Whether you’re looking to add a new feline family member or you just want to spend some time with cats in the lounge, our adoptable cats are ready to meet you.
If you’re interested in adopting, browse the profiles on this page and fill out our adoption application. For more information on our current adoption process, please visit our Adoption Information page.
Looking for a working cat to help keep your barn, garden, or vineyard rodent-free? Visit our Adopting a Working Cat page.
Note that we limit adoptions of Adult cats to within 20 miles of San Jose. Kittens can be adopted by families in the general Bay Area.
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Featured Cat: Jillie
Age: 6
Coat: White Domestic Medium-Hair
Preferred Activities: Wand toy acrobatics, sitting near humans while being admired, and window gazing.
After some introspection and deliberation, Jillie has decided that once she acclimates in a new space she is a lap cat who enjoys petting sessions and sleeping on the bed. When you are as regal and gorgeous as she is you can live life on your terms and we admire that sort of self advocating! Jillie likes quiet, calm environments and appreciates your patience. Change and new spaces can feel overwhelming for her, so a more tranquil vibe can ease the transition. Once she feels at ease in her home, the rewards of her purring on your lap while you pet her fur are joyful accomplishments.
Jillie does best with one or two adults in the home, no children and as an only pet. Jillie is a lady of leisure and does not require too much of any one thing. Jillie does play, with a feather wand toy specifically, and we learned that these interactions were great for bonding in her foster home.
If you’re looking for a unique cat who knows who she is and affirms her choices, perhaps Jillie is for you! The love, mutual understanding and loyalty you will build together is limitless.
Cats at The Dancing Cat — Meet in Person
Some of our cats are in residence at The Dancing Cat, our cat adoption lounge. If you are interested in adopting, please fill out an adoption application to start this process.
Cats in Foster Homes
Some of our cats current reside in loving foster homes. If you are interested in adopting any of these cats, please fill out an adoption application to start this process. Some can be met in person and others via zoom.
Kittens
Kittens need to be paired with another kitten to aid in socialization. Fill out an adoption application to meet these and other kittens we have in our foster homes.
All kittens 5 months or younger must be adopted with a buddy. The buddy can be a litter-mate, or they can be adopted into a home with another young kitten or cat. For information about why we adopt in pairs, read here about single kitten syndrome.
FIV+ Cats
From time to time we host cats that have tested positive for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV), which causes a weakening of a cat’s immune system. Most cats that have FIV live a long, normal lives, both in quality and longevity. They just need to be monitored for infections and dental issues.
The virus is not contagious except through deep bite wounds, blood, or inherited from their mother. FIV+ cats can live in multi-cat household without resident cats contracting the virus. As their immune system can be sensitive, their health (infections and dental issues) should be monitored a little more closely than most non-FIV cats.
We are following policies set by national animal rescue organizations and accredited veterinary medicine universities. For more information, refer to the UC Davis FIV page and the Best Friends FIV page.