Hi
I have Indy, my gorgeous 6 month old rescue boy, he was born feral and CP had no space, RSPCA said they would put him and his mother to sleep! just cos she was skinny and he was on the young side of weaning.
Anyway, Indy is now a happy, healthy and energetic house cat, I don't let him out as we are across the road from a train track, have a very dangerous and busy 'A' road just round the corner and a motorway about 1/2 mile away. To say nothing of twisted teenagers who like shooting, burning and kicking cats. (I live in a lovely place, don't I?... tis only 3 teens but there isn't enough 'proof' it is them)
So in 2-3 months I will be looking for a playmate for Indy, we are waiting until after my poorly labrador passes on, she isn't suffering at all but we don't have many weeks left. And also waiting until we get our 12ft x 15ft enclosed space built in the garden, basically we are catproofing the Patio and I am having a raised garden to plant catmint and tall grasses and putting a climbing tree.
Long story short... how would I generally go about adopting another kitten/young cat?
I know their are house checks etc but what criteria needs to be met? Will a small enclosed garden do? as I have been told rescues are often not fond of homing a kitten to an indoor home, and I don't really want a blind/deaf/disabled cat as the point is getting an active playmate for Indy.
Also Indy is smart, very smart (can sit, roll over, lay down, speak and give paw on command) and very active... what personality would match him best? Active and bright/quiet and sensible (for a cat) or even which gender... male/female?
Another problem I have is my other dog, he loves animals, adores Indy... but hates people/strangers... so a house visit could be tricky, he would have to be non-present. We had a complete stranger attack him in our garden once (they were attempting to break in) and he hasn't trusted strangers since.
My main goal is I want to adopt, but if I get refused adoption because of the indoor cat thing then I would have to consider buying.