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Almost Home believes that every animal deserves a loving home regardless of appearance, age, or physical limitation.  We have come together to give animals in need the safe and happy life they all deserve.  Almost Home Animal Rescue believes that no animal is expendable.  Adopting a friend:The animals, lucky enough to find refuge with Almost Home, are all in loving foster homes. If you are interested in the possibility of giving one of the animals a new lease on life, please contact us. The contact information is listed at the end of each biography.  What you need to do to adopt:If you would like to adopt a pet in need from Almost Home, basically, an application must be filled out. We will check two personal references and a vet reference. If you are approved for adoption, there is a trial period of about one week to make sure this is the animal for you and you are the person for the animal. Along with the trial period, a contract must be signed that basically states that if ever you cannot keep the animal that you must return the animal to Almost Home. Last but not least, a home check will be done. Meet & Greets:An approved application is required. This does not mean that you have to adopt but that you are approved to do so if everything works out. Since we are foster based, this limits the amount of people coming to our homes.  Hi, I’m Ernest (aka Ernie)!I’m a handsome, sleek, three month old Bombay baby. I’m not as outgoing as about it as my brother Cecil but I have a lot of love in me too. It just takes me a little longer to show it.The truth is, the world still feels pretty big to me sometimes. New sounds, new faces, new places — it’s a lot, and I get scared more easily than I wish I did. But I want you to know something important: I am trying. Every day I get a little braver. I poke my nose out a little further. I stay in the room a little longer before I retreat to somewhere safe. I’m not stuck this way — I’m just taking my time, and I’m getting there.Cecil helps me more than he probably even knows. He’s the bold one, the one who marches right up to new people without a second thought. When I can see him, I feel braver too, like maybe the world isn’t so scary after all. But if he wanders off where I can’t see him, I cry. I can’t help it. And every single time, without fail, he comes running back to me. That’s just how we are. We’re not meant to be split up — we’re better, braver, and happier together.I’m still a kitten at heart, even with all my worries. Once I feel safe, I want to play just as much as Cecil does — chasing things, pouncing on things, getting into a little harmless mischief. I promise the playful, silly kitten is in there. I just need a patient hand and a quiet moment to come out.Our mama, Cordelia, is a sweet calico who found her own happy ending — she chose a family, and they chose her right back, so she gets to stay in that home forever. I’m so glad she got that. Now Cecil and I just want the same kind of forever, in a home patient enough for a shy boy like me, and lively enough for a brother like Cecil.If you have room in your heart — and a little extra patience — for a kitten who’s still learning to be brave, I’d love to meet you. Cecil will probably introduce himself first. But I’ll come around. I always do, especially with him by my side. Love,Ernest & Cecil*Due to size, no small children****When puppies and kittens are adopted before being fixed, they MUST be adopted in East Tennessee.If you would like to meet your new best friends, contact the Adoption Coordinator at info@almosthometn.org or 865-236-0830. To fill out an application, go to www.almosthometn.org. If you cannot get it to work, let us know and we will email it to you in a different format.Unless otherwise noted, all Almost Home cats are healthy, spayed/neutered, up-to-date on vaccinations, and flea & tick preventative.ADOPTION FEE: The adoption fee for a cat is $85. The adoption fee for a kitten is $100. The adoption fee does include the kittens being fixed and their rabies shot when they are old enough through one of our local vets. The adoption fee for a dog is $200. The adoption fee for a puppy is $250. The adoption fee does include the puppies being fixed and their rabies shot when they are old enough through one of our local vets. Mature pet adoption fees are sometimes reduced. The adoption fee for pure bred dogs and cats will vary due to health and age of pet. This helps support our ill animals and our mutts that get left in the system longer. We do reserve the right to change the fees higher or lower due to the circumstance of the animal but what was stated above are the usual adoption fees.  Microchipped pets will have a higher adoption fee.  Our adoption fees do not cover the cost of the vetting and care the animal has received with us and if it ever does, the money just goes back it to helping other animals in need.