Where can I find a cat rescue that will find a good home for my cats? They need extra special attention.?
I rescued 2 cats 2 years ago that had been kept in one room for 4 months because the owners had dogs. I took them in and it's taken this long to make them feel comfortable. One of the cats would chew her fur. My husband left me and I'm forced to move to a place that will not accept pets. I need an exceptional home that will take in these two declawed indoor only cats and give them extra attention!
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1. You can do a search on the link below, to see what local rescues are near you.2. Oh bullshit. I had a 90 lb. Newfoundland and two cats and I had to find an apartment in one weekend - but I did it. There was no way I was going to abandon my fur-babies.
There are many, many places that will take in pets. And you only have two cats! Get off your butt, make an effort, and you will find a place. Your husband leaving you has nothing to do with it. You are an adult. Stop dumping your problems on others and learn to stand on your own two feet.
3. Thank you for being so responsible and caring in your posting. I am sure the link the one person provided will be helpful. Another thing you can do is call local veterinarians' offices. Some vets actually take animals into their offices and foster them until new owners show up (usually from among their patients' owners), and there are people who rescue animals and have networks of foster homes for animals that are between homes. Your local SPCA or Humane Society or animal shelter may know of such people and be able to put you in touch with them. Also, if you go to church or temple, you could ask the minister, priest or rabbi to make an announcement at the announcement segment of the service. There are people who will do this. Placing a loving animal in a loving home only begets more love, and who can object to that? And there are always children who have a special gift with animals, who might hear an announcement and get permission to take your buddies home. Another thing to do is to post a nice flier in a local pet supply store, and check with the staff when you do, as people who work in these stores are often animal people, and know of potential outlets for your search, or of groups or people who might be able to help. Also, if you have some nice neighbors, you might want to check with some of them to see if they would take the cats or if they know of someone -- a daughter who just moved into her own place and has a nice job -- who would like them.
That is all I can think of, but I certainly hope it helps. I am so sorry for your difficulties and for the changes you have to shoulder right now. You have to be a good and caring person to have taken these animals in when they needed you so badly and have nurtured them to stability and security. I hope everything works out well for you. It hurts me that you have to give these little guys up.
It never ceases to amaze me that there are people who troll these questions/answers sites in order to spew hate to the most vulnerable at their most vulnerable moments, like the person who answered before I did. You do not deserve that treatment, but perhaps that is why you got it.
Good luck in your search for a place for your cats, and please do be well and prosper.
4. First, if you really care, you will make the effort to seek out a place that lets you keep your animals. Most animal rescue organizations are overwhelmed at this time of the year by unwanted litters of kittens & abandoned & orphaned animals. It is harder to place adult cats & most rescue organizations operate with only limited volunteer staff, so when possible they ask if the person needing assistance can foster. Now, that said, if you still must give up the pet - my advice is to contact EVERY rescue group in your area now & see if ANYBODY will assist you as you may find it difficult or impossible to get any help. I'm not meaning to sound harsh, its just reality. I volunteer w/ a rescue group - we have maybe 50 volunteers total, some more active than others, but we get about 600 calls per month for assistance, sometimes more so obviously, we can't help everyone no matter how much we want to help. Because they are older & have special needs, these kitties will be difficult to place. Not impossible, but difficult. If at all possible, please try to include them in your planning, so that you can keep them, they are already traumatized & another change in their life will traumatize them further. I understand your circumstances are difficult for you now, & that you want the cats to have a good home, but I think of animals as a life-long committment - would you leave your kids behind if you moved, or move to a place that didn't allow them? Hell no, you'd find a way to make it work. Think of it as the same thing.
