Our Adoption Process
Bringing home a new member of the family is an exciting time. Adopting with Itty Bitty City Kitties is different and unique method of adoption. We believe in what we call the - Fully Supported Adoption Model - Our animals are family when they are fosters with our organization. They are never caged (unless for medical reasons), and are cared for in our homes, socialized, played with, and loved. When they go to their new home, we are available for any texts, calls or questions at any point. We make it our job to make sure your new family fits in puuurrfectly. Once an Itty Kitty, always an Itty Kitty.
All kittens from Itty Bitty City Kitties are adoptable at approximately 12-14 weeks of age. Kittens are hand-raised, often orphaned, infants. We care for them around the clock and provide high-quality vet care, socialization and diet. When they are ready to adopt, they will be on a daily feeding schedule (of both wet and dry food) and litter trained. Eligible kittens for adoption are fully vetted, vaccinated, spayed/neutered and microchipped. They go home clean, nails trimmed, and ready to play!
Upon adoption we will provide you with their full vet record, as well as the Itty Kitty Kitten Starter Kit. The kit contains a three day supply of all the food they eat, litter materials (for transition at your home), their favorite toys, blankets, a cat carrier and an adoption photo.
Beginning the Process:
1. You'll fill out an application and send it back. It takes approximately a week for processing and completion once it's received. Make sure all information you provide for references, work and living, are up-to-date and correct, as we call everyone.
2. Once the application has been verified, we ask we do a phone interview to go over all details and talk about the rest of the process, and answer any additional questions. I also ask that as part of the process we conduct a FaceTime or Zoom interview, in lieu of a home visit (which can be your phone interview, too).
3. If all goes well, after all steps are completed, we can formalize the adoption.
The Itty Kitties MUST LIST with adoptions are:
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They MUST be kept up to date on all vet care.
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They MUST stay indoors or leashed when outside.
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They MUST never EVER be declawed.
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You MUST have a plan in place for any travel/illness/death.
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You MUST never just give them away if you cannot take care of them.
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You MUST be able to provide for their well-being and their care. Pets can be very expensive, so before you take one on, you must be really ready for it.