Hi Reddit, I’ve got some makings of a big decision to make and would appreciate some thoughts. If there’s any previous threads on this topic anyone can link me, I’d appreciate that too.
I have two beautiful cats, a lovely 9 year old orange tabby named The Big Lebowski, and a glorious 6 year old Siamese named The One Eyed Ranger (he has one eye). I adopted both of them as adults from shelters and they’ve been with me for 6/3 years respectively. They’ve traveled across the country with me, always come up to cuddle me when I’m sad or lonely, and are just generally the furry loves of my life. I also have a new baby who they both just adore — just today the baby fell over trying to stand and bonked his head pretty good, and Bowski came vaulting over the baby gate to try to cuddle him. They’re very patient even though he hasn’t mastered “gentle pets” yet and want nothing more than to sleep in his crib.
So it breaks my heart to even consider, but I don’t know if I can keep them anymore.
Finances are rough and incredibly tight. New baby, single income household... There’s not a lot of wiggle room and I no longer feel like I’m able to provide them with the life and care they deserve. What sparked this panic is Ranger needing a tooth extraction and maybe having some further health issues, news which has had me torn up and rather weepy as I have no idea how I’ll be able to afford this. He deserves the absolute best care and quality of life in the world, but I don’t think I can give it to him at this point. (Side note: extra stressed because there’s no accurate estimate on the price of his extraction the vet was able to give me, and if anyone has any stories about that I’d also love to hear them. It’d be a little easier if I just knew what to expect.)
Icing on the cake: my partners allergies have increased tenfold in the time we’ve known each other and he is now regularly waking up with bloody noses/difficulty breathing because of the cats. In no way pressuring me to get rid of them but medication doesn’t seem to be helping and I’m concerned for his health as well.
Rehoming to a friend or family isn’t really an option: I don’t have many friends in this new state, and the few I do are also incredibly allergic to cats.
So I guess just... has anyone had to surrender a pet for financial/health reasons? How did it go? If this ends up being my only option, what do I need to look for in an establishment to make sure they’re given the best chance at the forever home I maybe cant be anymore?
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from Pets https://www.reddit.com/r/Pets/comments/c1lzes/when_to_consider_surrenderingrehoming_your_pets/
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