Best place/way to give cats to new home

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You suck, OP.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you ever had cats before? They are not dogs. Just because they don't let you hold them doesn't mean they're not bonded to you. That said, it sounds like you really don't care about them, so I would look at surrendering them to one of the many rescue organizations around here. We got our two cats from Lost Dog and Cat Rescue - they are a great organization.

Op here. Hoping to meet the actual person(s) they would go to, so I don't want to resort to giving them to a rescue org. We got them from a rescue org, one that misled us into believing the cats 'would come around' to being loving.

This is such a strange statement and one I have a hard time understanding a rescue org would say. I would think they might have said they wouldn't been so skittish or scared after awhile, but loving? You can never guarantee that with cats. They love you in their own way, but not all cats will love to be held, sit on your lap, sleep with you. It just isn't how cats are.

Yep, I learned this the hard way. Cats are a huge crapshoot in terms of affection. My first cat might as well have been a dog - I carried him around, he snuggled on my chest, etc. Neither of my subsequent two cats has been anything like him. With that said, I love them for who they are.

You sound like you don’t want to accept them or try, so just give them back. If you adopted them from a rescue org, you likely signed a document saying you would surrender back to that rescue org. So do that.

It's been three long years of trying. We'll keep looking around for an older person(s). If that doesn't work, we'll call the rescue org in spring.

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Anonymous wrote:If you got them from a rescue organization, your paperwork should stipulate that you should give the cats back to them, should you ever need to rehome. I'd call the rescue org you got them from. Go from there.

2nd. Just give them back. And be ready for all the evil eyes you will get. And you deserve. But cest la vie.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you ever had cats before? They are not dogs. Just because they don't let you hold them doesn't mean they're not bonded to you. That said, it sounds like you really don't care about them, so I would look at surrendering them to one of the many rescue organizations around here. We got our two cats from Lost Dog and Cat Rescue - they are a great organization.

Op here. Hoping to meet the actual person(s) they would go to, so I don't want to resort to giving them to a rescue org. We got them from a rescue org, one that misled us into believing the cats 'would come around' to being loving.

This is such a strange statement and one I have a hard time understanding a rescue org would say. I would think they might have said they wouldn't been so skittish or scared after awhile, but loving? You can never guarantee that with cats. They love you in their own way, but not all cats will love to be held, sit on your lap, sleep with you. It just isn't how cats are.

OP here. I've had cats my whole life and this is the first time I've ever had any who were not loving. The dog doesn't like them, but he is not a danger to them. I just think they would be happier in a calmer house. Kids don't help the situationa either, but can't get rid of them! lol. The rescue org we got them from absolutely did mislead us. I'm sure they do great work otherwise, but they shouldn't have told us the cats would warm up after a few months, etc.

OP, I am trying hard to sympathize with you, but if you've had cats your whole life, you should know that all cats are not loving. What exactly do you mean by that? DO they want to be around you at all? Maybe they are scared of the dog? I have also had cats my whole life (probably 7-8 total) and they have been varying degrees of affectionate. Some would sleep with me and sit on my lap, some preferred just to be in the same room. One was like a dog and followed us everywhere. The two cats I have now go through stages of "lovingness". Sometimes they snuggle, but neither of them particularly likes to be held.

I's exactly what I said. I've literally only had cats who were very loving (ie, let me hold them, slept in bed, etc., etc). This is my first experience with un-loving cats. We had them for 2+years before getting the dog (mostly so the kids would have a good pet experience since the cats were not working out in that regard.) Jesus, you people act like I am planning to murder the cats in the middle of the night.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you ever had cats before? They are not dogs. Just because they don't let you hold them doesn't mean they're not bonded to you. That said, it sounds like you really don't care about them, so I would look at surrendering them to one of the many rescue organizations around here. We got our two cats from Lost Dog and Cat Rescue - they are a great organization.

Op here. Hoping to meet the actual person(s) they would go to, so I don't want to resort to giving them to a rescue org. We got them from a rescue org, one that misled us into believing the cats 'would come around' to being loving.

This is such a strange statement and one I have a hard time understanding a rescue org would say. I would think they might have said they wouldn't been so skittish or scared after awhile, but loving? You can never guarantee that with cats. They love you in their own way, but not all cats will love to be held, sit on your lap, sleep with you. It just isn't how cats are.

