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Aug 05, 2017, 04:50 PM
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Member Since: Sep 2008
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I can't call a cat shelter. We already have too many cats. I'll try to make this short: I never intended to have cats. I love them, and want them, don't get me wrong, but I started feeding a mama cat and her kittens outside, and it grew over time, with other cats showing up and new ones being born. None were meant to come inside, but one cat got injured outside, so we took her to the vet, and she became an inside/outside cat. We've had a fairly recent situation with two kittens finding their way into our basement from outside, too little to get back out. My boyfriend caught one (very displeased) kitten, got it outside, and it ran back into the basement and hid. So, we've been feeding them and working with them to get them friendly, but the one he caught is still distrustful.
The shelters here have reputations for putting most cats down. I've been calling rescues, but so far, they're full, and their cats have to be "over-the-top" friendly. Most of my cats are feral, and the ones that are friendly only trust me, and my boyfriend a little bit. Five of our cats are fixed, but catching them is difficult. We've had animal control after us, and they caught a few (I feel sad because they were likely put to sleep), but gave up until the kittens that were there at the time got a little older and more trusting. My boyfriend was supposed to call them in March and take over feeding for me, but he didn't. I really don't want them put to sleep.
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I understand that you don't want your cats put down, and nor would I. However, as long as you have access to the internet, you can try to find someone, somewhere to take care of them until you can sort your living situation out. There are animal loving individuals who are very sympathetic if you're willing to post in places like Kijiji/Craigslist and explain your situation and why you can't have pets right now.
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