I caught a cat!

[weltweit]

hope all goes well - including stuffing her into a box to get her there (I'm not sure if I still have a scar from the cat en-boxing process...)

Yes, I got some good scratches from putting our moggy into a travel box thingy.. she did not like it!

 

[weepiper]

(((firks))) (((pusscat)))

 

[equationgirl]

{{{{firky & firkycat}}}}

 

[toggle]

mine don't scratch. one becomes slippery cat that you can't get a proper grip on. the other becomes rigid cat in the shape of an X that can't fit in the box.

 

[Firky]

hope all goes well - including stuffing her into a box to get her there (I'm not sure if I still have a scar from the cat en-boxing process...)

Pick her up and pop her in, she doesn't mind. She's an odd cat.

She only kicks off when it suits her, it's like a teenager.

 

[Firky]

Well after it's episode under the bed I took it to the vets down the road. The Vet only had a quick look at her, her teeth (brave woman), felt her head, looked at her paws. Took an xray. Without looking at the xray she reckon at some point in her life she has been walloped on the head, there's a slight hard spot on her head, the same side where the chunk is missing from her ears. She can't say for certain until the xrays come back (computer problem) so will call back with blood and xray results.

Said that is quite likely but not deff' that this is the result for her skattyness.

I dunno WTF to do. Need time to think.

Part of me says give her to my grandparents where she can live in a very rural setting in a garage, getting fed real meat every day like their previous cats, the other part of me wants a cat and I feel like ive failed. I dont agree on getting animals to get rid of them when theyre too much and it is exactly what ive done

 

[lizzieloo]

Thing is, if your grandparents have her then you're safe and so is she. I'd struggle with the decision myself though.

You could get a proven docile lap cat from a rescue.

ETA http://www.catchat.org/adoption/nthumb.html

 

[Firky]

I am going to write a list of the pro / cons and talk it over with my mum. She's good with stuff like this - occasionally does home visits for the RSPCA but atm the moment her time is taken up with other things and hasn't done it for several years.

From that website:

Emily is a beautiful 4 year old white and black domestic short haired cat. She entered RSPCA care in January 2013 after being abandoned by her owners. They had moved out of their property and left poor Emily behind, along with 2 rabbits. They were luckily found by cleaners who were working at the property.

This is exactly what plays on my conscience I don't want to be one of those cunts who just abandons animals. Fills me with murderous rage

 

[lizzieloo]

I am going to write a list of the pro / cons and talk it over with my mum. She's good with stuff like this - occasionally does home visits for the RSPCA but atm the moment her time is taken up with other things and hasn't done it for several years.

From that website:



This is exactly what plays on my conscience I don't want to be one of those cunts who just abandons animals. Fills me with murderous rage

You're not going to do that though are you.

There's a ginger tom in Berwick described as "a very affectionate and loving cat"

I don't think you'll have any problem finding the right cat for you if that's what you decide.

 

[Libertad]

Firkle, you're getting stressed, understandably. Stop it.
Wait for the results and then act upon that information. No one has the right to call you on this.

 

[scifisam]

I am going to write a list of the pro / cons and talk it over with my mum. She's good with stuff like this - occasionally does home visits for the RSPCA but atm the moment her time is taken up with other things and hasn't done it for several years.

From that website:



This is exactly what plays on my conscience I don't want to be one of those cunts who just abandons animals. Fills me with murderous rage

You're not planning on abandoning this cat, though - you're thinking of sending her to a more suitable home. And then you'd be able to adopt a different cat that was more suitable. Two cats with homes instead of one.

 

[Libertad]

Two cats with homes instead of one.

Think of yourself as a cat-homing agent.

 

[William of Walworth]

I am going to write a list of the pro / cons and talk it over with my mum. She's good with stuff like this - occasionally does home visits for the RSPCA but atm the moment her time is taken up with other things and hasn't done it for several years.

This is a very sensible approach. Balance all the pros and cons and apply common sense and weigh up what's most likely to be in the cat's best interest.

