siamese cat needs a good home

[jrwhite760]

We are moving are unable to afford the deposit for our cat. he is a very pretty male cat. very good with children, very well mannered, he is fixed. we really want to find him a good home and are sad that we won’t be able to take him. thank you

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[Sue]

Have you asked if they could work out a payment plan for the pet deposit?

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[jrwhite760]

yes we have and they said that they want it up front

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[ALS]

Unable to afford or unwilling to afford? And why on earth wouldn’t you find another place to live that will take all your family members? Take a good look at Petfinder.com and see how many “pretty, good with children, well-mannered” cats out there are in need of homes.

If you have already made up your mind about getting rid of your family member, please don’t try to rehome him yourself. You have no way of knowing that the next family will treat him well, or won’t just dump him when it’s no longer convenient for them. Please take him to PAWS or the Humane Society and let them appropriately screen the next family to make sure it’s truly a forever home.

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[LisaM]

If the case is that you really want to keep your kitty, but just don’t have the money, you may want to try Furry Faces Foundation – not sure if this is something they do – but they might!

I agree with ALS to surrender him to the Humane Society if all else fails if the best thing to do.

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[charlabob]

Do what you have to do; I’m sure some people abandon a family member at the first opportunity and most don’t. Good advice to find placement through someone who’s experienced at it. It also might make it a bit less painful (unless you want to negotiate visitation rights.)

I understand what others are saying, but I suspect most people in this position are in enough pain on their own.

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[jrwhite760]

ALS- we are unable to afford it, we are currently bing evicted and were about 2 days away from not having any home for us and our three children we finally found a place that accepted us and if its between taking our cat or living on the streets with our children I think we would rather have a roof over our heads, we can barely afford the move in cost let alone an addition 1000$ pet deposit. thank you

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[Sue]

I’m sorry they can’t work something out in terms of the pet deposit with the new landlord – $1,000 is incredibly steep; I thought the $500 I paid in one apt. was high. Perhaps you can find someone to foster the cat for a while so that you can save for a pet deposit and take him back later? Perhaps Furry Faces or FCAT can help with that. I wish I could help, but my cat does not play well with others.

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[ALS]

$1000 for a pet deposit is definitely not normal. And with this pet-friendly city we live in, it blows my mind that you could not find somewhere with a more reasonable pet deposit – even if it was a short-term lease or not your dream home. I don’t think you should live on the streets just so you can keep your cat, but I have a hard time believing those were your only two options.

If they truly were your only two options, then I’m sorry if I came off as harsh – I guess too many years in rescue cleaning up other peoples’ messes has left me with little faith in humanity.

I still stand by my original suggestion to let the Humane Society or PAWS take care of rehoming your cat. I wish you the best of luck.

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[missaudreyhorne]

I for one think that if you cannot afford to take care of your pet, then giving it up to a family or person that can is a really good idea. How dare anyone on here judge someone else based on such a small amount of information?

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[furryfaces]

Dear OP, thank you for trying to find a safe place for your cat and your heart must be breaking that you cannot take him with you. If you live it Seattle, we reccomend Seattle Animal Shelter…they do not euthanize for space. You may also want to contact Purebreed Cat Rescue–(206) 782-2616; catpurebredrescue@hotmail.com; http://www.catpurebredrescue.org/contact.htm If you live outside of Seattle, contact either Seattle Humane Society or King County Animal Control(they are not closed; are still accepting pet surrenders; and will find a good home for you cat). If you need to talk about these options, please call us at 206-321-4729. Take Care, F3

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[ALS]

missaudreyhorne, I typed in Siamese cats in Seattle into Petfinder.com and got 4,238 results.

Obviously there are sometimes extenuating circumstances with people who truly cannot keep their pets, but my point was that too often people don’t realize just how awful of an epidemic pet overpopulation is before they decide to give up their pet. I bet all 4,238 owners of those cats either “couldn’t afford” them or were “moving” or were “allergic.” You wouldn’t believe the excuses people come up with, when 99% of the time they probably could have kept the pet if they had found pet-friendly housing or made other adjustments to their finances, or took a Claritin and vacuumed a little more often.

