If you’re looking for a new cat or kitten, consider visiting your local animal shelter.
Locate your local shelter here.
You can find a wide array of great companions at the animal shelters.
And if you’re looking for a purebred, the fact is that many purebred animals can be found at your local shelter.
Purebred or mutt, your local animal shelter is a great place to adopt.
It’s true, you’ll most likely have to pay an adoption fee, but your new friend is worth putting a little money into.
You’ll probably have to agree to spay or neuter your pet, or will pay extra for one that is already “fixed”. Shots (vaccinations) are a must as well, either from the shelter or from your vet.
It’s always a good idea to establish your new pet with your vet at the outset, so the vet can give your new pet a good checkup and make sure there’s no preventable disease that goes untreated.
Cats Rule!
Ok, I go outdoors every day, even though I don’t “run loose” – I’m on a harness and leash.
But the fact remains that I get into the grass, on the sidewalks and near the bird feeders, etc. where other animals (both wild and domestic) play and eat.
This means I’m susceptible to vermin from these other animals.
So it’s imperative that I have the full regimen of vaccinations that are required to keep me healthy.
This means, at the very least, vaccinations against rabies, feline leukemia, feline infectious enteritis and cat flu. Also it means having protection agianst fleas…fleas are the means by which tapeworms are carried from one animal to another – including humans!
You can learn more about vaccinations and fleas here: http://www.regardingcats.com/vaccination.html and http://www.regardingcats.com/articles.fleafree.html
So, take a page from my book. Now that it’s summer and your pet may spend more time outdoors where he or she can come into contact with all those nasties, please make sure they’re vaccinated properly!
Your pet will thank you for it, and you won’t have the worry of losing a dear friend to a preventable disease.
Cats Rule!
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