According to the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies 27% of shelter cats in Canada were surrendered by their guardians. In the US, the American Humane Association found that 32% of cats are surrendered by their owners due to allergies and No Pet Policies alone. It\u2019s Adopt a Cat Month so we\u2019re talking about how to increase your chances at successful cat adoption.
\nAdopt All the Kitties! Not Much of a Solution to Over Population in Shelters
\nWe\u2019ve all seen the social media posts about adorable kittens needing a home. The cute pictures of fluffy kitties pull our heart strings and make us want to adopt them\u2026all of them. Adopting all the fuzzy kittens on impulse increases the chances that you\u2019ll end up surrendering your cat. Successful cat adoption is a big decision, there\u2019s a lot to consider.<\/p>\n
The main reasons owners surrender their cats to the shelter are:
\n\u2022 Job and home stability \u2013 moving to a home with a No Pet Policy and moving long distances for work are significant drivers of shelter surrender
\n\u2022 Allergies \u2013 if you have pet allergies talk to your doctor before adoption
\n\u2022 Tolerance\/Patience level \u2013 cats have a reputation for being easy to care for. But that doesn\u2019t mean that they are a no-effort pet. Cats can be temperamental and fastidious. For instance, your kitty might stop using the litter box for seemingly no reason. It might be behavioural or medical, but you have to know that you can handle it with patience and in the cat\u2019s, and your own, best interest
\n\u2022 Finances \u2013 food, medical care, pet insurance, litter box, there are a lot of costs to consider<\/p>\n
By addressing these things before adoption you can increase your chances of a successful cat adoption.
\nAdopting a cat is a great way to save a life and to enrich your own. The best thing you can do is adopt responsibly to minimize adoption surrenders. If you\u2019re really interested in adopting a cat check out our blog Adopting a Shelter Cat, you\u2019ll find:
\n\u2022 Questions to consider before you adopt
\n\u2022 What you\u2019ll need to prepare for your new cat
\n\u2022 An overview of the adoption process
\n\u2022 The cost of having a cat<\/p>\n
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Check out the articles used to write this blog: Successful Cat Adoptions \u2013 Avoiding Surrenders Surrenders \u2013 A Big Problem According to the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies 27% of shelter cats in Canada were surrendered by their guardians. In the US, the American Humane Association found that 32% of cats are surrendered by their owners due to allergies and No Pet Policies alone. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19687,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[88],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-show-your-love-for-pets-fr"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.doo-n-go.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/pexels-photo-569170.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doo-n-go.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doo-n-go.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doo-n-go.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doo-n-go.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doo-n-go.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9891"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.doo-n-go.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19688,"href":"https:\/\/www.doo-n-go.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9891\/revisions\/19688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doo-n-go.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doo-n-go.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doo-n-go.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doo-n-go.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nASPCA Shelter Intake and Surrender Stats \u2013 http:\/\/www.aspca.org\/animal-homelessness\/shelter-intake-and-surrender\/pet-statistics<\/a>
\n5 Reasons Cats are Given Up for Adoption and How to Avoid These Problems \u2013 http:\/\/www.vetstreet.com\/dr-marty-becker\/5-reasons-cats-are-given-up-for-adoption-and-how-to-avoid-these-problems<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"