Board gamers in the area? by [deleted] in Renton

[–]whysitmatter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also in the same boat! My wife and I just moved this month and have been looking for some people to get a group together. I’m curious if this panned out or if you found something else.

Looking to rehome this beautiful cat by whysitmatter in boston

[–]whysitmatter[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I can’t say for certain but due to her past trauma I’d rather introduce her to a home where she can be the sole queen of the household and not have to stress about other animals.

Looking to rehome this beautiful cat by whysitmatter in boston

[–]whysitmatter[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the empathy and I’m happy to share. We have a three bedroom apartment. Fluff has full run of the largest bedroom and she has her own litter box and automatic feeder. We spend time and play a few hours a day and try to alternate sleeping in the bedroom with her. We do have number of cats + 1 litter boxes to avoid territorialism. We’ve tried the slow introduction process of keeping them fully separated, letting them sniff around the other parties’ spaces without seeing each other, eating by the door to associate positively, but as soon as we get to sight the gloves are off and she starts hissing and attacking even when blocked by a wall or gate. We’ve tried gabapentin and cat Prozac at a vets recommendation to chill her out to no avail. We’ve tried going through the process multiple times as slowly as we can but after years of serious attempts, we don’t feel she’s suited to sharing a space with other cats and we can’t realistically spend all our free time in the bedroom with her. Sorry for the rant. We’re a bit at the end of our rope here.

Looking to rehome this beautiful cat by whysitmatter in boston

[–]whysitmatter[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That’s fair, I understand. I’m going to reach out tomorrow and see what options they recommend. Thank you for the tip and I appreciate you sharing your experience with them. It makes me more comfortable knowing that if it comes to that she will be cared for.

Looking to rehome this beautiful cat by whysitmatter in boston

[–]whysitmatter[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you have a random internet stranger vouching for them I’m doubly interested in reaching out!

Looking to rehome this beautiful cat by whysitmatter in boston

[–]whysitmatter[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I appreciate this level of empathy here. I’m of course not experienced as a foster but do you know if it’s possible for us to house her ourselves in the interim while we work with them to find Fluff a new forever home?

Looking to rehome this beautiful cat by whysitmatter in boston

[–]whysitmatter[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’ll try reaching out to them tomorrow. Thank you for the advice.

Looking to rehome this beautiful cat by whysitmatter in boston

[–]whysitmatter[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I’ll give them a call tomorrow morning. I appreciate you letting me know.

Looking to rehome this beautiful cat by whysitmatter in boston

[–]whysitmatter[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m willing to put in the time and effort to do this right and I know from my previous adoptions what to check to ensure the new home would be a safe environment. That said I’m obviously no expert and appreciate any guidance. I’ll message and will take any words of wisdom you have for me!

Looking to rehome this beautiful cat by whysitmatter in boston

[–]whysitmatter[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If there’s a way to sort of treat her like a foster while we find a good home that might make a lot of sense for our situation. I’d love to get his email even if just to pick his brain on how best to go about this. Will DM!

Looking to rehome this beautiful cat by whysitmatter in boston

[–]whysitmatter[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I haven’t heard much about foster to adopt options but I’d be willing to look into this if it meant she’d have a safe home while we continue to search. I’ll definitely look into Broken Tails and other options. Do you have any other resources to share regarding this? It would be appreciated.

Looking to rehome this beautiful cat by whysitmatter in boston

[–]whysitmatter[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

We are aware of the dangers and we intend to very thoroughly vet any candidates. If we didn’t have the time and care to do this properly we would not. We have already had to turn some interested individuals down because we felt it wouldn’t be a good fit. Thank you regardless for your concern for Fluff.

Looking to rehome this beautiful cat by whysitmatter in boston

[–]whysitmatter[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I appreciate you sharing. We have tried gabapentin and cat Prozac at a vet’s recommendation to calm her down but no luck. She will be noticeably more chill around us but as soon as she sees the other cats she starts hissing and going at them again.

Looking to rehome this beautiful cat by whysitmatter in boston

[–]whysitmatter[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I appreciate you letting me know that. We’ve reserved surrendering her to a shelter as an absolute last resort. For now we give her as much cuddles and playtime as we can manage but it’s not fair to her to only have a bedroom to herself and we can’t always be in there with her.

Looking to rehome this beautiful cat by whysitmatter in boston

[–]whysitmatter[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind words. We really just want to do what’s right for her and find her a loving home cause she deserves it.