Advice needed on a rehoming.
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 12:31 am
Hey guys,
I haven't been around in a while. Work has made it so that I wake early and go to bed late and honestly I haven't found a lot of time to really respond to anyone's posts on here, although I do occasionally read the threads on the metro.
However I could use some advice from you all if you will allow. My cat, as you may remember, has been pretty anti other cats ever since we got her. (It's also the reason we got her, she wouldn't play nice with the collegue's tabby).
So that has prevented us from adopting or fostering.
However a conundrum has come up. A good friend of ours has to go back home to Sweden at the end of August. She's been offered a very high paying job close to her family doing exactly what she loves. But she can't take her cat Lola. The new apartment she's renting won't allow it and her dad is allergic to cats so homing Lola at her folks place is out of the question.
Lola is 6 years old and has lived as a lone house cat for her entire life since my friend rescued her as a kitten. She's a lovely soul and it breaks my heart that she'll have to go to a shelter. My friend and I have been trying to persuade our friends to adopt her but all of them either have enough hassle with their own pets or don't want to be bogged down.
Posing my question: Do you think it's worth trying to see if Lola and Sofi get along? We don't have the luxury of a large space so there isn't a way to separate the two of them unless I shut Lola in our room and my BF and I sleep in the living room (not an ideal situation as we currently have a roommate). I think if they do get along it will be great as Sofi won't cry anymore (she gets lonely very easily) and Lola with have a new friend to sleep against. Sofi is very Alpha, whereas Lola is so laid back I'm amazed she doesn't slide to her destination of choosing.
I would like this to work but I also don't want to potentially terrify a wonderful cat that (given the chance) could have a great home elsewhere. But I am also aware that 40% of rescued cats in Barcelona have to be put down because no one wants them.
So I'm asking you guys. What do you think? If it all works out we get an addition to our lovely furry family. If not, I'm worried that Lola will be traumatized or physically hurt by Sofi's strong aggression and therefore be harder to rehome.
A picture of the lovely young lady for you all (She's looking a little derpy today)
http://imgur.com/gZPd87g
Mine, curled up like a happy puss puss.
http://imgur.com/sHCgB6E
Thanks for any advice anyone gives.
I hope you all are having a lovely weekend.
I haven't been around in a while. Work has made it so that I wake early and go to bed late and honestly I haven't found a lot of time to really respond to anyone's posts on here, although I do occasionally read the threads on the metro.
However I could use some advice from you all if you will allow. My cat, as you may remember, has been pretty anti other cats ever since we got her. (It's also the reason we got her, she wouldn't play nice with the collegue's tabby).
So that has prevented us from adopting or fostering.
However a conundrum has come up. A good friend of ours has to go back home to Sweden at the end of August. She's been offered a very high paying job close to her family doing exactly what she loves. But she can't take her cat Lola. The new apartment she's renting won't allow it and her dad is allergic to cats so homing Lola at her folks place is out of the question.
Lola is 6 years old and has lived as a lone house cat for her entire life since my friend rescued her as a kitten. She's a lovely soul and it breaks my heart that she'll have to go to a shelter. My friend and I have been trying to persuade our friends to adopt her but all of them either have enough hassle with their own pets or don't want to be bogged down.
Posing my question: Do you think it's worth trying to see if Lola and Sofi get along? We don't have the luxury of a large space so there isn't a way to separate the two of them unless I shut Lola in our room and my BF and I sleep in the living room (not an ideal situation as we currently have a roommate). I think if they do get along it will be great as Sofi won't cry anymore (she gets lonely very easily) and Lola with have a new friend to sleep against. Sofi is very Alpha, whereas Lola is so laid back I'm amazed she doesn't slide to her destination of choosing.
I would like this to work but I also don't want to potentially terrify a wonderful cat that (given the chance) could have a great home elsewhere. But I am also aware that 40% of rescued cats in Barcelona have to be put down because no one wants them.
So I'm asking you guys. What do you think? If it all works out we get an addition to our lovely furry family. If not, I'm worried that Lola will be traumatized or physically hurt by Sofi's strong aggression and therefore be harder to rehome.
A picture of the lovely young lady for you all (She's looking a little derpy today)
http://imgur.com/gZPd87g
Mine, curled up like a happy puss puss.
http://imgur.com/sHCgB6E
Thanks for any advice anyone gives.
I hope you all are having a lovely weekend.