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Metaphorical

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20. Yup

Reply to piddyprints (Reply #7)

Wed Aug 6, 2025, 09:48 PM

Aug 2025

Pumpkin (my eldest daughter is a Nightmare Before Christmas fan) has a very high-pitched meow. She was also brought up around three large dogs. Every so often she barks and howls, about five octaves up. It's the cutest thing.

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An interesting trap when applying to adopt cats. [View all] NNadir Aug 2025 OP

Maybe not so much a trap as way to select for responsible, human cat people Wild blueberry Aug 2025 #1

I think the shelter is absolutely doing the right thing to assure that the cats they have been responsible for... 3catwoman3 Aug 2025 #2

Congrats on your newly adopted family members! SheltieLover Aug 2025 #3

I'm okay with this Metaphorical Aug 2025 #4

Calico, eh? piddyprints Aug 2025 #7

Yup Metaphorical Aug 2025 #20

I work w/a TNR/adopt group and we ask the same questions. It's standard. We do NOT want them outdoors CurtEastPoint Aug 2025 #5

I found that out when I adopted my cats in 2011. MIButterfly Aug 2025 #6

The shelter named the mother Keke and my wife is changing the spelling to Kiki. NNadir Aug 2025 #9

Welcome Kiki and Harry! MIButterfly Aug 2025 #11

I thought they were asking KT2000 Aug 2025 #8

Our application was even more extensive. piddyprints Aug 2025 #10

They had those questions too as well as the cats' vaccination... NNadir Aug 2025 #12

The thing that really surprised me piddyprints Aug 2025 #13

Our late cat, the one who died at 18, had that thyroid issue. NNadir Aug 2025 #14

Exactly my point. piddyprints Aug 2025 #15

So were you able to adopt? NNadir Aug 2025 #17

Yes. piddyprints Aug 2025 #18

That is very typical Nigrum Cattus Aug 2025 #16

Search for "barn cat" or "working cat" if you want/need an outdoor cat. They are mostly non-housebroken ferals ... eppur_se_muova Aug 2025 #19

I'd be worried that if they had declawed cats to adopt tonekat Aug 13 #21

Good point. Perhaps if we'd answered "yes" they might have discussed it with us further. As it is, we ended up... NNadir Aug 14 #22