MichelleCarmen
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Unfortunetly, with much sadness, we are putting two of our cats up for adoption.
We originally had one cat, a kitty I''ve had since I rented my first apartment and she is now 14. We planned to get one or two more cats to add to the family, which my husband surprised me with bringing home the summer before last. Three was enough for us and we were content.
The problem began when the guy renting our rental began abusing his cat (which was the brother of the two cats we adopted), so we took him in. Four was too many THEN, but we fell in love with him and have kept him. Then in the summer, a gorgeous carmel/black tabby started hanging around our house, and he was so devoted and purred every time he saw us, so we neutered him and I called everywhere seeing if an adoption agency would take him, but nobody had any room. So, months later, he''s still here and sort of a family pet. He cuddles and sleeps with us, but doesn''t have a good raport with the other cats.
Five is simple too much cat to deal with. Cat hair, liter boxes, food consumption, etc. We have 1.23 acres, but this only means the cats track in dirt constantly!
My husband is placing two of the cats up for adoption. The most recent cat, the tabby, and one of the original two new kitties he brought home. I guess I haven''t had the time to "love" the tabby. I pet and cuddle with him but always knew he''d be put up for another family. The other kitty, though, I love and I''m heartbroken over the prospect of giving her away. She is such a sweet cat and purrs as soon as I touch her, BUT she doesn''t cuddle often and I worry that the people who adopt her won''t be pleased about this. I would keep her but adopt out the tabby, if I had my way.
Does anyone have any advice about how to find good homes? My husband says he''ll base his decision upon how the people sound on the phone. . .
I guess I''m just looking for a bit of support among a great group of pet loving people. . .
Thanks.
We originally had one cat, a kitty I''ve had since I rented my first apartment and she is now 14. We planned to get one or two more cats to add to the family, which my husband surprised me with bringing home the summer before last. Three was enough for us and we were content.
The problem began when the guy renting our rental began abusing his cat (which was the brother of the two cats we adopted), so we took him in. Four was too many THEN, but we fell in love with him and have kept him. Then in the summer, a gorgeous carmel/black tabby started hanging around our house, and he was so devoted and purred every time he saw us, so we neutered him and I called everywhere seeing if an adoption agency would take him, but nobody had any room. So, months later, he''s still here and sort of a family pet. He cuddles and sleeps with us, but doesn''t have a good raport with the other cats.
Five is simple too much cat to deal with. Cat hair, liter boxes, food consumption, etc. We have 1.23 acres, but this only means the cats track in dirt constantly!
My husband is placing two of the cats up for adoption. The most recent cat, the tabby, and one of the original two new kitties he brought home. I guess I haven''t had the time to "love" the tabby. I pet and cuddle with him but always knew he''d be put up for another family. The other kitty, though, I love and I''m heartbroken over the prospect of giving her away. She is such a sweet cat and purrs as soon as I touch her, BUT she doesn''t cuddle often and I worry that the people who adopt her won''t be pleased about this. I would keep her but adopt out the tabby, if I had my way.
Does anyone have any advice about how to find good homes? My husband says he''ll base his decision upon how the people sound on the phone. . .
I guess I''m just looking for a bit of support among a great group of pet loving people. . .
Thanks.