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In a nutshell, we have a close relative who is in legal trouble, currently incarcerated and will probably go to prison for quite a while. We have 4 cats of our own and took in his 4 cats 4 months ago when he was arrested, because it was either us or animal control.
Things have not been going well. We have had fighting resulting in injuries and vet appointments, and in addition to doubling our pet care expenses, we are at a point where there is daily inappropriate elimination. Litter boxes are scooped 3 times daily now, we have 10 boxes for 8 cats and still there is pee on the kitchen counters, on the floors, a keyboard and a guest bed have been ruined, our bed has been pooped on and there is daily poop on the floor and it feels like all we are doing is cat care and cleaning all day. We are too old to deal with this any longer.
So, my question is, he adopted 3 of the cats from rescues about 7 - 9 years ago. We are trying to find out names and locations so we can contact them and ask for help. Is it likely they would have records from that far back (I don't know if the cats are chipped), and would they take back cats they adopted out that long ago? Or does each rescue have individual policies on that? Also, one of the kitties has diabetes and is on insulin, would they likely euthanize her or attempt to place her? Thank you for any info, this is a difficult situation and I never thought we'd ever have to do anything like this.
Things have not been going well. We have had fighting resulting in injuries and vet appointments, and in addition to doubling our pet care expenses, we are at a point where there is daily inappropriate elimination. Litter boxes are scooped 3 times daily now, we have 10 boxes for 8 cats and still there is pee on the kitchen counters, on the floors, a keyboard and a guest bed have been ruined, our bed has been pooped on and there is daily poop on the floor and it feels like all we are doing is cat care and cleaning all day. We are too old to deal with this any longer.
So, my question is, he adopted 3 of the cats from rescues about 7 - 9 years ago. We are trying to find out names and locations so we can contact them and ask for help. Is it likely they would have records from that far back (I don't know if the cats are chipped), and would they take back cats they adopted out that long ago? Or does each rescue have individual policies on that? Also, one of the kitties has diabetes and is on insulin, would they likely euthanize her or attempt to place her? Thank you for any info, this is a difficult situation and I never thought we'd ever have to do anything like this.