Hoping to become owned by cat soon...

[Topsy Turvey]

  to Purrs.  Any time is a great time to adopt a cat imo!  But perhaps that is just because I love them so much   

[Gill (sneakiefeline)]

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I think January will be a great time to adopt a cat 

[Sue P (Paddysmum)]

Hello Rachel.  Welcome to Purrs.     Glad to hear you're thinking of giving a home to a rescue cat.  You'll find lots of useful advice and friendly people here, all of whom will egg you on shamelessly into the  realms of cat caring slavery   

[Tiggy's Mum]

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[Millys Mum]

There will be lots (as always all year round  ) in january as it get slow around xmas and theres lots that just arent wanted when family are being visited 

Its sensible to wait until then if your being crunched 

[Sam (Fussy_Furball)]

Hi Rachel and   to Purrs,

Glad to hear you are considering a rescue.  In my opinion anytime is a good time to adopt a kitty ... however the winter months are slightly better as there is less chance of a new kitty escaping through open doors and windows.

You're right about this forum being useful ... there is loads of advice on tips on all things "cat".  

All the best

Sam

[Rachel_East_London]

Thanks Christine  . Yes I've already had a little browse of some of the East London/Herts based cat rescue places, but without trying to get attached to any pictured cats as (hopefully!) come January they will have a happy home.

[Christine (Blip)]

  to Purrs, Rachel and congratulations on your decision to adopt a cat.  You will be able to adopt a cat at any time of year - we adopted Blip in December, as it happens.

Squirrels shouldnt be too much of a problem - they can be very bold but an adult cat will be able to cope.  Have a look at our rescue and rehoming section as there are several rescue members near(ish) to East London.

[Rachel_East_London]

Hi to everyone, have just found your forum and it looks really useful... Am hoping to adopt cat before too long, we have recently moved somewhere with a garden (with trees!) and space for cat, but unfortunately am feeling credit crunched at the moment so it'll probably be January. Is January a reasonable time of year to take in a rescue cat? I know it's not kitten season but it should be fine for adolescent and adult cats, I guess?

The only thing that worries me is we have seriously aggressive squirrels round here, a neighbour's cat was trying to chase one the other day in my back garden, it got a real fright when the squirrel ran down the tree and chased it across the garden! (I shooed the squirrel and fussed the cat to cheer it up, it was not injured but embarrassed).