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Should I rehome my cat?

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D0oinMeCleanin · 27/02/2012 09:31

Before anyone dives on me, this is not what you think. I have not gotten bored of my cat. I am not pissed off with him for pissing and shitting places he shouldn't piss and shit. I adore him. He is very loved and very well looked after.

I've been having some issues with cat/dog relations. Now the main issue is with the Grey, who will be going to her new home soon, so all is now sorted in that respect. My other issues is that the Grey's issue with the cat and has re-inginited the terriers appetite for dinner a la tom cat.

Here is my problem, niether animal is obviously re-homeable. The cat is now 11 years old, so old in terms of rescues and needs a special diet, which is not cheap. The terrier is not especially young and is fear aggressive, not fond of children and cannot live with small furries. He is hit and miss with other dogs.

As I couldn't be certain either animal would be adopted to a loving home fairly quickly and because I love them both dearly we reshuffled things a bit. Cat now lives upstairs. During the day he access to the living room because the dogs are not allowed in there. On an evening he has access to the kitchen, dining room, bathroom, rest of upstairs. Over night he sleeps with the dc and the terrier has been moved downstairs to sleep.

Cat has always had two or three homes. We've found one of his homes. A workmate of my Uncles who lives on my street has told my Uncle he has been feeding a cat that looks like but doesn't let him because he doesn't want to take him in and keep him if he would be missed by someone. Cat goes to his house every morning and every evening for his JWB Ocean Fish (that this man has bought in especially for cat) and his bacon scraps. He told my uncle about the cat not because he realised he knew him but because my uncle has cats so he was asking for advise on bringing him in and keeping him as a house cat.

He is a single man, who lives alone and has never had pets before but is apparrently smitten with my cat. I've asked my uncle to pass on my address and ask this man to come and talk to me about cat.

Do I tell him he can let cat in and if cat settles he can stay there? This means we'd probably become his second home rather than his main home. It sounds like this man spoils cat rotten and has much more time to dedicate to worshipping cat than I do.

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PoohBearsHole · 27/02/2012 09:34

I think you have done the right thing about contacting the man, if your cat is spending his free time at another house and is loved there then perhaps this is the right home for him with the occasional visit to you guys. Are the dc going to be devastated, is the cat still going to be welcome? All these things are important to know and also to make sure that it is definitely YOUR cat that is going there.

Cats are funny creatures, I think they like to choose their owners and know what side their bread is buttered.

D0oinMeCleanin · 27/02/2012 09:41

Cat will always be welcome here. Dd2 would be upset but I think I need to consider what is best for cat. Knowing my cat he'll still turn up here occassionally for his tinned tuna and worship from dd2.

He cannot move around my house freely anymore and is always on high alert when he's not in the safety of the dc's bedroom.

I think he would be happier with this man. He is not and never will be a house cat, so the dc and myself would still see him out and about and people watching from the doorstep.

He is home atm, but this is the first time we have seen him since just after NY. This is normal for Cat . As I said he often has a few homes but by all accounts goes to this particular home every evening and every morning. When Cat goes missing he always comes back fatter than when he went, so we knew he had a least one other home, somewhere.

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issey6cats · 27/02/2012 10:08

it sounds like the cat has chosen this gentleman as his new home, probably because its a quieter home, i would accept what seems like the inevitable that the cat is going to live at the other address with you as second family, i would definitely let this gentleman know that you are happy for him to let the cat in and become his main owner, if the cat hasnt really been in your house for the last 6 weeks sounds like the cat has defintely in his head moved out of yours, funny critters cats no loyalty as we know it lol

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