“We are at cat-pacity here at the shelter.”

That was the message from the McKean County SPCA earlier this week. Cat manager Molly Slater told The Era on Thursday that the shelter has about 135 cats.

“We are as full as full can be,” Slater said. “We have three moms with litters of kittens. We have kittens out on foster right now.”

Because the shelter is so full, the adoption fee on cats that are already “fixed” — spayed or neutered — has been waived, she explained. If the cat has yet to be fixed, there is a $25 fee that is refunded when the cat is fixed.

Slater said the shelter has a wait list currently of 10 people who have either found cats and want to turn them over, or who are waiting to turn over their own cats.

“We also have people come in with cats they’ve found, and if they have any medical reason to be held, we accept them,” she said, adding, “but we are at capacity.”

The shelter is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.

“If people want to come down and socialize with the cats or walk the dogs, those are possibilities, also,” Slater said.

Right now, the shelter has three full runs of dogs — close to 40 in total.

It’s been a busy summer, Slater said.

“This year, kitten season hasn’t ended. We started getting pregnant cats in March” and there are pregnant cats there now as well, she said.

“With dogs it seems they have a pretty good turnover rate,” she said.

This summer, the shelter had some “specialty breeds” that attracted people — a mastiff, German shepherds and a lot of small dogs.

“I’m not sure if it’s the weather or what, but it does seem like we’ve got a lot more in than we’ve had in the past,” Slater said.