Catnap From the Heart

I’ve never actually been to their facility; I adopted my beloved kitty from them at an adoption event at a Petsmart in Chicago and it was a great experience, but what I appreciated most was that every mature cat at the event was adopted. Getting these wonderful older kitties into homes is such a lovely mission! They are such perfect pets!

Wonderful rescue for kitties! When we took in a litter of kittens from the streets and needed to find homes for them Catnap from the Heart was willing to help us and take our kittens in and adopt them out for us. They received wonderful care by this place until they all got adopted out.

This place truly has a mission to give cats and small animals good homes. We have gotten all of our cats here for years. Highly recommended.

Fantastic and caring people that truly go out of their way to make the animals feel comfortable. The place is clean. A tad noisy but clean. I gave them a classical CD to play for my 2 cats while boarding there. I stopped in randomly and they were playing it for them!

I’ve adopted two cats thus far from CatNap. I truly love and support their mission. They do so many things to help support their business– fund raising dinners, garage sales, and now they have a promotion with holiday wines and sweatshirts to buy!
Their love of animals is so apparent. So many volunteers work to keep all the animals clean and happy. The first kitty I adopted from them did end up having a rare disease that cost her her life, so when I was ready for the second cat, I decided to go for one a little older. Petfinder is a great way to see what cats they have in your desired specifications.
DON’T BE AFRAID TO ADOPT OLDER ANIMALS!
I exchanged multiple emails with Tina about what kind of cat I was looking for, and by the time I came in, felt confident in my option… OK, well then I met that cat and wasn’t as sure. They let you meet as many as you see fit, and spend time with them in a closed off room so its just you getting to know your new friend. They made sure all records, go home with you, that shots are up to date, and even have thrown in some bonus goodies to help make the transition easy.
They remained available for questions I had during the adjustment period, as well. Losing pets is not easy, but they helped make bringing home a new one very easy!

I can’t thank CatNap enough for providing such a great experience for me and my boyfriend in the adoption of our guinea pig.
As a lifelong lover of guinea pigs, you can only imagine my sadness when, last fall, I lost my rescue pig to old age and sickness. I was heartbroken. So, my boyfriend took me on a surprise adventure to CatNap…
First of all, their facility is excellent! It is impeccably clean and despite being one big room filled with cats/​kittens, birds, guinea pigs, rabbits, mice, rats, gerbils, hamsters, other small critters, and the occasional reptile, the shelter floor does not smell at all (a nearly impossible feat for any shelter — believe me, I’ve volunteered at several). And while all of the adoptable animals sharing the same room (all in their respective enclosures, of course), the shelter volunteers are very attentive to making sure every animal is comfortable in his/​her enclosure and getting along well with his/​her neighbors. All of the enclosures are labeled with not only the animal’s name but a little bit about them, and if you ask anyone about any animal they will be able to provide ample information. The volunteers here really know their adoptable animals!
Everybody we spoke to was very friendly and helpful, and they were very sympathetic for the loss of my beloved guinea pig. And, unlike most shelters that make you fill out a mountain of paperwork and provide them with all your personal information just to LOOK at the animals, CatNap invited us to stroll around, look at who they had up for adoption, ask whatever questions we liked, and only had us fill out an application once we’d decided to take someone home (which makes A LOT more sense than the process at most shelters). Their presence on the adoption floor was very laid back, accommodating, and not overbearing at all. I’ve found that at most shelters the volunteers watch you like hawks (in a bad way) and almost seem to assume you’re a bad candidate for adoption until you prove them otherwise — which in certain circumstances can be understandable, but can make potential adopters very uncomfortable and made to feel unwelcome.
Once we’d found somebody we wanted to take home, we filled out their application and they made it easy as pie for us! Despite having two dogs and a cat they did not insist on us hauling our four-​pawed family all the way to the shelter to see how everybody would get along, as some shelters do. They took down our personal information and we promised to provide follow-​ups.
Another sign that this is a GREAT shelter: while we were filling out the adoption paperwork, another volunteer took our new family member in back for a nail trim and a brushing before being placed in his travel box with a heap of hay for the road! Very thoughtful!
Today, our guinea pig Mr. Kippers enjoys life in his extra-​large, home-​built enclosure, with plenty of goodies and regular play-​dates with our smallest dog (they LOVE each other — who would’ve thought??). And we have CatNap to thank for all of it.
This shelter puts the «heart» in «CatNap From the Heart.» Anybody who’s looking for a pet other than a dog should stop in for a visit here!

