On Saturday, the Cat Adoption Team shelter in Sherwood offers its annual Kitten Palooza adoption event.



The adoption event runs 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (with adoptions ending at 5:30 p.m.) at the shelter, 14175 S.W. Galbreath Drive, Sherwood. Games, activities, food for purchase, info booths and sales at the on-site retail store (for instance, 25 percent off cat trees, with no adoption necessary) round out the event.



Adoptions are processed first-come, first-served, and last year's Palooza placed all of the 87 kittens on hand. This year, the shelter has more than 100 kittens (the gallery of cuteness above shows some of them) and 60 or so adult cats for adoption.



Adoption fees:

Kittens younger than 7 months: $125

Teenage cats 7-12 months old: $100

Adult cat: $85

Adult cat rescued from Chiloquin: 95 cents

"Supersize" adoption (kitten and adult cat together): $125



Adopting two kittens together gets you $20 off the total adoption fee. (Read Oregonian/OregonLive columnist Monique Balas' column about the joys of bringing home a pair of pets to keep each other company.)



Things to know:

* Because this is a special event, CAT does not offer "holds" the day before or during Kitten Palooza.

* Unaltered cats and kittens will not be ready to go home that day (they must be at least 8 weeks old and spayed/neutered in order to go home). Pre-adoptions will be available for these cats and kittens.

* Because of the very high temperature predicted for Saturday, vendor booths, games and activities,and food may end at 2 p.m. The shelter will have a cooling station and misting tent.

* No animals except service dogs may accompany visitors into the shelter. Please leave pets at home.

* Plan to take your new cat or kitten directly home after your adoption. If you need pet supplies, have them at home ahead of time or plan to drop your new pet off at home before shopping. Never leave a pet unattended in a parked car.



This year, the daylong event also is helping respond to a recent mega-rescue in which Klamath County Animal Control removed nearly 100 cats from an overcrowded, unsanitary Chiloquin home. Oregon Humane Society is managing the intake of the cats (read more about its 95 cent adoption special on those cats). To help out, the CAT shelter is taking some adult cats from the OHS general population to free up resources for the rescues. The CAT shelter will offer those transferred OHS cats on Saturday for the 95 cent fee, although they are not from the Chiloquin house.



Have a cat at home? Read about how to choose the right companion and how to introduce a new cat to the kitty already in the home.



-- Vickie Kavanagh, Randy Mishler, Kathy Hinson



