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Just exactly when is Cat Adoption Month in the USA? We devote the entire month of June to adopting felines. Have you given any thought to rescuing a kitty or an older cat to their forever home? Can you resist that adorable face and their loving purrs? Following see your essential guide to adopting a cat!
AVMA Cat Ownership Facts
The American Veterinary Medical Association in their Pet Ownership and Demographic Sourcebook shows data through 2024 with 32.1 percentage of USA households owning a cat. The rise being most dramatic during Covid and resulting in just over 42 million households owning a cat. This rise has definitely spurred growth in the cat product market. According to Catster Magazine’s, current to 2025 data, shelter cat adoption has risen by 14 percent since 2019.
Rescue Sources
Pet Finder is a good starting point to locate a new best feline friend. You can find pets available for adoption near you and list your preferences for your desired rescue on their site.
You can also find good long established rescue organizations like the Humane Society of the United States, Best Friends Animal Society headquartered in Utah, and ASPCA since 1866. If you are local to my area the Oregon Humane Society near Troutdale, Oregon is the largest rescue in the Northwest and the oldest in the United States. Three others for felines locally are Cat Adoption Team in Sherwood, Oregon, The Pixie Project in Portland, Oregon, and Cat’s Meow Cat Rescue in Gladstone, Oregon. See my post “Best Animal Shelter Websites” for a bit more in-depth info on most of these shelter groups. Cat’s Meow Cat Rescue was referred to me by a friend and where I ended up rescuing my feline girl, Josie.
Preparation
In readiness for finding your kitty cat, read all that you can about kitties, their behavior, their tricks, their medical traits, and much more. For example, I have plants in my home which I needed to check on for any possible toxic properties they might have for a feline. Another important topic is the best food to use after introducing it to them from whatever they may be use to. You will obviously need a good food and a water bowl. Then it is time to start gathering supplies, like a nice scratching post, a couple fun toys, a litter box with a mat and scoop, maybe even a window seat.
Before adopting take a look at my post “Pet Adoption Questions“. It has important questions you need to answer for yourself before taking that adoption step.
Resources
Great resources I have found include Tufts Catnip.com for vet information and more through Cummings Veterinary School at Tufts University. They have a monthly newsletter all about cats.
At Maddie’s Fund you can take a class online and learn how to train your kitty cat. You can also find good care and feeding info.
Catster is a good publication to browse through as well as Pet Age and their Cat Guide.
Great USA-made Feline Products
Should you rescue and give a forever home to a sweet kitty, some great USA-made products especially for cats to consider for your new furry love are:
Stainless Steel food and water bowls – available with or without a stand at Amerikat Company.com.
Treat activity mazes and puzzle feeders – Catamazing.com
Single ingredient treats, scratcher posts, and more – Prime Time Petz.com.
Cat beds – Prime Time Petz.com or Kuranda.com
Litter Box – Clever Cat Innovations.com or Vanness Pets.com for both top entry and enclosed styles.
Litter – Naturally Fresh Litter.com made from walnut shells
Organic catnip toys – Ducky World.com
Calming Chews – Pet Honesty.com
Collars & Leashes – Lupine Pet.com
Harness (escape-proof) – Crazy K Farm.com
Human-grade Natural Food – Portland Pet Food Company and good retail packaged food – Blue Buffalo
Probiotic grooming and wellness products – Skouts’s Honor.com.
Dental products – Oxyfresh.com and Xymox.com
Wound Care – Vetericyn.com
That is plenty of good USA-made resources to draw from to get your newly rescued kitty bud happy and going strong.
Remember to check with your vet and have your fur bud micro-chipped in case of loss. An ID tag for their collar with your name and phone number is another good safeguard.
Training
Some good potty training advice, if you have a young kitten, is given by Dr. Elsey’s Marketing Director, Gina Zaro, following. In order to connect the litter box with their need to potty, she explains, you would need to put the kitten in the litter box right after eating as they usually have the natural reflex action to potty at that time. Also, she mentions, it is a great idea to make sure the box is low enough for your kitty otherwise give them a step to ensure they can easily get into the box.
The more often you do the above action, the sooner your kitty will be automatically using your litter box.
Wishing you a very loving companionship with your new feline fur friend!
For some fun facts, check out “Curious Facts about Cats and Dogs“.
Funny Cat Videos
From Big Geek Daddy, enjoy some badass cats.
Next see golden retriever with cute kittens.
And, check out the world’s most talented cat.
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