We discovered CatNap about 5 ½ years ago. Our elderly girl had gone over the rainbow bridge and I thought I didn’t want any more. I went to CatNap to look around and see if I was ready to think about a new cat, and a sweetie named Elizabeth found me. She poked me in the leg with her paws through the cage door and wanted my company, so we ended up taking her home. She was a senior when we adopted her, so we only had her 4 years, but they were a great 4 years with a great cat.
CatNap is an excellent shelter. It is clean, well set up, and the people there really care about the cats and other animals in their care. The cats are very well socialized to humans, which tells me that they are played with often. One of the things I especially like about the place is the psychological assessment of the cats (and the people). You will know if the cat you are considering needs a quiet home, lots of play, will be good with kids, if other pets will be an issue, and what kind of family will suit the cat. Having done only adult and senior adoptions, it was helpful to have that information. When you adopt an older pet (cat especially) you really cannot do a lot of training. How they are is how they will be. I liked that Bobbi and the volunteers were really honest about the cats so the adoptions would be successful.
We returned to CatNap again this fall. Again, I wasn’t sure I was ready but I was open to what might happen. I spent three hours petting and getting to know various kitties and the staff was helpful but not hovering. I found a lovely 7 year old lady named Sasha – a tortoiseshell with «tortitude!» they advised me. I like the sassy style of tortoiseshell cats, and she was an excellent choice for our family. She’s headbutting me for some petting right now, and makes me laugh a lot.
The only problem with CatNap is the short hours. You do need to go during the day or on Saturday. In my opinion, it’s worth it to go on a weekday to have some quiet time with the cats without a crowd. Great place.

Great staff! Super friendly. My 7 y.o. daughter wants a guinea pig. After she proves to me that she is ready for her first pet, I will definitely bring her back to choose one!

Just a side note: CatNap, though listed as a pet store, has boarding and adoptions. They don’t have kitten mill cats for sale, so don’t get scared off!
Now that that’s out of the way, I was wandering on Petfinder looking for a Roborovski Hamster, and there was a pair at this fine establishment. I drove out, met the two little brothers, and decided to adopt them both. The very compassionate woman who was helping me made sure I knew what I was doing, that they would be pets, not feeders (I also have a royal python, but rest assured, these boys were pets, not lunch!), inquired about what housing, bedding, and food they would have, and finally, held them for a bit before I signed the papers to take them home. While she was holding the smaller boy, she noticed a lump on his underside. Obviously VERY concerned, she informed me, and asked if I was still interested. I didn’t hesitate to say «yes», there was no way I was going to let him have his final weeks in a shelter! The employee/​volunteer smiled, handed him back, and said that because he may not have much longer, she’d give them both to me for the adoption fee of only one. I left the sick boy’s adoption fee as a donation, instead; this place obviously cares very deeply for the animals in their care, and I was happy to give my money to them. As it turned out, the one we thought was sick far outlived his brother. When I adopted them, they were estimated to be two years old. Turret, as the sick one came to be called, was with me for another five years, his brother for another two.
It is very obvious that the staff here are concerned for the health and well-​being of these animals. The facility is clean, the animals are well cared for, the staff is exceptional, and CatNap gets five stars from me, no question.

