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Take new foster now or later?

post #1 of 6
9/14/10 at 1:58pm
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I am in the process of buying a home. We have a cat at the shelter that has CRF and I have been wanting to foster him. The question I have is, would it be better to take him now or wait until after the move?
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post #2 of 6
9/14/10 at 2:35pm
If the situation at the shelter is not desperate, it is prob better to wait after the move.

IF the situation there is desperate - you can of course try to plan accordingly. The usual advice is to have the cat in the bathroom or some such location, almost undisturbed by the movement. (she hears the sounds of course).

A move is usually stressful for cats. Even - highly stressful.

Im not sure what CRF (cronic renal failure?) stands for, but I imagine it doesnt help here, Many sickednesses can be held put when everything is normal, but can become open when the situation is stressful.


Good luck!
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post #3 of 6
9/14/10 at 4:14pm
It depends on a lot of factors. Things to think about:

1) Will leaving him @ the shelter mean they cannot save another cat?
2) Will he be more likely to catch something from being at the shelter?
3) How bad is his CRF, will he slide downhill because he's at the shelter?
4) How soon do you move & how stressful would that be to him to change environments twice?
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post #4 of 6
9/15/10 at 12:10pm
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I have decided to see what his blood work shows and go from that point. He has been holding his own so far, but I suspect his values are getting slightly worse. As long as he is stable I will wait because I am hoping to move into a house during November (I have an accepted offer, but still a lot to do). I think 2 moves in 2 months would be too much for him. I also have to worry about how he & my cats will do together. Worst case he lives the remainder of his life in my bathroom. I think it is better than a cage.
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post #5 of 6
9/16/10 at 3:13pm
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Originally Posted by Rang_27 View Post
Worst case he lives the remainder of his life in my bathroom. I think it is better than a cage.
Yes, probably it is so. Unless this shelter isnt very very good and nice.

He gets equivalent to a big cage, and also a personal, addicted staff. with lots of quality time

You can also always use a Feliway diffuser. Both for the health of the newcomer. And also for making the contact resident - newcomer more harmonius.
(thus, perhaps two diffusers if you want to be guarded).


Good luck!
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post #6 of 6
9/17/10 at 1:58pm
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He had a blood test last night. He is mostly the same. He was slightly more dehydrated, which I was aware was happening. Now we have to up his fluids, which would be much easier to do in my house. The only other concerning thing is that has hematocrit is right on the boarder line. It was 29, down from like 31. So for now he's still doing well, and I don't want to stress him out by moving him twice.
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