My friend is giving me a kitten?

Question

Her cat had kittens and next week she's giving me one.

But don't I need papers and stuff in order to get him/her to the vet for shots/neuturing or spaying?

Answer 1

no

Answer 2

Papers are only to indicate if the cat is a purebred.  They show the cat's lineage.  They're not necessary for getting shots, getting the kitten fixed.  Hopefully this friend is not giving you the kitten until it's at LEAST eight weeks of age.  A kitten needs to stay with it's mother till at least then - 10 - 12 weeks even better.  Your kitten is ready to be fixed once it's eight weeks in age and two pounds in weight so don't wait to get the procedure done.  A kitten is sexually mature as early as four months old and capable of making more kittens.

I hope you have the $300-$400 it's going to cost you to spay or neuter the kitten, get it tested for disease, up to date on shots and deflead and dewormed.  For $100 you could have adopted a kitten or cat from a shelter with all of this already done.  Please ask your friend to spay their cat.  Every kitten this friend had just killed a cat or kitten at your local shelter since they took homes that would have gone to them.  Sad :(

Answer 3

No, you don't need anything.  Just take her to the vet and they will check her and give her the shots she needs.  In most cases, you will then receive by mail her results and a charm that states she has been vaccinated for rabies.

Answer 4

No, you won't need anything.

Believe me, they want to do it.  Its fewer cats on the street or even in your house making more kittens that grow up into wild cats.

That, or they wind up in the Animal Shelter where most will wind up getting euthanized because they simply don't have the space and can't get them good homes.

They want it stopped as much as possible, so they'll be more than happy to spay or neuter your cat and get its shots.

Answer 5

I don't think so.  I've never needed papers for any of my cats to take them to the vet, and most of my cats were gotten from the streets (abandoned by thoughtless folks)

If you adopt a cat from a shelter or a pet store, they usually give you papers to take to a vet, because the papers explain what has been done to the cat before you got him.   While it isn't necessarily  very harmful, you don't want to vaccinate a cat twice for the same things.

If your friend hasn't had any vet care done on the cat, then just take the cat to the vet and tell them nothing has been done.  If your friend has had any vet care done for the kitten, ask them to write down what has been done, and take that to the vet.

Best of luck with your new Feline friend!

Answer 6

You need to take the kitten to the vet right away for tests. They aren't going to give it any shots until 8 weeks, but they will test it right away for FIV, Feline Leukemia, etc. At 8 weeks they'll give it a combo shot for the above. That shot will make the kitten feel crummy for a couple of days because it's very potent, but don't worry.

At 12 weeks is when they'll give it a rabies shot. It's too strong to give it earlier than that. Also, 12 weeks is a good time to start considering having it spayed or neutered. The sooner the better.

Answer 7

Nope

A gal I worked with gave me not one, but two (I wanted them).  All I really knew when I got them (at the proper age of 8 weeks is that they were on solid food, and knew what a litter box was and how to use it, and their exact birth dates.  I took them both to the vet and told the vet what I knew.  The were imediately tested for feluke, and given their starter shots.  (Including rabies)  I was back for another visit shortly after for the next feluke one, and I had them both spayed.  At that point, the vet history was all I needed to have!

I may be wrong, but I think you are only supplied with "papers" when purchasing a cat from a pet store, or kennel, and of course if you adopt one from a shelter, they will provide you with the kitty history they have.

Answer 8

I hope you have permission from your PARENTS!...and tehy are willing to foot the expense of this kitten.