Again, I do believe there are few extenuating circumstances, but with 7 million perfectly adoptable dogs and cats euthanized in the US every year, I think we as pet owners should be obligated to exhaust every option before deciding to get rid of a pet. Even if you don’t feel like you’re a part of the problem because you’ve found the animal a home yourself, that’s still one less home that could have gone to one of the animals in our shelter system. Our society tends to view pets as disposable, and I believe if it were less socially acceptable to get rid of your pet, people would try a little harder to make it work.

Again, to the original poster, if you truly exhausted all your options, then my heart goes out to you. Despite my little soapbox rant, I’m not a heartless person, and I’m well aware of the toll the current economy is having on all of our finances. But I spend a lot of my own time, money and resources helping animals that people have given up on, and so I feel obligated to point out the repercussions of giving up an animal and to encourage people to try to make it work if at all possible.

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[funkietoo]

ALS–perhaps you might start a new topic/post and provide information about your animal rescue experiences and what each of us can/might be able to do to help with the bigger issue of animal overpopulation and abandonment. (I have 30+ years of rescue experience so understand what you are trying to convey)

In the meantime, the OP is urgently looking for help at finding a safe home and/or place for their beloved cat and it sounds like they only have one day left. Can any of us help them out by adopting the cat or providing a temporary foster home until they are able to get back on their feet. If they decide to take their kitty to Seattle Animal Shelter, I can help with transportation if they don’t have a car. Anyone else have ideas how we can help one of our community members? With all of our collective brainpower bet we can come up with some great ideas.

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[angelescrest]

100 people give $10=$1,000, if maintaining the cat were something manageable for the family. (And, I have total empathy for such a predicament.)

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[2krazy4words]

kids, cats, and evictions are ALL black marks against you when you’re looking for housing – and if you’ve looked recently it’s not easy, tho some senior housing is finally seeing the benefits and allowing it.

I’ve called my friend to see if she can foster. I have 2 rescue kitties and live in a small apt, in an absolute pinch I may be able to foster until Angelescrest completes the fund raiser. I’m scrambling to keep the roof over my head too, so can’t be of much help other than trying to spread the word.

I’m with Funkietoo on this one – lets find a solutions and fix society later … ALS perhaps you can add to your list boosting CAT food donations when people donate to the foodbank pet drives … ever notice how little if any there is?

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[WSB]

I don’t know if it will help but as we do often with Forum posts that don’t make connections immediately, we’ll put this out on Twitter/FB too.

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[JoB]

jrwhite760..

eviction is hard.. especially when you have children.. i know i have been there.

giving up a family pet is a high price to pay for not living in your car.. but you have to think of your kids. I commend you for doing so.

ALS…

as difficult as it is to believe, jrwhite760 is lucky to have options that keep their family off the streets… Lots of people in their situation don’t.

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this is a good time to remember that not everyone has the options we take for granted…

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[Sue]

angelescrest, I’d be willing to donate a small amount to that.

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[JoB]

jrwhite70..

i can’t help with the cat, but email me anyway

at the least, i can spare some boxes.

joanne at brayden dot org

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[angelescrest]

I’m game and willing to collect, but want to hear back from the cat owner. At this point, it may be easier to let the cat go to a great home, and not to have to hassle w/kitty upkeep while there is so much else on the plate.

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[Robindianne]

I’m in for donating. I’ll do $25. If the owner wants it, angelescrest can I send it to you? Vets sometimes allow payments but my experience with landlords is that they don’t. Perhaps it truly is an issue of the deposit being so hefty.

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[angelescrest]

Sure; that is so kind and generous. Or, I can make rounds (it’s winter break for some of us); I’ve got a bit of time.

But, let’s hear from jrwhite.

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[ALS]

I would also be willing to donate if it helps the cat keep his home.

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[sasquatch]

jrwhite760, do you have documentation that this cat has had its shots? Is it an indoor/outdoor cat? Just asking because it’s important to know before someone fosters him with other cats.

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[libee]

I’d be happy to donate too! We were in that situation when I was a kid but it worked out we got to keep our cat who lived with us for another 10+ years. My heart would have broken if it hadn’t happened that way.

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