My fiance and I got a kitten from the county animal control about a month ago. The adoption fee was $60 which covered the neutering and his first set of shots. Animal shots are kind of like regularly scheduled shots people get. You get a "booster" shot every year for your animal which protects against the typical diseases they might contract. We also had to pay I think $6-$10 for his electronic ID tag so if he ever gets lost and picked-up by animal control or taken to a shelter they can scan him to locate us, his owners, and call us to come get him. Some places also have a rabies/animal licensing fee, something small like $10 a year. This is typically something that larger cities charge you to keep the rabies population amongst city animals down to a minimum. I doubt smaller cities or rural counties would charge this type of fee.
Age/Sex - Anything younger than 6 months and you'll have to have him neuter/spayed when they get old enough. 6 months and older they will either require it to be spayed before you leave with it or you have to sign a contract to have it done by your personal vet within a week. If you don't have male cats neutered, they will spray their scent on everything. After fixing them, they'll sometimes still try to spray things, but of course nothing comes out.
Cats do fine if you leave them alone for extended periods of time. Studies show that cats won't even notice you've been gone any period of time unless the sun comes up and then goes down and then comes up again. As long as they have food and water, they can take care of themselves for days at a time and be just fine.
If you get a kitten, you'll probably want to get some small cheap toys for them to play with. We got a small foam ball and a ribbon on a stick for him. We can keep our kitten occupied for hours at a time with just the simplest of toys.
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