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Cat Forum / General Topics / July 2006I think I may get rid of my cat.
It's been about a year now and it just isn't working. He's a little too violent/active for my tastes... and the shedding.. ugh. My Mom told me it would probably be best if I gave him away to a place where he could get more attention/love. However, I wouldn't know where to bring him. I don't want to give him to a place and have him killed off... I feel kind of bad because he will be wondering where I am/what happened, and I know they aren't as smart as we are but it still must be pretty traumatic. Where are you in the world Zeigest just general area so we can post rescue centers that are no kill > It's been about a year now and it just isn't working. He's a little too > violent/active for my tastes... and the shedding.. ugh. My Mom told me it [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > wondering where I am/what happened, and I know they aren't as smart as we > are but it still must be pretty traumatic. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE take him to a no-kill shelter where he will have a chance to find a good home. Try a local SPCA shelter if you are in a big city or have reasonable access to one. O course, you could try a cat behaviorist and get some ideas on how to reduce the aggressive behaviors - cats are pretty quick learners, also if he is young he may just need more interactive play time and re-direction. If you do decide to give him away just please find a no-kill shelter, someone will want to give him a good home! *Shahar* (mommy to 4 fur-babies, the last of whom just came home on Monday! and needs a nice michievous name!) Aerandir Meneldur It means Mischief Cat Ferdirand it means cat > PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE take him to a no-kill shelter where he will have > a chance to find a good home. Try a local SPCA shelter if you are in a [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > (mommy to 4 fur-babies, the last of whom just came home on Monday! and > needs a nice michievous name!) You want to get rid of your cat? Color me surprised. At least you call him "him" instead of "it" now. Is he still as dirty as you said? Hope you find a loving, accepting home for him. Please, please, please, do NOT get another cat. Rhonda I was reconsidering it until he just jumped up on my desk and racked his claws and mouth on my forearm. This was unprovoked... I grabbed him and threw him in my room I didn't adopt him to put up with this crap, he's a danger to anyone who dares adopt him especially if they have small children. He was only with someone else for a month before I got him I don't know if he was abused or what but he has some serious issues. > You want to get rid of your cat? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Rhonda Zeitgeist, The SPCA will give the cat a socialization rating and he will be worked with by a behaviorist after evaluation for rehabilitation and later adoption as a special needs cat. I realize he is not at all what you wante or expected, but the SPCA really can and will try all they can to rehabilitate him, so that at least he has a chance. Where are you located? There is probably an SPCA (or another no-kill shelter) in your area. > Zeitgeist, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > you located? There is probably an SPCA (or another no-kill shelter) in > your area. Yes, please go this route. Though I gotta say that the picking him up and throwing him in your room does give him motive to attack later. I'm telling you, my cat used to do this ALL THE TIME!! I worked with her and she's fine now. She does occasionally go into attack mode but if she does bite, it's not hard and if she does scratch, I'm not much faster at moving away and rarely get a mark at all. The last time I got an actual scratch was about 6 months ago. Yelling, throwing her into rooms, spray bottles, sticky tape...none of those are things that I did. I know you're done with him, but in case you have a REAL change of heart and want to keep him because you really do want him and want to work with him, I'll be glad to share how I did it. I know I've typed a message to you about it before when you first came on here with problems. Believe it or not, it wasn't hard at all. Otherwise, please save you and your cat the trouble and the frustration and give it up. And also keep in mind that cats can sense your feelings and sometimes take them on or react appropriately. All of your anger towards the cat isn't helping any. >> The SPCA will give the cat a socialization rating and he will be >> worked with by a behaviorist after evaluation for rehabilitation and [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >sometimes take them on or react appropriately. All of your anger towards >the cat isn't helping any. I remember when I got my Margie because I wanted a companion for Kitty (My now 15 year old furbaby). I went to the Humane Society JUST TO LOOK at what they had. Margie was a 14 month old calico that tryed to scratch the dickens out of me when I went to pick her up. I looked at other but kept coming back to MY Margie. Just something about her that made