You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.Ernie is an outgoing youngster who was rescued with his brother and best friend, Bert (please see separate posting), as a very shy and scared kitten at the end of October 2025. Fast forward several months and Ernie is now a different kitty! Just like Bert, he comes running to his foster Mom at feeding time and enjoys being petted. He is still learning about being picked up but is making good progress.Until recently, Ernie and Bert have been living in their own separate 'apartment' in a foster building with multiple adult feline residents. Recently given their freedom to join the group, they now happily intermingle with all the others. Ernie is the more brave and adventurous of the pair, eager to explore and discover the world when not napping with new found friends.Ernie's estimated date of birth is April 1, 2025. He is in excellent health and condition, neutered, vaccinated and negative for feline leukemia and FIV. He will need some time and understanding as he adjusts to a new home but his loving personality will soon shine through. Adoption together with his brother, Bert, is strongly preferred, though he can be adopted by himself to a home with another young feline anxious for a buddy.Adopting from The Cat Shack The Cat Shack rescue is all volunteer and the adopted cats are delivered to your home. Because we deliver the cats to you, we must restrict the adoptions of our highly adoptable cats to a 1 hour drive from the Allentown PA area. In certain situations, 'special-needs' cats, ferals and older cats will be adopted to homes at a greater distance then a 1 hour drive from Allentown PA. The first step in adoption is to... Fill out an on-line application: House Cat Application | Barn Cat Application Young KITTENS are always adopted in Pairs or to homes with other felines already in the home. Click here to read why kittens are happier with a buddy! All cats are vaccinated, dewormed, tested and altered as part of the adoption contract. This basic care (and other vet work required to make our rescues healthy) is included in the $100 adoption donation!