FOR ADOPTING A CAT PLEASE CALL THE HOMING COORDINATOR:

050 823-1569 - Abu Dhabi

050 451-0058 - Dubai

Adopting a Cat from Feline Friends:

1. After you have left a message on the Feline Friends voicemail indicating you wish to adopt a F.F cat the Homing and Fostering Coordinator will contact you and discuss the type of cat you are looking for (kitten/adult, colour, sex, local/pedigree etc.)

2. She will also ask your questions about you home situation which will help her to shortlist approximately 4/5 cats which seem to match both your requirements and your lifestyle.

3. She will then give you the details of the cats she feels is most suitable together with the contact details of the foster parent. You may then contact one or all of the foster parents to arrange a time to visit their home to view the cat(s).

4. Before going to see the cats please purchase a cat carrier, either from the vet, a pet store or even a picnic basket with a firmly fitting lid as you will not be allowed to take the cat from the foster parent if you do not have an appropriate carrier. (A cardboard box is not cat safe). Please also purchase a litter tray, cat litter, scoop, food bowls and some cat food prior to taking the cat home, not on the way home, or the next day, as the cat most likely wants to use the litter tray very soon after arrival at its new home!!

5. If you adopt a cat from Feline Friends we would ask you for a donation to cover the cost of its sterilisation, first and second immunizations and veterinary checkup (450dhs for a local cat and 600dhs for a pedigree such as a Persian, Chinchilla , Burmese or Siamese as we will have automatically have done an FIV test on the cat). If you adopt a kitten that is too young to have been sterilized, you may pay the donation required on adoption and this will ensure you do not pay for the cat's sterilization in the future. (please call the Feline Friends Homing Line before you take the cat for sterilisation so that we may sanction the surgery at either the American Veterinary Clinic, British Veterinary Centre or German Veterinary Clinic).You may leave the donation with the foster parent, or if you adopt a cat directly from one of the veterinary clinics you may leave it with the receptionist.

6. If the cat you adopt does not seem to be settling in after a reasonable amount of time (this will vary depending on the age and personality of the cat) please contact the Homing Line again and discuss any problems with the coordinator. She may be able to offer you advice or will arrange to have
the cat taken back into our care. Please do not just return it to the foster parent as she may have been given another cat to foster in the interim .

7. Please note, when you adopt a cat from Feline Friends it is your responsibility to arrange for its care when you are away on vacation. Feline friends cannot look after it for you during your absence. We would recommend you ask friends, neighbours, or relatives, well in advance, if they are willing to feed it and see to its litter tray for you. Alternatively the American Veterinary Clinic, British Veterinary Centre and German Veterinary Clinic all have excellent boarding facilities for cats and should be contacted in good time, especially during peak periods, to avoid disappointment. (AVC 02 665-5044, BVC 02 665-0085, GVC 02 556-2036)

8. Never abandon the cat outdoors whatever the circumstances. Contact Feline Friends to discuss your options.

If you are interested in either fostering or adopting a Feline Friends cat, please call 050 823-1569 (Abu Dhabi) and 050 451-0058 (Dubai).

info@felinefriendsuae.com