Could you provide a loving new home for a cat in the Forth Valley area? During the process of adopting a cat from us, we’ll consider everything from your potential pet’s personality and how this fits with your lifestyle, to your home environment – creating the perfect match for both cat and owner and the start of a wonderful feline friendship.
We now operate on an appointment only basis for meeting cats, after a potential match has been made following the process outlined below. This is because during lockdown, when members of the public could no longer drop in and visit the cats, we discovered that the cats coming into our care settled more quickly and all cats were generally happier, so now most of the adoption process is carried out online and over the phone so that we can leave the cats to enjoy a calmer, more peaceful environment.
Please note our adoption fee is £100 for a cat or £120 for a kitten under the age of six months.
Our Adoption Process follows as below:
- Enquire. If you’ve found a cat on our website that you’re interested in homing, send an enquiry through to us by clicking the 'enquire about......' button on their individual listing.
- Reserve your cat. If you’re found to be a match for your chosen cat, you’ll be contacted by our team via phone or email to discuss your application. You will be asked for proof of your address and the consent of your landlord (if you live in a rented property).
- Adopt. You will then be invited in to meet your chosen cat at the centre and discuss their individual needs and requirements. If it is the 'purrfect match', we will arrange to email you our adoption paperwork. We will also arrange an 'cat care talk' appointment for you with one of our cat carers. This can be done via telephone or you can come into the centre to do this. This is so we can discuss the adoption paperwork with you, and give you advice on how to look after your new feline friend and settled them into their new home. It also give you an opportunity to ask us any questions and find out more information about your chosen cat.
- Bringing your cat home. Once the paperwork is finalised and we have carried our your 'cat care talk', we’ll arrange an appointment for you to collect your cat from the centre. You will also have an opportunity to buy any supplies you need for your new cat and pay the adoption fee.
- Be supported. You’ll receive a follow-up call or email around three, seven and 21 days after the adoption to check that your new arrival is settling in. You can also find help and advice on the Cats Protection website at www.cats.org.uk/advice
Any cat adopted from our centre will be:
- neutered
- microchipped
- fully vet checked
- treated for fleas and worms
- initial vaccination (against cat flu, feline infectious enteritis and feline leukaemia virus).
- and four weeks free insurance from Pet Plan.
Please note, these are all the cats currently available for adoption. We are a small centre and although we have more cats in care, not all are ready for their new homes. As soon as cats become ready for adoption they will be added onto the website, so if none of the cats currently available suit your needs, please keep checking regularly for new cats looking for their forever homes.
Before viewing our cats, please bear also bear in mind the following:-
1) The majority of people are looking for kittens and cats up to the age of 2 years old.
2) The majority of our cats are older than this. The average life expectancy of a cat is 17-18 years old and some survive into their 20s, so an 8 year old cat still has many good years to come.
