I have been toying with an idea that I feel will most definitely backfire but I also feel like maybe it won't because I know there are good people out there.
Let me preface this with saying I have not always been a part of this household. All of these animals, aside form one cat and one dog (both of which are mine) were here before me. I had no say in how they were raised or taken care of.
Our household has always been rather crowded. We have a three bedroom house with half an acre of land but even that hasn't been enough for how many animals we've accumulated. Two of our cats are indoor/outdoor and two are indoor only. One of the indoor/outdoor kitties has a very timid and submissive personality and she's been relentlessly bullied by two of our other kitties.
Although she has been in this household since 2 months old, she has never once used a litter box. She spends all day on the back porch and only comes in during night. She has used parts of the house as her litterbox for years and although I scrub these places clean, the damage is permanent.
Due to a stressful change in the household, my boyfriend and I will be leaving. We will be taking two of the cats and one of the dogs with us. One of the cats that will remain here is the one that doesn't use a litter box and is very timid. We were the only ones that put any effort into the care of these animals so it is very apparent things won't get any better after we leave.
We have a new housemate and what she says goes I guess because it's been about a month and a half now and this cat has been forced to sleep outside in the cold ever since this new housemate voiced her disgust about her. I bought her a bed but that's the most of what I feel I can do. I have NO say in whether or not she comes in... even if I said I would clean any mess she made, she is no longer allowed in this house.
My question is... what if I tried to rehome her? Into a home without any cats or dogs and into a home where the new owners know of her struggles and litter box issues and could maybe work with her? She is 12... do you think she would have a chance? Or do you think rehoming her at this point would be more harmful? Especially if the rehoming backfires and they give her back.
If she has a nice warm bed and a full bowl of food and water everyday, would it be better to leave her be to live out her senior years in a place she knows?
Like I said, we are leaving and this is one of my biggest worries. It breaks my heart that her issues were never addressed and now she is being punished for something she doesn't understand. We can't take her with us as we are moving into an apartment or else I would but I think moving her into a smaller space with the same animals that bullied her would be even worse.
I don't know. Even if I COULD find someone willing to take her and work with her, would it even be worth it? Or would it be cruel in a way too to uproot her from everything she's ever known at such an old age?
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