• The first step is to complete our adoption application! 

• Catz4Life Adoption Application

• We will review and reach out to schedule an online interview – keep an eye on your email and text messages! This typically only takes a day or two depending on schedules.

• If we all feel like it’s a good fit, we will finalize the adoption with our adoption agreement, collect the adoption fees, and then we will work together to find the best day and time for you to bring your new baby home!

• All of our fosters will go home fully vetted, to the extent that we’re able given age and length of time in the rescue.

• Generally speaking, all cats/kittens will be spayed or neutered, microchipped, combo tested, and vaccine series started. Some of these are age based so we may not be able to get the kittens their rabies shots, for example (must be 4mo). But we will get as far as we can while they are with us!

• The fees go towards offsetting some of the expenses we’ve incurred in their vetting and care & feeding.

• Single $150

• Double $250

• Triple $300 (rare occurrence but it has happened!)

• This is a great question and one we take seriously. We work closely with trusted vets and clinics to ensure the health and wellbeing of our fosters.

• All our cats are combo tested (for FIV and FELV) before we ever begin to interview prospective adopters. 

• All cats are dewormed, treated for fleas, as well as any other illnesses they may experience.

• Our goal is to place happy healthy cats and kittens in their forever homes.

• Yes! But we will want to learn about your current pets to make sure we’re finding the best fit for your current baby as well as placement for our fosters.

  • Kittens need playmates – we require all kittens be adopted in pairs unless there’s already a cat/kitten of similar age in the home. Research Single Kitten Syndrome and you’ll see why this is our policy! 

We often do – check out our PetFinder Page to see our current little loves searching for their forever home!

• You might be surprised to learn there is a definitive kitten season! Spring, summer and fall often fund rescues with kittens on their hands. Most cats don’t reproduce in the winter when the weather is unforgiving, but come spring and summer, kitten season rears its head without fail.m description

• We always work to match cats and kittens with the right family based on family dynamics and the cat’s personality traits. 

• Because we are a home-based foster program, we have the pleasure of learning about our fosters so we can share their personalities, what they might be comfortable with, and what wouldn’t be a good fit for them.

• We understand that sometimes things just don’t work out.

• Our first path would be to keep the cat in the home – we would like the chance to work with you on suggestions to improve the situation before returning the cat.

• However, if it still isn’t going to work out, we will always accept our fosters back into the rescue. 

• Please don’t drop them off at animal control or put them outside. Most of our babies have never had to fend for themselves and wouldn’t know how to survive outside. 

• Yes! Please complete our foster application! We will be in touch to schedule an online meeting and do a virtual home tour!

• Catz4Life Foster Application

• We also have a Foster to Adopt program if you think you might be ready to adopt but want to test it out first – this is like a 2 week trial run to make sure it’s a good fit all around. Reach out if this is something you’re interested in learning more about!

• If adoption or fostering isn’t an option, there are many ways to help!

• Donate

  • Donations help fund our vetting requirements for spay, neuter, vaccines, etc.

  • Donations help buy food, litter, toys, cleaning products, etc.

• Wishlists

  • We have wishlists with Amazon and Chewy – receiving items from our wishlist is like getting birthday gifts for the fosters! We’re always so surprised and honored and thrilled to receive items from our wishlist

• Transport

  • We often have transportation needs – taking fosters to/from vet appointments. 

  • Most of our foster parents also work fulltime so getting to the clinic for appointments requires some scheduling creativity – having transport volunteers is an amazing service and a donation of time that we are so grateful for!

• We sometimes do – senior cats are a very special population, often looking for quiet, calm homes. Check our PetFinder Page to see who we have available!

• We always recommend checking at your local vet clinic to see if the cat already has a microchip – they can help contact the owner and return the lost kitty!

• If no microchip is found, please post on local Facebook or Nextdoor pet lost and found groups.

• While the rescue is open to intake in some situations, please make every effort to find the cat’s owner before bringing to a shelter or rescue.

• TNR is a method used by rescues to manage and reduce feral cat populations

• Cats are trapped, spayed/neutered, vaccinated and returned to their colonies.

• Fixing community cats helps control the overpopulation of feral cats in a humane way.

• Community cats are given an ear tip, which helps trappers more easily identify those who have already been TNR’d from those who still need to be taken care of.

• Cats typically enter through rescue efforts, such as being saved from shelters, strays, or surrenders from owners. 

• Once they are accepted into the rescue, they will receive veterinary care, assessments, and placed into foster care before being made available for adoption.

• Please note that availability is not a given at any point in the year – sometimes we will be completely full and unable to accept new intakes, in which case we will give you suggestions of other rescues to reach out to.