me connect to her. The gal tryed to talk me into others but I had to have Margie. When I got her home I had more scratches on my hands and arms for the first few weeks that people were wondering what was going on but I did not give up on her. Well now at about 4 years she is the most caring and loving of all four of my furbabies (I took in 2 more strays) even though back then I felt like ringing her neck a few times!!! My furbabies: http://members.aol.com/larrystark/index.htm >I was reconsidering it until he just jumped up on my desk and racked his >claws and mouth on my forearm. This was unprovoked... I grabbed him and >threw him in my room I didn't adopt him to put up with this crap, he's a >danger to anyone who dares adopt him especially if they have small >children. He was only with someone else for a month before I got him I >don't know if he was abused or what but he has some serious issues. Sounds to me like he needs/wants more attention from you, and you are constantly stuck to the computer. Please find him a home where he'll get pets, regular brushing, attention and love, and please, take no more pets into your home. >>I was reconsidering it until he just jumped up on my desk and racked his >>claws and mouth on my forearm. This was unprovoked... I grabbed him and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >get pets, regular brushing, attention and love, and please, take no >more pets into your home. I agree. This person does not sound like a pet person to me. If anything maybe fish where he can feed once or twice a day and ignore the rest of the time. >>>I was reconsidering it until he just jumped up on my desk and racked his >>>claws and mouth on my forearm. This was unprovoked... I grabbed him and [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >anything maybe fish where he can feed once or twice a day and ignore >the rest of the time. Absolutely. You have to interact with your cat. Cats are not "give me a home and I'll leave you alone"-type pets. Fish sound about this guy's speed. Then he'll go get a couple of piranha and complain that they bite his fingers off when he tries to pet them. Feh. >>>>I was reconsidering it until he just jumped up on my desk and racked his >>>>claws and mouth on my forearm. This was unprovoked... I grabbed him and >>>>threw him in my room I didn't adopt him to put up with this crap, he's a >>>>danger to anyone who dares adopt him especially if they have small >>>>children. He was only with someone else for a month before I got him I >>>>don't know if he was abused or what but he has some serious issues. >>>Sounds to me like he needs/wants more attention from you, and you are >>>constantly stuck to the computer. Please find him a home where he'll >>>get pets, regular brushing, attention and love, and please, take no >>>more pets into your home. >>I agree. This person does not sound like a pet person to me. If >>anything maybe fish where he can feed once or twice a day and ignore >>the rest of the time. >Absolutely. You have to interact with your cat. Cats are not "give me >a home and I'll leave you alone"-type pets. Fish sound about this >guy's speed. Then he'll go get a couple of piranha and complain that >they bite his fingers off when he tries to pet them. I like that. You are probably right!! :-) Z, You are looking for a reason to get rid of your cat and not make yourself the bad guy. I have seen no affection for this cat in any of your posts. Cats can sense how you feel. Now that this vicious, ferocious monster has tried to eat you alive and you barely got out of the situation with your life, now you can "get rid" of the cat without a guilty conscience. Of course you had to get rid of him, he was totally unpredictable and vicious! You can't have such a wild thing living in your house now, can you! Find him a good, caring home. If you take him to a shelter he will probably not be adopted because he has marks against him. I repeat -- please, please, please do not ever get another cat. You do not even come close to understanding them. Rhonda > I was reconsidering it until he just jumped up on my desk and racked his > claws and mouth on my forearm. This was unprovoked... I grabbed him and [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> >>Rhonda It sounds like he is desperately bored and needing attention. And throwing him into a room is just nasty. It's like the parents who hit their kids for hitting! Cindy >I was reconsidering it until he just jumped up on my desk and racked his >claws and mouth on my forearm. This was unprovoked... I grabbed him and [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> >> Rhonda > It's been about a year now and it just isn't working. He's a little too > violent/active for my tastes... and the shedding.. ugh. My Mom told me [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > wondering where I am/what happened, and I know they aren't as smart as > we are but it still must be pretty traumatic. Here in Northern IN, if you adopt a cat and then take it back because of anti-social behavior they won't try to put it up for adoption again.....they are put down. If they take them back at all. |
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