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Hi Kitty Group,
I just got a call for a pair of kittens that are ready to adopt out in the PHX AZ area. I was not "wow-ed" by the caller, she said she may possibly be declawing them in the future if they claw the furniture and if they attack her future baby... Strike 1.... I suggested she read up on how inhimane it acutally is at "Max's house web site" and she brushed right past it without asking anything about how to find the stie.... Strike 2..... I asked if they are indoor only cats and she said after they move from their apt and the cats are settled in they will most likely be in/out doot cats... Strike 3..... I asked if they had other pets and they had many pets (at parents house) in the past including chickens!! but no pets now. What questions should one ask to quickly get to the root of if they will make a *very* good home and not just a good/fair home. All my cats are family members, fixed, shots, and many are "brought back" from semi ferrile by my spending endless hours with them. I am in no rush to get them out but would like to reach good potential homes without taking away from local shelters and groups. The more I can get into homes the more I can help. Any/all suggestions welcome please... Thanks, Karl. hondaruehs |
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wrote in message ups.com... Hi Kitty Group, I just got a call for a pair of kittens that are ready to adopt out in the PHX AZ area. I was not "wow-ed" by the caller, she said she may possibly be declawing them in the future if they claw the furniture and if they attack her future baby... Strike 1.... I suggested she read up on how inhimane it acutally is at "Max's house web site" and she brushed right past it without asking anything about how to find the stie.... Strike 2..... I asked if they are indoor only cats and she said after they move from their apt and the cats are settled in they will most likely be in/out doot cats... Strike 3..... I asked if they had other pets and they had many pets (at parents house) in the past including chickens!! but no pets now. What questions should one ask to quickly get to the root of if they will make a *very* good home and not just a good/fair home. All my cats are family members, fixed, shots, and many are "brought back" from semi ferrile by my spending endless hours with them. I am in no rush to get them out but would like to reach good potential homes without taking away from local shelters and groups. The more I can get into homes the more I can help. Any/all suggestions welcome please... Thanks, Karl. hondaruehs You need to find out what happened to all the pets the parents had. Did they get rid of some because they were inconvenient? Did they have pets who got hit by cars? What kind of vet care did the parents provide for the animals? Granted these people weren't (apparently) the ones making the decisions about how the animals were cared for but it does give you insight into the standards they were raised with. Unless you hear them indicate they thought the parents were dead wrong in how they took care of the pets you can pretty much figure that the standards of these people won't be that different. Just from what you said already I'd be very wary of giving them anything more than a stuffed cat. These are the type of people who get rid of the animals rather than taking the time to address an issue. W |
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wrote in message ups.com... What questions should one ask to quickly get to the root of if they will make a *very* good home and not just a good/fair home. I don't know how long you've been in sheltering, but after awhile you develop a 6th sense about adoptives and learn to trust your instincts. If you have the slightest doubt, its probably right. You can't base a decision based on questions and answers only because most DNAs will tell you exactly what you want to hear. Ask them about their present and past pets in a casual manner- not like you're questioning them. Most DNAs will disqualify themselves if you let them talk long enough. One last suggestion, don't ever give a person a reason for why you won't place an animal with them because you'll only be teaching them how to get around the next interviewer. Placing an animal is most difficult aspect of sheltering. You will always second guess every placement you make and many of the denials. Good luck. Phil |
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