I live in Japan right now and have taken in a stray cat here who now lives in my apt. Next month I will be moving back to the US and plan to take her with me.
The problem is that I will be living with my parents in NYC for a year or 2 until I can afford my own place. And my mother is very allergic to cats. So my cat could live in the empty guest house at my parents country house and be an indoor/outdoor cat. But she would be alone a few days a week and I'm worried that she'll be lonely. I also worry about something happening to her if I let her wander outside alone. But keeping her inside all alone seems even more cruel.
Another option might be to find her a foster home with one of my Mom's friends who loves cats. Then I could visit her and take her back when I get my own place. Leaving her with someone in Japan would break my heart and animal treatment in Japan is pretty awful - the tend to just leave their cats out of the concrete and toss them some food.
Any advice about what'd be best for my cat, but still keeping her in my life in the long-run? If she lived with a foster family for a year or 2 , would she forget about me?
That would be sad.
Thank you!
The problem is that I will be living with my parents in NYC for a year or 2 until I can afford my own place. And my mother is very allergic to cats. So my cat could live in the empty guest house at my parents country house and be an indoor/outdoor cat. But she would be alone a few days a week and I'm worried that she'll be lonely. I also worry about something happening to her if I let her wander outside alone. But keeping her inside all alone seems even more cruel.
Another option might be to find her a foster home with one of my Mom's friends who loves cats. Then I could visit her and take her back when I get my own place. Leaving her with someone in Japan would break my heart and animal treatment in Japan is pretty awful - the tend to just leave their cats out of the concrete and toss them some food.
Any advice about what'd be best for my cat, but still keeping her in my life in the long-run? If she lived with a foster family for a year or 2 , would she forget about me?
That would be sad.
Thank you!