Home Alone Feline Rescue

Jill is an age discriminator. In all aspects. I have been looking for a perfect temperament for my cat and my family for a very long time. When I got to the cat adoption in Capitol Hill, I almost immediately knew she wasn’t going to let me adopt the cat. She looked down at me and made me feel extremely insecure, even though I have a lot of experience with cats of all ages, including kittens much younger than the one I wanted to adopt. The moment she repeated with a slight attitude you live in an apt with your boyfriend? (I have been with said boyfriend in that apt for. 10 years) I knew she wasn’t going to let me adopt. Once I applied she said my cat was too old for a kitten as a companion. I asked for her to reconsider, and she told me is proceeding with other applicants.

If I could give a zero, I would. I contacted this business to consider adopting two kittens as companions to my older cat who recently lost her companion to cancer. I submitted an application for two that I thought might work (you can’t even meet the kittens until they get a form), and I got a snotty reply back that I clearly am an experienced pet owner but they had two concerns. I responded to their concerns that I would consider them, took a weekend to read through the entire set of information they set me (which entailed two full websites of information and still no actual recommended solutions!), and sent them another email saying that I agreed with them on one of the concerns. They then told me that they had closed my application and I’d have to resubmit! WTH!!! No word from them that they were closing it, no word from them on my response, NOTHING. And by the way, the snottiness of the person responding to emails at all make me wonder how they ever place any animals at all. Go elsewhere. Don’t walk, RUN. They may do good work, but it’s despite their staff.

I cannot thank Jill and Home Alone Feline Rescue enough! We had a great experience with them and continue to receive the benefit of assistance and guidance from caring and knowledgeable experts in feline care. We first came into contact with Jill when we learned about the plight of Orpheus, a cat that had been abandoned at the Washington Humane Society before reaching foster care. Even though Orpheus was not technically fostered by Home Alone, Jill was incredibly generous with her time and guidance as we adopted Orpheus and dealt with his various medical issues. When the time came to adopt a brother for Orphie, we did not hesitate to contact Home Alone and just adopted a very sweet companion, Wolfie, who is well adjusted and socialized. Wolfie’s foster mother JudyAnn was also incredibly generous with her time, answering our questions and giving us tips and hints to ensure that Wolfie’s introduction and transition went well. Jill also took the time to visit our home, gave us some great tips for integration, and stayed with us to make sure that the initial introduction went well. Words cannot express how happy we are with Home Alone Feline rescue and I heartily recommend this organization to anyone interested in adopting a cat (s).

We were sold sick kittens with a contagious, incurable disease! We were told one was only suffering from an eye infection but owner later confessed that the kitten was not taken to the vet for a diagnosis. We were given prescription eye drops that were not prescribed by a vet nor appropriate for treating a viral infection. We ended up taking the kittens to a vet the same day and told what was really going on. As I suspected, it turned out to be Feline Herpesvirus. Secondly, the vet told us that both kittens were female — they were advertised as sister and brother. The infection has since spread to the other kitten and we’ve spent over $ 500 in less than three weeks trying to help them cope with a painful condition that may be chronic. Why on Earth would you take a chance on an eye problem? Most vet clinics consider eye issues to be an emergency. The problem with rescue organizations is that they don’t have to comply with any kind of standards so they can do and tell you whatever they want to. I would never knowingly send sick animals to another person or I would at least be honest about their condition. Home Alone did NEITHER of these things and it is especially arrogant to assume that they believe that they can self-​diagnose a problem without checking with a veterinarian. When confronted with all of this, Jill gave us most of our money back. I will NEVER trust a so-​called «rescue» ever again.

My family and I recently lost one of our pets and are looking for another companion for our other cat. I have applied to adopt cats all over the country and have come up with the same excuse that this «organization» gave me. The first time I contacted Jill she said the cat I was interested in had over 20 applications and would not be taking anymore applications at this time. Thinking that at least 1 of the 20 would be acceptable and the cat would be adopted. That was over 2 weeks ago and the cat is still up for adoption. I emailed her again and she responded quickly till I told her we have a cat that’s 5 yrs old. I didn’t know that meant ancient and wouldn’t allow me to even qualify for an acceptable home. Also I was told that I lived too far outside of the area for her volunteers to do the mandatory home visit. The problem is there are not a lot of kittens/​cats that my family is interested in our location.
I thought the ENTIRE purpose of the word RESCUE was to adopt animals and give them a great home. Not pass on over 20 applicants and keep the kittens/​cats in the «foster» homes till they are so old that many applicants are no longer interested.
I felt the need to share my experience with all of you in hopes that you actually find a companion and don’t have to give over your first born, your last bill and maybe some DNA samples just to adopt.
This is the main reason why there are so many poor animals that never get adopted and are kept in cages the rest of their lives.
This is a horrible «organization» and I hope they get new management because Jill doesn’t care about good homes just what ever she is in the mood for that day.

Jill helped us find the perfect companion for our feisty cat, Pussy Galore. She is really knowledgeable. She pointed us in the direction of several cats whose personalities would be a good match for our cat, and helped us manage the introduction process so that the two would get along. She clearly loves animals and does her best to ensure these kitties find good homes.