[Qutlsilh]

We were cruising through PetsMart this weekend and looking at the cats they have for adoption. I myself have never adopted a cat from a rescue I have one of my dogs but not my cats. Two of my cats were actually born feral and I took them in. I would imagine adopting a cat from a rescue would be challenging at first because it wouldn't be acquainted with the you or the other animals in the house.

[JakilSong]

Mine are all either rescues or strays I took in, it is more work adopting a rescue or older cat, especially if they have to get used to other animals as well as yourself, but worth it to give cats a good home!

[Keyblctt]

My have all been strays or dumped on me and at the moment the count is five but if I ever only had one cat I would definately go to a rescue center. I had a stray last year which I had to give to the cats protection. I had her for six weeks and she was a kitten that was dumped on me but already having five cats I couldn't take on another one. It was very hard to let her go though.

[r9tbayfC]

MIne have all (bar one) been from a rescue centre. I haven't had any problems with them but then again they've all been kittens when I've had them. The last cat I adopted was from an ex-colleague and is the most confident cat I've ever met. In the car on the way home from work (which was where the colleague gave her to me) I had her on my lap instead of in the cat box. She sat there perfectly happily, not even flinching when a big lorry went past us. She just sat down and purred all the way home. When we got into the house, she wandered around, saw one of the older cats sleeping, went straight up to him and jumped on him to play. Poor JD was completely shocked at being woken up by something about quarter of the size of him, he ran off and hid!

[qQVXpYM6]

I got mine from a rescue center, it was so sad seeing hundreds of cats and so hard to choose only just one.
My friend has a large working farm and she takes on feral cats (neutered). When strays are too feral to easily adjust back to living in homes the rescue center neuters them and then she will take them on when she has space and they keep the mouse and rat population down.

[Qutlsilh]

I got mine from a rescue center, it was so sad seeing hundreds of cats and so hard to choose only just one.
My friend has a large working farm and she takes on feral cats (neutered). When strays are too feral to easily adjust back to living in homes the rescue center neuters them and then she will take them on when she has space and they keep the mouse and rat population down.

Wow, that is so neat of your friend to do that! I wish I had more room so I could help and take more in but with five dogs and three cats I'm at my limit. Thankfully we live in a four bedroom house on three acres so everyone has enough room.

[Civilrecordzz]

I got my cat when walking to the 24hr garage in the early hours of a very cold november morning, when a speeding car wound down its window and threw two very small kittens out. My cat Xena bounced into the nettle bush at the side of the road and I managed to grab her, unfortunately the second was hit by an oncoming car and didn't make it. I will never understand these peoples actions and thoroughly hope that one day someone sees fit to throw them from a moving vehicle!!

[flopay]

I also never experienced adopting from a rescue shelter. My cat was adopted being left behind by his original owner.
I think grown up cats in a shelter can get well along with others as they are used seeing lots of pets or cats like them in there.

[fedelwet]

We adopted both of our cats from a rescue. We actually had a buy one get one free coupon- as funny as that sounds. It was nice becaus ewe were able to get litter mates. Our 3rd cat is a feral and actually the 2 from the shelter adapted to our house easier than did the stray.

[Qutlsilh]

I got my cat when walking to the 24hr garage in the early hours of a very cold november morning, when a speeding car wound down its window and threw two very small kittens out. My cat Xena bounced into the nettle bush at the side of the road and I managed to grab her, unfortunately the second was hit by an oncoming car and didn't make it. I will never understand these peoples actions and thoroughly hope that one day someone sees fit to throw them from a moving vehicle!!

Oh, that is just awful! How could anyone throw two little kittens from a moving car like they were garbage? I don't understand people or this world sometimes!

[seawolferr]

I adopted both of my current cats. One from the shelter and the other from a rescue group. I have also taken in strays and rehomed from other people. The best cats I have ever had are the ones that have come from a shelter environment. They seem to be more great-full for a good home.

[Idonnaink]

Yes, and never again. The first cat I got from a rescue was pregnant. VERY pregnant, and they never told me. Then had to deal with finding homes for the kittens.

The next cat I got ended up having horrible health issues, which again, I was never told. Had to put her to sleep about 4 weeks after we got her.

We got a boy the third and final time, and he ended up NOT getting along with kids, like the shelter said he did. After multiple scratches and even a full on attack toward the end, we had to take him back to the rescue.

[VQdeochratis]

I've adopted from shelters before but most of my cats have either been feral or adopted from people getting rid of them. I've never purchased a cat and I never will. I can't justify it with the number of strays running around.


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[yK2VgoEI]

My cats have been strays, or cats that were given to me because the owner was moving. I do plan to adopt a shelter cat because my local Humane Society has them spayed/neutered, they have all their shots and you can get them microchipped for $25. Plus the Humane Society people can give you tips on the best veterinarians in town, which I didn't learn from picking up strays. My next cat will definitely be a shelter cat.

[r7rGOhvd]

I've never adopted from a shelter however I would. I think anyone that does is doing a great thing. I wouldn't hesitate to adopt because you are saving lives, not to mention the pets are usually fixed and vaccinated ready to adopt. When I got my two cats (at the time) one was given as a gift to my sister, yet I was the one who took good care of her. As for the other kitten I went to go shopping at the grocery store one day and these two kids were selling their litter of kittens on the street. I left that day with groceries and a new kitten. I've had her ever since.

[draigenia]

I never adopted from a shelter or a rescue place, however I did take in a stray or rather took in two when I was much younger, one sadly passed away, but the other lived for around 18 years.

[AntonioXYZ]

No, I have never gotten one from a shelter, rescue center, or store even.

All of mine have either found us by showing up on the door step and never leaving... or were got through friends who had kittens and needed to get rid of them.

[xochex]

We got Tabitha from a shelter in Summit County, Colorado. She had spent the first eight years of her life living mostly under a house. She probably ate more rats and birds than she did cat food. She was badly neglected and abused. We have spent the last four years of our lives trying to show her that her previous owners were wrong about how they treated her. She is finally getting the hint and is becoming more loving.