Grrrr need to vent!!!

Someone at work just emailed saying their kitty needs a new home because they have really bad allergies and they just can't keep the kitty any more.

Then they go on to say the kitty is a 9 year old who she rescued from feral life as a 4 week old kitten!!!! What the????!!?!?!

After having a cat for 9 years and probably getting VERY attached, how can you suddenly decide you have bad allergies and can't keep it?!?!

I wrote her back a long email asking just that, and saying the odds of someone wanting to adopt a 9 year old cat who doesn't like other animals are pretty low, and if she takes it to a shelter, odds are it'll either be euthanised or sit there for months on end, even if she is a sweet kitty.

I gave her a whole bunch if anti-allergy alternatives and I REALLY hope she reconsiders giving up her baby

I don't understand that either.

Sounds like an excuse to me - perhaps her new love interest is the one with allergies?

In most cases, people don't really have allergies or don't really try to "curb" their allergies. It's easier to just get rid of the kitty....but 6 months down the road when they see another cute kitten....

Doctors say that a lot, too. Mabye she's one of those people who believes everything her doctor says.

Hopefully, your iinfo about living with cats and allergies will help her!

That does sound odd. Poor kitty. I couldn`t give up either of mine and they haven`t been with me that long.

That stinks. Poor 9 y/o "kitty" !! I hate that when ppl use allergies as an excuse!!

After 9 years, I find it hard to believe the allergy story too.
I've known all along about mine, and I do what I can to keep them from getting really bad.

There's just no excuse for that

My bf has mild allergies to cats but he is willing to do whatever it takes for us to have one. We have a hepa vacuum, wood floors, etc. and he will take medication when necessary.

The poor kitty

Sometimes I think there is more to a story than mentioned. Maybe she is too embaressed to say the real reason for giving up kitty. I think there is something very wrong with people who can give up a kitty of that age and having had this sweetie since a kitten. If you tried taking my 14 year old Misty who I've had since about 6 weeks old, it would be like pulling my heart right out of my chest, I guess some people just don't really care and that really urks me, I hope the kitty finds a good home that will last forever as this home should've been.

That is so sad. We came upon a cockerspaniel in the shelter that way. She was 7 and the owner "just didn't feel and love for her anymore"!! I hope someone can take her kitty and offer it a family that love it unconditionally.

people ad their excuses it just makes me so mad! A 9 year old kittie I do agree i think theirs more to the story than she is saying! People these days