to want to give away a cat

[goldenwings]

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.

[Saturn74]

Kippers Sparkly and Anal Sparkly - who are they?

[oggsfrog]

UCM, forgot to say "thankyou" for the Dummies.......

t'was no mention of golden showers, just April Showers

I was actually trying to post a sparkly "parp", or "troll spray" but couldn't get them to work without giving my address....

[goldenwings]

well ive spoken to her this morning on msn. she told me to send the cat over to her and she will rehome him. think shes pissed off at us but we cant keep him. and i hope she accepts that.

[IsabelWatchingItRainInMacondo]

one week with the cat and she will understand your point!

[bookwormmum]

We adopted a cat in February/March from a friend-of-a-friend and if we'd been asked to pay £40 for her,she'd still be homeless (we had to ask for her dirt tray and basket as the girl tried to hang onto them). I understand that your sister is narked at having paid out but money spent on a cat is effectively gone - you can't recoup it if the cat doesn't suit.

We've spent hundreds (literally!) on Treacle with jabs, worming, chipping, cat lead, cat food, cat litter and kennels over Easter but if she ran away tomorrow that would be that. Good luck to your sister .

[WinkyWinkola]

Cat lead? Can you get leads for cats? Will they be led? 'mazing.

[bookwormmum]

It's a harness for small cats or dogs. She wasn't allowed out for a few weeks until she'd had all her jabs so it was to walk her in the back garden with. Btw, it wasn't a huge success!

[alicet]

You took the cat in as a favour to her as she had a reaction to him and have kept this cat for some time for her to have back at a later date at some cost to yourself (food etc). Now she doesn't want it back but doesn't want to pay for the jabs she had and is therefore insisting that you sell this cat for a frankly absurd amount of money so SHE doesn't miss out. And you're actually thinking about paying her the money?????

Um - am I missing something? I think she is being very unreasonable. You have helped her out and now she doesn't want either the cat back or to lose out financially. Tell her is she doesn't want the cat you will find him a good home but you will not be charging anyone to take him nor will you give her the money. If she doesn't like this then tough

[UCM]

Oggs could you send it back then. Sadly, no one else wanted it.

[goldenwings]

the cat is still here. however she is phoning an animal shelter tomorrow. although i havent spoken to her since

dp is starting to feel sorry for him but dp isnt the one who constantly has to keep an eye on the cat in the daytime. also if the cat did ever scrath or bite our son dp would straight away kick it out on the street so its only right that he goes somewhere else.

[alicet]

goldenwings how about getting back in touch with the people that offered to take him before? It sounds like he will be well cared for there (better than a shelter).

Obviously if this is no longer a goer then shelter it has to be whether she likes it or not!

[barney2]

Kittens will bite/scratch/be a pain in the arse....any kitten that doesn't bite/scratch etc is an absolute exception. You have a kitten you have to expect them to do this. All they want to do is play and biting/scratching etc is all part of them being young.

The Stubbington Ark in Portsmouth is an absolutely lovely Animal Centre - you also have the Blue Cross down there.

Surely its more important to find the kitten a new lovely home than worry about getting the vaccination money back??!!!

[goldenwings]

kittens do bite and scratch and usually its playful. however this kitten will go for your face even if your not doing anything. he just constantly scratches and bites. you cant even stroke him unless hes tired.

my friend who offered to take him has changed her mind because i explained thouroughly his temperament. she has young kiddies and does not want them getting scratched and/or bit.

i have given dps siter until tomorrow to contact them otherwise i will do it myself.

[bookwormmum]

If the cat is going for faces and this isn't due to her being wound by being overpetted, then I would happily give the cat away myself. It could be someone'es eye next time.

[barney2]

Oh dear...by the sounds of it you need to find it a home on a farm - the RSPCA and CPL usually have requests for cats such as these that can wander around keeping the mice population down etc.

How old is it? I can put in a word for you here (Andover) and see if the CPL here can help you. Has it been neutered/spayed?

[goldenwings]

sorry havent been on ive got a cold.

well i havent heard anything from dps sister and the cat went for cade this morning. he wasnt hurt but he cried as the cat tried jumping on him. i caught it and threw it out of the living room (not literally threw)so will have words with dp tonight and use his phone as i dont have one to get it sorted.

we think hes just over 3 months he was found in a box so dont really know much about him.
i live in portsmouth.

[barney2]

Have you rung the Portsmouth Animal Home - the Stubbington Ark to see if they can take him? The sooner you get him in the better.

[goldenwings]

i will be doing that this afternoon when dp gets home at 3:45pm i dont have anyway of getting in touch with them until he gets home.

[pucca]

That is absolute crap about once a cat is wild it always will be!!

I have 2 cats that were COMPLETELY ferrel when i got them i got them from a friends mum who had a farm, they had never seen people at all before, took alot of time and patience but they are the most friendliest cats you will ever meet, on the other hand i bought a kitten from a very posh detached house, she is absolutely mad! will not let you near her at all.

[barney2]

A cat needs time and patience, especially kittens - I had a kitten once that was completely loopy and attacked anything that moved but 3yrs later she is much more laid back although she's not a lap cat and doesn't like a lot of fuss. You could say kittens need training much like a puppy does.

This little chap goldenwings has has to be rehomed urgently - by the sounds of it its been through far more than most 3 month old kittens - its still a baby after all.

I don't agree that when a cat is a bit on the wild side it won't change - it will change - it just needs time/space/peace & quiet etc etc.

The Ark will take it but it may not take it immediately - depends on how much room they have. But good luck anyway.

[expatinscotland]

bollocks to that.

give him to a loving home and stuff her.

i guarantee she didn't pay £40 for those jabs.

[barney2]

Oh hang on a sec! You can easily pay £40 for vaccinations for a kitten - you have one lot of jabs and then another lot of jabs a couple of weeks later - it can easily add up to £40. My cat her annual jabs last week and cost me almost that.

[WigWamBam]

Barney, GW says that the jabs were done at half price on benefits ... so I doubt very much that her sister paid £40. They might have been that price if she'd paid full whack, but not if she got them at half price.

GW, it was your sister's choice to let the cat go, and it's been her choice not to deal with rehoming him - the fact that she's lost £40 is beside the point and not your problem. No-one else should have to shoulder that simply because she can't be bothered to do the rehoming of a cat she doesn't want.

Are the people who wanted him before still interested in having him? I'd send him there rather to a rehoming centre where he may not be rehomed for a while. It sounds as if he needs a permanent, loving home now.

[barney2]

wwb - sorry I didn't see she'd said they'd been done on benefits.