(650) 368-1365
ninelivesfoundation_gmail.com
No-Kill Cat Shelter & Spay/Neuter Clinic
3016 Rolison Road
Redwood City, CA 94063
The Nine Lives Foundation
adopts out its cats in the
San Francisco Bay Area ONLY
Our Adoption Fees & Inclusions
By the time you're ready to take your new family member home, they will have been:
- Spay or Neuter Surgery
- Tested for FeLV (Feline Leukemia) and FIV (Feline AIDS)
- Vaccinated for Upper Respiratory Complex (FVRCP) (current for age)
- Vaccinated for Rabies (if older than 4 months)
(We use Merial PUREVAX® Feline Rabies)
- Treated for Fleas (We use Advantage)
- Treated for Tapeworm and Roundworm
- Given a Nail Treatment
- Given a HomeAgain Microchip (For info on microchips, click here or
call 1-866-PET-ID24 (1-866-738-4324).
- Offered veterinary care for selected "shelter-related" illnesses
(Speak to staff member for details)
Each kitty also comes with a 20% off coupon for Pet Food Express. These services would ordinarily cost anywhere from $300 to $500, so you're saving a whole lot of money! Of course a larger adoption donation of is always welcome, since many times we must provide additional medical care such as surgery for injuries or congenital problems, x-rays, blood panels, fecal tests, treatment for ear, eye, upper respiratory infections, ring worm and viruses. We also supply treatment for anything your new kitty may have gotten while with us that doesn't show up until you take your kitty home. But please remember once you've adopted a new pet into your family, all veterinary care thereafter is your responsibility for the life of your pet.
Kittens (two) ..................... $100
(under 6 mos. adopted in pairs)
Kittens.................................$50
(6 mos. to 1 year **)
Adult Cats ...........................$25
Barn Cats.............................$25
** Kittens 6+ months may be adopted as a single unless it is bonded pair **
Good Home Assurances
To help ensure that we place our cats in loving, responsible, and committed homes, we have a screening process involved in adopting a pet from the Nine Lives Foundation. We reserve the right to turn down potential adopters as we deem necessary. Occasionally, a home delivery or visit may be made a required part of the adoption procedure.
Making a Commitment
Nine Lives Foundation cats are for life... so we're always here to answer questions and help solve problems. By adopting a cat from the Nine Lives Foundation, you're making a commitment to provide love, care, and medical treatment for the life of the cat, which can be up to 20 years. Adopting a cat is a serious commitment, but one that is rarely regretted! Please take this responsibility seriously. If you are unable to make such a 20 year commitment, why not become a foster parent instead?
Become a Foster Parent
Adoption Application
Our kittens are kept in Foster care and
may be viewed for potential adoption
by contacting Debbie at 650-670-7056
Our Kitten Policy
Based on experience we've developed a policy to to adopt all kittens under 4 months out in pairs. Paired kittens are returned much less often and grow into better behaved adults. We also insist that kittens do not leave the same day they are adopted. If you find a kitten that you love, we'll schedule an appointment for you to take your new family member home within a week. Read about why two kittens are better than one.
"Two cats can live as cheaply as one, and their owner has twice as much fun." --Lloyd Alexander
Our Return & Exchange Policy
Our Feral / "Barn Cats"
If for any reason you wish or need to return a cat you've adopted from us, you may do so within two weeks for a full refund of the adoption donation. After that, be it months or years later, if you need to give up your Nine Lives cat or kitten, and you are unable to find a suitable home, you may return him/her to the Nine Lives Foundation. We won't be able to refund the adoption fee, but we will place him/her in a new home. We don't ever want our precious kitties to end up on the streets or at the shelter again!
If at anytime during the lifetime of your cat you find that the cat or kitten you adopted isn't a good fit in your home or life, we will allow you to try another kitty. Our goal is to place the "right" cat in the "right" home, we know that this can take time.
The term "barn cats" refers to any cats that do not adapt to indoor homes. Sometimes the cats are feral, which means they were born and raised in the wild with little or no human contact. Others are strays, cats that were once domestic but reverted to unsocialized behavior after long periods of surviving on their own. Still others are indoor/outdoor cats. Indoor/ outdoor cats may be friendly but cannot be litter-trained because of medical conditions or other problems. Barn cats need safe, permanent outdoor homes with one or more areas of weather-proof shelter and a continual source of food and clean water. They thrive on rural or semi-rural properties where they can put their natural hunting abilities to good use. Owners of dairy farms, stables and other properties where grain is stored will confirm that cats are a must to avoid rodent infestations! Those that tolerate human companionship also do well in homes where they can spend most of the time outside but can come indoors for food and warmth in severe weather.Read more of our Barn Cat info. Barn or "Feral" Cat adoption Contract.
Adoption Hours
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12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m
12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Read more | about Barn Cats
Foster Parent Application
Barn or "Feral" Cat Adoption Contract.
