RSPCA home check - what to expect?

[Tinker]

I am anxiously awaiting an appointment from someone at RSPCA for a home check - eeek!
The person I spoke to who is in charge of rehoming doesn't mind that we both work full time, but she is not the one doing the home check and I am worried that the person doing the home check will have other ideas.
My FIL failed a home check from Bury Stray cats because he works full time. I have heard of people failing checks from other organisations because they don't have cat flaps.

So, we both work full time and we haven't got a cat flap. Is there any hope for us? Or did we waste a day off work to travel to meet our prospective new cats and am I going to be wasting all of today cleaning and tidying?

[tilly]

I hope it goes well and that you can proceed with getting your cat/kitten.
I think it depend on the person who it coming round as to whether you pass or not but I don't know as I have never tried to get a cat from a rehoming centre. Mine came from a feral colony at a golf course!!
Sally

[Mags]

I'm not sure where in the UK you are Tinker, but if you don't get a positive result from the RSPCA, Smudgley here on Catsey fosters rescues for the Cats Protection ............ if you are anywhere near her, she may be able to help you with a cat/kitten.

[Tinker]

I am in Suffolk, must get round to filling in my profile properly!
Do cats protection allow working owners to home kittens? Looking for a pair of kittens as I think this would be easiest to fit in with our older cat. We saw a couple of totally gorgeous kittens being fostered at a boarding kennel for RSPCA yesterday, hence the anxious wait for a home check. I'll be gutted if they aren't allowed to come and live with us.

[dandysmom]

I hope the home check goes well for you, Tinker! Sounds to me as if you'd make a lovely home for a pair of kittens; do let us know how it goes! Best of luck.....

[Tc's Servants]

Hi Tinker,

We went to RSPCA, and were advised by them that a kitten is not ideal if you work full time as a kitten should not be left for more than 4 hours on its own!!

However, we had our heart set on T.C, an older cat who happened to be in the cage with a kitten. They consented to us having both cats even though we both work full time and also dont have a catflap.

The homevisit was not a scary thing, the lady that came did not even bother to look around the house or garden. All she asked us was about vets, pet insurance and what we would do with the cats if we went on holiday!! Wasn't interested in us, our work patterns, catflaps, gardens or about the cats themselves!!

Hope all goes well for you. If you do get the kittens, be prepared for lots of hardwork, but more importantly lots of love and laughs at their antics!!

Let us know how things go

T.C's Servants

[Tinker]

We've finally got an appointment for the home check - this afternoon!
Just hoping they find us to be suitable kitten-parents.

[Mags]

Originally Posted by Tinker

We've finally got an appointment for the home check - this afternoon!
Just hoping they find us to be suitable kitten-parents.

Hope the home check goes well for you Tinker, good luck!

[Fran]

Good luck this afternoon, fingers crossed!

[dandysmom]

Fingers and paws crossed here that all goes well!