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Cat Forum / General Topics / December 2003Two cats to a good home
I have two cats that I absolutely adore but I have to find a new equally loving owner for them. There is a new member introduced to my family who is allergic. They are friendly, love attention and are very well behaved. The male is neutered and the female, spayed. They have never sprayed or peed in the house other than in their litter box of course. They are both approximately 7 years old and come fully equipped with carrying cage, covered litter box, bed, brush, nail clippers and food dishes. If interested please call Debbie at 819-955-7196. "Debbie Buttrum" writes >I have two cats that I absolutely >adore but I have to find a new equally >loving owner for them. There is a new member introduced to my >family who is allergic. You didn't mention your locale, btw. I hope you find a good home. Please also try to locate a few (pets available) websites where you can posts pix of your cats..and check local rescue groups! Good luck. > You didn't mention your locale, btw. I hope you find a good home. Please also > try to locate a few (pets available) websites where you can posts pix of your > cats..and check local rescue groups! Good luck. Quebec? > > You didn't mention your locale, btw. I hope you find a good home. Please > also [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Quebec? Correct. I imagine not to far from the Ontario border. Judy > I have two cats that I absolutely adore but I have to find a new equally > loving owner for them. There is a new member introduced to my family who is [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > carrying cage, covered litter box, bed, brush, nail clippers and food > dishes. People who do this make me want to cry. I guess they just don't get it. Dee >> I have two cats that I absolutely adore but I have to find a new equally >> loving owner for them. There is a new member introduced to my family who is [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Dee They will, though. They will..... | > I have two cats that I absolutely adore but I have to find a new equally | > loving owner for them. There is a new member introduced to my family who is | > allergic. If it's a child then it can learn to live with it and build up a resistance. I know several cases where this has worked, my own daughter included. But there might be support of medication needed like some anti histamines. Carola On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Debbie Buttrum wrote: > I have two cats that I absolutely adore but I have to find a new equally > loving owner for them. There is a new member introduced to my family who is [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > carrying cage, covered litter box, bed, brush, nail clippers and food > dishes. People who do this make me want to cry. I guess they just don't get it. Dee Why? I applaud this person for being responsible and trying to find new homes without resorting to dumping them at the pound or on overburdened rescue groups. We don't know the severity of the health problem. I have seen children on allergy medications that still can't tolerate the substance they are allergic to. I don't think it's fair to insist people must keep the animals at the expense of the health of their children. Some children have very severe allergy reactions (chronic ear infections, asthma etc). These can be life threatening (asthma) or cause permanent hearing loss (chronic ear infection). I don't think it's fair to expect a parent to risk that while the child may or may not build up resistance to the animals. The first thing a physician will tell a parent when a pet allergy is diagnosed is to remove the pet from the home. She's probably just following her doctors recommendation. > On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Debbie Buttrum wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > remove the pet from the home. She's probably just following her doctors > recommendation. I totally agree. Allergies suck big time. Ragweed is the big one for me, so from August until the frost I'm miserable. The only think that helps me with ragweed is prednisone, which is a steroid, and my doctor only lets me take it for a maximum of 2 weeks. Thankfully my cat allergy is mild, and when a new cat is introduced I get used to it within a few weeks so my allergies calm down. My friend on the other hand can't visit us at all. Within 5 minutes of walking through our door her throat starts closing up and she has trouble breathing. For a parent to see this happen to a young child (or whoever the new family member is) must be horrible. If it's a life or death situation, which many allergies are, then unfortunately some people have to find new homes for their pets. At least the OP is being responsible and not dumping them at a shelter or in a farmer's field. I'm sure that if there was any hope that medicine would help the OP would try it, but sometimes meds just don't help. It's unfortunate, but I applaud the OP for being both a responsible parent and a responsible pet owner. |
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