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My kitty Sundae was like my baby. It was so hard to leave her when I moved out of my parents' house, but my fiance is severely allergic to cats (he has a multi-focal reaction including asthma attack
). This is going to sound overly-dramatic, but I swear that it is true--there were several years of my life when Sundae was my only friend, and I know God put her on Earth to help save my life. I have been living with multiple serious, chronic illnesses since my teens, and being in poor health has also caused my to become clinically depressed. I lost almost every friend I had, due to missing school and not being able to do things like the other kids. Many of my family members became distant, out of misunderstanding and discomfort with my illness. So, after a while, my cat, Sundae became my closest and nearly my only friend, as I said. She always knew when I was having a difficult time with my chronic illnesses and pain...she would almost always come to me and lay by my side or in my lap whenever I was suffering--even when it was "less painful" than usual (I am still very ill, and I wish I could have her with me). It was incredibly hard, but I made peace with leaving Sundae with my parents, when I moved, because they love her, too. But now I am afraid she will never have a family again--my parents lost their house, and had to move into a place that will not allow pets. We've been trying to find Sundae and her fellow kitty, Peanut, a good home...but it is not going well at all. I think Peanut is relatively "adoptable," (under 10 years old, spayed, good behavior, shorthaired, and a popular color--although she is missing an incisor, which she lost due to poor dental health-not sure why it's poor, though) BUT my Sundae is over 11 years old (I'm not absolutely sure, as she was a stray/probable abandoned kitty), unaltered, an unusual mixed color, semi-long hair, and has anxiety problems (and she gets agitated sometimes, and will swat at you (sometimes for no apparent reason-although it's often because she gets startled easily-or nip at your hand if you touch her when she doesn't want you to). I don't want Sundae to die before her time, and it is killing me...it's bad enough that I'll never hold my baby again, and my heart will never be the same. The following paragraph is what I've listed on Facebook for my friends to consider. I don't want to just put this on Craigslist or something, because I am afraid the kitties might be taken by someone awful or just end up in the pound because they aren't perfect. Anyone have any interest, suggestions, anything? I'm desperate. These two kitties might have a week or so, max--before my parents will have to take them somewhere...
My family has the two beautiful cats pictured below, who need loving homes. Peanut, left, is a Red (AKA "Orange") Mackerel Tabby with White, and has Jade Green Eyes; and Sundae, right, is a Chocolate Bi-color Tortoiseshell Point, and has Indigo Blue Eyes). So now the two kitty-members of the family have no place to go, except a no-kill shelter...assuming we can find one willing to take them very soon. Can anyone accept a cat into their home?
-Veronica (brand-new here, so sad it's under these circumstances)