My girlfriend, Tara, will be moving from Kilmarnock, VA to Baltimore, MD in June to live with me. She is moving into my townhome in the city. I have two cats myself, and she has a 9 year old outdoor cat (who comes in during cold nights) at her home in the country. Her cat, Violet, is a confirmed bird and small mammal killer which makes her incredibly unsuitable for my home (I have no way of keeping my cats seperate from my birds-- I am training them not to go near the birds, and when I rescued them I asked specifically for cats that showed no serious animal aggression, and who had never lived outside to learn to hunt birds).
We had arranged for Tara's mother to take Violet to her horse farm, but her mother is now concerned that Violet will attempt to eat her chickens and will not be taking her.
We're not sure what to do at this point. She is old and looks very much like an outdoor cat-- tattered ears and rather "rugged" overall appearence. In spite of this she is very sweet to people. I have absolutely no issue with the cat, but I also have to consider my other pets as well. I would be concerned about her living outside here in the city with all of the fast cars and punk kids that wander the area.
I am not sure what to do, so any advice would be greatly appreciated. We are, of course, committed to Violet's welfare and well being, and if worse comes to worse, she will have to come here with Tara... I'm just not sure what we'll do with her once she is here... it really does make me nervous to think of having her outdoors here.
Thoughts?
We had arranged for Tara's mother to take Violet to her horse farm, but her mother is now concerned that Violet will attempt to eat her chickens and will not be taking her.
We're not sure what to do at this point. She is old and looks very much like an outdoor cat-- tattered ears and rather "rugged" overall appearence. In spite of this she is very sweet to people. I have absolutely no issue with the cat, but I also have to consider my other pets as well. I would be concerned about her living outside here in the city with all of the fast cars and punk kids that wander the area.
I am not sure what to do, so any advice would be greatly appreciated. We are, of course, committed to Violet's welfare and well being, and if worse comes to worse, she will have to come here with Tara... I'm just not sure what we'll do with her once she is here... it really does make me nervous to think of having her outdoors here.
Thoughts?