very UNsatisfied with their service. If I didn’t know any better, I would think they were prejudice…
So I went today to their «CatNap Festival». This place was recommended to me by a friend. I have been looking to adopt a kitten/​cat for awhile. And unfortunately I walked out feeling as if I was the one unworthy.
First, I get there with my niece, sister, and my mother. We and cross the parking lot by the bake sale, NOT one friendly smile or hello. (ok, whatever, maybe they are just busy (not really, it was empty).) When we enter and begin looking at the kittens a lady tells us NOT to touch the kittens. ??? Really??? WOW! (strike 2, tried to not think much of it, so I continued to look). So we stroll around the tiny shop of cats/​kittens everywhere and I think I find a kitten I’d like to see more of. My mother asks the another lady if I can hold the kitten. She gives us a quick up and down look and says, «no, she has to fill out an application first.» And I’m actually surprised by this, because I have never been told no before at any pet shop, let alone an adoption «agency». I just wanted to see how the cat takes to me first and vice versa. So there was some small talk and another woman approaches and asks, «oh you want to adopt this kitten? Do you want to hold him?» Before I or my mother could answer the other lady says that I cannot hold the kitten until I fill out the application. The woman says something along the lines of allowing me to hold it and then I can decide and fill out the application. But of course the one lady, being so stubborn and rude, continues to insist that I fill out the application first. I found it rather annoying because before the second woman came by, I said I was just looking still. This lady was just making me so uncomfortable, because she kept looking at me with judging eyes and stood there while I tried to have a conversation with my family members. I really thought that was very rude of her. My 12 year old niece stoof looking at the kitten and this lady kept looking at her up and down. I could only imagine the lady’s thoughts, her eyes said everything she was thinking of us. I honestly cannot remember what exactly that lady’s comment was next, (something along the lines of HOW to care for a kitten) but my mom mentions that I do have a cat. She was trying to let the lady know that I do have experience on how-​to care for a pet. It seemed like that bothered the lady because she huffed and asked if I had children while giving my niece a not-​so-​friendly look. Which irked me very much. I said yes, older children. After that she kind of turned to the side (slightly giving me her back) and said well you have to fill out an application, there’s a process on adopting a kitten. (excuse my language, FUKN BITCH!) I have adopted a kitten before, I dooooo know what it is like. My kitten is now an 6 year old healthy and very loved cat. All I wanted was to hold the kitten and see how we take to each other. I know whatever pet I choose, my children and my cat will be pleased. We are cat lovers in my home.
So then a third lady (same lady that told us not to touch the kittens) butts in and comments about that kitten possibly not being the right kitten for my family and that it may not get along with my cat. My response was I know this kitten would be just fine. He is playful and my cat is friendly and could use company. The third lady says well we don’t like to send kittens with families without the kids being here. We need to see how they are together. You would have to bring your children here. (WTF???) And we wouldn’t want to send the kitten off to a family with another cat, because then we have people return the kitten saying that it didn’t get along well with their cat so they do not want it. I totally understand that logic of wanting to be sure of a family adopting a pet. But COME ON!!! I just wanted to first hold him!!! Where was the harm in that!!!
I have to admit after that last coment, I did end up just abrupting turning around and walking out. I felt like I was being given the third degree for just wanting to hold the kitten for a little bit. I was very appalled to feel like they were already judging before they even spoke to me. It was a disturbing experience. I have NEVER felt this way at any pet adoption place before. I will never recommend this place to anyone. And I will never return…
I thought that in this day and age we were past the prejudices, but unfortunately, I guess not.

Adoptions Director of Catnap, «Bobbi», is a «Cat Nazi» as LMT T. previously mentioned in their review! As previously mentioned, «Now, I understand that these shelters LOVE their animals and want them to be well taken care of (we have been animal lovers all of our lives I more than understand this). However… how is anyone supposed to adopt these cats if the „Cat Nazi“ as I will refer to her is holding them hostage. Then people wonder how the puppy mill/​cat stores are still in business.» Yes. I COULD NOT AGREE MORE! Gah, «Bobbi» is a scary rude control freak! However, the place looks relatively clean and safe environment (minus the Cat Nazi) for the kitties sake.

