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Help with kittie placement
Okay, this is a tough one.
The situation is: we've decided to let my son's girlfriend spend her senior year in high school here. This in itself has a rich and interesting background, but since this is a cat newsgroup, I'll get on to the cat part. She has a six-year old, spayed female moggie in southern california. Her mom has not expressed any interest in keeping the cat when she moves to Illinois in September. This cat has some undiagnosed health issues, and a few behavioral issues which include peeing on bedclothes and "acting crazy" (which frankly just sounds like the kitty freaking out to get the wiggles out). The peeing thing seems to be a cat-litter, stress issue. The cat currently lives with a senior neutered male and an incredibly bad-tempered jack-russell terrier in a VERY tiny house. She loves this cat, and though I don't know the kitty well, the brief introduction I had was very positive. So, I want to help. Here are my options: 1. Find a host family near LA. 2. Find a host family in the Minneapolis area 3. House the kitty with my brother, who misses his cat and may very well house this kitty in his part of the house without ever coming into contact with the current resident (see my previous post) 4. Try to integrate the kitty into OUR household, with a skittery bengal who has refused our stray adoption, but may react differently to an older, spayed female. The former possibilities may be hard but better for the cat. The latter would also be hard but better for my son's girlfriend. I'm leaning toward trying to take the kitty into our house given my new, improved info supplied by Megan. The cat sounds playful, and may make a great foil for Louis the bengal. On the other hand, she may be a "single-cat-household" cat, which would mean we have peeing by Louis and her at the same time. I'm hoping someone talks some sense into me, since I'm currently heartbroken that my son's girlfriend may completely lose touch with her beloved kitty. Final postscript: this girlfriend will be getting her own place next summer, and will be able to take the kitty back. Looking for useful suggestions, new ideas, and a general patting on the back saying "everything will work out fine". BLink |
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Brian Link wrote: Looking for useful suggestions, new ideas, and a general patting on the back saying "everything will work out fine". BLink Why can't the cat remain in the parents' household until Girlfriend gets her own place? Cats are attached to their places as much as their people. It seems selfish to haul the poor cat to California, establish him in a temporary home, then bounce him out again. Sherry |
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"Brian Link" wrote So, I want to help. Here are my options: 1. Find a host family near LA. 2. Find a host family in the Minneapolis area 3. House the kitty with my brother, who misses his cat and may very well house this kitty in his part of the house without ever coming into contact with the current resident (see my previous post) 4. Try to integrate the kitty into OUR household, with a skittery bengal who has refused our stray adoption, but may react differently to an older, spayed female. JMO, but I think option #3 may be best. If things seem positive, you always have the option of slowly introducing the girlfriend's cat to the other cat in the household. I'm not sure I would want to bring a cat with a history of pee problems into your household with Louis and his own peeing/spraying thing. Good luck whatever you decide. -Kelly |
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On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 23:12:48 -0500, Brian Link wrote:
Okay, this is a tough one. The situation is: we've decided to let my son's girlfriend spend her senior year in high school here. This in itself has a rich and interesting background, but since this is a cat newsgroup, I'll get on to the cat part. Homeless slut, eh? That's too bad. You should install a pinhole video system in your son's bedroom. Go to alt.binaries.multimedia.erotica.voyeurism and you will see why I make this recommendation. The good stuff -- where the people really don't know they are being observed -- is highly prized. Not just by me, either. Web sites will pay $$$!! Think of all the cats you could rescue with that extra money, Brian. Looking for useful suggestions, new ideas, and a general patting on the back saying "everything will work out fine". Of course it will work out. Here's my useful suggestion: if you are willing to stick that animal on a plane bound for Sea-Tac Airport, I will go down there and pick it up and personally adopt it. Seriously. Charlie |
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On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 07:38:51 GMT, Charlie Wilkes
wrote: On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 23:12:48 -0500, Brian Link wrote: Okay, this is a tough one. The situation is: we've decided to let my son's girlfriend spend her senior year in high school here. This in itself has a rich and interesting background, but since this is a cat newsgroup, I'll get on to the cat part. Homeless slut, eh? That's too bad. You should install a pinhole video system in your son's bedroom. Go to alt.binaries.multimedia.erotica.voyeurism and you will see why I make this recommendation. The good stuff -- where the people really don't know they are being observed -- is highly prized. Not just by me, either. Web sites will pay $$$!! Think of all the cats you could rescue with that extra money, Brian. Looking for useful suggestions, new ideas, and a general patting on the back saying "everything will work out fine". Of course it will work out. Here's my useful suggestion: if you are willing to stick that animal on a plane bound for Sea-Tac Airport, I will go down there and pick it up and personally adopt it. Seriously. Charlie I've had similar offers from an obscure newsgroup called "rec.pets.cats.recipes". Funny how determined these folks are. I actually had someone show up at my door with a wok. BLink |
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On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 03:05:50 -0500, Brian Link wrote:
On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 07:38:51 GMT, Charlie Wilkes wrote: Of course it will work out. Here's my useful suggestion: if you are willing to stick that animal on a plane bound for Sea-Tac Airport, I will go down there and pick it up and personally adopt it. Seriously. Charlie I've had similar offers from an obscure newsgroup called "rec.pets.cats.recipes". Funny how determined these folks are. I actually had someone show up at my door with a wok. That would be unnerving. Anyway, good luck placing the cat and dealing with your son's girlfriend and her family. Is this the same cat that was holed up in a closet on the prom weekend because of some medical problem? Charlie |
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On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 20:45:38 GMT, Charlie Wilkes
wrote: On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 03:05:50 -0500, Brian Link wrote: On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 07:38:51 GMT, Charlie Wilkes wrote: Of course it will work out. Here's my useful suggestion: if you are willing to stick that animal on a plane bound for Sea-Tac Airport, I will go down there and pick it up and personally adopt it. Seriously. Charlie I've had similar offers from an obscure newsgroup called "rec.pets.cats.recipes". Funny how determined these folks are. I actually had someone show up at my door with a wok. That would be unnerving. Anyway, good luck placing the cat and dealing with your son's girlfriend and her family. Is this the same cat that was holed up in a closet on the prom weekend because of some medical problem? Charlie Nope. This was its housemate, who will move in with grandparents. BLink |
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