So you’re interested in adopting a cat, that’s great! Our adoption process gives you the time and ability to find your new family member. We partner with you to help you find the cat(s) that will be best suited to you and your family. Here’s how our adoption process works:
Instead of charging an application fee, we require all potential adopters to have at least 2 separate visits in which they are focused on spending time with the cat(s) they are interested in adopting. These appointments must be made at least a week apart to ensure that you are absolutely sure about the cat(s) you want and avoid any impulsive decision making in the moment. Please make sure you seriously think about what it means to own a cat, especially a rescue cat before adopting.
After your 2 visits, you will receive the adoption application which you can fill out online. If your application is approved, you will be notified and you will be free to come pick up your new cat(s) during store hours.
Please call/email us at least 24 hours before you intend to come pick up your cat(s) so we can prepare them before they go.
Adoption fees:
$300 for kittens (2 months-1 year old)
$150 for adult cats (1-7 years old)
$75 for seniors (7 years old and up)
What the Adoption Fee Includes:
Spay/Neuter
Microchip
Up to date on vaccines
Rabies
FVRCP (+booster)
Some cats may have received a FeLV vaccine as well
Up to date on flea/tick treatment
Up to date on dewormer
FIV/FeLV Testing
Possible Additional Fees:
We value transparency and we don’t want any fees or additional costs to catch you by surprise. Below you will see the exact amounts of any potential additional fees that may apply to specific adoption scenarios. Any of these fees would apply in addition to the base adoption fee for the age group(s) of the cat(s) you are adopting.
We have a 3% fee on any non-cash transactions. This is to cover the cost of what our systems charge us for processing card/online payments. If you pay in cash, the 3% fee is waived.
If you have a cat that you are approved to adopt from us but need additional time before you are ready to take them home, we will hold the cat(s) for up to one month.
Up to a 2 week Adoption Hold: $50
Up to a 4 week Adoption Hold: $75
Any approved adopters will be given 1 calendar week to schedule a time to pick up the cat(s) they are approved for. This fee only applies if you need time longer than one week past your approved application date.
Pre-Adoption Fee: If you are putting in an application for a cat that is not yet ready to go to their forever home and still needs some time here at the shelter for training, medical work, etc. Any cat(s) who has a pre-adoption fee put on them will still need to wait until they are ready before going home with their adoptive family. This does NOT release the cat into your care before they are ready or take the place of additional medical work. Please check the adoption card for any cat you are interested in adopting to see if they are in the pre-adoption category.
$75 for kittens/underage cats who are still too young to be adopted
This fee does not always apply. It’s most often applied to younger kittens who are still under the minimum adoption age.
The Pre-Adoption fee would not apply in addition to the Adoption hold fee unless you wanted to place an additional hold on the cat(s) after the date they are available for adoption.
General Requirements
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES will bonded pairs ever be split up. If you are interested in only one cat out of a bonded pair, you will not be approved to adopt. Bonded pairs ALWAYS go together.
Please note that all of our cats are adopted out to indoor only households. If you have indoor-outdoor cats already, are looking for an indoor-outdoor cat or a barn cat, we recommend looking into some of the other wonderful rescues in the area.
The adoption contract requires all adopters to agree to never declaw the cat(s) they are adopting. If you, for any reason, ever need to rehome the cat(s) you’ve adopted, you must ensure the next owner also agrees to this.
Paws and Pumpkins Rescue reserves the right to refuse any adoption applications for any reason.