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green_dreams) wrote2007-07-04 11:26 pm
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I need suggestions.
So. Barring a sudden and wondrous reversal of fortune, I cannot keep Toby any longer.
The vet describes his ideal situation as living in shelter (the specific example was a horse barn; he's very kindly checking with some people out in more rural areas) with the option to go outside; either a single pet or one of two cats; still on his special diet; and with enough close, regular, and attentive contact from humans that they will notice if he gets sick again.
He is, for all the problems he currently has, mellow and gentle and well-behaved. I want him to be happy. I just can't take care of him anymore.
If you can think of *anyplace* I might try to see if they can take him--outside of the clinics and the pet sanctuary and Friends of Abandoned Pets and the vet schools in Guelph and Montreal--please please please let me know.
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[1] No. Everywhere. I've tried, I really have, but it is just not manageable any more.
[2] Looked at prices. Seriously not joking.
The vet describes his ideal situation as living in shelter (the specific example was a horse barn; he's very kindly checking with some people out in more rural areas) with the option to go outside; either a single pet or one of two cats; still on his special diet; and with enough close, regular, and attentive contact from humans that they will notice if he gets sick again.
- He is on Hill's Prescription Diet c/d (the canned food, not the kibble, mixed with a little water to make sure he stays properly hydrated). It's not much as such things go--about $1/day--but it's really important for him.
- He's somewhat prone to urinary tract infections, though they clear up promptly with antibiotics.
- He's currently on antidepressants, though he might not need them if rehomed; they're largely to try and control whatever short circuit in his brain makes him pee outside the litterbox, and if he can wander outside or pick an unused shed corner, they might not be necessary.
- He's nine years old, neutered (also, he pees like a girl due to surgery when he got blocked), microchipped, has all his claws, and is up-to-date on all shots (he gets them done in November).
- He cannot (much as he might love to, in his little Mighty Hunter heart) be a wild and roving purely outdoor cat; he needs his prescription food and a human to keep an eye on him and notice if he's in pain.
- He cannot (much as I would love him to be, in my breaking pet owner heart) be an indoor cat; he is currently peeing everywhere[1], and attempts to keep him in rooms where he won't destroy things have resulted in him crying for hours and chewing up the doorjamb to get out. (It's actually rather impressive. I'd need to go after it with a screwdriver to inflict that much damage.)
He is, for all the problems he currently has, mellow and gentle and well-behaved. I want him to be happy. I just can't take care of him anymore.
If you can think of *anyplace* I might try to see if they can take him--outside of the clinics and the pet sanctuary and Friends of Abandoned Pets and the vet schools in Guelph and Montreal--please please please let me know.
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[1] No. Everywhere. I've tried, I really have, but it is just not manageable any more.
[2] Looked at prices. Seriously not joking.
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If I can't find him a new place to live, I'll do that. Because between his UTI and his peeing, he kind of meets the Humane Society's definition for "We only kill pets who can't be placed because of temperament and/or illness". And if he's going to die, I would rather it be done suddenly with the needle slipping into a shunt when he's being petted and held and spoiled and loved and has no idea that anything bad is coming than when he's been left in a cage in a roomful of strangers and strange cats and he's lonely and everything smells strange and he's peeing blood and it all hurts and he wants to go home.
I am really very ashamed of not being able to cope with his behaviour, and making these choices hurts too much to accept much sympathy at the moment. Help or suggestions or the thinnest thread of hope, yes--I'm begging for that right now, I just want him so much to be able to not die. But sympathy is really hard.
Good wishes are okay. Lighting a candle or saying a prayer works too.
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