This is a bit off-topic here but can't see where is a better place to put it.
Have just had a phone call, a friend has been diagnosed with cancer and a type with a potentially poor outcome. Of course she is in shock, and she is rushing around trying to make arrangements for her pets should she not make it. She is being booked for a scan to determine how much it has spread so a treatment plan can be forumalted. She was a nurse, so she knows the score.
I've been asked by a mutual friend if I could rehome her neutered Siamese boy, if it comes to it.
Now I have two Oriental blacks (same mum, different dad) who are about 5 years old now, and am about to get two kittens, an Oriental and a Siamese.
Of course I want to say yes to her, but would you? Her cat is used to living with other cats - they have two red Oriental boys - and he is used to dogs as well. My existing cats did surprisingly well when I had a foster last year, the boy in particular. The girl always looked a bit aghast at them.
To add the the difficulty of knowing what to say, it is of course quite unclear as to when he might need a new home, though that might be clearer after her scan and initial treatment.
Have just had a phone call, a friend has been diagnosed with cancer and a type with a potentially poor outcome. Of course she is in shock, and she is rushing around trying to make arrangements for her pets should she not make it. She is being booked for a scan to determine how much it has spread so a treatment plan can be forumalted. She was a nurse, so she knows the score.
I've been asked by a mutual friend if I could rehome her neutered Siamese boy, if it comes to it.
Now I have two Oriental blacks (same mum, different dad) who are about 5 years old now, and am about to get two kittens, an Oriental and a Siamese.
Of course I want to say yes to her, but would you? Her cat is used to living with other cats - they have two red Oriental boys - and he is used to dogs as well. My existing cats did surprisingly well when I had a foster last year, the boy in particular. The girl always looked a bit aghast at them.
To add the the difficulty of knowing what to say, it is of course quite unclear as to when he might need a new home, though that might be clearer after her scan and initial treatment.