Looking for a home for 2 wonderful cats..Update: The boys have a home!

[pixiewings71]

mmmm those are some red flags. Many college age kids don't understand the responsibilities of pets, or maybe they are wanting to keep one but not the other? It's hard to find new families for our pets, especially when we have high standards. Not that high standards are bad, they are very good, just something I've noticed.
Cats and leather furniture don't mix, the cats will claw it....BUT here's a suggestion for that. Something my ex-SIL did was take the carpet protector (the stuff with the nubs on the bottom) and cut pieces of that the size of the area she wanted the cats to avoid, she put it nub side UP where the cats where marking/scratching and since the cats HATE that stuff on their paws it taught them to avoid the area. So, while she probably won't want to staple it to her furniture she might be able to figure out how to secure that stuff to her couch to keep the cats away......just a thought.

 

[hellokitty86]

I understand your hesitation when it comes to the college students....I wouldn't be very hopeful they would provide "forever homes" for the kitties...and with a dog, the move would be very stresseful for them. Hopefully your friend works out.

 

[RainbowBrite]

mmmm those are some red flags. Many college age kids don't understand the responsibilities of pets, or maybe they are wanting to keep one but not the other? It's hard to find new families for our pets, especially when we have high standards. Not that high standards are bad, they are very good, just something I've noticed.
Cats and leather furniture don't mix, the cats will claw it....BUT here's a suggestion for that. Something my ex-SIL did was take the carpet protector (the stuff with the nubs on the bottom) and cut pieces of that the size of the area she wanted the cats to avoid, she put it nub side UP where the cats where marking/scratching and since the cats HATE that stuff on their paws it taught them to avoid the area. So, while she probably won't want to staple it to her furniture she might be able to figure out how to secure that stuff to her couch to keep the cats away......just a thought.

Hmm I hope she can figure that our for her couches...I just got an email from the college girls and it looks like they're backing out. Apparently one of her roommates has some "concerns" about taking them in, but not sure yet what those concerns are.

Ugh, I hate that I may be back at square one!

 

[DarthKTrava]

Better than sending them to a place that would be hellish for them. Those kids wouldn't take care of the two kittens and thinking it's "funsies" to give their dog a couple of "playtoys" is wrong, IMO.

Still hoping you find a good home for them.

I have one cat who doesn't like to be held either. And one who sometimes you can't approach her to pet her on the head without her thinking I'm gonna hit her...

 

[RainbowBrite]

Well, the college girl, Loretta, sat down with her roommates and talked it over and emailed me. Her roommate Lindsay had some concerns that Max and Sage wouldn't warm up to them - hello, they met them for all of 45 minutes last night! What did she expect? I warned them that Max and Sage are timid with new people. Also, Lindsay wants a kitten. Loretta told me to let her know in a month if I still have them, since she may be changing schools and moving in with other roommates. No thanks!

The girl I went to high school with came over and spent an hour with the cats. She has a 7 year old daughter, but her little girl was gentle with the cats and didn't try to pick them up, just petted them. Max even let them both pet his head! I think it will be a good fit. She will hopefully be taking them home this weekend (and she eased my mind by telling me she wouldn't even consider declawing). I'm crossing my fingers that this doesn't fall through.

 

[RainbowBrite]

Better than sending them to a place that would be hellish for them. Those kids wouldn't take care of the two kittens and thinking it's "funsies" to give their dog a couple of "playtoys" is wrong, IMO.

Still hoping you find a good home for them.

I have one cat who doesn't like to be held either. And one who sometimes you can't approach her to pet her on the head without her thinking I'm gonna hit her...

Max and Sage were practically bigger than the dog - it was a sweet little Yorkie, but I had concerns about them being left alone during the day together for the first few days.

 

[RainbowBrite]

Slight update -

I think my friend might be taking them either tonight or this weekend. It sounds like she is still interested. I love them very much, but I am more than ready for them to go to their new home. DW and I have not had a full night's sleep all week. Max and Sage both walk around the apartment meowing all night long and both of them jump from the TV in our bedroom up onto the top of the door! Then they sit up there and meow.

Then they get our cat Elvis all riled up and all three run through my tiny apartment wrestling and jumping off furniture. I haven't heard any complains yet from the new tenant but I am worried. I'm crossing my fingers she takes them tonight. She said she will call me after she gets off work and let me know.

 

[kirbydog48]

Why does kitty crazy time always happen when you're trying to sleep?

 

[RainbowBrite]

Why does kitty crazy time always happen when you're trying to sleep?

That's what I wonder. No matter how much we play with them before bed they still decide it's time to run through the apartment, jump on furniture, knock things over, etc. I had another sleepless night last night. My friend was supposed to call me after she got off work last night but never called and did not answer her phone (although she was on facebook!) I just don't know what to do. I wish I had never taken them in because now I can't get rid of them and I need to. They needed to be gone last weekend and they are still here.

 

[lovetoscrap]

I apologize because I haven't read the entire thread, but have you tried Pet Finder? Also, you should have a Freecycle group in your area (freecycle.org). Sign up for that and offer them (make sure the group allows pet offers, some don't). On ours any pets offered are usually adopted within a week.

