I don't know what to do with my mummy's two cats...

[amez]

Around here many nursing homes have pets that live there and provide comfort and company for the residents. Perhaps a nursing home would be willing to provide a home for the cats.

 

[bumbershoot]

Do you think any of the relatives would want the cats? Perhaps it would bring them comfort?

 

[minkydog]

I completely understand you not wanting 3 housecats. Could you put an advertisement in your local paper? Or put up notices at the post office, restaurants, etc. A lot of places here (including the post office) have bulletin boards where people put up notices like that.

My Mom has an indoor cat, and I don't know what I would do with her cat if she were to pass away. I'm hoping, of course, that she outlives the cat. But if she doesn't, I know that I wouldn't want to bring her to my home. She is a very anti-social cat. She's affectionate with Mom but runs and hides when anyone comes to visit. I already have an indoor cat, so wouldn't want to bring her around my cat either. I would probably ask family first if anyone wanted to take her in, then I would resort to the advertisement in the paper and putting up notices.

Good luck to you, in finding homes for the cats.

I know just what you mean. My mother has over the last 2 years a Border Collie and 2 cats. She is 75. There is NO WAY she is going to outlive these pets. She talks about moving to a senior apartmnet in the next couple years, but that cannot happen if she keeps these pets. The cats, maybe. Definitely no, on the dog(she is large, not-well trained, jumps on people.Not at dog you could take to a retirement community) I hope she has made a plan because none of us kids really want to take her pets.

Ember, you have my sympathy. Not only do you have to deal with the grief of losing your mom, you have the added burden of taking in 2 old pets who are also grieving and disrupting your household. I hope you can find someone who will take both kitties very soon.