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    After going through the adoption process and being able to see and learn about the cats'…read morepersonalities, I decided to adopt this chonker cat Pinto. It did require a thorough vetting process for adoption, but I was able to foster for a short period to see if she would like my house and my other cat. She is overall happy and healthy and I am happy to have her with me!

    I adopted two cats from Town Cats, and both developed significant medical issues shortly after I…read morebrought them home. One ultimately passed away only a month after adoption, and the other continues to require ongoing medical care. After this experience, I feel it is important to share my concerns about the level of medical screening and transparency I experienced. Town Cats has an adoption process and adoption fee that, in my mind, comes with the expectation that there has been a meaningful level of medical evaluation and care. If I wanted to simply take a chance on whether a cat appeared healthy at a glance, I could have gone to a more traditional shelter. I chose Town Cats because I expected more, and unfortunately, my experience has not matched that expectation. I adopted Fern in mid-July after going through an extensive application and interview process. About one month later, I came home from work and found her collapsed and mildly unresponsive. I immediately took her to an emergency hospital, where I spent approximately six hours with her before she was transferred to a specialty clinic the following day. Despite everyone's efforts, Fern did not make it. The testing performed at the emergency and specialty hospitals showed that Fern was severely anemic and had very low red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The veterinarians believed she likely had a serious bone marrow disease, potentially leukemia, but because of how critical she was, we were never able to obtain a definitive diagnosis. Losing her so suddenly was devastating. After Fern passed, I reached out to Town Cats because I wanted to understand what medical evaluation had been performed before her adoption. I was told that Fern had not received bloodwork, FeLV/FIV testing, or additional diagnostic testing while in their care. I was also told that no bloodwork or additional testing had been performed around the time of her spay because there was no clinical indication to do so at the time. I understand that no shelter can guarantee an animal will never become sick after adoption. I also understand that cats can develop illnesses that are impossible to detect beforehand. What is difficult for me to accept is the idea that because a cat looks healthy and does not display obvious clinical symptoms, additional evaluation isn't necessary. Anyone who has owned a cat knows how exceptionally well they can hide illness, sometimes until they are critically sick. Unfortunately, Fern was not my first experience with this. When I adopted Juju from Town Cats, she was found to have severe stomatitis and gingivitis and needed several teeth removed because she was in significant pain. She has also had other health problems that are ongoing and continue to require care. Having this happen with one adopted cat would have been heartbreaking. Having it happen with both cats I have adopted from the same shelter is incredibly frustrating. I am not saying that Town Cats could have necessarily diagnosed Fern's illness or prevented her death with additional testing. I simply believe that when adopters are paying a premium adoption fee and going through an extensive adoption process, there is a reasonable expectation that the animals have received a thorough medical evaluation and that adopters are being given a clear picture of what has and has not been evaluated. I loved Fern deeply, and losing her so soon after bringing her home was incredibly painful. I hope Town Cats continues to improve its medical screening and transparency, because prospective adopters deserve to know exactly what they are paying for and what has actually been done medically before they bring an animal home.

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