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER AGAIN!
My husband & I were invited to go out of town for a 3-​day holiday weekend. We didn’t want to go due to the fact that we did not want to leave our 2 beloved cats home alone for that many days. Over the years I’ve known more & more people who have been comfortable boarding their pets, so I thought this might be a good opportunity to try it out. CatNap is close to our home, it would help promote local business & would allow us to accept the generous offer of an out-​of-​town getaway. I went there & spoke to someone who explained the boarding service. After all my questions had been answered to my satisfaction, I felt comfortable that we could allow CatNap to take care of our cats. All of the information that CatNap required in order for us to entrust our cats to them, such as every phone number we could be reached at, if needed, reinforced our belief that our cats would be taken care of & treated with respect.
While away, both my husband & I thought of our cats often & we really were hoping that they were doing well while at CatNap. I’m sure anyone with a pet would totally understand how we felt. We reassured ourselves that if there was anything not right with our cats, CatNap would contact us. BOY, WERE WE WRONG!
I was so excited when we came home because I couldn’t wait to pick-​up my kitties! When I arrived at CatNap & saw my cats, I knew immediately that by using CatNap, we had made a HUGE MISTAKE! My cats were terrified & it broke my heart to see them that way! When they returned the items I had given them to help my cats feel comfortable, such as their own food, treats & toys, again I knew something was wrong. I was informed that my cats were not eating, that they seemed uncomfortable & kept close to each other. I knew that this was going to be a first time experience for my kitties & since they were not used to being around other cats, I had a feeling that we were going to hear that they had acted skittish. By no means did I expect to greet my cats & see the fear that I saw in their faces!
I feel that a business where the owner & employees work with animals day in & day out, they should be able to recognize a problem right away & act immediately to remedy the situation. I asked why they asked for phone numbers & chose not to call us when they saw that our cats were not eating, as well as how scared they were acting. They said that because they knew we had gone out of town for the holiday weekend, they figured that my husband & I wouldn’t want to make the trip back home. I asked them how could they make that judgement call. It would be one thing if they didn’t have multiple numbers to contact us, but they did. CatNap took that decision away from us, all it would have taken was a phone call. They believed that they had made the right choice & didn’t even offer an apology after seeing how upset I was with the entire situation. I took my kitties, their belongings & got out of CatNap as fast as I could. I can’t remember if I paid before or after I picked up my cats (I’m thinking it had to be after), I don’t remember how much CatNap charged & I don’t care. Every time I pass CatNap, read about CatNap or hear anything about CatNap, I cringe & think how can I share our experience with other people.
I believe my kitties endured a trauma that they did not deserve, no animal does, whether a pet or not. I feel that each of my cats never fully recovered from this horrible experience, I know I never did. I can only hope they somehow forgave my husband & I for putting them in that awful position. I believe CatNap treated my cats, my husband & I with a lack of respect, professionalism & has tarnished the world of pet-​boarding. I feel that we would never, never, never again board a pet.
I’ve just started using Unilocal & I truly hope this helps anyone decide whether to do business with CatNap, or not. I feel this might seem like a long review to some people, however I am not apologizing for it’s length & again if you’re an animal lover, I know you will understand. I feet that if I was rating CatNap with 1 star (which I feel is 1 too many), it would be necessary for me to explain in detail why CatNap received a 1 star rating from me. Writing this review was well worth my time & again, I really do hope you find this helpful.
Most likely do not know who I am, however after reading this review, I do hope that you know how very important & how very much loved our 2 kitties were to me & my husband. I know they loved us as much as we loved them. Yes, I’m sorry to say that they have since passed away (a couple of years after their stay at CatNap). I know that they each took a piece of our hearts with them when they crossed that bridge. I know we will love and miss them, always. This is why this review has been written.
~Thank you.