Yep, I learned this the hard way. Cats are a huge crapshoot in terms of affection. My first cat might as well have been a dog - I carried him around, he snuggled on my chest, etc. Neither of my subsequent two cats has been anything like him. With that said, I love them for who they are.

You sound like you don’t want to accept them or try, so just give them back. If you adopted them from a rescue org, you likely signed a document saying you would surrender back to that rescue org. So do that.

It's been three long years of trying. We'll keep looking around for an older person(s). If that doesn't work, we'll call the rescue org in spring.

Again, you made an agreement with the rescue when you adopted. Just bring them back there. Btw, your martyr act isn’t selling here. If there were behavioral issues or something I’d understand, but sounds like you have two very normal, non-affectionate cats. As do I.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you ever had cats before? They are not dogs. Just because they don't let you hold them doesn't mean they're not bonded to you. That said, it sounds like you really don't care about them, so I would look at surrendering them to one of the many rescue organizations around here. We got our two cats from Lost Dog and Cat Rescue - they are a great organization.

Op here. Hoping to meet the actual person(s) they would go to, so I don't want to resort to giving them to a rescue org. We got them from a rescue org, one that misled us into believing the cats 'would come around' to being loving.

This is such a strange statement and one I have a hard time understanding a rescue org would say. I would think they might have said they wouldn't been so skittish or scared after awhile, but loving? You can never guarantee that with cats. They love you in their own way, but not all cats will love to be held, sit on your lap, sleep with you. It just isn't how cats are.

OP here. I've had cats my whole life and this is the first time I've ever had any who were not loving. The dog doesn't like them, but he is not a danger to them. I just think they would be happier in a calmer house. Kids don't help the situationa either, but can't get rid of them! lol. The rescue org we got them from absolutely did mislead us. I'm sure they do great work otherwise, but they shouldn't have told us the cats would warm up after a few months, etc.

OP, I am trying hard to sympathize with you, but if you've had cats your whole life, you should know that all cats are not loving. What exactly do you mean by that? DO they want to be around you at all? Maybe they are scared of the dog? I have also had cats my whole life (probably 7-8 total) and they have been varying degrees of affectionate. Some would sleep with me and sit on my lap, some preferred just to be in the same room. One was like a dog and followed us everywhere. The two cats I have now go through stages of "lovingness". Sometimes they snuggle, but neither of them particularly likes to be held.

I's exactly what I said. I've literally only had cats who were very loving (ie, let me hold them, slept in bed, etc., etc). This is my first experience with un-loving cats. We had them for 2+years before getting the dog (mostly so the kids would have a good pet experience since the cats were not working out in that regard.) Jesus, you people act like I am planning to murder the cats in the middle of the night.

I don't think you are, but you seem very blase about getting rid of these two animals that have lived with you since they were kittens, because "they're not loving enough". It makes no sense and it's selfish, but it sounds like you don't want them anyway, so it's better to try to find them a new home. You still haven't said anything about the cats and how they act and what you do to interact with them - are they hiding all the time in another room?

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Give them back now, do not wait for Spring. Again the older the cat, the more difficult to rehome.

Do it today.

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I think these cats are better off going to a home who loves them and appreciates them. As long as they are kept together.

OP, please give them back to the rescue org from which you adopted them. And stipulate that they must be adopted out together.

(FYI: it *is* more difficult to find adopters for a) adult cats and b) TWO adults cats who must stay together. They may be in cages at a place like PetSmart or Petco for a while. Please keep this in mind.)

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Are they good mousers? It's the season where some people want un-cuddly cats for the sole purpose of catching mice.

Agree that you should not wait for spring.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you ever had cats before? They are not dogs. Just because they don't let you hold them doesn't mean they're not bonded to you. That said, it sounds like you really don't care about them, so I would look at surrendering them to one of the many rescue organizations around here. We got our two cats from Lost Dog and Cat Rescue - they are a great organization.

Op here. Hoping to meet the actual person(s) they would go to, so I don't want to resort to giving them to a rescue org. We got them from a rescue org, one that misled us into believing the cats 'would come around' to being loving.

