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to want to give away a cat

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goldenwings · 23/06/2007 00:03

dps sister friend found a kitten the other week abandoned in a box she couldnt keep it as she had a reaction. anyway dps sister took it in but she to had a reaction so the kitten came here so dps nephew could see it as he has grown attached.

anyway all was fine and dps sister got the jabs done half price on benefits as she was going to have the cat back because she didnt react to it after a while. but this cant happen now

however we have reached a problem and that is the cat scratches and bites i have an 8 month old who is crawling and weve had to stop the cat scratching him. hes just scratched my stomach (the cat not my son lol) and dp is caked in scratches. the kitten cant stay anymore as i dont want my son to be scratched.

dps sister has said that we cant give the cat away but we can sell it at £40 so she gets the injection money back. fair enough but ive tried pointing out its a non pedigree tom and noone will pay 40 quid for it. yes hes toilet trained but still noone will pay that much. so we seem to be stuck with him and im not sure what to do. he can be a sweet little thing but will not stop scratching and biting hes so bad for it. i just want him to go to a decent home but seriously noones going to want to pay 40 pound.

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sparklygothkat · 23/06/2007 00:24

awww UCM so you don't shoot them...???

UCM · 23/06/2007 00:28

I am going to answer that, No.

But I love to wind up the cat brigade

Mini & Stumpy are quite happy in the front room with their Daddy, he has one on the top of our sofa and one on his lap. I do, however, have a problem with them sleeping on everything that is clean.

Ok, I lied, I fucking hate cats.

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goldenwings · 23/06/2007 00:29

he really can be lovely but then he goes mad and jumps on us scratching us and biting. and its getting worse.

i think the problem will be that shes paid out and has lost money. but i have to my son first and theres no way that i will stand for it if he scratches or bites him.

also she will be upset for her son and thats fair enough. i feel awful because i took the cat as it had nowhere else to go plus it kept her children happy.

i will have to have words with her tomorrow and say that the cat has to go asap.

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Saturn74 · 23/06/2007 00:29

Saturn74 · 23/06/2007 00:30

sorry, the was for UCM's post.

UCM · 23/06/2007 00:30

I gave my kittens to a good home, but was very fortunate that a couple of young Drs. wanted them and gave me 150.00 in vouchers after they took 2, they also sent photos and a christmas card. Yes I did visit their house.

mummyto2littleprincess · 23/06/2007 00:32

maybe the cat is like this due to being a kitten he thinks its playing i should know iv got a kitten whos about 4months old and he bite alot but just playing

if you can keep him away from baby

UCM · 23/06/2007 00:33

I also recieve even now, a christmas card from one of the 'cats', which I think is probably a bit 'mad', but I made sure my cats went to a good home. It would never happen again, we had both done shortly after the first litter. Dh & I were both up in shifts looking after them as their mum decided to kill one of the babies.

sparklygothkat · 23/06/2007 00:36

I don't think I am part of the cat brigde, just shooting cats is something I don't like, since my cat was shot last year..

sorry for hijacking..

babalon · 23/06/2007 00:36

Right I had a kitten it was fab until I realised it couldn't shit in the litter tray dug up my carpets and brought fleas into the house where my 6 month old dd was crawling aroung and the fecking flea would jump on her face as she crawled. So I found a farm that had mice cats and put him there.

DH still doesn't know but then he thinks cats are fecking great

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goldenwings · 23/06/2007 00:37

ive owned cats before from kittens. this is completley different behaviour to how they were.

he will literally attack you and he will not let go. you know how cats usually pounce on moving objects? well he doesnt. you could be quietly watching tv and he will just lunge at youand scratch and/or bite. yet when we do play with him hes quite calm.

hes drawn blood from dp tonight who didnt do anything to provoke him he was just watching tv.

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Twinklemegan · 23/06/2007 00:38

I used to adore my cats. I still do I guess but boy are they a pain now we've got DS. We just haven't the space and I keep tripping over the litter tray and their food bowls in the kitchen, we can't get rid of their fleas, one of them keeps p*ssing on the kitchen floor, etc. They did all these things before but they were my babies then, but now I've got a real human baby. That makes me feel terrible, poor things.

NurseyJo · 23/06/2007 00:38

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oggsfrog · 23/06/2007 00:39

UCM

Thankyou for the dummies sewing book
I don't think I'm ever gonna master the pincushion...............
Thing is I just don't want to make a fucking pincushion .

Do you want me to send it back to you or is there anybody else in the queue(how the fuck do you spell queue?)

I'm still using it for the techniques. but just don't want a pincushion

Twinklemegan · 23/06/2007 00:39

GW - sounds like you really do need advice from somewhere like Cats Protection. Hope they can help. DP keeps threatening ours with the same thing, but I don't think are problems are quite as bad. I guess we just don't like cats quite as much as we used to.

NurseyJo · 23/06/2007 00:40

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madamez · 23/06/2007 00:41

It's not your problem that she spent money on the cat. She didn't sell it to you. Either give it to a cat-homing charity or hit it with abrick and tell her it ran away.

oggsfrog · 23/06/2007 00:43

NurseyJo, are you laughing at me or giving me the correct spelling??????

Twinklemegan · 23/06/2007 00:44

I think the latter Oggsfrog. People very rarely laugh AT each other on here.

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goldenwings · 23/06/2007 00:45

hmmm dont think i will hit him with a brick lol.

another thing dp is worried about is that ive got to have an operation at some point and will be laid up for 6 weeks. my son isnt going to get enough attention from me (wont be able to pick him up much ) so the cat definatly wont be getting attention. also i will have to have stitches and theres no way i want him scratching me.

i know it seems like im making excuses but seriously we just cant do it. i think the cat can be so sweet but having an 8 month old an operation and a cat just doesnt mix.

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Twinklemegan · 23/06/2007 00:46

No need to feel bad at all GW if the cat can go to a good home. Just sort that SIL of yours out.

oggsfrog · 23/06/2007 00:52

Twinkle, then I had it right in the first place ?

It never looks right though , does it

UCM · 23/06/2007 00:53

Oggsfrog I would like it back, but will ask on A&C. I am very sorry I didin't see that farking pincushion

oggsfrog · 23/06/2007 00:55

Trip, trap, trip, little april showers.....

UCM · 23/06/2007 01:05

Only on a Sunday after Kippers and Anal Sparkly

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