Good luck with it all

 

[Callie]

shoot it, and get a GUINEA PIGS

 

[Puddy_Tat]

firky

as others have said, you would not be 'just abandoning' firkypuss if she goes to your grandparents' in the circumstances you describe and if they are happy with the idea. it sounds from what you say like an ideal home for this kitty.

you've not failed - you've rescued kitty, have made an effort to get her health problems established and sorted, and you are working on finding her a good home - which is a heck of a lot more than many people would do with any cat.

trying to persuade an outdoor cat to become domesticated is quite a challenge.

and quite a few people would not think much further about dealing with a cat who has health problems (a special needs kitty?)

and then you can adopt another kitty who's in need of a home. maybe (in view of your own health problems you've mentioned) an older cat who's less likely to be too active? a lot of cat rescue places find it hard to place cats even a few years old because people want kittens. but with a good home and regular maintenance, domestic cats can easily reach their late teens or older.

(((firky and firkypuss)))

 

[Manter]

Everyone else has said it much more eloquently- but another vote for you're not 'giving up' you're trying to do the best for her. Your ending up in hospital again is not what's best for her (or you).

 

[Sweet Meiga]

Your grandparents' place sounds like a semi-feral cat's paradise. And surely you can go and pay her visits?

 

[Firky]

Yeah, never thought of it like giving two cats a home

Was starting to regret starting this thread but that kind of logic isn't something I'd come to.

Still don't know what to do and I don't know where she is at the moment. I have had the window closed all day so she's not outside, guess she is tucked away in some hidey hole I have yet to discover.

 

[Callie]

you might end up in a never ending cat home/reject loop though and only ever make it stop by filling your home with GUINEA PIGS

Yeah, never thought of it like giving two cats a home

 

[Firky]

I haven't had a guinea pig since I was very young, it used to get put under a washing basket on the front lawn in the summer. We had a cat at the time and I still get a knotted feeling in my stomach when I think about what happened

 

[Callie]

natures way

 

[Addy]

this thread needs a bunny

 

[Geri]

I haven't had a guinea pig since I was very young, it used to get put under a washing basket on the front lawn in the summer. We had a cat at the time and I still get a knotted feeling in my stomach when I think about what happened

Our cat scoffed our budgie when I was a kid.

 

[story]

Well after it's episode under the bed I took it to the vets down the road. The Vet only had a quick look at her, her teeth (brave woman), felt her head, looked at her paws. Took an xray. Without looking at the xray she reckon at some point in her life she has been walloped on the head, there's a slight hard spot on her head, the same side where the chunk is missing from her ears. She can't say for certain until the xrays come back (computer problem) so will call back with blood and xray results.

Said that is quite likely but not deff' that this is the result for her skattyness.

I dunno WTF to do. Need time to think.

Part of me says give her to my grandparents where she can live in a very rural setting in a garage, getting fed real meat every day like their previous cats, the other part of me wants a cat and I feel like ive failed. I dont agree on getting animals to get rid of them when theyre too much and it is exactly what ive done

You've not failed her. How have you failed her?

If you decide that she is better off at your grandparents, then you've facilitated her being re-homed at (what sounds like) a lovely home.

You're just a stepping stone in her life, firky!

 

[Puddy_Tat]

any news on firky - puss yet?

 

[lizzieloo]

Firky posted on the pissed off thread that the vet hadn't got back to him as promised.

 

[stuff_it]

I am going to write a list of the pro / cons and talk it over with my mum. She's good with stuff like this - occasionally does home visits for the RSPCA but atm the moment her time is taken up with other things and hasn't done it for several years.

From that website:



This is exactly what plays on my conscience I don't want to be one of those cunts who just abandons animals. Fills me with murderous rage

Abandoning is different to passing on to someone who will care for it.

I've had a lot of rescue animals in the past, mainly dogs and a lot of them have ended up passed on to friends or relatives who have kept them forever. I've passed them on for all sorts of reasons including stupidity (which I warned the people who had her about - they thought it was normal for a dog to need to be on a lead near roads and had a bigger dog that meant they could have a flap so her tiny near-untrainable bladder could make it outside in the night). I was never going to be the right person for that dog but she went on to be a beloved if rather thick family pet.

 

[Firky]

Firky posted on the pissed off thread that the vet hadn't got back to him as promised.

And TBH I haven't chased her up as there's a three lettered word that makes me whince.

BTW, no more seizures

Still don't know WTF to do... well I do, just can't bring myself to do it. She's so cute and canny (when she wants to be)

 

[spring-peeper]

Does that mean you are going to keep her?

 

[lizzieloo]

It sounds like he's just very sad about not being able to