I need help finding my cat a home

[zathrus]

i know furie has already opeded a topic on this, but it's just shy a 7am and i'm
frustrated and tired and couldn't find it. As furie has said we are in the process
of buying a house and need to find a good home for our cat. plus according to
the baby's pedatrician he is starting to develop a allergy to the cat. here's her
info:
she is a 3 year old tortis-shell calico. she has been spayed and has had all her
shots. she is very loving and doesn't cause any problems. I really need help
finding her a home. if i can't find someone really soon to adopt her. i'm going to
have to give her to a shelter. and all the no-kill shelters that i've come across
say that they are full. i'm willing to bring her to anyone or just about any where
that will give her a good home. please guys help me. this is like trying to choose
between 2 of my kids and it's killing me to think that if i can't find her a home
she'll go to a shelter that will eventually put her to sleep or have to release her
on the streets. which wouldn't be a good idea. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!

[ShelleBink]

I'll ask around this weekend... my house seems to take in animals often ((luckily my dad is a huge animal lover; we never had to do the &quot;it followed me home&quot; gag to him)).&nbsp; Do you know if she gets along with other animals?&nbsp; I have two cats - an adult male russian blue and an adult female maine coon; and of course I have my dog ((who gets along with cats fine)).&nbsp; I know my brother just moved into a house; he may want a pet.&nbsp; And my other brother and sis in law love cats too.&nbsp; I'll ask around, PM me if you need to.<br />

[Don Stugots]

<p>I know a Chinese resturant that would love to&nbsp;take the&nbsp;cat</p>

[ShelleBink]

Yea, I always get afraid when I let out my sister's Maine Coon... I'm always afraid the Asians across the street will be chasing her down the street.<br />

[Doogie]

<strong>STUGOTS1</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I know a Chinese resturant that would love to&nbsp;take the&nbsp;cat</p><p>Dont be an ass...</p><p>Zathrus, she sounds lovely and if I was home I would take her off your hands. I will try to contact a few people I know from home and see if they can help. That is all I can promise though.</p>

[ShelleBink]

I call dibbs.<br />

[ShelleBink]

whats her name?<br />

[WhistlePig]

<strong>zathrus</strong> wrote:<br> plus according to the baby's
pedatrician he is starting to develop a allergy to the cat. <p></p>

Don't you have 2 other cats? The baby is developing an allergy to just this one? Or
did you have to get rid of the other two, too? That's weird...

[SinA]

<strong>ShelleBink</strong> wrote:<br />Yea, I always get afraid when I let out my sister's Maine Coon... <p>ewww.</p>

[angrymissy]

<p>PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT LET THE CAT OUT ON THE STREETS - IT IS
INCREDIBLY INHUMANE TO DO THAT.&nbsp; YOUR CAT WILL DIE TERRIFIED AND
ALONE.&nbsp; I don't want to sound mean - but that is cruel.<br />
</p><p>If you cannot find the cat a home, PLEASE try to contact a
foster organization and see if they can take the cat in.&nbsp; Try
posting an ad on craigslist with picture. My sister found a cat and we
were able to find a foster org to take it in, but it took weeks of work
on my end to find one with space.<br />
</p>

[FezPaul]

<strong>ShelleBink</strong> wrote:<br />Yea, I always get afraid when I let out my sister's Maine Coon... <p>&quot;White people are so scared of black people...&quot;</p>

[Bulldogcakes]

<p>Try <a href="http://www.petfinder.com/" target="_self" title="Petfinder">Petfinder</a> and Craigs list. </p><p>If you cant find anyone, PM me. I have a friend who works for a rescue organization (not the city). &nbsp;</p>

[zathrus]

Shelly
her name is harley quinn (her face looks like it's split in two), but we call her
harley. after she gets use to animals she's fine. Yes, we have 2 other cats. one
is getting close to going to a "better place" and we're going to look for a home
for the other one as soon as we find a home for harley.

missy
we are doing everything that we can to find her a home and not let her out on
the streets. i agree that doing that is the most horrible thing to do. the problem
with putting her in a adoption organization is that all the ones that i've called
are full with refugees from katrina.

any help finding her a home would be greatly appreciated.

[zathrus]

<strong>Bulldogcakes</strong> wrote:<br><p>Try <a href="http://
www.petfinder.com/" target="_self" title="Petfinder">Petfinder</a> and Craigs
list. </p><p>If you cant find anyone, PM me. I have a friend who works for a
rescue organization (not the city). ÿ</p><p></p>

we've been trying both of these sites for sometime and have not received any
responses. they are wothless.

