After your new cat arrives, it may take them some time to settle in. They will need your patience, and understanding, as they may not always show their fabulous personalities right away. It is very common for cats to hide away for a time, as they take in their new surroundings.
It is important that you keep your new cat inside for an initial period of at least 6 to 8 weeks, during which you will be careful to ensure that doors & windows are kept shut. This is so that the cat becomes familiarised with their new home and knows where to return once they start going out.
We also ask that you only allow your new cat out during the hours from dawn to dusk, and that you do not let them out at night. This is for the cat’s protection & also to help protect wildlife, since the night hours & up until dawn is a cat’s most active hunting period.
Finally, we ask that you do not allow the cat direct access out of the front of your home, to reduce the risk of a road traffic accident. We also ask you to take care when using washing machines and spin dryers, and to make sure that the cat hasn’t got inside. Please also be mindful that some plants, products, especially cleaning products, and a number of essential oils are dangerous to cats.
In the case of kittens, we ask you to keep them in until they are at least 6 months old and have been neutered and microchipped, as they are vulnerable to many risks, including being killed by foxes. Make sure there are no hazards in their environment, no hazardous chemicals, including any household cleaning products, no sharp or small objects & that they have no escape routes to the outside or within the home (e.g. under floorboards or behind walls or units). Again, please take care when using washing machines and spin dryers.
A key component of adopting a cat from us, is that we need your agreement that you will attend to all of the cat’s welfare needs; that if adopting a kitten, they will be neutered and microchipped at the appropriate age; that the cat will have health checks at least once a year & see a vet immediately should he or she show signs of illness or injury and that you will return the cat to us should you no longer wish to keep the cat, for whatever reason, and that you will not sell, abandon, give away or have the cat euthanised.
