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Sleeperandthespindle · 25/09/2016 07:46

Is it possible that we would ever be approved by a rescue? DH and I are experienced cat owners and have had 'challenging' cats before (one with a degenerative sight condition and a very elderly one). We are currently without a cat as our lovely elderly lady preferred to stay with our lovely elderly neighbours when we moved last year.

We do currently have: a dog and two children, all of whom arrived after the previous cat so she had come to a quiet, adult only house. We also work full time. I don't think that any of this means we couldn't provide a suitable home for the right cat, but a quick look through rescue sites suggests differently.

Are we unlikely to get approved and should we look elsewhere (where? I don't want to support kitten farming or BYB).

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Toddlerteaplease · 25/09/2016 08:20

Look at smaller rescues. The one I got mine from are fairly flexible as long as the cat is right for you.

thecatneuterer · 25/09/2016 10:08

We would be happy to home the right cat to you, as long as the dog seems to be ok with cats. With 'dog test' any cat that is going to a home with a dog, basically by introducing them to a dog in the shelter and seeing how they react. Your dog would need to be cat tested in a similar way.

Where are you in the country?

thecatneuterer · 25/09/2016 10:08

And yes I agree to look at smaller rescues. www.catchat.org is the place to find them.

thecatneuterer · 25/09/2016 10:09

we dog test, not with dog test ...

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