Just want to say I'm sorry that you've had a bad feeling about the
responses you've gotten. I haven't been following all the posts, but
we've always had such a nice, supportive group, and wish it could be
that for you. I hope you can find a place for your sweet kitty.
it's hard to judge someone else's life, you just never know what's
going on, and the real difficulties that can be there when someone
needs to relinquish a beloved kitty.
Hope you can hang in there. Sending you lots of good vibes, hoping
that a wonderful home appears.
Gloria
On Mar 17, 2007, at 10:45 PM, Stephanie E Caldwell wrote:
Susan,
I’ve offered anyone to email me privately to learn more about my
situation. Instead you choose to belittle and question me on a
public list.
I’m 24 years old and moving out on my own for the first time.
I work in a family business and am required to give 6 months
notice. The family business won’t support me on my own…
So, I took a second 3rd shift job f/t that pays okay with benefits.
I also work off my board at the farm for the one remaining horse
I’m keeping.
The cats don’t get along. It’s been 2 years and my geriatric cat is
still terrified of him. They must be separated. No way, shape, or
form can they live together. She’s FIV+ with heart problems, a
growth on her spine, skin problems, and a herniated diaphragm. I’ve
had her since the day she was born, and I owned her mother before
that.
And, the hours I work caring for 2 cats is going to be hard… very
hard. If I can foster him for a year then I’ll be working one job
when I take him back and it would be better for all of us involved.
Steph
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:felvtalk-
[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 7:28 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: RE: Need to place Chief ASAP
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.
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> Stephanie E Caldwell wrote:
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> st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }st2\:*{behavior:url
(#default#ieooui) } Susan,
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> I never said I can’t afford to neuter him. I said I WOULD neuter
him if someone can take him.
>
> My other cat is very old and doesn’t like him. He gets along
fine. It’s the FIV+ that’s the problem.
>
> I’m in North Carolina and he has a vet appt that is paid for to
be fixed.
>
> I can’t afford to feed all of us and get a big enough apartment.
> Steph
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:felvtalk-
[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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