Dale

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Name: DaleBreed: DSH/TuxedoDOB: 7/1/2025Good with kids: YESGood with dogs: YESGood with cats: YESlocation:  Beloit, WIAdoption fee: $200 a kitten or $350 for a pair of kittens under 2 years of age. Fun Bio: Dale is the perfect mix of sassy and sweet. She will steal her foster siblings food, but then cuddle up to them and make biscuits on their chest. She loves to run around getting her endless energy out, and playing with her toddler human & step sister, Brennan. It takes her a little time to warm up to you, but once she does, you get all the love and fun this sweet girl has to offer! If interested in a pet from us please fill out the adoption application that is located on our website.  We process applications in the order in which they are received.   We always recommend playtime, positive reinforcement training and a regular schedule for feeding times when bringing a new cat/kitten into your home. Adjustment takes time for both you and your new family member, so remember to be patient and enjoy this new and exciting time! Included in the adoption fee are age appropriate vaccinations, FeLV/FIV testing (done at 26 weeks), deworming, spay or neuter surgery, and microchip. Anti-Declawing Policy: All cats and kittens will have a no declaw policy in their adoption contract with us!   Declawing is a series of bone amputations.  Declawing is more accurately described by the term de-knuckling and is not merely the removal of the claws, as the term “declawing” implies.  In humans, fingernails grow from the skin, but in animals that hunt prey, the claws grow from the bone; therefore, the last bone is amputated so the claw cannot re-grow.  Declawing is one of the most painful, routinely performed procedures in all of veterinary medicine.  Each toe of the cat is amputated at the first joint.  Declawing a cat is equivalent in a person to amputating the entire first knuckle of every finger.  Declawing is done strictly for the benefit of the owner.  There are NO benefits to the cat and NO good reasons to declaw. Declawing can lead to behavior changes.  A declawed cat has no way to defend itself and may resort to biting more often.  Due to pain, they may stop using the litter box.  There are humane alternatives to declawing.  Cats can be trained to use scratching posts.  They should have their nails trimmed regularly.  There is double sided sticky tape that can be put on furniture to deter a cat from scratching there.  There are also nail caps called Soft Paws that are glued onto a cat's nail without harm.   ##2493331##

If you have any questions or would like to adopt Dale, please reach out to the adoption group directly. PetSmart Charities does not facilitate the adoption process. Thank you.