Trying to adopt a kitten

Question

I'm trying to adopt a kitten and my first choice was to go to a shelter, but they often ask for over $100. Does anyone know a place where I could find some a little cheaper?

Answer 1

The pound should be the cheapest- because they are there to find homes for the animals, not to make a profit like pet shops would be. It is expensive to own a kitten- if you can't afford neutering and vaccinations, then you probably shouldn't get a kitten- a sick or pregnant cat in the long run isn't a good thing.

You could probably find someone (not a pet shop, but someone whose cat has had kittens) selling kittens locally, but you'll still have to pay for neutering and maybe shots.

Answer 2

If you start putting cat food outside you'll probably attract cats who will eventually have kittens.  

But yes, I agree with many of the other answers, look at what the shelter has already done.  If that $100 kitten has at least one round of shots and is fixed then that's already saved you a bunch of money.  

Five of mine have been "free" street cats and one was adopted from a foster organization that goes to Petsmart on the weekends (another option for you). I paid $80 for him but he was fixed and had one round of shots and the woman who was fostering him offered to give him his second round of shots for about $10.  He still needed a check up and to be wormed and treated for ear mites, but the big stuff was taken care of.  It was considerably more money than that to get the "free" girl I found spayed, not even including her other medical care when we found her.  

Answer 3

craigs list-

however you will be responsible for shots, vet care and spay/neuter so a 'free' or almost 'free' kitten on craigs list is not free. It's a bigger outlay at first, but you wind up paying less for a shelter kitten that is vaccinated, spayed or neutered and microchipped in the long run...

Answer 4

well ours are free but they don't come fixed is that ok??

e-mail me

Answer 5

get one from the local humane society or petfinder

Answer 6

The pound/shelter will usually be cheapest because your purchas includes the spaid/nuter, and shots.

Answer 7

Do you actually know how much the shelters in your area charge, or are you just guessing? $100+ is on the high side for a shelter, but you can't expect to get a kitten without spending some money. A kitten from a shelter will already be spayed/neutered, have its shots, etc. And $100 is nothing compared to the cost of ownership. I've spent over $100 just on vet bills in the past year for my young, relatively healthy cat. And then there is the cost of food, litter, toys, etc. Go to petfinder.com, and maybe you can find shelters with lower adoption fees, but there is no such thing as a "free" cat.

Answer 8

Does the $100 include the first set of shots and a vet check?  We paid the vet $150 for the initial shots and vet check.  It's good to know your new pet is healthy.  

Answer 9

I bought my kitten from a person in the pennysaver, or the weekender or something. Make sure it's older than two months because that could mess up the cat's ideas, thoughts, emotions, e.t.c.. Just because you took it too early. So I suggest getting one from the animal shelter or a newspaper, pennysaver, e.t.c..

Answer 10

try the newspaper ( sometimes they have free kittys)