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[quote=Anonymous]My friend has been planning to leave for awhile, and it has taken a long time and a lot of friend support to get her in the position where she can actually move out of the apartment.  She will be removed from a situation where she can take the cats back for 1-6 months.  I go into this expecting 6, just because if I can't take them for a long time, I can't take them.  She has 2 cats and we agreed to house them until she could take them back.  We have no cats.  We have no pets.  Just one 4 year old and she has a 4 year old., so they are used to kids. We agreed to take them for the time being, because everyone else we all know has pets, and they can't introduce 2 new cats into the mix, and we are all afraid she won't leave when she needs to get out if she thinks her only option is to put the cats in a shelter.  I wouldn't live in cats-in-new-temp-home nightmare for just anyone.

I used to have a cat, but I haven't in 10 years.  I get that pets smell, they need things, they need to be fed.  They poop and pee on things, especially in new places.  Some of them need more attention than others.  Some have anxiety and health problems.  These cats are generally fine, but I am saying that I understand that every cat will be different and have different needs. We need to buy some enzyme cleaner.  I assume she's bringing their litter box, but maybe we just want to buy a new one?

My husband said we should keep them shut up in our spare bedroom alone for awhile until they calmed down and got used to the smell of the house and us, because we're upsetting their lives.  It's carpetted.  I thought we'd keep them blocked in with us on the main floor, because that's where the wood floor is.

I know that a lot of people know a lot more about cats than I do.  So, help us prepare for having these two furry guests on our house.  No naysayers, because the choice is made.  We choose our very good friend over our comfort.[/quote]

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