it to go there in the first place - drat!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Would they allow you to adopt her on a trial basis so if things didn't work out then you would be able to return her? The shelter sounds pretty bad so you'd probably not want to return her back to it even if things didn't work out. Adopting a younger cat might even be a bit better because younger animals seem to to be able to adapt better to new homes and situations like even being able to ride comfortably in a motorhome.

There are just so many animals in need of homes these days. It's such a sad situation. This is one reason why I expanded my cat family by 5 this year. I adopted 4 of them from the same rescue group through the same foster mom. Reece's brother still hasn't been adopted yet. Colby was the last of his litter to be adopted and he was almost 10 months old when I adopted him. I know we can't save them all but it makes me feel good that I can at least provide a good loving forever home to 5 more cats/kittens in need. I hope that you'll be able to find a cat that will be a good fit to your household. Good luck.