Where did you get your cat/kitten?

We got our cat at a farm, for free! The people that gave her to us were very nice about it too.

You could get a cat at a pet shop, the cats there are very cute. You could also look for signs about kittens for sale.

Many people at work have kittens that they want to go to good homes, you could ask your coworkers if they heard news about kittens on sale.

Even though you have had troubles with shelters and humane societies you could try again, maybe in a different city or town.

Out of experience I would say to bring your dog into the shelter when you go look for a cat or kitten. Let them see how your dog reacts to the cats. Chows do have a bad reputation in society as they are known to be aggressive. If you take your dog with you to look at cats. And the dog does well with the cats. That should be proof enough to them at the shelter. If you do get a cat or kitten from a shelter. The shelter will vaccinate the cat and you will have the cat spayed or neutered if it's old enough. If it's a kitten, you can make arrangements for the it to be fixed at a later date.

Hope this helps!

Most nursing cats will willingly take on a few more! Of course, not all of them do it, but you should certainly give it a try. Rub the new kittens with your cats scent, by first rubbing her, and then transferring that scent to the new kittens before putting them with her. I have had a mother cat take on a new, unknown kitten.Cats have even been known to nurse squirrels as well as other little animals as well, so there should not be a problem. Have the kitten owner stay for a while, just to see if your cat is going to accept the kittens, it should only take a few minutes to know.

Thats a real shame because so many cats are put down every year because they can't find homes. Surely a caring home is better than being put to sleep! I personaly got my cat from a pet shop but I didn't know much about where to get cats from at the time, as much as I adore her if I had known more I would not have bought a cat from a pet shop.

I would suggest looking in the free ads. Alot of people offer cats free to good homes and essentially they are in the same predicament as a cat in a rescue shelter its just the owner of the cat that gave birth is being socially responsible finding homes for the kittens.

Good Grief sounds like over protective parents!

I'm not telling you to lie but just don't be all telling when they ask to list all your pets!

You best know your pets short comings and their personalities! so you know what to say and what not to say! come on! they are not going to coming knocking on your door! they may call! I adopted a young cat about a six weeks ago form Petsmart and the rescue had called about once a week for the first four weeks but it seems to have stopped now! truth is the little devil was hard to acclimate but she has come around and now is Queen of the house! and puts everyone else in their place! (:-)

But I didn't spell out the ABC's of the house and my pets!

I don't think they would have let me have her! but she fits right in I just had to be patient and she came around! I'm not one to say no it's not working either. I just let her find her own space and everyone has their pecking order in tack now!

Try the Rescues or shelter again! you might get someone else today that won't be asking so many questions! alot depends on the person your dealing with too!

Good Luck on finding a kitten! there are so many that need good homes!

The issues you have with shelters are in the best interest of the cat. Granted, I have known some shelters who were just ridiculous about screening homes but most just want what''s best for the cat. They have lots of blood, sweat, and tears tied up in these animals and the animals have been through alot. I would just ask the shelter what you can do to meet their standards. You don't have to be a cat whisperer to be considered a good adopter but you need to show that you're willing to learn about good pet care and do your best. Most shelters will not adopt if you plan to let the cat outside. That's just asking for him to return soon or come up missing so their work for that cat was futile. Bring your dog with you to the adoption interview and let them see for themselves that he's not cat aggressive. Ask to see young adult cats who are dog tolerant. Most shelters will work with you because their job is to find homes for the animals. You could just be dealing with some over the top shelters. Try an SPCA.

You can try the free kitten route but be prepared in case you end up with a sick kitten who needs lots of vet care. A shelter cat will be vetted and tested for diseases before you get to take it. You'll also get discounted spay/neuter. Free kittens are never free.

To answer your question, my cats came from local animal control pounds, one from a free kitten ad, one just showed up, one was running around in a store parking lot, and my dog Casey was adopted from a Humane Society shelter.

I ran into the same problem as you dealing with local animal shelters, and pet adoptions. Some of these places are very picky and in my opinion unfair. One said no because of my long work hours, another because I didn't have a vet reference, etc. I ended up looking on Craigs List for cats. A lady contacted me saying she rescued a cat from an abandoned building but couldn't afford to take care of it. My baby kitten came from a woman looking to sell her cat's litter. We are a happy family!

I'm sorry you're having so many problems. Normally, they do have a lot of rules but those are all for the animal's own welfare. I know the trouble with having a Chow mix. I had one myself and had problems also getting him accepted. He was the sweetest, most loving dog I've ever seen but because of the Chow name, he was classified as 'vicious'. From that point on, he became a Shepherd mix any time I needed to list his breed; that was the other part of his mix. Good luck and I hope you find something.

I actually did adopt cats after getting my dog but it was from the same shelter. They knew his mix.... they knew his dog background but they also knew me so it was never a problem. Anyway, good luck to you!

My cats moved in my house without asking-- they just showed up and took over. They have cat rules and won't let new cats near the house. Cats and dogs can get along fine. Look in the newspaper for free kittens, should be plenty.

We went on a little adventure, we called people that were having problems with stray cats and we took 18 to the shelter and a momma and her litter home, we waited 7 more weeks and picked two we liked the rest went to my aunts farm.

P.s. i have a pitbull and they let me get a cat