This is such a strange statement and one I have a hard time understanding a rescue org would say. I would think they might have said they wouldn't been so skittish or scared after awhile, but loving? You can never guarantee that with cats. They love you in their own way, but not all cats will love to be held, sit on your lap, sleep with you. It just isn't how cats are.

OP here. I've had cats my whole life and this is the first time I've ever had any who were not loving. The dog doesn't like them, but he is not a danger to them. I just think they would be happier in a calmer house. Kids don't help the situationa either, but can't get rid of them! lol. The rescue org we got them from absolutely did mislead us. I'm sure they do great work otherwise, but they shouldn't have told us the cats would warm up after a few months, etc.

OP, I am trying hard to sympathize with you, but if you've had cats your whole life, you should know that all cats are not loving. What exactly do you mean by that? DO they want to be around you at all? Maybe they are scared of the dog? I have also had cats my whole life (probably 7-8 total) and they have been varying degrees of affectionate. Some would sleep with me and sit on my lap, some preferred just to be in the same room. One was like a dog and followed us everywhere. The two cats I have now go through stages of "lovingness". Sometimes they snuggle, but neither of them particularly likes to be held.

I's exactly what I said. I've literally only had cats who were very loving (ie, let me hold them, slept in bed, etc., etc). This is my first experience with un-loving cats. We had them for 2+years before getting the dog (mostly so the kids would have a good pet experience since the cats were not working out in that regard.) Jesus, you people act like I am planning to murder the cats in the middle of the night.

I don't think you are, but you seem very blase about getting rid of these two animals that have lived with you since they were kittens, because "they're not loving enough". It makes no sense and it's selfish, but it sounds like you don't want them anyway, so it's better to try to find them a new home. You still haven't said anything about the cats and how they act and what you do to interact with them - are they hiding all the time in another room?

Exactly...hiding under a bed all day. Don't come when called. Recoil from attempts to touch. One will let you pet him for a minute or so. The other is practically feral.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you ever had cats before? They are not dogs. Just because they don't let you hold them doesn't mean they're not bonded to you. That said, it sounds like you really don't care about them, so I would look at surrendering them to one of the many rescue organizations around here. We got our two cats from Lost Dog and Cat Rescue - they are a great organization.

Op here. Hoping to meet the actual person(s) they would go to, so I don't want to resort to giving them to a rescue org. We got them from a rescue org, one that misled us into believing the cats 'would come around' to being loving.

This is such a strange statement and one I have a hard time understanding a rescue org would say. I would think they might have said they wouldn't been so skittish or scared after awhile, but loving? You can never guarantee that with cats. They love you in their own way, but not all cats will love to be held, sit on your lap, sleep with you. It just isn't how cats are.

OP here. I've had cats my whole life and this is the first time I've ever had any who were not loving. The dog doesn't like them, but he is not a danger to them. I just think they would be happier in a calmer house. Kids don't help the situationa either, but can't get rid of them! lol. The rescue org we got them from absolutely did mislead us. I'm sure they do great work otherwise, but they shouldn't have told us the cats would warm up after a few months, etc.

OP, I am trying hard to sympathize with you, but if you've had cats your whole life, you should know that all cats are not loving. What exactly do you mean by that? DO they want to be around you at all? Maybe they are scared of the dog? I have also had cats my whole life (probably 7-8 total) and they have been varying degrees of affectionate. Some would sleep with me and sit on my lap, some preferred just to be in the same room. One was like a dog and followed us everywhere. The two cats I have now go through stages of "lovingness". Sometimes they snuggle, but neither of them particularly likes to be held.

I's exactly what I said. I've literally only had cats who were very loving (ie, let me hold them, slept in bed, etc., etc). This is my first experience with un-loving cats. We had them for 2+years before getting the dog (mostly so the kids would have a good pet experience since the cats were not working out in that regard.) Jesus, you people act like I am planning to murder the cats in the middle of the night.

I don't think you are, but you seem very blase about getting rid of these two animals that have lived with you since they were kittens, because "they're not loving enough". It makes no sense and it's selfish, but it sounds like you don't want them anyway, so it's better to try to find them a new home. You still haven't said anything about the cats and how they act and what you do to interact with them - are they hiding all the time in another room?

