Can You Adopt a Cat If You Live Alone?
Adopting a cat when you live alone is entirely possible and rewarding. Learn how to choose the right cat, prepare your home, and navigate the adoption.
Sugar Plum is a sweet, spunky senior Rat Terrier with a huge personality despite her small size and medical needs. Happiest snuggled on your lap, she's house-trained and settles well alone. She coexists peacefully with calm dogs and cats, but requires a home without children under 13 due to her need for a quiet environment. Sugar Plum seeks a loving home that appreciates her quirks and offers a warm, indoor lifestyle.
Special Needs
Requires twice-daily insulin for diabetes, is mostly blind with one eye, and needs wet/softened food due to few teeth.
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