[paigec]

Hello all , just moved to melbourne and am having a hard time finding some free kittens if you know of anything let me know

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[SempreRagdolls]

IF you find one of the rescue groups like the rspca etc you will get the best value kitten possible, about $150 with all their vet work included, You cant do it your self for anywhere near that and your free kitten will be a very expensive one in no time
Good luck

[Trifon]

I would go through one of the shelters or a rescue organisation. The kitten will be free, but you will be asked to pay for the desexing, vaccination, worming and flea treatment which will cost somewhere around the $150. If you get a kitten for free from anywhere else, you will end up paying a lot more in vet bills to cover the desexing, vaccs, worming and flea treatment. At least through a shelter you know the cat has been checked by a vet too.

I hope you come back and post some pics when you find your furbaby.

[kittyclaws]

Free kittens aren't really, well... "free". They all have their costs i.e desexing, vaccinations etc.

There are, however, a few free to good home cats which have all their vet-work done and are being rehomed for private reasons that may require your love?

Try this part of the forum:
Rescue/Rehome

[paigec]

Thanks for your help, going to check the shelters tomorrow. Will post pics when we get them.

[Patricia L]

Free kittens aren't really, well... "free".

you can say that again!
I picked up a "free" kitty, my ex feral Boy, and within the first 5 months he cost me about $3000, of course I wouldn't have done anything differently, but I did used to joke that "those free kitties can be very expensive"
Good luck at the shelters, I am sure there are lots of adorable little ones looking for a new home.

[CoralD]

Rescue kittens would mean you are saving lives. Petrescue,com lists those shelters with kittens and ONE of the shelters has NINE kittens from the same litter....they are GORGEOUS! $150 covers ALL their medical work and I bet you could get a discount if you were buying two. It's worth a try.

Also some of the shelters charge only $85 for young cats with all their vaccinations and desexed.

Good luck.

[burmeselover]

The Cat Protection Society of Victoria in Greensborough rehomes kittens for just $80 with all their vet work done.
As everyone else says, a free kitten is actually anything but free. I work as a Vet Nurse and you would be hard pressed to get much more than a vaccination and wormer for $80 at most Melbourne vets, let alone microchipping and desexing. Plus you will be saving a life when you adopt a kitten.
Also check out Petrescue and do a search for kittens in Melbourne and you will find lots of little fluffies looking for forever homes.

[Danii]

i have an older kitten for adoption, all vet work done... but she isn't 'free'

[♥Brooke♥]

My older kitten who I found, so she didn't cost anything, cost us:
$182 for desexing
$25 for microchipping
$150 for 3 vaccinations
$20 in worming
And this wasn't including her check ups and allergy issues.
It really quickly adds up so definitely try to adopt one from the shelter