I am currrently taking care of four foster kittens that we rescued from a storage unit place my inlaws manage. They are almost 6 weeks old and I'm now searching for good homes for these sweeties.
I work for a veterinary office and the wife of one of the vets called me about one of the kittens. She said her child's kindergarten's teacher was interested in one.
The woman called me and left a message saying that she was interested in a kitten for her kids. Her daughter wanted a gray female and that they had a cat for 14 years that recently "disappeared".
OK, I'm really alarmed at the disappeared part as well as the child wanting the cat. I worry that small children and cats/kittens don't mix (in my experience, at least) and that if her other cat disappeared, it means the one they want will be an outdoor cat. With all the work, time and money I've put into these babies, I don't want them put back outside.
What do I do? What do I tell the woman? I feel conflicted because she has ties to my employer.
The way I was going to find homes for them was to post a few pictures in our office and have people call me. This means I can't say "they already have homes".
The cat they are interested in is currently being treated for diareah, so I was thinking about saying she's sick.
What do you all think???
I work for a veterinary office and the wife of one of the vets called me about one of the kittens. She said her child's kindergarten's teacher was interested in one.
The woman called me and left a message saying that she was interested in a kitten for her kids. Her daughter wanted a gray female and that they had a cat for 14 years that recently "disappeared".
OK, I'm really alarmed at the disappeared part as well as the child wanting the cat. I worry that small children and cats/kittens don't mix (in my experience, at least) and that if her other cat disappeared, it means the one they want will be an outdoor cat. With all the work, time and money I've put into these babies, I don't want them put back outside.
What do I do? What do I tell the woman? I feel conflicted because she has ties to my employer.
The way I was going to find homes for them was to post a few pictures in our office and have people call me. This means I can't say "they already have homes".
The cat they are interested in is currently being treated for diareah, so I was thinking about saying she's sick.
What do you all think???
