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Pet Pals: Save Our Strays Feline Rescue Fort Myers Beach

By Jo Knobloch 2 min read
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Hannah and Holly are 6-month-old female kittens from a litter of seven. They are both very sweet and affectionate. They are very playful and love to be held and are ready for a forever home. They get along great together and would be a perfect pair to add to your home. PHOTO PROVIDED
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Hannah and Holly are 6-month-old female kittens from a litter of seven. They are both very sweet and affectionate. They are very playful and love to be held and are ready for a forever home. They get along great together and would be a perfect pair to add to your home. PHOTO PROVIDED
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Derek is a male 6 month old gray/white striped kitten. He has a white tip on the end of his tail the same as his mom and is also from the litter of seven. He is very playful and affectionate and loves to chase the laser light and kitten balls. He gets along great with all the other kittens as well as adult cats. PHOTO PROVIDED

There are still way too many cats being surrendered by owners mainly due to moving. If someone is ill, that’s one thing but not finding a place to rent that accepts cats is unacceptable as there are many apartments that do accept pets. You might have to do a pet deposit but the cat or cats will remain with its owner. It is way too difficult to expect cats that have been in a home environment for many years to be all of a sudden dropped off at a shelter (and never, never do that if a kill shelter).

Also, please never just leave your cat behind when you leave where you have been living. This is abuse and cruel as they now have no food or shelter. There is also a problem of seniors wanting to adopt young kittens. It is best if over 70 to adopt older cats that need homes — maybe their owner passed away or they were lost outside. We have cats that are 6, 10 and 18 that are wonderful and healthy cats that just need a loving home. Cats can live to be in their 20s if well care for so you have to ask yourself if you are going to be able to take care of a kitten for possibly 20-plus years. If no children or relatives to take them should you become ill, this becomes a problem to rehome them and very hard on the animal. If you are older, please adopt older cats that need homes to live out their life.