Marketing & Adoption

Adoption Timeline

Our main goal is to help our foster kittens get adopted. Here's what the process typically looks like:

Chart listing the adoption criteria and showing the marketing and adoption steps, from foster submitting marketing to adopters picking up the kittens.

If you’re concerned that one or more of your kittens are not eating well enough on their own by the time they have their wellness exam, please let us know! We’ll hold off on making them available until you let us know that they’re eating independently and gaining weight consistently.

This is especially relevant for nursing kittens since they are sometimes slower to eat on their own. You know your kittens best, so we will be relying on you to keep us updated on how they’re doing!

Check out the adoption section of our FAQ here!

Potential adopters must meet kittens before filling out an adoption application. Meet & greets can be held in person or virtually. For more information on the virtual meet & greet process and adoption process, click HERE !

Read all about how to market your foster kittens HERE!

To create your kittens' adoption profiles, please fill out the Austin Pets Alive! Kitten Profile Form

To create your mama cat's adoption profile, please fill out the Austin Pets Alive! Cat Profile Form

Remember to schedule your kittens' spay or neuter appointments (and mom's spay, if applicable). Surgery spots fill up fast, so it's a good idea to schedule a couple weeks in advance.

Additional adoption opportunities

Foster to family

As part of the foster-to-family project, you now have the chance to bring your kittens onsite to our TLAC or Tarrytown catteries for an extended or temporary stay. This will increase their visibility to potential adopters and give them a fantastic opportunity to find loving homes.

Here’s how it works:

1. Sign up on the waiting list.

2. The Cat Program will contact you when space is available.

Adoption events

APA! holds regular adoption events at different locations around town. Keep an eye out for email announcements about upcoming events. Events fill up quickly, so be sure to sign up right away if you would like your kitten(s) to attend.

You can either drop off your kitten(s) at the event and pick them up if they do not get adopted. You can also choose to stay for the event.

Volunteers are also needed at events, and event announcements usually include information about volunteering.

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