[Bulldogcakes]

<p>Try <a href="http://mightymutts.tripod.com/frame.html" target="_self" title="Mighty Mutts">Mighty Mutts</a></p><p>They do adoptions at Union Square every weekend. <br /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>BTW- Have you sought out a second opinion? Allergy diagnosis is notoriously unreliable. &nbsp;</p><p>You also might want to see if you can figure out a living arrangement (Cat downstairs/Baby upstairs) since you're dealing with a house, and not a small apartment like some people. <br /></p><a href="http://mightymutts.tripod.com/frame.html" target="_self" title="Mighty Mutts"></a>

[angrymissy]

<p>I have a woman in WEstchester I can try and put you in touch with, but shes usually full up.&nbsp; With a cat my sister found, she had to keep it for 3 weeks, then I went to the womans house where she fosters a bunch of cats, and drove 6 unadoptable cats 4 hours away to a refuge upstate.&nbsp; Only then could she take then cat in.</p><p>I will ask around for you.&nbsp; If it comes down to it, do not tell any rescue orgs or shelters that this is an owner surrender.&nbsp; They will not take the cat.&nbsp; No kill shelters almost never take owner surrenders.&nbsp; Tell them you found the cat.</p><p>I just found out last year that I'm severly allergic to cats and I've been living with them my whole life.&nbsp; I only have problems when I don't vacuum regularly or they sit in my lap and shed</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by angrymissy on 3-16-06 @ 11:18 PM</span>

[ShelleBink]

so far, bro/sis in law gave a thumbs down... other bro still needs to call back and i haven't had a chance to approach my parents ((they kinda have their hands full this weekend))... will keep u posted tho hun.<br />

[zathrus]

thanks shelly. you're a doll. if you have a email address, i could send you a pic of
her

[Kewlkat]

How much time do you have? I am doing an externship at a shelter and the people are great and have great resources....I'll see what I can do.&nbsp; <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/wink.gif" border="0" />&nbsp;

[zathrus]

we need to find her a home as soon as possible. we are planning on moving late
spring/early summer. i'll post her picture as soon as i can get furie to post it. i have
no idea on how to do this. if anyone would like a pic of harley pm me and i'll email
you the pic.

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by zathrus on 3-18-06 @ 5:16 PM</span>

[furie]

<strong>Kewlkat</strong> wrote:<br>How much time do you have? I am doing an externship at a shelter and the people are great and have great resources....I'll see what I can do. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/wink.gif" border="0" /> <p></p>

about a month

[Justice4all]

<p>PLEASE HELP ME!!!!</p><p><img src="http://www.voote.com/images/Reg.166.3.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>&quot;Well....if you live next to a river...I've got a bag&quot;</p>

[Snoogans]

is that your thing now, tom, pretend the jokes are someone else's so when they bomb its not as bad<br />

[furie]

here's a picture of Harley

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/furie1335/pics/harley.jpg

[zathrus]

justice,
i never thought you would be that mean

[Death Metal Moe]

<p>Even though I don't find the jokes funny, you had to know they were coming.</p>

[Kewlkat]

<p>Zath and Furie, I talked to one of my supervisors and she suggested that you talk with your Vet and/or local Vets and see if they can post up flyers and/or use the power of word by/of mouth, maybe they know of someone that has lost a cat or something and is looking for another one.&nbsp; Also, look into and/or try going the route of rescue.&nbsp; Hope this helps and if you've already done and thought of these things, Im sorry....sorry I couldnt be of more help.&nbsp; And hope that you find a good home for your cat and soon.&nbsp; <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smile.gif" border="0" /></p>

[furie]

<strong>Kewlkat</strong> wrote:<br><p>Zath and Furie, I talked to one of my supervisors and she suggested that you talk with your Vet and/or local Vets and see if they can post up flyers and/or use the power of word by/of mouth, maybe they know of someone that has lost a cat or something and is looking for another one. Also, look into and/or try going the route of rescue. Hope this helps and if you've already done and thought of these things, Im sorry....sorry I couldnt be of more help. And hope that you find a good home for your cat and soon. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smile.gif" border="0" /></p><p></p>

rescue and shelters are no good. all of the no-kills are full because of katrina.

[angrymissy]

Rescue is different from a shelter- you will have to do a lot of ground work and calling people to get the cat placed, like I said, don't say it's an owner surrender or they won't take it.&nbsp; I got a stray my sister found placed in a foster home but I had to do A LOT of work to make it happen.&nbsp; This woman in in Westchester - I will PM you her email addy, but she may be full.&nbsp; Other places can get you a cage at Petsmart or Petco.

[zathrus]

<strong>Death Metal Moe</strong> wrote:<br><p>Even though I don't
find the jokes funny, you had to know they were coming.</p><p></p>

yes, i knew they were coming, but i didn't expect them from justice.

[Snoogans]

<p>its shelle - i hijacked snoogan's account!!!</p><p>my brother's gonna take the kitty :o)&nbsp;</p>

[Hottub]

<p>Three cheers for Shelle's brother.</p><p>Great news! I LOVE a happy ending!</p>

[angrymissy]

<font size="5"><strong>YAY!!!!!!!!</strong></font>

[zathrus]

shelle and her brother are now my favorite people!!!!!!!!

[furie]

Thanks again shelle!