I’m only reviewing the fostering program at CatNap. We fostered a total of three cats from them. The first two cats were while our dog was still alive, and he wanted to hunt them, so we decided a cat at that time was not a good idea (even though CatNap tried very hard to convince us that we just hadn’t found the right cat). After our dog passed away, we tried again. This time the cat they gave us turned out to have tapeworms (bad). It was difficult to take the cat back to them as soon as we wanted to, because on weekdays, they are only open during work hours, so I finally had to take off work early. They weren’t even nice about it! You’d think at least someone would have apologized or been grateful or something. I even wrote a good recommendation for the cat for adoption purposes while I was there, and I said that we might even want to foster her again once she’s been treated with medicine. Not to mention I spent $ 50 setting up my house for the cat, with litter box, food, etc. Instead, I got a lecture about how worming medicine works, and how they have to be sure what kind of worm it is. They didn’t act at all like I did them a favor by trying to foster a cat.

Gosh. You might have better luck adopting a child.
The volunteers and other employees who work here are absolutely wonderful and helpful. However the owner is a… well i’ll let you fill in the blank.
We picked the perfect cat and the owner, who seemed to have it in for us in the beginning said no. Not only did she say no but she was mean and disrespectful to my family and me. Umm i’m sorry I didn’t know you knew everything there ever was to know about cats as well as our family. She was rude and basically any cat we could have wanted she would have said no. I could have slapped her. It took all my will power to not go back there and let that lady know what I really thought of her.
Now, I understand that these shelters LOVE their animals and want them to be well taken care of (we have been animal lovers all of our lives I more than understand this). However… how is anyone supposed to adopt these cats if the «Cat Nazi» as I will refer to her is holding them hostage. Then people wonder how the puppy mill/​cat stores are still in business.
We would have given the cat a great home with tons of love. Instead she is still sitting in that cage waiting to be adopted.
I hope all those cats find good homes and they fire that lady. All the other staff was wonderful,
Kitty Lover

Just before Christmas 2009, my kitty succumbed to a heart attack. It was awful. And me being me had to find replacement cat. I mean the house was just empty without her! Petfinder led me to CatNap.
I called the facility and they told to come in whenever. When I walked in, a kitty greeted me at my feet! As an animal lover and cat person, I thought this was adorable. They introduced me to the kitty I had mentioned one the phone. Turns out that she wasn’t the right cat for me but, you know, finding a cat is so much like dating: sometimes, you just don’t have the right chemistry. They encouraged me to look around and play with any and all of their other cats. I was looking around at the cats for at least 45 minutes and still no connection when they suggested I meet a kitty in their quarantine section. Now this cat had been there for four months. She was abandoned by her owners and left flea infested in the garage. If not for the neighbors finding her, she would have probably still been wandering the mean streets looking for a scrap to eat and a bug to jump on. She was huddled in the back of the cage and terrified at the sight of other cats. But when I held her, she just curled right into me.
She came home with me a week later. They had to find out if she had been spayed or not still. It took this poor thing a year before she would not hide every time guests came over. But she still curls up with me ⁷⁄₁₀ times :-)
All in all, the shelter was nice enough. I had been to others where the animals look so sad that I would almost feel better releasing them into the wild. These animals didn’t look sad. That makes me feel better when the animals look content in a shelter and I didn’t want to cry the entire time I was there.

