Adoption information
Rescue group
PetRescue ID
1025564
Location
Mornington, VIC
Age
10 years
Adoption fee
$50.00
Coat
Short
Microchip number
956000016724059
Source number
BR112395
Last updated
06 Mar, 2024
Pre-adoption checks
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Desexed -
Vaccinated
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Interstate adoption (VIC only) -
Wormed
I'd prefer a home that
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Doesn't have cats
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Doesn't have dogs
About 🍂 Maple F02789 🍂
Meet Maple, with her petite size and giant personality! Despite being a senior lady at around 10 years old, she's young at heart.
Maple is the kind of feline companion that you can expect to be always on the move. Her energy and liveliness can make you forget her age. She might not be as agile as her younger counterparts, but the enthusiasm and passion she has for strolling around the house, chasing laser pointers, and playing with your shoelaces will leave you charmed.
Friendly and affable, Maple is keen on being the queen of her kingdom. She values affection and human companionship above all. She prefers being the only pet in her household, enjoying all the petting, belly rubs, and sweet talks to her heart's content without any distraction from other pets.
Maple is currently on the mend from mange, a condition she contracted living on the streets before coming into shelter care. Thanks to the dedicated staff caring for her, she's on a steady road to complete recovery. But it hardly slows her down.
Please take note that older cats like Maple may require a little extra medical attention as they age. But, with your love and care, Maple can continue to live her golden years in blissful comfort. From heartwarming cuddle sessions to hilarious mischiefs, there's hardly a dull moment with Maple around! She is patiently waiting for a caring family to offer her a warm and loving home.
Medical notes
Maple is recovering nicely from mange. Her fur is sparse but growing back nicely.
Adoption details
Two stories to show you what happens to our furbabies and how they become to be adopted.
1. Cats are impounded at the Pound/Shelter
2. During the first stage the friendly staff interact with the cats, clean their pens and assess them. They fill out daily observation charts. Feliway spray is used in the pens to help calm the cats, settle and prevent stress. Music is also used in their room. All our cats are fed a high quality diet and provided alternative foods for special requirements.
3. The shelter team will exhaust every available avenue in attempts to locate animal owners, including but not limited to:
o scanning for microchips and posting on the lost page of the Shire’s website.
o letters are sent to identified owners
o rangers attend properties where owners cannot be contacted.
o we network with the Lost Dogs Home, RSPCA and other council organisations to search their records for identified animals.
4. Identified potential owners are offered opportunities to view our impounded cats to confirm whether their pet is with us.
5. If the cat is not reunited after the eight day period and able to be rehomed, the cat will then go to the vet to be de-sexed, vaccinated, microchipped and FIV tested.
6. The cat will wait out their vaccination days in our quarantine room. Toys, blankets and music are used in conjunction with Feliway to help ease any stress felt. Our cats are always kept inside and to get used to being inside. Our caring and dedicated staff work hard to help this process by:
o providing daily exercise, playtime, quality healthy food and most importantly plenty of cuddles.
o our shelter team will spend a lot of time daily with the cats to help them learn how to trust and love people.
7. During this time, the shelter team assess each cat and get to know their personalities and needs. Then their adoption profiles are written up and advertised to the public.
8. All applicants go through a screening process to ensure our cats go to the right forever home. This will ensure people are not impulse buying a cat and it won’t end up returned.
9. All new adoptive owners are given educative material regarding responsible pet ownership and containment requirements.
10. On average, the Community Animal Shelter Team spend around 28 days preparing our cats for their new forever home.
