I may have mentioned this before, but we have 2 cats. I love them dearly. We've had them for almost 10 years which is a good portion of their lives, but we have some decisions we need to make. Since we've had the baby, one of our cats is stressed out beyond belief. She's lost a bunch of weight and has basically stopped taking care of herself. The other cat we have has started acting out by getting in the baby's crib, and puking everywhere. Like I've stated before, we love them, but it's becoming too much. I think we've made the decision to find a new home for them. DH's sister said she'd take them, but I don't think she knows what she's in for. Honestly I think if we took them to the humane society that nobody would adopt them as a pair, or if they did adopt them they'd be returning them because one of them is a puker, and the other was once deemed by the humane society as "too affectionate" which is a nice term for "annoying."
I hate to be one of those people who get rid of their pets because they have kids, but is it really fair for my cats to get so little attention and to be stressed out on a daily basis? I know DH's sister will take stellar care of them.. but it's hard when they've been our "babies" before we had Kate.
UPDATE:
I think DH's sister talked to her mother (my mother-in-law) because she decided she couldn't take our cats anymore after "thinking it over." She was so gung-ho beforehand, so I'm sure she talked to her mom... Some of the reasons she gave are the same exact words I've heard out of my mother-in-laws mouth about why cats suck. :) Yay.. we're stuck with them until they die of old age which will be at least 10 more years just to torture us. Sorry if I sound sarcastic and snarky but both of them puked all over the house yesterday and I'm just done with that...
3 comments:
I think, as with any older siblings, the cats are going to take a while to get used to it. Perhaps your vet or local humane society can give you some advice on how to deal with this before you take the drastic measure of giving them away. I know that for dogs there are classes you can take to teach them to be around a baby and not jealous, perhaps there's something else for a cat. I don't know. Though I urge you to explore the possibility before you give them away. And then, if it still seems to be the only option, obviously that's what you'll have to do. So, unless your daughter is in danger / or allergic to the cats, see what you can find out about it. Perhaps even just spending sometime each day cuddling the kitties they won't be as jealous. In any case, good luck. Let us know what comes of it.
my cat annoys the daylights out of us. he has free access to the outdoors, but always comes back...
Here, there is one place that takes cats, like a retirement home. You have to pay (I think it is $1000), but they are cared for for the rest of their life, and you can still visit them.
Can you sequester them to one portion or room of the house, like the basement?
unfortunately we have no basement..
we do love our kitties.. i just have little patience when they're bad kitties. :)
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