I'm not sure if this goes in health or care, but I'm posting it here because I'm mainly concerned about his health. Move if it's in the wrong spot, it's late and I'm freaking out a little.
Fluffy is a twenty-year old orange DSH. He was adopted at three weeks and lived in the same house his entire life. He was always opposed to strangers in the house. His house is in New Jersey where he lives with my parents. He's an awesome cat, we grew up together and were best friends.
Well, my parents are moving to Florida this year to take care of my sick grandfather. This is where I'm stumped and concerned. Fluffy is twenty and aside from age-related issues (arthritis is the only thing, and I think he's on a low-protein diet for slight kidney issues), he's a healthy cat. But this would involve moving him either via plane or a very long car ride (he *hates* car rides, just a fifteen minute drive to the vet and he's yowling piteously the whole time) to a brand-new place far-away where someone he has never met lives (and that person really doesn't like cats).
I'm worried that he'll be so anxious and so confused and befuddled in his twilight years that he'll either die on the road/plane, or die shortly after arriving from the stress because he's...well, twenty.
I don't know what to do or how to advise my parents at this point as to how they can help him. I'm at a loss and it's making me really sad, because I care about this cat very much! We grew up together. And I can't take him into my apartment because we have a small apartment and already have three cats, all of whom are young fellows.
Any help would be awesome.
Fluffy is a twenty-year old orange DSH. He was adopted at three weeks and lived in the same house his entire life. He was always opposed to strangers in the house. His house is in New Jersey where he lives with my parents. He's an awesome cat, we grew up together and were best friends.
Well, my parents are moving to Florida this year to take care of my sick grandfather. This is where I'm stumped and concerned. Fluffy is twenty and aside from age-related issues (arthritis is the only thing, and I think he's on a low-protein diet for slight kidney issues), he's a healthy cat. But this would involve moving him either via plane or a very long car ride (he *hates* car rides, just a fifteen minute drive to the vet and he's yowling piteously the whole time) to a brand-new place far-away where someone he has never met lives (and that person really doesn't like cats).
I'm worried that he'll be so anxious and so confused and befuddled in his twilight years that he'll either die on the road/plane, or die shortly after arriving from the stress because he's...well, twenty.
I don't know what to do or how to advise my parents at this point as to how they can help him. I'm at a loss and it's making me really sad, because I care about this cat very much! We grew up together. And I can't take him into my apartment because we have a small apartment and already have three cats, all of whom are young fellows.
Any help would be awesome.
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