Ok, so silly me! I was poking around on Petfinder to find a companion for my Guinea Pig. I came across Bravo, the «special needs» rat. He was as cute as can be in his picture. I fell in love and was interested to find out what his «special needs» were. Could he have been a rescued lab rat? Maybe he was neglected somehow? I was on a mission to find out what I could do to help out Bravo. So I emailed CatNap. I immediately received a response back… which as I can tell you from experience is not the norm with all rescue organizations. I chuckled when I found out what his «special needs» were.
So it seems Bravo is just mean… I laughed when I heard the news. And in all seriousness it probably is a sign that something did go wrong in this poor boys life at some point. I felt sorry for him. I wanted to meet him because I always think that animals are going to like me just as much as I like them. So off to La Grange Park I went in search of my new boy, Bravo.
Upon entering the facility, I was SO impressed. This place was super clean. And I mean CLEAN. There were hundreds of cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats and other little angels awaiting that special person to walk in the door and say «I want this one!» and pointing in their direction. I did not see feces in any of the enclosures. The staff, although very busy, were all so caring with the animals and I just loved the fact that they had young teenagers (maybe volunteers?) working there. What a great thing for a kid to do. I informed them that I was there to see Mr. Bravo. There was some confusion. who was Bravo? Why wasnt he on the floor for viewing? In comes Jackie, who could not have been older than 16 years old. I thought, oh great they are sending me some kid to help me. Well, let me tell you, I will never underestimate the knowledge of a kid again. Jackie sure knew who her stuff. And she knew exactly where Bravo was…
So apparently Bravo is not on the floor because, well… remember his special needs? He came out with notes all over his cage saying, DO NOT TOUCH THIS RAT. DO NOT PUT FINGERS IN THE CAGE. DO NOT BLAH BLAH BLAH…
So what do I do? I put my finger in Bravos cage. That had to be one of the most moronic moments of my life. I can read! And although I am a rat novice, I have been around enough animals to know that putting my finger in a «special needs» rats cage is not a good idea.
Bravo, came prancing over as cute as can be. he sniffed my finger. I thought, oh how adorable. He likes me. Then, in a split second he took a sharp and intentional bite out of that finger of mine that he, I am quite sure viewed as an intruder in his space.
Ok. so… it hurt like a mofo! And my finger was GUSHING blood. Blood was dripping down my arm and pooling into the palm of my other hand where I was trying to keep the blood from getting all over the floor. No such luck. Blood was everywhere. Poor Bravo. I dont blame him. Totally not his fault. Whatever reason he has his «special needs» I should have known better. It was at that moment that I realized that I cannot get every animal to like me as much as I like them… Bravo would surely be too much for me. I would have been terrified to feed him or clean his cage… I am a total novice in the rat department. I felt SO guilty, though. What would happen to Bravo? I was assured that he would be properly cared for and Jackie also agreed with me that without having any rat experience, Bravo just might not be the right match for me. Then in a split second I turned around saw the cutest little Guinea Pig looking for a home.
Jackie told me all about this little girl, she talked to me for about 45 minutes and helped me decide on which pig might be the right one for my Kelly that I already had. Jackie was just awesome. I adopted Kiki right then and there and could not be happier. And my Kelly is happy to have a companion, too!
La Grange Park can be a bit of a trek if you dont live in that area, but I highly recommend this shelter if you are looking to adopt a cat or a small animal. They were just a pleasure to work with and these are truly people that are in it for the animals.
In honor of Bravo the «special needs» rat… BRAVO to CAtNap rescue!

This shelter is run by compassionate people who care as much about the prospective owners as they do about the animals. They work so hard to make sure the right people end up with the right pets. Not all shelters put this much effort into that.
It’s sad how many cats are available for adoption, but that’s not the shelters fault! The pets each get personal attention every day from the staff, and each cat has a name and a biography that includes personality traits, so you know that these are individual little feline souls, not commodities to the employees and volunteers at Catnap.
If you love cats, rabbits, birds, etc., and are ready to add to your household, visit and support Catnap.

