Sonsie
The mighty Al-Sonsie!
No sh1t, I find the animal worshipers who compare rehoming an animal to dumping your baby particularly amusing.
Help for a cat with pica
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No sh1t, I find the animal worshipers who compare rehoming an animal to dumping your baby particularly amusing.
Agreed, but I don't find them amusing so much as downright frightening.
frustrating
I don't know exactly what information I thought I would get from this forum, but this is not it. I came on here because I see what animal lovers hang out on here. People who have been there and done that. Though I have found a handful of you on here to be compassionate and helpful, others among you are downright a$$holes.
Of course I would not get rid of my son if he had a mental, physical, or emotional issue as one of you mentioned. I am not trying to get "rid" of the cat, but rather give it a better opportunity at having a life outside our cramped laundry room. I am feeling damned if I do, and damned if I don't. I'd have haters for keeping him locked up in 1 room and I'd have haters for trying to place him in another home.
To all those who have tried to help, I do appreciate it. It's my first post, so thanks for helping me see there might be some useful information on here after all
I don't know exactly what information I thought I would get from this forum, but this is not it. I came on here because I see what animal lovers hang out on here. People who have been there and done that. Though I have found a handful of you on here to be compassionate and helpful, others among you are downright a$$holes.
Of course I would not get rid of my son if he had a mental, physical, or emotional issue as one of you mentioned. I am not trying to get "rid" of the cat, but rather give it a better opportunity at having a life outside our cramped laundry room. I am feeling damned if I do, and damned if I don't. I'd have haters for keeping him locked up in 1 room and I'd have haters for trying to place him in another home.
To all those who have tried to help, I do appreciate it. It's my first post, so thanks for helping me see there might be some useful information on here after all
cattitude
My Sweetest Boy
New Dad,
Give these people a call. I've just finished fostering a litter of kittens for them and they're really nice people to work with and very dedicated to helping adult cats find homes. Let me know how it works out..I have other connections as well, if you like to send me a pm, I'll see what I can do.
PAWS
Phone: 410 326-1616
St. Mary's, St. Leonard, Bowie, LaPlata, Annapolis, Maryland.
Give these people a call. I've just finished fostering a litter of kittens for them and they're really nice people to work with and very dedicated to helping adult cats find homes. Let me know how it works out..I have other connections as well, if you like to send me a pm, I'll see what I can do.
PAWS
Phone: 410 326-1616
St. Mary's, St. Leonard, Bowie, LaPlata, Annapolis, Maryland.
I wish you good luck in finding a new home for your pet.
greyhound
New Member
New Dad...
You have to wade through the "Perfect Pet Owners" in here. There are some good people that give good info though. Sorry your first post in the forums was not a good experience.
Congrats on the new baby!
I wouldn't want to be dealing with a cat with Pica, hard enough with a dog and even placing a dog with Pica would be tough. I would think placing a cat with Pica would be impossible. It is said that Pica is the hardest behavioral problem to work with, if you want to even call it a behavioral problem, seems more like a mental illness among the fur creatures to me. New-dad, I have to give you credit for keeping your kitty this long, because a good many would not have and they may have even considered or would have had kitty put to sleep. I know it would be a thought I would consider, as much as we love our animals, they are animals and one can only do so much! 
Good luck!
Good luck!
L
luckystar
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I just had to give up a cat myself. She wasn't getting along with the cat that I'd adopted before after trying for 6 months give or take. I cried. It was hard. She was also special needs, and the added stress wasn't conducive to her health. She was returned to a wonderful woman who knows how to take care of her at SMAWL (smawl.org).
I also have a cat that eats plastic. There was an occasion where we were convinced he had swallowed some, and it wouldn't pass. We took him to the emergency vet for the removal of the obstruction, and ended up spending $2k on a fruitless exploratory. Turned out he just needed a good dose of antibiotics; he was back to normal once he came out of the anaestesia. We've always just made sure that plastic is always picked up or put away, and have trash cans with lids that snap shut for things like that. The other trash cans are strictly for non-plastic items, unless you can cram the plastic into an empty soda can in there or something like that. It takes some adjustment, effort, and time. I can appreciate not being able to handle that, especially with a new baby. You don't always know what to expect with a new child, and unfortunately the child's health can outweigh that of a cat. Fortunately, we have groups like PAWS, SMAWL, and Second Hope Rescue. I'm sure there's more, and a good way to find them might actually be through petfinder.com. Plug in your zip code and all or most of the adoption agencies will pop up with their animals and contact information. Best of luck. I know it's hard to give up a pet. It's better than seeing them put down.
I also have a cat that eats plastic. There was an occasion where we were convinced he had swallowed some, and it wouldn't pass. We took him to the emergency vet for the removal of the obstruction, and ended up spending $2k on a fruitless exploratory. Turned out he just needed a good dose of antibiotics; he was back to normal once he came out of the anaestesia. We've always just made sure that plastic is always picked up or put away, and have trash cans with lids that snap shut for things like that. The other trash cans are strictly for non-plastic items, unless you can cram the plastic into an empty soda can in there or something like that. It takes some adjustment, effort, and time. I can appreciate not being able to handle that, especially with a new baby. You don't always know what to expect with a new child, and unfortunately the child's health can outweigh that of a cat. Fortunately, we have groups like PAWS, SMAWL, and Second Hope Rescue. I'm sure there's more, and a good way to find them might actually be through petfinder.com. Plug in your zip code and all or most of the adoption agencies will pop up with their animals and contact information. Best of luck. I know it's hard to give up a pet. It's better than seeing them put down.