My first review (I use review loosely, its more of a my experience there.) Is of the Stark County Humane Society. It is located on Peach Street in Louisville.
Our cat Charlie had died. When we decided to get another cat, we headed to the Humane Society. Our last cat adoption was a 7 week old kitten wondering up onto our front porch & befriending Charlie. That was in 2004, now MaraJade (the kitten) needs a companion as she keeps walking around the house, meowing. I think she misses Charlie very much.
The Humane Society has 2 rooms for cats. Some of the smaller cats & kittens are penned together while the adult cats are in their own pen. Signs are posted not to remove animals from their pen without a worker present. I advise reading the papers describing the cat before opening the cage. The volunteers & workers describe the animals personality or background as best as they can. They also take care of the little guys everyday & can offer incites into a lot of the cats personality, just ask! The volunteer that assisted me was wonderful, she was nice & answered all my questions & pointed out a few cats that she thought I would want to look at. Workers behind the counter that finished up the paperwork on the adoption were friendly & informative. A big thumbs up to the Stark County Humane Society.
I'm a big fan of adult cats. So to pick out the perfect cat for me, I seek out the cats 3 years & older. I talk to them through the cage & see who looks at me, responds or comes to the front of the cage. Then (with a worker present) I open the cage & pick up the cat. Sometimes the cat will tense, or try to wiggle away that is normal. They don't know you & you are man-handling them. If they hiss, growl or show signs or aggression leave them be.
Now that you are holding the cat, I like to touch its paws & the tip of its tail. You will see if the cat is used to being petted or where it is comfortable with being touched. I also roll over & check the belly to see its reaction to me petting them.
For us, I choose a female 5 year old cat that was listed as a stray, she is declawed & fixed. I pick her up & she is a bit tense but she settles in my arms & starts purring. A great sign of a cat that is used to being held. Listed as a stray I don't know anything about her past but she seems friendly. We did not bring a carrier with us but the Humane Society does provide cardboard carriers for $5. The adoption fee was $15 plus the $5 for the carrier & my first vet visit is free. Mooby(photo above) which we named our new addition to the family, had picked up a cold. Which the vets at Mellet Animal Hospital on Tusc. told me was very common in animals from a shelter. An antibiotic for about a week & she was good as new. The doctors at Mellet Animal Hospital were great, so friendly & knowledgeable. (They don't have a website so I didn't include a link.) A thumbs up from The Canton Card, maybe I'll send them a "you've been carded" announcement too.
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