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Anonymous wrote:Hi OP. Contact the local county/city mental health system. My sister has been in Fairfax county's system since 1988. I know this may sound weird, but older cats who are calm and loving would make great therapy pets. My sister has two. An older street cat with one eye and a younger maine coon who were both rescues. The love they give her and the love she gives them back is amazing. Most of her friends have cats too. All rescues and rehomes.

+1,000!!! My grandmother was in a retirement home and they had what is essentially " animals visit day once a week or so. It's some sort of volunteer organization brought the calm and sweet animals to hang out with the elderly. Both sides benefited immensely! You may have to do some Google research or call some local vets for recommendations, but this is definitely a viable option

Stupid phone. "... essentially an "animal visitation day""

Anonymous wrote:Hi OP. Contact the local county/city mental health system. My sister has been in Fairfax county's system since 1988. I know this may sound weird, but older cats who are calm and loving would make great therapy pets. My sister has two. An older street cat with one eye and a younger maine coon who were both rescues. The love they give her and the love she gives them back is amazing. Most of her friends have cats too. All rescues and rehomes.

+1,000!!! My grandmother was in a retirement home and they had what is essentially " animals visit day once a week or so. It's some sort of volunteer organization brought the calm and sweet animals to hang out with the elderly. Both sides benefited immensely! You may have to do some Google research or call some local vets for recommendations, but this is definitely a viable option

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Anonymous wrote:We don't really have a choice. The new place is way too small to be able to keep them. Our last option is to send them to the country where my folks live, but they have dogs, so that's not ideal.

I don't understand this. Cats don't take up much space. Are you concerned about their litter box?

Agree. I'm living in 700 sq ft with 3 cats and its great.

Op what you are doing is terrible. Can you at least try talking to friends to see if anyone could take them

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Anonymous wrote:I know this is DCUM but please no judgment people. I would really like some helpful suggestions about places that may make this possible. Thanks to the King Street person's suggestion!

Yes, it's hard, yes, it sucks. But life sometimes is about making shitty decisions that suck big time.

you've had 2 family members in your home for a decade and a half. now that they are in their twilight years, you're going to rehome them? what are you moving into, a shoebox?

life is also about doing the right thing, even if it's not the easy thing. try to rehome them with a relative.

+1

Anonymous wrote:We don't really have a choice. The new place is way too small to be able to keep them. Our last option is to send them to the country where my folks live, but they have dogs, so that's not ideal.

Wow, there's always a choice. You're cold. Send them to your parents

Hi OP. Contact the local county/city mental health system. My sister has been in Fairfax county's system since 1988. I know this may sound weird, but older cats who are calm and loving would make great therapy pets. My sister has two. An older street cat with one eye and a younger maine coon who were both rescues. The love they give her and the love she gives them back is amazing. Most of her friends have cats too. All rescues and rehomes.

Yea, sorry, OP. There's no way around the fact that this is a total dick move.

Can I rehome my kids?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know this is DCUM but please no judgment people. I would really like some helpful suggestions about places that may make this possible. Thanks to the King Street person's suggestion!

Yes, it's hard, yes, it sucks. But life sometimes is about making shitty decisions that suck big time.

you've had 2 family members in your home for a decade and a half. now that they are in their twilight years, you're going to rehome them? what are you moving into, a shoebox?

life is also about doing the right thing, even if it's not the easy thing. try to rehome them with a relative.

They aren't family members they are cats. Also for someone with allergies having the cat free rooms can be the difference between co-existing and being miserable (yes even with medication).

so we disagree on how you should treat living beings that have been in a household for a decade and a half.

by all means, kills them. but if killing is more conducive to OP's lifestyle, have the balls to do it yourself.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know this is DCUM but please no judgment people. I would really like some helpful suggestions about places that may make this possible. Thanks to the King Street person's suggestion!

Yes, it's hard, yes, it sucks. But life sometimes is about making shitty decisions that suck big time.

you've had 2 family members in your home for a decade and a half. now that they are in their twilight years, you're going to rehome them? what are you moving into, a shoebox?

life is also about doing the right thing, even if it's not the easy thing. try to rehome them with a relative.

They aren't family members they are cats. Also for someone with allergies having the cat free rooms can be the difference between co-existing and being miserable (yes even with medication).

Get a decent air purifier and keep the cats, or send them to live with your folks and the dogs. They will be happier there than they will be in a cage in the shelter.

Anonymous wrote:We don't really have a choice. The new place is way too small to be able to keep them. Our last option is to send them to the country where my folks live, but they have dogs, so that's not ideal.

Um, unless you are living in a cardboard box now the place is not too small to keep them.

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Anonymous wrote:What room does a cat need except a spot for a litter box? I had two cats in a one bedroom. Giving up old cats is exceptionally cruel. Don't do that. It'd be kinder to enthanize them instead.

killing an old, but healthy animal is "kind"? jesus christ people.

i lived in a room in a shared 2 bedroom apartment with my cat. litter box/food/water/cat toys/the whole nine yards when my circumstances changed. not easy or ideal, but when you take on the responsibility of a pet, you don't dump them because your life got harder.

It's kind-ER than dropping these cats off at a shelter! A place where they will be terrified, lonely, stressed, and ultimately euthanized anyway because NO ONE wants to adopt a 15 year old cat. OP, you had these pets for all their cute kittenhood, their young, healthy adult phase, their mature years, and now they are senior citizens you want to find them a new home. Why would anyone take these cats from you so that they can bond to an animal that will die soon, or at the very least, ay soon have health issues?

Anonymous wrote:What room does a cat need except a spot for a litter box? I had two cats in a one bedroom. Giving up old cats is exceptionally cruel. Don't do that. It'd be kinder to enthanize them instead.

killing an old, but healthy animal is "kind"? jesus christ people.

i lived in a room in a shared 2 bedroom apartment with my cat. litter box/food/water/cat toys/the whole nine yards when my circumstances changed. not easy or ideal, but when you take on the responsibility of a pet, you don't dump them because your life got harder.

Anonymous wrote:I know this is DCUM but please no judgment people. I would really like some helpful suggestions about places that may make this possible. Thanks to the King Street person's suggestion!

Yes, it's hard, yes, it sucks. But life sometimes is about making shitty decisions that suck big time.

you've had 2 family members in your home for a decade and a half. now that they are in their twilight years, you're going to rehome them? what are you moving into, a shoebox?

life is also about doing the right thing, even if it's not the easy thing. try to rehome them with a relative.