Steps on how to adopt a cat from SPCA?

I typed in website for Auckland SPCA. Why couldn't you have done that?

http://www.spca.org.nz/Adopt/adoptingfromspca.aspx

http://www.spca.org.nz/Adopt/AreYouReadytoAdopt.as...

http://www.spca.org.nz/Adopt/Whatyouneedtoknow.asp...

You need a good plastic carrier that you buy at a pet supply store. Do not get one of the mesh kind because it doesn't provide protection for the animal.

You need three bowls: water, kibble, canned food. Change the water every day.

You need a litter box, a pooper scooper, and bag of litter. Scoop the litter box every day! Try not to get a litter box with a lid, it just traps the smell inside and a cat has a nose 42 times more sensitive than yours.

You need canned cat food and bag of kibble (make it good quality for the health of your cat). If the cat is less than a year old you need kitten kibble and kitten canned food until the kitten gets to be at least 1 year old. It has extra vitamins and proteins etc for their growing bones.

You need a cat bed and something for it to climb on

You need nail clippers and have them show you how to clip the nails. Do it at the first of every month!

You need toys a variety of them. Get a kitty teaser (a wand with a fabric attached to it looks like a whip) to tease the kitty and have it chase it. If you get a kitten don't bother with catnip they can't smell it. If you get an adult cat it might like catnip.

Keep a bunch of kitty toys in a bag and every couple months switch all the toys and put the old ones away for a couple months. Cats can get bored with the same old things.

Do not give the cat cows milk! It isn't good for their digestive track.

Keep in mind that if you get a kitten less than one year old its personality hasn't formed yet so while you think you have a lap cat, it might turn into something else by a year. A cat that is 1 year old plus will have a personality and what you see you will probably get.

Tell the adoption counselor that you need help and what you want. They probably have all kind of information on what to do with the cat, how to care for it etc. Study the materials and research it online.

Do not ever put a collar on your cat. If you want to train it to walk on a leash get a harness for it. Look on youtube for instructions on how to leash train a cat. It doesn't work like with a dog.

Keeping Your Cat Entertained

Fortunately, you don’t have to spend a fortune on toys for your feline friend. This is largely because they will play with whatever it is you have handy. Whether it is a string, a leaf, wrapping paper, or a ball, they will be completely content swatting it, biting it, and tearing it apart. Of course, many of these items that you have lying around your house are not the safest for kittens and cats, nor do you want them thinking that it’s OK to chew on whatever they want. This is why it’s important that they have some of their own toys.

You can choose to go through your house and find toys that will be safe for your cat or to go to the store and purchase a few cat-designated toys. Some toys that are safe to give your cat that you find around the house are:

•Small balls that bounce, but they can’t chew apart and aren’t so small that they will get caught in their throat

•Sewing supplies such as a empty wooden thread spool

•Balled up paper

Items around the house that you should NOT give your cat or kitten for health and safety reasons:

•Balls of string, yarn, or spools with thread on them

•Anything with wire in it

•Anything aluminum or cellophane DO NOT make a ball out of aluminum foil.

•Plastic bags

•Rubber bands

•Anything that is sharp or pointy

•Anything that can break and hurt your cat

•Anything that they can chew off and get stuck in their throat

You can find many fun and colorful cat toys at your local supermarket or pet store. The key is to use your judgment before you buy any of them. Carefully look them over and make sure they won’t become hazardous to your cat as he plays with them. It’s smart and cost effective to start out with a few toys so that you can see what your cat chooses to play with and what he does’t. In addition, it’s important to note that some cat toys should only be used when you are there playing with your cat or kitten.

Have fun choosing your cat!

Yay, good for you!

If you check their website they will probably have a long list of things you need to do to adopt a cat from them. You will probably need to fill out a questionnaire about your lifestyle and experience of having pets, you will need to look at the cats and decide which one you like, but don't be surprised if they say no you can't have that one - if the cat has particular health or behavioural problems, or needs a certain type of household that you can't supply they won't let you take that one. They will almost certainly insist on coming and visiting your house to see if it is suitable for one of their cats. You will definitely not be allowed to take the cat away with you that day.... You will also have to pay for the cat - a donation to the charity to help in their work.

You need to check whether the cat has had injections, is up to date with flea and worm treatments, is neutered and whether it is microchipped - if it is get the details on how to change ownership.

As for what you need - a litter tray and litter, a collar and tag (always put an id tag on a cat, not many people carry microchip readers with them!), food and water bowls and find a quiet place for them to be put, food - be guided by the rescue as to what the cat has been eating and get the same, at least initially, a bed (though the cat will probably find its own place to sleep!), toys (table tennis balls and string will do to start with), a carrier, flea and worm treatments FROM THE VET, others aren't worth bothering with, and most importantly book a trip to the vet, preferably in the first week for a general check up and to get the things mentioned above dealt with if they haven't been done.

bring a pet carrier,

for your cat you will need:

cat food

food and water bowl

litter box

kitty litter.

toys

collar and bell.

indentification tag

microchip

also remember that if you plan on getting a girl cat you will have to get her spayed if you dont wat to end up with kittens. and theres vaccines