I adopted my big fluffy angoran kitty, Oscar, from here about 5 years ago. I had just finished cat sitting my friend’s cats for the past 2 months when another friend told me about this place.
I walked in and one of teh volunteers greeted me and chatted a bit with me about the cats and the organization. I told her that, aside from the past 2 months, I had never lived with a cat and really didn’t like most of them. I kinda thought that she was going to kick me out after that remark but she just chuckled a bit and said that, like people all animals have different personalities and they don’t get along with everyone.
… really because up until those past 2 months all cats hated me and I them. She let me walk around and read up on the cats and when I wanted to see one to let her know. I had always had dogs so I knew I wanted a cat that was a bit bigger (who was I kidding, like I could train it to play fetch or guard the house? keep reading)
The first cat that struck my fancy was a big orange beast of a cat. They let him out of his cage and he plopped himself in my lap and never left. I scratched him under his chin for a good 10 minutes and he drooled all over my lap and it was love.
If you ask my friends it was meant to be he is a redhead with green eyes & a freckled nose just like me. Apparently the have Irish kitties too, I just hope he doesn’t drink. Oh and I hope he doesn’t fall victim to the «kick a ginger day» nonsense.

My mom and I went to CatNap earlier this year to donate supplies from my bunny who had passed away. While we were there, we said we were just going to «look» at the cats and birds… but my mom and I are huge animal lovers, so we knew it was probable that we’d go home with a new companion.
We were suprised at how many cats there were, but all looked well-​taken care of and all of their cages were clean. There were several young smock-​wearing volunteers helping clean cages and taking out the cats and rats for playtime. In front of most of the cages was information about the cat that related to how long they had been there, etc. Although, there was ONE kitty who really looked like she was in need of some vet care — she was pretty skinny and had discharge coming from her eyes. We inquired about that, and were told that she had seen a vet recently and was OK. We really wanted to take her home to ensure she was cured of whatever ailment was plaguing her, but were worried that it could be infectious and didn’t want to put the 3 cats we had at risk. The poor babe had also been there for 3 YEARS. (I went back a few months later and she wasn’t there… I’m crossing my fingers that she was successfully adopted.)
We were there for HOURS looking at the cats and birds. We had to fill out applications before we could take out any cats, which was fine — if everyone who walked off of the street just wanted to take out the kitties and weren’t serious, it would just waste the volunteer’s time.
One of the head ladies who was there asked us about our other cats, what breeds they were, and their ages. She said that certain breeds or colors of cats interact better with others (which was odd to me, since in all my years of having cats I have never ever heard that). I think she said black and white cats are more laid back, and said a Tabby would watch your house and is the «one in charge.» I thought it was a little fruity and we sort of took that with a grain of salt. Anyway, she tried to suggest cats she thought would be a good match for our other cats. Her intentions were good, but we didn’t like any of the ones she suggested — they were very meek and skittish (even when we tried to play with them by using toys) and it seemed like they weren’t used to human contact.
There was one little guy we fell in love with on our own — every time we were within sight he kept on meowing at us. Needless to say, we took him home with us. (He was also brought to the rescue on my grandfather’s birthday [my grandfather was a huge animal lover and would have undoubtedly approved], so it just all seemed to be pointing to «THIS is the guy to take home!») It took a little while for the youngest and middle cat to accept him, and my eldest accepted him right away. But, he’s really been one of the best cats we’ve ever had. My eldest cat passed away a few weeks ago from chronic heart failure, and the cat we adopted from CatNap has essentially «stepped up» to take his place and be a close companion to me.
I would adopt from CatNap in the future. It was clean and the volunteers weren’t pushy and didn’t crowd us. They really spent a lot of time with us trying to find us the perfect cat who would be accepted into our clan, and we were free to walk around the shelter at length just looking at and interacting with different cats.

This is where we got our third and finally cat (I put my foot down on getting another after my wife surprised me with this one). Our new tiger cat came with all his shots and pre-​nudered. They also gave us a nice adoption package with toys and some kitten food. For all of that the adoption in total was the least expensive of the three. I think this is probably the best cat adoption place in the Chicagoland area.