Missy, welcome to Pet Talk. I beleive this is the best place on the net when it comes to discussing pets of any kind.
When you go to the pet shelter, (which is the best place to adopt a kitty) I suggest that you pick up each cat from its cage, and see if she will cuddle on your chest or neck. Also caress their paws (if you want an affectionate furkid). If you encounter any reisitence to either activity, then the pet will probably not be too affectionate. The 3 that I adopted last month all passed this initial exam, and now I have 3 new, very affectionate "lap kitties".
The shelter will give you papers and brochures that explain how to care for your new pet. When you bring her home, have a place(s) for her litterbox, food, a sleeping box or basket, and water. For a kitten, allow it to explore the entire house and take note of where she goes and stays. Because kittens are notorious for sleeping in various places in the house. When you cannot find her/him then look in those places and probably that is where she will be sleeping. For an older cat, however, they will usually adopt a place to sleep and keep that for a while.
Also, after you let it out of the carrier, have some extra-special kitty food available, such as canned cat tuna dinner or what ever she wants. Some cat are more "crazy" about fish than others. So, it will be necessary to find what kind of cat food it likes the best. I can't think of anything else to prepare for. But if I do, I will post it here. Best of luck.
.......wayne
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