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Kiwi (with Melon)

Mixed Breed · Female · Kitten · 4 months

Kiwi (tabby grey) and Melon (tabby) were brought to the shelter as their owner had too many cats. These timid little cuties are looking for their forever home together with a patient owner to help them to settle down.

Size

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Age

Kitten · 4 months

Location

🇬🇧Edinburgh

Shelter

Lothian Cat Rescue

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About Kiwi (with Melon)

What life with Kiwi (with Melon) looks like

Kiwi (with Melon) is a kitten mixed breed cat waiting at Lothian Cat Rescue in Edinburgh.

Kittens are tiny chaos engines for about six months and then mellow rapidly. They need two scheduled feedings, a litter box per cat plus one extra, and somewhere high to climb. Spay/neuter happens around six months — most shelters arrange this before adoption.

🇬🇧Adopting from United Kingdom

UK shelters work under the Pet Travel Scheme (post-Brexit, the EU pet passport is not valid; a UK Animal Health Certificate is required for travel into the EU). Most UK rescues focus on domestic placements but some work with EU partners.

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Frequently asked

Adopting Kiwi (with Melon), answered.

How do I contact the shelter about Kiwi (with Melon)?: Use the phone, email, or website link in the sidebar of this page. Lothian Cat Rescue handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw Kiwi (with Melon) on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt Kiwi (with Melon) if I live in another country?: Yes, in most cases. Rescues across Europe routinely place animals abroad — Lothian Cat Rescue will tell you what they need (EU pet passport, rabies titer, transport coordination) and whether they handle transport themselves or refer you to a partner. UK adopters: post-Brexit travel into the EU requires an Animal Health Certificate. Transport is usually a separate cost, so ask for the exact figure before you commit.
Is Kiwi (with Melon) already vetted, vaccinated, and chipped?: Most cats on TailHarbor leave their shelter with sterilization, current vaccinations, microchip ID, and an EU pet passport included in the adoption fee. The vet status on this page reflects what the shelter has reported — ask them directly if you need details on specific vaccines, recent bloodwork, or chronic conditions.
What happens if Kiwi (with Melon) isn't the right fit?: Every reputable rescue accepts an animal back if the adoption genuinely doesn't work — that's part of the standard contract. Talk it through with Lothian Cat Rescue early rather than rehoming privately; they know Kiwi (with Melon) and can place them more successfully than a second-hand listing can.
Why does the description sometimes read awkwardly?: TailHarbor translates shelter descriptions into English from the source language (EN). Translation is imperfect — names of streets, donors, and shelter-specific terms occasionally slip through unidiomatically. For the cleanest read, click the source link to see the shelter's original page.