If you are ready to expand your family by adopting a pet, consider adopting an adult dog or cat rather than a puppy or kitten. While puppies and kittens are adorable and playful, they are also a lot of work. They are not unlike human babies that need constant attention, especially puppies.
Leaving a puppy alone for an extended period of time can mean coming home to torn up newspapers, chewed on shoes and puppy messes because they haven't been taken out to do their business. A bored puppy, especially a bored puppy without supervision, can lead to a lot of clean up on your part.
to be watched as closely as puppies and kittens require. If you get your older animal from a shelter, they will already be spayed or neutered, so you don't have to worry about any potential offspring.
When you get an older dog or cat out of the shelter, you are potentially saving its life as well. While more shelters are becoming "no-kill shelters," there are still those who euthanize dogs and cats because they don't have the room to shelter them all until they are adopted. It is too expensive for most municipal shelters to even think about keeping animals until adoption.
Puppies and kittens can be expensive as they need several vaccinations in the first few weeks and months of their lives to ward off diseases. As they can be susceptible to other medical problems because of their developing immune systems, it is important they are watched closely for signs of disease like Parvo, for puppies.
Adopting an older animal can mean adopting a more serene pet who doesn't need to be watched as closely as puppies and kittens require. If you get your older animal from a shelter, they will already be spayed or neutered, so you don't have to worry about any potential offspring.
When you get an older dog or cat out of the shelter, you are potentially saving its life as well. While more shelters are becoming "no-kill shelters," there are still those who euthanize dogs and cats because they don't have the room to shelter them all until they are adopted. It is too expensive for most municipal shelters to even think about keeping animals until adoption.
Since dogs and cats are usually given their shots before they are sent home with their new owners, you really don't have to do anything with an older animal other than provide food, fresh water and love. Older dogs and cats can sometimes take a while to adapt to a new owner, but if you want a well behaved pet, you should look into getting an adult dog or cat.
For further information on the benefits of pet adoption, the team of staff and veterinarians at Teneriffe Veterinary Surgery can answer most of your questions, just give them a call.
