Purr Partners chooses the best home for our cats and kittens. This choice is based on our experience, our knowledge of our cats and kittens, and the information you will provide in an adoption application and in our discussions. Please be advised that the submission and acceptance of an adoption application will not constitute an approval, nor does it guarantee that you will be able to adopt the cat(s) you have indicated. We reserve the right to deny any application.
Adoption Policies
As a prospective new pet-owner:
- You must be willing to make a 20-year commitment to the cat or kitten you want to adopt.
- You must be willing AND able to spend the time and money necessary to provide training, medical treatment, and appropriate care for your pet for its entire lifetime (i.e. annual vet visits, procedures recommended by your vet, emergency care as necessary.)
- All pets in your home must be sterilized and current on vaccinations, heartworm meds, etc. unless there is a medical reason validated by your veterinarian. We STRONGLY believe that all cats should have an annual vet visit even if they never go outside.
- For certain breeds and dogs that do not currently live with a cat, or at our request, you must agree to a home visit and a dog test before the application can be approved and adoption finalized.
Age/Experience:
- You must be at least 21 years of age and able to provide a valid driver’s license or photo ID with your current address.
- If you are 21-24 years old and have never had a pet of your own: You must provide a vet reference from a family pet (ie. Your parent’s vet reference). If this is not possible, then if you are approved, before any adoption is final you will need to take your new cat(s) in for a vet visit within the two-week trial period. If you do not get a vet visit within the two-week trial period, Purr Partners has the right to take possession of the cat/kitten and refund your payment minus the $25 processing fee. We are happy to make recommendations for a vet!
- If you are 25 years of age or older, but have never had a pet and have no vet reference: If you are approved, before any adoption is final, you will need to take your new cat(s) in for a vet visit within the two-week trial period. If you do not get a vet visit within the two-week trial period, Purr Partners has the right to take possession of the cat/kitten and refund your payment minus the $25 processing fee. We are happy to make recommendations for a vet!
- Kittens between 3 and 4 months:
- Must be adopted in pairs unless there is a cat in the home that is under 5 years old.
- Any children in the home should be at least 5 years old.
- If you have never had a pet of your own, and as a child you did not live with a cat that was a family pet, you will not be eligible to adopt a kitten under the age of 4 months.
Administrative:
- You cannot meet our cats and kittens in person at their foster homes or at PetSmart until your application has been submitted and approved.
- If you submit an application and do not hear from us within 48 hours, you will need to RESUBMIT your application.
- Once you have submitted your application, please contact your veterinarian and authorize the release of your veterinary records. Not all require this, but many do, and it will help speed the process.
- We do not hold cats. Once an applicant is approved, the adoption must be completed within 48 hours unless specific arrangements are made with the rescue.
- If an online application is approved, and the cat or kitten is scheduled for an adoptathon, the approved adopter must show up at the beginning of the adoptathon on the day the cat or kitten will be at PetSmart. After 15 minutes, the cat becomes available to any approved adopter waiting.
Adoption Fees
Adoption fees go a long way to supporting the rescue and allow us to continue to save cats and kittens. We take in many sick and injured cats and kittens, and many of them end up needing expensive surgery and emergency care. In order to continue to be the rescue that often steps up for these desperate cats and kittens, we must have help for these extensive veterinary bills. Our adoption fees reflect people’s desire for particular types of cats and kittens — and those fees help others in need. Every penny of every adoption fee goes to care for other cats and kittens. We have no paid employees: we are an all-volunteer group.
All cats and kittens have been spayed or neutered, vaccinated, tested, treated for fleas and other parasites both internal and external, and are microchipped. To bring a cat or kitten to adoption costs us between $150 and $200 — and that is if it never gets sick and needs no additional care — which is rarely the case!
| Regular Adoption Fees (does not include long-haired and specialty mixed breeds, see next table instead) |
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| Kittens 12 weeks to 6 months |
$130 for one $240 for two |
| Teens over 6 months to 1 year |
$120 for one $220 for two |
| Adults over 1 year to 10 years |
$115 for one $210 for two |
| Adults over 10 years |
$50 |
 Special Needs |
$50 |
| 😻 Foster-to-Adopt | $50 |
❤ Special Needs: Cats with chronic medical conditions requiring prescription medications, prescription food, ongoing medical care and monitoring, etc.
😻 Foster-to-Adopt: Terrific cats who have been overlooked and just need to find their special someone — See them HERE!
| Long-haired and Specialty Breed Adoption Fees | |
| Kittens 12 weeks to 6 months |
$150 for one $300 for two (no discount) |
| Teens over 6 months to 1 year |
$150 for one $300 for two (no discount) |
| Adults over 1 year to 10 years |
$150 for one $275 for two |
| Adults over 10 years |
$50 |
| Special Needs |
$50 |
| 😻 Foster-to-Adopt | $50 |
| Purebred cats, as determined by us and our veterinarians | $150-300 |
❤ Special Needs: Cats with chronic medical conditions requiring prescription medications, prescription food, ongoing medical care and monitoring, etc.
😻 Foster-to-Adopt: Terrific cats who have been overlooked and just need to find their special someone — See them HERE!
TRIAL PERIOD: With every adoption, we offer a two week trial period and encourage you to use that time to be sure the cat or kitten you have chosen is a good fit. Don’t make a decision in just a few days – use the entire two week period. At the end of the trial period, make a decision as to whether this is the cat or kitten for you. Should you decide it is not, you may return the pet for a refund of your adoption fee less $25 processing fee, or you may choose a different cat. While we will always take the cat or kitten back, refunds will not be made after the two-week mark.
RETURN POLICY: We make a lifetime commitment to these cats and kittens, and we hope adopters will do the same. It is very TRAUMATIC for a cat to lose its home, and as a rescue, this presents huge problems for us. We are usually always full, and finding space in a foster home can be extremely difficult. It is especially true for an adult cat. We encourage you to find a way to keep your cat since that is the agreement you make as an adopter. However, should you have to return the cat, please notify us. We will ask that you provide a good picture and a write up so we can start posting your cat immediately on our website. Our hope is to find a good home so the cat can go directly from your home to a new home without having to enter foster care. It may take us a month or so to find a foster, and during kitten season, it becomes much more difficult. Should you find another home for your cat, please contact us so we can work with the new owners to update the microchip information and add them to our database. Our cats should NEVER be turned into a shelter, abandoned, advertised on websites such as Craigslist, or placed in a home that is not approved by us.
***Unless it’s a major emergency, we ask that you do not return adult cats during kitten season. If possible please make arrangements to return them between November 30 and March 15.***