 

[RainbowBrite]

I apologize because I haven't read the entire thread, but have you tried Pet Finder? Also, you should have a Freecycle group in your area (freecycle.org). Sign up for that and offer them (make sure the group allows pet offers, some don't). On ours any pets offered are usually adopted within a week.

I've tried everything...I tried my local Freecycle too but they wouldn't approve my post because they don't allow pet offers. I've had quite a few people who expressed interest in adopting the cats, but all of those offers fell through. All the shelters I've contacted are full.

 

[BuzznBelle'smom]

I'd still be willing to take them.

 

[RainbowBrite]

I'd still be willing to take them.

I really wish that you could, but I don't see how it would work.

 

[BuzznBelle'smom]

I understand your concerns, but you sound desperate. In the 6.5 yeears we've had our cat, he's been asymptomatic and never infected any of our other cats--even old and sick ones. I suspect he gives a false positive because I don't know how else he could have gotten FIV--he was indoor when we got him at 7 weeks, his parents didn't have it.

Really, I get where you're coming from. But nothing has worked out so far for you, I'd hate to see you get evicted, and our family would love them. That's all.

 

[ma2jr]

Slight update -

I think my friend might be taking them either tonight or this weekend. It sounds like she is still interested. .

I'm glad that it all worked out for your little fur-iends.

That's great news !

 

[DMRick]

It sounds like you talked with her and expressed an interest in taking them, but your cat is FIV positive. If you got it at 7 weeks and they tested it (prob when it was s/n?) I would suggest you retest. Although we do test at 2 months, if the mom had anitbodies, it might be a false positive.
By the way, symptoms for FIV seldom show up before 6-8 years, and maybe never show up, if the cat is fed a good diet and hasn't been stressed. And it is not unusual for a small kitten to be a false positive. It's passed through saliva, and if the cats don't play rough, and bite hard, it's not that easy to get. Not that we adopt out FIV's + with another cat in the home, but getting it retested might be your answer.
I'd rather see these cats to a FIV + home than any number of other things that could happen if they end up in a shelter

I understand your concerns, but you sound desperate. In the 6.5 yeears we've had our cat, he's been asymptomatic and never infected any of our other cats--even old and sick ones. I suspect he gives a false positive because I don't know how else he could have gotten FIV--he was indoor when we got him at 7 weeks, his parents didn't have it.

Really, I get where you're coming from. But nothing has worked out so far for you, I'd hate to see you get evicted, and our family would love them. That's all.

 

[RainbowBrite]

It sounds like you talked with her and expressed an interest in taking them, but your cat is FIV positive. If you got it at 7 weeks and they tested it (prob when it was s/n?) I would suggest you retest. Although we do test at 2 months, if the mom had anitbodies, it might be a false positive.
By the way, symptoms for FIV seldom show up before 6-8 years, and maybe never show up, if the cat is fed a good diet and hasn't been stressed. And it is not unusual for a small kitten to be a false positive. It's passed through saliva, and if the cats don't play rough, and bite hard, it's not that easy to get. Not that we adopt out FIV's + with another cat in the home, but getting it retested might be your answer.
I'd rather see these cats to a FIV + home than any number of other things that could happen if they end up in a shelter

But the thing is, Max and Sage DO play rough, and they bite when they play with other cats. They love other cats, especially Sage. They absolutely will jump on and wrestle and bite and lick the FIV+ cat. At 8 months old, they're still kittens and they definitely act like it. She has gotten the cat retested before and the results are the same.

I AM desperate, but I don't want Max and Sage to get FIV, either. I'm torn. It sounds like a wonderful home for Max and Sage, but DW and I are just so afraid of them getting sick. We love them like they're our own.

 

[RainbowBrite]

I'm glad that it all worked out for your little fur-iends.

That's great news !

I wish it had, but they still don't have a home. My "friend" is now avoiding me. She was supposed to take them yesterday and still has not.

 

[starann]

I have been reading this thread on and off. I want to point out something about SOME college kid pets. I live in an area with about 10 colleges within 1 hour drive. Our SPCA is OVER crowded, esp in May and June. The college kids go home or graduate and leave the pets behind....they basically dispose of them. I would hate to see that happen to these guys!

again this is SOME college age kids....not all!

 

[Carys]

I understand your concerns, but you sound desperate. In the 6.5 yeears we've had our cat, he's been asymptomatic and never infected any of our other cats--even old and sick ones. I suspect he gives a false positive because I don't know how else he could have gotten FIV--he was indoor when we got him at 7 weeks, his parents didn't have it.

Really, I get where you're coming from. But nothing has worked out so far for you, I'd hate to see you get evicted, and our family would love them. That's all.

Do you have an upstairs and downstairs? My parents took in an HIV rescue and simply kept the cats apart by having one on one floor and the others on the other, and letting each set outside at different times so they could all get fresh air. The HIV cat is now old and so ridiculously healthy that the vet retests for HIV every single time because you'd never know to look at it. The other cats passed away HIV free of old age (14 and 17 years) after many years of living in the same house. I hate to see a loving home turned down when it's so possible to make it work!