Exactly...hiding under a bed all day. Don't come when called. Recoil from attempts to touch. One will let you pet him for a minute or so. The other is practically feral.

Then, why are you not listening to advice to give them back to the original rescue organization???? This is what you must do.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you ever had cats before? They are not dogs. Just because they don't let you hold them doesn't mean they're not bonded to you. That said, it sounds like you really don't care about them, so I would look at surrendering them to one of the many rescue organizations around here. We got our two cats from Lost Dog and Cat Rescue - they are a great organization.

Op here. Hoping to meet the actual person(s) they would go to, so I don't want to resort to giving them to a rescue org. We got them from a rescue org, one that misled us into believing the cats 'would come around' to being loving.

This is such a strange statement and one I have a hard time understanding a rescue org would say. I would think they might have said they wouldn't been so skittish or scared after awhile, but loving? You can never guarantee that with cats. They love you in their own way, but not all cats will love to be held, sit on your lap, sleep with you. It just isn't how cats are.

OP here. I've had cats my whole life and this is the first time I've ever had any who were not loving. The dog doesn't like them, but he is not a danger to them. I just think they would be happier in a calmer house. Kids don't help the situationa either, but can't get rid of them! lol. The rescue org we got them from absolutely did mislead us. I'm sure they do great work otherwise, but they shouldn't have told us the cats would warm up after a few months, etc.

OP, I am trying hard to sympathize with you, but if you've had cats your whole life, you should know that all cats are not loving. What exactly do you mean by that? DO they want to be around you at all? Maybe they are scared of the dog? I have also had cats my whole life (probably 7-8 total) and they have been varying degrees of affectionate. Some would sleep with me and sit on my lap, some preferred just to be in the same room. One was like a dog and followed us everywhere. The two cats I have now go through stages of "lovingness". Sometimes they snuggle, but neither of them particularly likes to be held.

I's exactly what I said. I've literally only had cats who were very loving (ie, let me hold them, slept in bed, etc., etc). This is my first experience with un-loving cats. We had them for 2+years before getting the dog (mostly so the kids would have a good pet experience since the cats were not working out in that regard.) Jesus, you people act like I am planning to murder the cats in the middle of the night.

I don't think you are, but you seem very blase about getting rid of these two animals that have lived with you since they were kittens, because "they're not loving enough". It makes no sense and it's selfish, but it sounds like you don't want them anyway, so it's better to try to find them a new home. You still haven't said anything about the cats and how they act and what you do to interact with them - are they hiding all the time in another room?

Exactly...hiding under a bed all day. Don't come when called. Recoil from attempts to touch. One will let you pet him for a minute or so. The other is practically feral.

Then, why are you not listening to advice to give them back to the original rescue organization???? This is what you must do.

And let them know fast. Because it may take some rearranging of existing cats from one foster home to another, etc. before they have room for yours. Let them know, and give them lead time to work things around. CONTACT THEM.

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Don't come when called.

After this comment, I have doubts that you have had cats before.

I've had cats all my life, some cuddly and some completely aloof. None of them come when called. They're not dogs.

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Don't come when called.

After this comment, I have doubts that you have had cats before.

I've had cats all my life, some cuddly and some completely aloof. None of them come when called. They're not dogs.

+1. Literally the dumbest reason I’ve ever heard for wanting to give up a cat.

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Anonymous wrote:We need to give our two rescue cats away. This was not an easy decision, but it's time. They are 3-years-old (two males) and we just never bonded with them. They came from a hoarder home apparently and so they don't love humans. One of them finally came around a little bit after two years, but the other one won't let me pick him up. They do love each other very much and we will not break them up. We just want to find them a nice home as we got a dog that we have bonded with and he doesn't get along with the cats very much. I think a home with an older couple would be perfect. My question is: Where/how should I attempt to find the right home? Thanks for any advice.

You've invested over two years with them and I'm sure you did your best, so don't let the negative comments affect you. Just think, these cats might well have been euthanized if you hadn't rescued them years ago.


First way that I would try to rehome them is at work, by putting up a sign in the breakroom or lunchroom. If that didn't work then the rescue shelter is a good idea. I would be fearful of advertising them on Craigslist because you never know where the cats will end up.