Adopting and Living with a Cat in France
Adopt a cat from a shelter, talk about food and litter, and ask a neighbour to look after it.
Many people in France adopt from the SPA or a local refuge, where the cat comes vaccinated, sterilised and microchipped for an adoption fee of around 100–250 €. Most city cats are chats d'appartement that never go outside, and when you go away a neighbour often comes in to feed them, or you book a pet sitter or a pension pour chats. Pet shops and supermarkets sell croquettes (dry food), pâtée (wet food) and litière (litter).
- 1
Je voudrais adopter un chat.
I'd like to adopt a cat.
- 2
C'est un mâle ou une femelle ?
Is it a male or a female?
- 3
Elle a quel âge ?
How old is she?
- 4
Elle est câline ?
Is she friendly?
- 5
Elle est vaccinée et pucée.
She's vaccinated and microchipped.
- 6
C'est un chat d'appartement.
She's a house cat.
Tip: She never goes outside.
- 7
Elle s'appelle comment ?
What's her name?
- 8
Elle mange des croquettes.
She eats dry food.
- 9
Je dois acheter de la litière.
I need to buy cat litter.
- 10
Elle griffe le canapé.
She scratches the sofa.
- 11
Elle dort toute la journée.
She sleeps all day.
- 12
Elle ronronne !
She's purring!
- 13
Tu peux nourrir mon chat la semaine prochaine ?
Can you feed my cat next week?
- 14
Je pars cinq jours.
I'm going away for five days.
- 15
Une gamelle le matin, une le soir.
One bowl in the morning, one in the evening.
- 16
Voilà les clés.
Here are the keys.
- 17
La laisse pas sortir.
Don't let her go out.
- 18
Elle se cache sous le lit.
She's hiding under the bed.
- 19
Merci mille fois, je te revaudrai ça !
Thanks a lot, I owe you one!
- 20
Elle est trop mignonne !
She's so cute!