{"id":6,"date":"2014-02-24T15:52:55","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T20:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rescuethemes.com\/themes\/advocator\/?p=6"},"modified":"2021-06-15T06:12:01","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T10:12:01","slug":"are-you-ready-to-adopt-a-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cattorneysatpaw.org\/are-you-ready-to-adopt-a-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Ready to Adopt a Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some people may decide to adopt&nbsp;a kitty spur of the moment, but they&nbsp;need to remember that adoption is for&nbsp;an entire lifetime. \u201cWith good care\u2026&nbsp;most cats can live 15 to 20 years, so&nbsp;it is critical that you consider what is&nbsp;likely to be happening in your own life&nbsp;over the next 15 to 20 years\u2014before&nbsp;you adopt a pet,\u201d writes American&nbsp;Humane Association. Owners neglect&nbsp;or abandon too many animals because they decide they don\u2019t want the&nbsp;ongoing responsibility.<br>So how do you know if you\u2019re ready? You likely are, if you\u2019re willing to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Care for a cat\u2014spending the necessary time, energy, and&nbsp;money\u2014after getting married, starting a family, switching jobs,&nbsp;or moving long distance.<\/li><li>Keep the cat indoors. \u201cThere are too many hazards to the&nbsp;outdoor life for cats to list here,\u201d says About.com Cats Expert&nbsp;Franny Syufy. \u201cHowever, they far exceed any benefits you may&nbsp;perceive of outdoor life for cats.\u201d<\/li><li>Continuously spend money on cat care, including spaying or&nbsp;neutering, vaccinations, and medical care.<\/li><li>Properly feed and groom a cat, and clean her litterbox\u2014as&nbsp;an adult. \u201cPets are fine for teaching children responsibility, but&nbsp;there should always be an adult around to supervise and make&nbsp;sure the necessary jobs are done every day,\u201d writes Syufy.<\/li><li>Provide a scratching post, nail clipping, and litterbox training&nbsp;and maintenance to keep a cat from ruining you furniture.&nbsp;However, you\u2019ll also need to be able to cope with a cat getting&nbsp;to it anyway.<\/li><li>Spend at least 15 minutes playing and petting a cat every day.<\/li><li>Take measures to overcome a spouse or child\u2019s allergies to&nbsp;a cat.<\/li><li>Explore ways to overcome a spouse or child\u2019s incompatibilities&nbsp;with a cat.<\/li><li>Care for a cat yourself after your children move away, especially&nbsp;if you adopt one specifically for the children.<\/li><li>Determine ways to prevent avoidable illnesses or accidents&nbsp;from afflicting a cat, like heartworm disease or a car accident.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Credits to&nbsp;National Cat Protection Society<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some people may decide to adopt a kitty spur of the moment, but they need to remember that adoption is for an entire lifetime. \u201cWith good care\u2026 most cats can live 15 to 20 years, so it is critical that you consider what is likely to be happening in your own life over the next 15 to 20 years\u2014before you adopt a pet,\u201d writes American Humane Association. Owners neglect or abandon too many animals because they decide they don\u2019t want the ongoing responsibility.<br \/>\nSo how do you know if you\u2019re ready? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1288,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Some people may decide to adopt a cat spur of the moment, but they need to remember that adoption is for an entire lifetime. 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Owners neglect or abandon too many animals because they decide they don\u2019t want the ongoing responsibility.<br \/>\nSo how do you know if you\u2019re ready? <\/p>\n","category_list":"<a href=\"https:\/\/cattorneysatpaw.org\/category\/adoption\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Adoption<\/a>","author_info":{"name":"Cattorneys At Paw","url":"https:\/\/cattorneysatpaw.org\/author\/marketing\/"},"comments_num":"0 comments","featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/cattorneysatpaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/catpaw-4.png",612,612,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/cattorneysatpaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/catpaw-4-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/cattorneysatpaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/catpaw-4-300x300.png",300,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/cattorneysatpaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/catpaw-4-768x768.png",768,768,true],"large":["https:\/\/cattorneysatpaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/catpaw-4-1024x1024.png",1024,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/cattorneysatpaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/catpaw-4.png",612,612,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/cattorneysatpaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/catpaw-4.png",612,612,false]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Some people may decide to adopt a kitty spur of the moment, but they need to remember that adoption is for an entire lifetime. \u201cWith good care\u2026 most cats can live 15 to 20 years, so it is critical that you consider what is likely to be happening in your own life over the next 15 to 20 years\u2014before you adopt a pet,\u201d writes American Humane Association. 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