PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING:
First and foremost, Cattyshack adoptions involve filling out a non-binding application. No same-day adoptions are done at the lounge, so please plan on coming back to pick up your kitty the following weekend, if your application is approved.
Filling out our application completely is the only way for us to get to know you and the environment, which is how we will determine if the kitten you are applying for is a good fit. If we have any questions, we will email you, so please check your spam folders! Applications are reviewed in the order they are received, but we request at least 3-5 business days to review, compare, and complete our vetting process for each one. We also take time to discuss with foster parents whether they feel this is the best environment for the cat/kitten that they have been caring for.
When filling out the app, please answer our questions completely. We are all volunteers and simply do not have time to investigate partial answers. We ask each question on the application for a reason! For example, if you currently have pets, you MUST include the vets name and phone number on the application, or it will be rejected. If you rent, you must include a landlord’s email, or it will be rejected. If you still live with your parents, and they own the house, you must include their email address, no matter your age, or it will be rejected, etc. etc. etc.
TIP: In the section that asks, “other animals you are interested in”, this is where you can list multiple kitties you want to meet/adopt, please do not fill out an application for each one. In the “additional comments”, you can tell us if you want to foster-to-adopt, adopt just one, or two, or a bonded pair, or siblings, or anything else you would like us to know.
You will receive an email to let you know if you are approved or rejected, so please check your spam before asking about the status of your application. If selected the option to have a meet and greet before adopting, this will be discussed in the same approval email. If you have selected to “love this animal no matter what”, or if you tell us that you “met them at the lounge and fell in love”, then in addition to your approval email, you will be texted a link to finalize the adoption! This is where you will sign the adoption contract and pay the adoption fee, and you will respond to the same approval email to set up your pick up day and time.
The cat adoption fee is a flat $125, no matter age or breed. All rescues are feline leukemia (FeLV) and FIV tested, current on FVRCP and rabies, spayed/neutered and microchipped.