AIBU to want to give up exes pets

[Betty1119]

Ex and I split up six years ago. He moved out and due to his job , had no way of taking the two cats he had decided we should have the year before.

I've never really been a pet person but agreed to have them and didn't really have a choice but to keep them when we split.

Fast forward and I've now moved house, married and have two young DC.
For a few years the cats were never really a problem, I quite enjoyed having them around but the past year they have become unbearable.

My DH doesn't like pets full stop but tolerates them. But it comes down to him to clean up when they constantly bring in dead - or usually alive - vermin.

Since our DC2 was born 8 months ago they seem to have got so much worse. I'm starting most days by moving dead mice from the hallway and mopping up blood before our toddler comes downstairs! I'm always greeted by the remains of something or sick, furballs etc!

The worst thing is, now they have started spraying indoors! It absolutely stinks and I'm so embarrassed to have anyone visit.

It's stressing me out so much, I'm constantly cleaning.

I think I want to rehome them but worried they wouldnt go together or would end up in the wrong hands.
I'm feeling incredibly guilty over wanting to let them go, but yesterday I found one of them had sprayed on my DC highchair and it's a final straw!

AIBU to rehome them?

I know you didn't choose to get them but after 6 years you have responsibility towards them. Are there any new cats in the area that could be causing them stress? Or even other cats coming through cat flap that could be spraying? Feliway works well for anxious cats and I would also take them to vets in case of urine/ kidney Infection. Sadly you can't stop cats killing mice. My DD once crawled under the kitchen table to find the remains of a disemboweled mouse and put it in her mouth before I could stop her! I phoned GP who found it all quite funny , anyway she's now 20 and still alive so she survived and had no ill side effects ! Could you have a cat flap where they can go out but can't get in?

Wolfiefan people have children with intolerance and allergies or the animal might not be child friendly. When my dh was young they had a dog that wasn't child friendly, they had various instances where he knocked the kids over and my dh remembers them being told to run into the house quickly on a regular basis to get away from the dog. I've heard loads of stories like this from friends where their cats or dogs were kept outside or inside away from them because they couldn't trust them. Thats no life for the family or the animal.