I can't help but wonder if there's more going on than that....
Two cats are not that expensive to feed. I feed a lot more. Also, I'm gone
65-70 hours during the week with my job and commute yet people who adopt my
foster cats (and who visit my personal cats) always comment on how well
socialized they are. And I have been very poor at different times during my
life (on unemployment and food stamps in San Francisco in the 1980s) but I
worked through it. So I tend to think there is more going on than lack of
money, needing a smaller cheaper apartment, and two cats to feed..
If you can find a better placement for the FeLV cat, great, but it is really
hard to place a cat with F-anything (FeLV, FIV, etc.) If you want to ensure a
good forever home, then it can take months and months before the cat is placed.
By all means, pursue it. But I don't see rehoming one cat as a quick fix.
Can you get a better job, rather than working for hours? Improve your
software skills, polish your resume -- in short, work smarter, not harder?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Susan,
I believe you might need to reread my messages.
He's being neutered at a vet I trust. I have NOT griped over the price or the
procedure. I trust this vet, and he's good friends with my large animal vet.
He's an excellent vet. I'm not changing vets to save a few dollars.
It's the day in day out cost of having 2 cats and the fact that I'm scheduled
to work 80+ hours and he's a very people oriented cat. He needs a home where
people are for a while...
Steph
>
> From: Susan Hoffman
> Date: 2007/03/16 Fri PM 10:09:23 EST
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: RE: Need to place Chief ASAP
>
> You can't afford to overpay on anything, including a neuter, and it's really
> hard to find a placement, permanent or foster, for an unaltered male cat. It
> takes time after the neuter to get the testosterone out of a cat's system and
> anyone considering taking him in will be concerned with agression and
> spraying and other behaviors that are common in unnaltered male cats. You
> will have a much easier time placing him if he is already fixed.
>
> If the neuter is already paid for, by all means get him in and get it done as
> soon as possible. Or, if you can get the money back, check around for
> something cheaper. You don't mention where in NC you are. (My mom's in
> Hendersonville.) Let me know the town/city and I can check around to see what
> resources may be available.
>
> Stephanie E Caldwell wrote:
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> Susan,
>
> I never said I cant afford to neuter him. I said I WOULD neuter him if
> someone can take him.
>
> My other cat is very old and doesnt like him. He gets along fine. Its the
> FIV+ thats the problem.
>
> Im in North Carolina and he has a vet appt that is paid for to be fixed.
>
> I cant afford to feed all of us and get a big enough apartment.
> Steph
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 8:01 AM
> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: Need to place Chief ASAP
>
> There's no such thing as placing an FeLV+ cat quickly....especially an
> unneutered male who thus far does not get along with other cats.
>
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> Getting him neutered will go a long ways towards helping him get along with
> other cats. And n ot having him neutered pretty much guarantees issues.
>
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>
> Where do you live? There must be low cost neutering available somewhere
> nearby.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I am in a position of needing to place my FELV+ quickly.
>
> I must move by May 1st, and he doesn't get along with my other FIV+ Geriatric
> cat. I will be moving into a small studio and working 2 jobs to keep my head
> above water. I can not afford a second cat.
>
> He's scheduled to be neutered next month, I'll pay that if someone can take
> him. Even it it's temporary for a year. If I must keep him I will, but it
> means a bigger apartment so I can keep them seperated and it's not an expense
> I can handle right now.
>
> If anyone would consider him please email me or call me @ 704-214-7818
>
> Thanks,
> Steph
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