I posted here a while ago about my cat, Aramis, who kept peeing on the floor at our apartments. We bought a brand new house, and for a while she wasn't doing it. Now, all of a sudden, she is.
I talked to my vet, who knows me and Aramis pretty well about our options. He said, take her to a shelter (no-kill), or put her to sleep (I don't know anyone who will take her). Now, while the second option sounds pretty drastic, here are the facts. I've had her for 10 years, from a tiny ten week old kitten. She is perfectly healthy. Now, the vet was trying to talk to me so I could make the right decision.
If I give her to a no-kill shelter, how do I know what kind of people get her? Wouldn't it break her heart to give her away? My family took a kitten to a no-kill shelter and found an older cat who had been stuck there for 13 months!!
But, how can I put her to sleep? I just can't let her continue to pee on my carpet... Not in the house. I haven't changed the brand of cat litter. I have covered and uncovered pans. They have their own little closet. I have three cats and five litter pans. I scoop the litter every day, and change every one or two weeks.
Any help deciding would be great! Any better ideas would be so greatly appreciated. I'm at a loss!
Thanks,
Janice
I talked to my vet, who knows me and Aramis pretty well about our options. He said, take her to a shelter (no-kill), or put her to sleep (I don't know anyone who will take her). Now, while the second option sounds pretty drastic, here are the facts. I've had her for 10 years, from a tiny ten week old kitten. She is perfectly healthy. Now, the vet was trying to talk to me so I could make the right decision.
If I give her to a no-kill shelter, how do I know what kind of people get her? Wouldn't it break her heart to give her away? My family took a kitten to a no-kill shelter and found an older cat who had been stuck there for 13 months!!
But, how can I put her to sleep? I just can't let her continue to pee on my carpet... Not in the house. I haven't changed the brand of cat litter. I have covered and uncovered pans. They have their own little closet. I have three cats and five litter pans. I scoop the litter every day, and change every one or two weeks.
Any help deciding would be great! Any better ideas would be so greatly appreciated. I'm at a loss!
Thanks,
Janice