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Phone: 403-526-7722
Fax: 403-504-5740
 
     
 

Your Cat adoption Fee includes:

*Adoption
*General health exam.
*Spayed or Neutered
*First vaccine
*Deworming
*Flea & Tick control
*Adoption support services

*Microchipped

 
   
You pay $80.00
 
Actual value received $300.00
 
   
Your fee may also include:
 
*Second vaccine
*Ear mite treatment
*Dematting/shave/grooming
*Medication required due to treatment required
*Health exam. Within 14 days after adoption if cat shows signs of illness
*Dental work
   
These costs are subsidized through our Facility. Additional value received up to $320.00
   
Checklist of supplies
 
*Food and water bowls
*Good quality cat food
*Fresh water at all times
*Bed with washable bedding placed in a quiet, draft-free area
*Litter box, dust free litter and scoop
*Cat collar with safety elastic insert or break away clasp & identification tags
*Harness and leash if going outside
*Scratching post
*Safe toys (no yarn, string, thread or small sharp objects)
*Grooming tools such as a comb, brush & nail clipper
*Hairball medicine, especially if yours is a longhaired cat
*Carrying kennel, cardboard or *Books on cat health and cat training
*Time. Your cat requires a time commitment for exercise, training and grooming
*Tender Loving Care

The Cat Budget
 
One year minimum cost for a spayed female, 12 lb, long haired cat.

Food and treats
 
12 bags dry food
$227.40
12 tins of cat treats
$24.00
48 cans of cat food
$95.52
   
Veterinarian
 
Yearly exam. & vaccinations
$55.00

 
Grooming  
12 containers cat litter
$144.00
6 nail clippings $78.00
4 tubes hairball remedy
$30.00
   
Vacation
 
2 weeks cat care
$98.00
City License
$15.00
   
Total
$766.92
   
One-time costs
 
Spaying $120.00
Food & water dishes
$7.00
Collar, Leash & harness $18.00
Brush & comb
$15.00
Litter pan & scoop
$10.00
Sm. Scratching post
$30.00
Cardboard travelling box
$10.00
Toys
$20.00
   
Total
$230.00