OT. Purely a vent..Don't read if easily offended

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MommaOfMuse

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Yesterday I got contacted by 6 different people about adopting their special needs animals. 2 diabetics, one with seizures, 1 with cancer and 2 just seniors. Not a single person I spoke with yesterday was elderly or in ill health. They were all between 28-40.

By the end of the day I was ready to scream. Yes I have 16 cats..Yes I have diabetic cats!! Yes I have a girl with seizures!! Yes I've done palliative care for one with cancer and yes many of mine are seniors. But what in God's name makes you believe I want your problems!!

I have 16 because of people like you that can't man/woman up and care for your animal when it gets sick, grows up and is no longer cute, tears up your stuff because its bored etc.

Now if you want me to foster your animal for a couple days, weeks or months while you go into a hospital, take a business trip, go on a honeymoon and will pay for that service I'm happy to help. If you need me to teach you how to test, give shots or fluids etc again happy to be of assistance.

Otherwise put on your big girl/boy pants on, suck it up cupcake an learn to organize and schedule your life to care for the animal that you profess to love. Life in general is a crap shoot no one is guaranteed healthy children, pets or elderly family members. Life is messy and complicated at the best of times. Its how I got good with special needs animals...because they were my animals first and then became special needs and I sucked it up and learned what I needed to do to keep my promise of forever to them.

Now there are times when rehoming is the best option...Maxwell's mom had dementia, Autumn's mom was basically blind, and Cassanova's mom was confined to a wheel chair and her son was so highly allergic he couldn't be in the same room with him. Yet his wife cared for Cassanova until a home could be found even with that meaning she had to shower and change clothes immediately after giving him shots. In those cases yes rehome if possible. But don't dump your animal because its inconvenient.

RANT OFF!

Mel and The Fur Gang
 
Let me clarify the folks I'm speaking of aren't from the board as there was an inquiry here as well but that one I was expecting because I had already said maybe to and my turn down was graciously received.

The ones that have me spitting nails actually brow beat and screamed at me for not taking in their animals. The one that popped my cork was the owner of the one with seizures....I explained that yes I have an epileptic but I control her seizures with daily meds and its very simple. I would be happy to stop by and show them how to properly pill. That was when the screaming started about how she'd paid $1,000 for this purebred himalayan because she was so beautiful and her coloring matched her decor perfectly but when she had a seizure she was ugly!! And I should be grateful that she was willing to just GIVE me a papered purebred. If I could have reached through the phone I would have choked her into seizures.

Mel and The Fur Gang
 
So very well stated!!!

I feel bad for that Himmie though....if that person wanted an animal that matches her decor she should have gone to Build A Bear. People are so selfish and ridiculous sometimes it really makes me dislike the human race. If their child had seizures would they give it away? I understand there are times that it's best for the animal & humans for the animal to be re-homed, but the excuses I hear in the shelter make me sick. I'm often glad we are getting the animal at the shelter because often times it's the first time the animal has known love, compassion & care.

People suck (most times). I don't know how you care for 16--my 6 are a handfull!! I just know we'll be greeted on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge by a furry grateful army of friends.
 
Wow, that is a revolting response to seizures, though it sounds like she never actually cared for that poor LIVING animal in any real sense anyway. So sad.

It horrifies me how easily some people can toss away creatures that they promised to care for until death. I've only had to give up one pet in my life and it was a parrot (who had 50+ years left) who couldn't move with me across the country when I graduated college. He lived with a friend of mine that he particularly liked for years before we found an all-parrot household who actually asked if she could have him visit regularly. He clearly loved it there, so we all decided he could stay. That's my one pet I haven't nursed through sickness and/or old age, and death (except for fosters) in all of my dozens of pets and I can't imagine acting in any other way.
 
