ADVICE

ADULT CATS

Cats are territorial creatures, and do not easily adopt to new homes.  Cats which are moved may escape and travel many miles to find their way back to their original home.

Keep your new cat indoors for at least two weeks. This enables it to get accustomed to its new home and to you as its food provider.

Get the cat checked by your vet, and ensure that inoculations are kept up to date. You also should get it microchipped if it hasn't already been - it is the law now in Spain and if it doesn't have one and gets lost, you may never see it again.

It would be a good idea to get a safety collar which breaks away easily if it gets tangled in something. Having a collar ensures that anyone who sees your cat will know that it belongs to someone and is not a stray. You might also consider an identification tag, even if you have had the cat microchipped. If your cat is lost, some people might not take it a vet to see if it has a microchip but if it has an ID tag with your phone number they are much more likely to call you.

KITTENS

Kittens are curious by nature, and hence easy to house train.  Ensure that you keep a clean cat litter close to their sleeping area.  The litter must be changed frequently, as cats will not use a soiled litter, and may prefer to do their toilet in an other area (which might not suit you).

Kittens need feeding 3 or 4 times a day, depending on age.

There is also special kitten food available from pet shops or supermarkets. Kittens fed on adult cat food may develop diarrhoea.

Kittens should be gradually introduced to going outside.  Once they start going out you must think about getting them:

First inoculations will be required at between 8-12 weeks, depending on the time spent with their mother.  Get the advice of your vet.

Kittens are capable of reproduction from the age of approximately 6 to 8 months. That is when your cat must be sterilised.

ADOPTION PROCESS

If you wish to give a cat a home, please:

1. See if you fancy one of the cats in the gallery, and it check its details.  Please note the cats are not kept in the animal shelter, and besides the ones shown in the gallery there are others.

2. As a responsible owner you are expected to properly care for the cat and to get it sterilised and microchipped.  As such you must follow a vet recommended course of inoculations.  You must therefore register the cat with a vet.

3. We are also seeking animal lovers who are prepared to foster a cat, whilst a new owner is found.

STRAY CATS

Urbanizations tend to host numerous feral cats. These strays live off local garbage or in some instances are fed by caring local residents.

Currently the municipal authorities lack a sterilisation programme. ADANA recommends the sterilisation of feral cats. ADANA policy is to return these sterilised cats to their original place.

Because of high number of feral cats it is impossible for ADANA to shelter them or attempt to find adoption for them. However if you wish to adopt a cat, please look through our list of cats waiting adoption.

Special cat traps are available for catching the feral cats so that they can be taken to the vet to be neutered. This is normally done by interested residents of the affected area. If you're interested in getting one or many feral cats sterilised in your neighbourhood please contact the kennels at 952-113-467 or Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. or contact Nanette Roberts - 659-245-840 or Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann. .

ADANA have arrangements with various professional vets, who sterilise these cats at reduced rates.