June is Adopt A Shelter Cat Month! If you are ready to bring a new feline friend into your life, this is a great time to do it. Adopting a shelter cat is a great way to help an animal in need … and make a forever friend! Here, a Fox Lake, IL vet discusses adopting a shelter kitty.
Pick The Purrfect Pet
When you adopt your kitty from a shelter, you get to pick from a lineup of adorable faces. This, of course, can be hard sometimes. However, sometimes people only need to glance at a cute furball to know they’ve found their pet. Remember to keep an open mind and an open heart!
Help Other Animals
Another reason to get your furball from a shelter is that you’ll also be indirectly helping other homeless pets. The spot Fluffy vacates when you take her home will soon be filled by another cute kitty in need of a forever home. Plus, your feline buddy’s adoption fees will help the shelter provide food and care for other homeless pets. It’s also good to know that you won’t be padding the pockets of a disreputable breeder or store owner. Learn more about why these benefits are real and not just myths in our article, “Don’t Believe Shelter Pet Myths!“
Save Money
Adopting your feline friend from a shelter is also quite easy on the wallet. At certain times, you may be able to adopt your pet for a discounted rate. Plus, since most pets in shelters have already been fixed, you may be able to save a bit on veterinary care costs. If you decide to get two kitties, you may save even more! Many shelters get so overwhelmed that they offer deals for getting more than one cat. Plus, Fluffy will gain a playmate and a cuddle buddy.
Purrs And Love
Cats are often extremely loving and grateful to the humans that love them, care for them, and offer cuddles and catnip. You may immediately become the apple of your furball’s eye! You’ll be repaid for your kindness with absolute devotion, live entertainment, unconditional love, and, of course, lots of purrs and kitty snuggles. That’s a pretty good deal! Plus, it really does feel great to know that you’ve given that one sweet feline a new beginning and a second chance at happiness.
Please contact us, your local Fox Lake, IL vet clinic, for all of your pet’s veterinary care needs. We are here to help! For more information on our comprehensive wellness and vaccination programs, visit our vet wellness and pet vaccinations page.