advice needed (pet related ).

[woollyandtig]

Posting here for traffic and opinions .

We as a family made hard to decision to rheometer our cat trixy (she is 3). We came to this decision after exploring other avenues and a lot of debating, but it was best thing for all of us . She wasn't keen on our youngest ds and had scratched him more than once and more impotantly we simple arent here enough for her and neighbours have menioned yhe constant meowing when we are out , Other than that she is the perfect cat . So anyway we found a perfect family for her last week they have 2 teenagers and another female cat . They came and collected her on monday and now have began calling saying she there other cat doesn't like her ( don't know what they where expecting after 3 days ) .
They want to bring her back and get there money back (token amount and not important at all). My main concern is eldest dd has aspergers and this whole thing has been hard enough on her without confusing the life out of her by bringing the cat back, but what can I do ? I don't want cat suffering but if she returns I don't know how to explain it to the kids . It doesn't seem fair on anyone . Wwyd ?

I think i was a bit hasty in my first posts OP, i apologise for that. Clearly you didn't take this cat on a whim and it was good of you to make the effort for her. I do wonder about how an ordinarily outdoor cat would adapt to being indoors.

A few tips, cats actually like getting up high so if you can put boxes up high for her, or get her one those scratching post/house towers. invest in some toys for her, especially cat nip toys and see if you can find some ways of stimulating her.

not sure what the best solution is really but she will get used to being an indoor cat.

I actually don't think its a good idea getting her a companion, as this may well upset her further.

I hope you find a solution OP

No she is house cat we leave her plenty of food and water , 2 litter trays and full treat ball , if we can we get someone to come in and play with her and change litter etc. We are never away longer than Fri night till Sunday afternoon.

No worries LEM I appreciate how bad it sounded and I should really have put more detail in op, thanks for tips she has a tree but will try high up boxes , I think she will love them she is box crazy.

She isn't too fussed on catnip but maybe that's just toys we have tried , I'm on amazon having a browse at some toys to keep her busy hopefully some new toys help bear the boredom.

Will phone vet tommorow and get appointment booked in asap hopefully get some advice on suitable medication for her , hopefully I'd she is calm for few weeks she will realise it's not so bad to be alone and we can go from there.

Neighbour will be thrilled she is back ,not. She made a point of catching me after work to tell me how peaceful its been without the noise. She must have seen us returning tonight with her and all her things so can only imagine how annoyed she will be but at least she has weekend of quite to enjoy.

Try petplanet, OP, for cat toys. Pets at home is good too.
Usually just a piece of string, a cardboard box, some rustly paper bag, things like that will do.

Leave a radio on for her (will drown out the crying!). Cat videos on youtube seem to enchant my puss!

Try walking her on a lead to get her outside safely? Seriously, she's young enough to learn to accept it.

YY to not getting another cat though. Too stressful for all concerned.

Try the litter tray on MN to get some advice on keeping cat entertained. And it will be good for your children.

My best childhood memories involve my old, dearly departed family pets!

The majority of cats can cope with staying indoors of the many I've rescued only a small percentage insisted on getting out daily.

Some cats yap its their nature I've a bunch of them you, have my condolences:)

Sounds to me like you've done everything right. Maybe the biggest problem here is your neighbour?

And I second the advice NOT to get the cat a companion - most adult cats are happier as the only cat in the home (kittens are a different matter).

I hope everything works out - it should get easier as your son gets older and the cat sees him as less of a threat.