Mel,

I so understand. My thing is living in a place where people treat cats like trash. They get them and then throw then outside, not spayed or neutered and decide they are not going to take care of them anymore, feed them or water them. I have given so many to the rescue she now screams at me on the phone every time I call up there.
Everyone around here HATES cats but me and a few other people which makes it very challenging but yet there are so many stray cats around. They have been shot, and god knows what else. I fight everyday just to take care of two feral cats I feed outside. There are several running around that people have just decided to stop taking care of that belong to them. I am sorry to rant but I so know how you feel.
My god you have 16 cats what the hell do people expect? Its time for people to take responsibility for owning pets. If you can`t take care of them don`t get them. Understand they age like people, the get diabetes, heart problems, and most problems humans can get but do we throw away our aging parents?
I am sorry you had to go through that.

Terri
 
AMEN to every comment here......I agree with each one of you some days I hate humans they are the only being that kill for fun ...weather its each other or animal being. Thank God that he did send out all these animal lovers so at lease they do try save his beautiful animals....of all kinds. So many good hearts out there too bad they meet up with all the waste of space ones so often. (((Mel))) you are awesome and a animal angel thank you for all you do Tons and Tons of positive green healing vibes surround you and your..Hugssssssssssss Kath
 
Thanks everyone for letting me vent. I knew you all would understand and I wouldn't scare the fur off my critters by growling. Lol

I did find a local rescue to take the Himmie in and she is truly lovely. They don't think she'll be hard to place if her new foster mom doesn't end up keeping her.

Mel and The Fur Gang
 
Rant away... rant some more... rant as much as you want... that's what we are here for girlfriend! And then we will just rant right along with you because this treatment of pets is a dreadful trend in our society.

Thanks for letting us know that the Himmie is in safe and loving arms and not expected to act like a piece of furniture.
 
Well out of 6, I've been able to place 5, thanks to my buddies at Start Over Rover, my vet and a small private sanctuary Forever Home. The only one that I haven't found a place for is the cancer boy. And Forever Home is trying to place him. Karen (the director) is at least gonna pick him up Monday for a medical evaluation but probably euthanasia is his best option. Because it sounded pretty far advanced stage intestinal cancer since the owner is feeding via an e-tube. Which is tough because its like feeding a newborn, you're up with them every 3 hours.

I really need to start a networking special needs rehoming group. Anyone want in??? Because I haven't kept records but I swear in the last month I've moved a couple dozen. But I need resources outside the Tri-cities. And I hate to keep bugging SOR as they have their hands full with kitten season and puppy mill dogs (mill dogs are their focus mainly)

Mel and The Fur Gang
 
Try Facebook, there may be a group already. I wish I was closer to help! We follow some specialty breed groups on facebook. I'm really lucky one is in the midwest and the other in Seattle otherwise I too would have 16 cats!

We were featured in our local newspaper about fostering cats & introducing a new cat to the home. You wouldn't believe the calls we got for people offering us money to take their cats. Often times we didn't call back if they left a message, but if we answered & spoke to them we kept saying "We volunteer & foster for the SPCA serving Erie County. I don't run a rescue, nor can I take in more cats. Take your cats & your "donation" to a SHELTER.". I am blessed that my SPCA is a no kill facility, but they have space restraints. It always amazes me when people complain about a waiting list for surrenders. You knew you were moving 2 months ago & need to "get rid of your cat" in a day?

Thank you for letting us know about the Himmie. They are amazing cats. We were hospice for an end stage CRF flame point Himmie that was dumped and found as a stray. He had 2 great months of sun & love with us.
 
Himmies are hands down my favorite breed. And if I wasn't already stuffed to the rafters I would have jumped at the chance to take her since in 40 years this is the first time that there hasn't been at least one in the house. And this girl was drop dead gorgeous!! Big fluffy chocolate point. With the biggest violet blue eyes. Just killed me to hand her over to Sharon her new foster mom. At least I have visitation privilege.

Mel and The Fur Gang
 
And then there are renters like in the apartments south of me. They move and just leave the cats behind - Domino (GA), Phoebe (adopted out), Mason (in my basement hiding), the mama of the garage cats - especially bad when its the end of the spring semester.
 
People are so cruel and hateful and I feel sorry for the animals that they have. I truly believe that there should be a law forbidding some people to ever own a pet! I have seen some in such horrible conditions that is just breaks your heart.
 
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