[ARCHIVED THREAD] - getting rid of my cat (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 10/4/2011 7:36:18 AM EDT
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OK, I'm trying to find a place to get rid of my cat. Let me give you a little background story on it: At my sisters graduation party in June of 2010, this cat that showed up and ended up spending the night in our family's garage (we were all too drunk to care LOL). During the course of the next week, we try to figure out what to do with the cat, and after taking it to the vet and scanning the ID chip in its neck, we are able to contact the last owners. They want nothing to do with it so I decided to adopt the cat, since I'd never had a cat before and had always wanted one. I take it back to the vet to get all its shots, a checkup, etc. The cat is about 14yrs old and has some health issues that require meds and soft canned food only (this gets expensive). Fast forward to this year. Despite my best efforts, the cat is defecating all over the house and last week it urinated on my tennis shoes (the only tennis shoes I own BTW). I'm at my wits end with this thing and although I enjoy its company when its cuddling with me, I just can't deal with it using the entire house as its personal toilet (and neither can my Dad). So I'm looking for a place to get rid of my cat. I know that some people just take cats/dogs out to the country and "drop them off" but I don't have the heart to do this. I'm also afraid that if I give the cat away to someone I don't know, it will end up being a test animal. If I drop it off to the humane society, it might be euthanized if someone doesn't want it. So I'm kind of in a bind here, what does the hive suggest I do? |
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If the health issues are significant, take it to a vet and have it put down. +1. Before I married my wife, she had the nicest cat. had diabetes, required daily injections and glucose tests. It got to the point where it could not use the litter box anymore. It would go wherever. If you turned off the lights, it would frequently go nuts, as if it were lost. Starting to go senile. She decided the humane thing to do was to have it put down. Sometimes, the humane thing to do is to let it pass on to the next world. |
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step 1. Dig hole step 2. Put cat in hole, leaving head above ground step 3. Start up mower PROFIT! 4.) Posting comments or links in support of illegal activities including, but not limited to, threats against the life of any person, doing harm to a state or federal official, or advocating the overthrow of the government. |
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step 1. Dig hole step 2. Put cat in hole, leaving head above ground step 3. Start up mower PROFIT! Torture many small animals? Unless that was sarcasm, you sir are a sick fuck and deserve for the above to be done to you. To the OP, I had a cat that belonged to my Mother, that I received after she died. Right about the same age it started to do the same thing. Wasn;t a behavior problem, it just couldn't make it to the litter box or could have been dimesia. I put it down myself quicly, cleanly and gave it a burial in my back yard. Let a vet put it down and dispose of it and it will end up on a High School diseciton table. |
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If the health issues are significant, take it to a vet and have it put down. +1. Before I married my wife, she had the nicest cat. had diabetes, required daily injections and glucose tests. It got to the point where it could not use the litter box anymore. It would go wherever. If you turned off the lights, it would frequently go nuts, as if it were lost. Starting to go senile. She decided the humane thing to do was to have it put down. Sometimes, the humane thing to do is to let it pass on to the next world. Yep, it's a quality of life issue. Cats are resilient animals. You won't know they are suffering until they are almost dead. |
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step 1. Dig hole step 2. Put cat in hole, leaving head above ground step 3. Start up mower PROFIT! that should get the cat lovers going. In with the popcorn. Motivational pic: http://cdn.videogum.com/files/2008/12/bear_grylls.jpg Heh. Let's see you drink your own piss NOW, smartass! 
Seriously, though, OP, just shoot the cat. |
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If the health issues are signficant, take it to a vet and have it put down. This. yep this. it's time. Not to be an ass, but it's going to cost around $75+ to have the cat put down. A .22 is about 33 cents, do the math... I've put down my share of animals, and if he cares about the cat I highly recommend that he have the vet do it. To me it's worth the cost. |
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Cat is dying. If it's 14 then, in Cat Years, it was around when Christ was a corporal. 1. Take it to the vet. Pay $100-$300 for an exam and to have it put to sleep. 2. Dig two foot hole in the backyard. Place cat in hole. Apply 12 gauge. Repeat as necessary. Fill hole. |
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If the health issues are signficant, take it to a vet and have it put down. This. When my ex's cat got to to this point (pooping and peeing anywhere/everywhere) it wasn't long after that he had to be put down. Sadly, this....after you exhaust the following: You can ask the vet about anti-anxiety drugs for the cat - which may help if the cat is stressed out and is trying to tell you. They can't talk, remember... Also, ask the vet about kidney infections / urinary tract infections / intestinal infections. Any of these can also cause this behavior. Bad arthritis can also cause problems in climbing into / out of the litterbox. You can try one of those clamshell boxes where the cat does not have to climb into it. Make sure the litter box is clean, and away from their food, and inviting to use. We just went though all this with one of our cats - she was a little younger at 7.5 years, but had the same bathroom issues. We put her down - it was a very hard decision to make, but we exhausted the other options. I think there was some other underlying health / mental issues as well with ours, as towards the end, she wasn't drinking or bathing herself either. Sad really. Anyhow - try to fix the issues before just putting it down. Putting it down should be the last resort to the behavior, IMNSHO (in my not so humble opinion). |
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A cat that suddenly defecates all over the place has one of two issues: 1) It's sick. 2) It's unhappy. If it's sick, it needs the vet. If it's the latter, open the door and let it out. Don't let it back in. And at 14, the cat is probably sick. That is old for most cats. Don't be cruel. Take it to a vet and have it put down. |
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If the health issues are signficant, take it to a vet and have it put down. This. yep this. it's time. Not to be an ass, but it's going to cost around $75+ to have the cat put down. A .22 is about 33 cents, do the math... I've put down my share of animals, and if he cares about the cat I highly recommend that he have the vet do it. To me it's worth the cost. Agreed. While I haven't used a gun to put down any of my animals - I have had to have them put down. I don't want the last thing I remember about my friend and companion to be her brains splattered on the ground and a mangled corpse. The animals I have owned are pets, and they are part of my family...up to the end. A work animal could be a different situation - I don't know, I've never lived on a farm or owned work animals; but I believe this is a different situation, not to be confused with a pet. |
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If the health issues are signficant, take it to a vet and have it put down. This. yep this. it's time. Not to be an ass, but it's going to cost around $75+ to have the cat put down. A .22 is about 33 cents, do the math... Either you are getting ripped off by your gun store or by your math teacher. |
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If I drop it off to the humane society, it might be euthanized if someone doesn't want it. "Might be"? Will. The Humane Society is the best option. The cat will be well cared for and put down as gently as possible if that's what it comes to. You could put a post in Craigslist, but that's a big unknown... cat could go to a sicko, someone who collects and sells for research, to someone who'll get tired of the cat and then dump it, not caring what happens... |
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I have to agree with most of the people here. Usually cats won't make the house a litter box unless they have health issues.
If it was a healthier cat, I would consider making it an outdoor/barn cat, but in the shape you describe, it is better to put the feline down. Last year I had to shoot my 22 year old 1/2 Persian. He could no longer take care of himself, was senile, and just miserable. |