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The "pet lovers" say this so much it's like they know how ridiculous a concept it really is and are trying ot convince themselves/others of it.

To some pets may be a lifelong commitment. But legally pets are property. They have some rights, but the right to the same owner for their entire life is not among them. Would you tell the Michael Vicks of the world their pet is a lifelong commitment? if it's OK to rehome or even euthanize clearly abused pets to improve their Q of L/end their pain, why isn't it OK to rehome or euthanize pets like OPs?

as for those of you judging OP's language, you are forgetting a basic rule of internet communication: everyone uses language differently and you have very little access to what someone else means by a given string of words. Why would you judge OP by a single tongue in cheek phrase in her subject line instead of what she's said in her dozens of passionate posts that clarify her position further? Where she's made colear she's done right by this cat for over a decade and the humans in her life (also animals byt the way, and ones to whom she actually HAS made a lifelong, legally binding commitment) need something to change?

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Yes, this. A cat that is so stressed it can't make it to the litter box is not enjoying a good quality of life, and a 13-year-old cat has had a good run. I'm glad the cat seems to be doing better, but OP does not need to live in filth or jeopardize her marriage to accommodate the cat.[/quote]

No one said she did. Lots of us tried to give her alternatives. Including behaviorists, no kill rescue groups, and at-home euthanasia.

She still shouldn't get another pet. 
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OP here.  In my opinion, with respect to the cat that I've cared for over the past 13 years, sending to a no-kill group or otherwise rehoming wouldn't be kind.  She hid (remained totally unseen) for a month while my husband and I were out of the country and friends came to our home to housesit.  A MONTH in which she only emerged under cover of darkness to eat or use litter box; no physical sightings of her, ever, by our friends.  It took her about three years to willingly allow the nanny to very briefly pet her (same nanny, there four to five days/week, very gentle and kind).  New home = cat in terror for an extended period of time.

If we go the euthanasia route, we'd do it at home (already researched and it's available, even same day).  Forcing Pet Prozac on kitty does not seem particularly kind for this animal either, as she is fearful of anyone trying to capture her and force her to do ANYTHING. (So, in order to make my cat happy, I have to first, on a daily basis, make her scared and unhappy...makes no sense to me.)

I've been a pet owner for most of my adult life and it's gone just fine so far, plus or minus thousands of dollars in animal damage to my home and belongings.  And I'll continue to be a pet owner.  We'll get a dog when it's the right time to get a dog. We won't NOT get a dog because we had to deal with difficult late life issues with the cat.  I will also plan to euthanize an old dog if it seems to be suffering or if there are not better, more compassionate options for THAT SPECIFIC ANIMAL.  This is what I think some of the animal-lover PPs lose sight of: some of the "great options" presented may be great for a lot of animals, but not for every animal.  I'm doing my best to consider the actual animal in front of me in making decisions.[/quote]

Dude, you are the one who asked for help finding a new home for your cat. With the alternative that the cat "gets the needle." Obviously, the "needle" was the option you wanted all along. I really don't know why you even started this thread, other than to get those of us who are actually committed to our animals all kinds of worked up and invested in your family.

If that's what it was, fine trolling. Fine trolling indeed.

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