Knox

Meow! Knock, knock! Who's there? It's me, Knox the cat, but really, it's no joke. I'm here to tell you my story, and I hope you'll listen. I'm a 5-year-old sweet, and friendly black cat who found himself in unfortunate circumstances. You see, my previous owners sold their house and moved out, leaving me behind like an afterthought. But let me assure you, I hold no grudges. It wasn't my fault, after all. Luckily, the new owners of the house were kind enough to bring me to the Animal Rescue Foundation when they realized they couldn't keep me. And let me tell you, it's been quite the adventure since then! I've quickly become a favorite among the volunteers here. They say I'm loving to people, get along with other cats purr-fectly, and am an excellent litter box user (though I don't like to brag). I've settled into the free roam cat room at the shelter, where I've made friends with some other friendly kitties. But as much as I appreciate the care and love I receive here, what I really long for is a forever home. A family that will love me and never abandon me ever again. I have so much love to give, and I'm just waiting for the right person or family to give me a chance. So, what do you say? Will you be the one to open your heart and home to me? Let's create a new chapter together filled with love, cuddles, and endless purrs. Adopt me, and let's make each other's lives a little brighter. Some very important things you should know when applying: Our cats/kittens have been fully examined by a vet and are healthy and up to date on all shots/vaccinations unless otherwise noted. Adoption fees for adult cats are $250 ($265 if microchipped by us). Kittens are $275 (microchipped). What our adoption fees include: Adult cats have received a wellness exam, fecal exams to test for intestinal parasites, treated for any known/existing conditions to bring them back to health, SNAP tested for FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus), FeLV (Feline Leukemia Virus), and Heartworm. They have also received flea/tick preventative, have been spayed/neutered and are up to date on both their distemper and rabies vaccinations. For kittens, they have received a wellness exam, fecal exams to test for intestinal parasites, treated for any known/existing conditions to bring them back to health, SNAP tested for FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus), FeLV (Feline Leukemia Virus), and Heartworm. They have also received flea/tick preventative. All cats and kittens have received their distemper vaccination(s) prior to adoption. Young kittens will receive their rabies vaccination at a time appropriate to their age and size (generally it is administered by our vets post-adoption or at the time spay/neuter and microchips are done). The adoption fee for all kittens includes the future administration of their rabies shot, spay/neuter and microchip at the time of spay/neuter by our partner vet(s). Specifically, if you are looking to adopt a kitten(s): We are only accepting applications for kittens adopted IN PAIRS (or, singly, if you already have a young friendly cat or kitten of similar age at home for them to bond with). It's vital for proper cat behavioral development that kittens have a friendly fellow kitten or cat playmate at home they can grow and learn from. For all applicants: Please note that our organizations long-time policy is that we do not adopt out our animals to households with children aged six or younger- we just dont know how our individual animals will react around young children who are still learning what it means to respect an animals boundaries and unfortunately, past experience has proven its a higher risk that a kitten or cat is returned to shelter because of this. We also do not adopt to out-of-state applicants other than towns bordering Connecticut or those not within a one and a half hour driving distance to our shelter. We also do not do same day adoptions- please expect to have at least 2 visits as part of the adoption process at our shelter- its important to us that we are properly matching animals to adopters and preparing our adopters for their special adoption day and all our ducks (or should we say cats?) are in a row. Sorry, no exceptions. Happily, we expect our volunteers to receive many inquiries for our cats and kittens. Unfortunately, if your application is incomplete, we will not be able to consider it. Please double check your application for completeness and accuracy prior to submitting it to us. Please be as thorough as possible when answering application questions as the more you elaborate, the more information we have to consider, the more likely we are to have a full picture of the care, support, and love our cats/kittens will receive for their adopted lifetime and your particular application will be at the top of our mind when placing cats/kittens in their chosen forever homes. Once your application has been reviewed and approved, we are happy to invite you and your family in for a personalized meet and greet appointment with our cats and kittens. You can learn about each cat/kitten and complete an application at ARFCT.org and submit it to our email at [email protected] for consideration. Thank you!