Wow. When I got my cat Ariel 2 years ago, she was 2 1/2 and had never been to a vet! My mom’s former dance student was fostering her basically. However, Ariel didn’t get along with her other cats. With me she’s just perfect- we were made for each other. My friend Caleb says she’s “Cat hardware running dog software”. she comes when called from the other room, for one thing! She’s very smart. I took her to the vet to be spayed the first few days I had her and had a voucher for under $100 spaying and her previous owner/my mom’s former student paid the fee! That vet also gave her a rabies shot as we told her Ariel had never been to the vet. They asked if we wanted her ear tipped and I said “Certainly not! She’s not feral! She’s a pet.” They cut the tip off cats’ left ears to show they’ve been neutered/spayed- for feral wild cats so you can tell they’ve been “fixed”.